Coco Ichibanya Curry House @ 1 Utama

Calling all Japanese food lovers! Okay typical Malaysians whom love Japanese food, it would normally sushi, ramen or bento stuff right? Not many like Japanese curry maybe because it's quite hard to find it here. I rarely find places serving good Japanese curry let alone a whole restaurant just serving that. That was until I was introduced to Coco Ichibanya Curry House located at 1 Utama! It's actually the world's most famous Japanese curry house that has chains all around the world (1,350 restaurants in Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, North America, and Singapore! :O) but I haven't heard of it until that day! LOLs outdated sia... Okay la, I wasn't really a Japanese curry fan because I've tried it twice and both times wasn't good experiences so I never bothered to try it again until like a few days ago my boyfriend bugged me to try it. *SPOILERS: I don't regret trying it!* Anyway scroll for more photos!

Coco Ichibanya is located at Lot LG333A, Lower Ground, New Wing. It's close to the outside because it's non-halal.

OMG the fake food already so tempting imagine the actual with all the aroma !! :O

The interior is really clean and organized. The shop isn't so big, having to compact the seatings weren't easy but the way they arranged it kinda has that Japanese touch to it.

Bae always on his phone. Da mang ren ohh :P

We were given these appetizer thingis which I didn't try because it didn't look so appetizing to me ahahha! 

So this is their menu! Okay it consists of more pages with a wide range of different selection of meat or vege and sauces can be curry sauce with some cream sauce on top. Not sure how that works but should be not bad since they put that on the menu right? :P

The tagline of Coco Ichibanya is “The Tastiness You Can Choose” and kinda like Nandos you get to choose the heat of your sauce. I almost ordered the mild curry which was for kids and I kena laughed at by the waiter LOL.. Normally I eat like super spicy food but was kind fo chicken to try this because I've never really had a good Japanese curry before hahaha! If you're not a "rice bucket" / 饭桶, you can choose to order less rice and you'll get a discount because of it! Say no to food wastage right! But if you're like me day day also must have rice then too bad la, no discount for you xD Also if you want more sauce you'll have to pay extra which I find it kinda expensive cuz like 1 scoop for RM6?! Okay la, it's really not necessary for you to add sauce anyway because the normal serving is already super generous with sauce. Any extra would make your plate look super flooded and kind of disguisting lo..

If you're a super big eater and want to try more varieties but two portion will be too much, you can always make you own with the toppings they provide. But trust me, you'll be spoilt of choice because they just offer A LOT of varieties for you to choose from. A way to target a mass market ahaha! 

Bae with his happy face when the food arrives. In his mind he must be thinking, OMG faster la I'm so damn hungryyy... :P Ooh, if you can't spot Coco Ichibanya since it's at a far end of the complex, keep an eye for Kluang Station because it's just opposite each other!

Pork Cutlet Omelette Curry - RM26

We both ordered the same dish because this was the famous one and both of us wanted to have the same thing... hahahah I guess the review is only on one food then. ._. So i chose the original spiciness while my bf chose 1 level higher. Not much of a difference on both but I preferred the original heat as it was slightly less powdery and Japanese curry aren't typically that hot so I guess it should be that way ahaha! They were super generous on the sauce as you can see so I don't think you'll need additional sauce as a regular serving of rice plus sauce is just right. 

The pork cutlet was fried nicely, not too oily but yet still crispy and it doesn't have stinky pork smell or any bulging fatty layer which is good for me cuz I hate those! The omelette was very slightly overcooked but still really good! Loved the whole balance of light flavoured egg and heavy curry. All of it wasn't over seasoned if not it'll just be a punch in the mouth and we'd just be drinking down water most of the time. o.o

Speaking of drinks, I don't recommend you guys to order drinks there because IDK, to me looking at the menu and they charge some drinks pretty ridiculously. Like RM8 for green tea?! Okay la maybe it's like that in most restaurants but I don't normally order any drinks so probably I'm unaware of it. But seriously? .___. Bring your own water guys! :P #cheapskate

See so tempting right?! :OOO

Don't want to break the perfectness of the omelette!

Overall, this is definitely my go-to place if I'm craving for some good Japanese curry. The portion may look small but it's deceiving as it was super filling! Or maybe my appetite became smaller?! :D *syok sendiri moment* Anyway, the only side note is that I'm allergic to food preservatives (not severe) and after having this, my lips turned a little numb. Probably it's the pork cutlet la but if you guys don't have this problem, just go try it! :D

Coco Ichibanya Curry House

Lot LG 333A, Lower Ground (New Wing)

1 Utama Shopping Centre,

Bandar Utama,

47800 Petaling Jaya,

Selangor.

Telephone: 03-7732-8937

Operating Hours: Daily from 10.00am to 10.00pm