Christina R.
Yelp
Japanese curry is my favorite curry. I grew up eating it and never knew a different kind of curry until I was a teenager and discovered Thai curries. Then I moved to NYC and discovered Indian and African curries but none of them ever took the place of Japanese curry in my heart.
Walking into Cheongdam Food Hall, I just knew Curry-Ya would be the place I ordered from. I wasn't really paying attention when ordered and just ordered my fave, chicken katsu curry (with level 1 spicy), and was pleasantly surprised when miso soup and a cabbage sesame salad were also part of the meal. This makes it a very good price. I was looking for some pickles to go with it on the menu but didn't see any, so I bought some in the little market in the food hall. Not exactly what I was looking for taste-wise (they were Korean style pickles, not exactly I was looking for) but hit the spot any ways.
Thinking about it now, I should have just asked the person at the POS if they had any pickles. She was super sweet and helpful and seemed nice enough I could have asked her.
Ordering was really easy because of the person working there but also because of how the menu was laid out. I also like the snack options they have in front, it adds to the food stall vibe and ambiance.
Oh, and btw, the curry here is excellent. My hubs said it was the best katsu he's ever tried (man, I can't wait to take him to Japan) and it was pretty good. He liked his steak, saying that even though it wasn't the best cut of meat in the world, it was seasoned great. The miso soup was good and the cabbage salad was banger, great dressing. My only suggestion, adding some fukujinzuke. Then, chef's kiss!