Today is Ash Wednesday, and I am going to attempt to fast for the most part of the day. I did bag a small lunch of seafood curry & rice to get me through, so hopefully that ties me over. I'll have to leave myself to the mercy of water and will power. Mind over matter, right?!Mind over matter aside, I can't help but c-c-craaaavvveeee curry. I don't know what it is about it, or why I'm having this blast of curry-itis. But it's here, and I have to deal with it as best as I can. Right now, I am craving Hurry Curry.
Nestled in a little strip mall along Sawtelle, in West L.A.'s own mini "Japan Town," (err--there's also a decent pho place in the same strip mall, but I think even that is run by Japanese business-owners), Hurry Curry is a little piece of heaven in West L.A. Add the fact that Beard Papa is across the street, and Chabuya ramen is further up the road, then your heaven has just expanded to an even happier place. Eff Disneyland.
Japan's most popular "fast" food is, indeed, curry. And thankfully, the L.A. area's own Japan towns are not without their favorite curry house. Not to discredit the Curry House that's across the street from HC (which is just as good, btw), but today I am particularly craving HC's Tokyo Curry: ground beef, mixed veggies, Japanese curry, and a hard-boiled egg. Effin' yummo.
The menu doesn't end there. There are great appz including gyoza, fried calamari, and ground beef/potato croquettes. And on a rainy day (which is rare), their soups are perfect against the gloomy air: miso soup, cream corn soup, or lobster bisque.
Curry-wise, each dish can be made with either vegetables, beef, chicken, pork, or seafood, and can be served over rice or pasta. Order your curry spicy, medium spicy, or mild, and you're good to go.HC also serves up a mean spaghetti dish, Japanese-style. Somewhat similar to "Filipino" spaghetti, Japanese spaghetti is full of tomatoey goodness... just sweeter. Order your spaghetti Neapolitan style (with ham, bell peppers and onions), or with beef or pork cutlet (among other additions). Or go for something completely out of the spaghetti-box, and choose the Hiyashi - chilled pasta with shrimp, cucumber slices, hard-boiled egg, and pickled ginger, served with a soy-vinaigrette dressing.
Oh, and if you want your curry experience to be a little "saucy," then order a brewski or a carafe of sake (chilled or warmed). Happy Hour is from 3:00PM to 6:00PM, Monday through Friday; specials include $2 appetizers, $2 beers, as well as $2 saketinis.
Even during this Lenten season, there's something for everyone at Hurry Curry. So hurry on over and get your curry on...!
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Hurry Curry of Tokyo, 2131 Sawtelle Boulevard, Wes Lost Angeles, CA 90025 310-473-1640
(Photos from www.hurrycurryoftokyo.com & www.restodb.com respectively)
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um JEALOUS! i don't know what it is either, but i have been on a huge curry kick lately. i think it has to do with the fact that i have fieldwork in jacksonville and that's the closest place i can get decent thai/indian food from. (mind you, jacksonville is 45 minutes from st. augustine) the next 4 fridays will be lovingly dedicated to indian and thai!
ahaha! awww! dude, i lived in jacksonville as a kid, the not-so-little-anymore siblings were both born there. i spent kindergarten there at some catholic school, then we moved back to the DC area ---the rest, as they say, is history! i hear you on the thai/indian thing. at LEAST they do have that in jax, yeah?! ;) it's no 'bustling city,' but at least they have thai/indian! ps: my fave place in st. augustine -- the alligator farm. LOL!!!
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