I recently took a short trip to Japan and had some of the best Japanese food I've ever tasted. I'll post some of those pictures later, but today I decided to visit Curry House since I heard in the blogosphere that they were reverting back to their original 1983 prices for today and tomorrow (June 24th). I work in Beverly Hills so the closest one was on Sawtelle Blvd. My half-Chinese, half-Japanese coworker Stephen came along for lunch.
There was a bit of a wait since we weren't the only ones to know about the special deal. I was surprised to see that even the drink prices were back at the 1983 level. I had a 75 cent glass of Coke, but I wished I didn't have to go back to work - I definitely would've gotten the $1 beer. I had the pork katsu which came in a large portion and I made sure to get it at a medium spiciness since the last time I had the katsu it was extra spicy. It burned my insides for hours. Make sure to get the pickled daikon radish pieces to contrast the heaviness of the curry sauce.
Afterwards I headed downstairs for some good ol' Beard Papa's, one of my favorite desserts. You can get large cream puffs for around two bucks so I ordered three of them. One for now and two for the road (my belly is not thanking me at the moment for this splurge). When you have to go back to work, you need that kind of food-fulfillment.As a plus, I already had free La Mill Coffee this morning, so I'm just getting good deals left and right today. The Rwandan Coffee at La Mill was fresh, Clover-brewed goodness, though a bit on the gritty side for me. It was dark, rich, acidic, and powerful, like any other well-made East African Coffee.
photos courtesy Curry House and Beard Papa websites.
