?> {"id":1192,"date":"2009-08-19T18:38:32","date_gmt":"2009-08-19T22:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/?p=1192"},"modified":"2009-09-17T18:51:51","modified_gmt":"2009-09-17T22:51:51","slug":"go-go-curry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/2009\/08\/go-go-curry\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Go Curry"},"content":{"rendered":"

I first read about Go Go Curry on Midtown Lunch<\/a><\/span><\/span> and now it\u2019s part of our regular lunch rotation, though we can\u2019t get it too often because I always feel incredibly full after eating it. Josh and I always share a Grand Slam order, which is a massive mound of rice covered in curry and topped with a huge chicken katsu, a pork katsu, two sausages, a shrimp tempura, a hard boiled egg, and shredded cabbage. The container it comes in weighs a ton and it\u2019s just a crazy amount of food. We can\u2019t even finish off one order between the two of us.<\/p>\n

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The Grand Slam<\/p><\/div>\n

The curry, however, doesn\u2019t look anything like any curry that I\u2019ve ever had. It\u2019s a super dark brown color, whereas all the other curries I\u2019ve had previously at other Japanese restaurants have been a lighter greenish color. This curry is mixed with little bits of pork so it\u2019s definitely not vegetarian friendly. It has a thick, rich texture and is slightly sweet tasting. It also doesn\u2019t have the same complexity of spices that is found in other curries, so it might be a bit friendlier to people who claim they hate all curry.<\/p>\n

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The curry is a deep brown color and full of pork bits<\/p><\/div>\n

The chicken katsu and pork katsu are always perfectly fried and still remain a little crispy even after being transported in a styrofoam container. The chicken is a bit thicker than the pork, though the pork is always a bit more moist and flavorful.<\/p>\n

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Chicken katsu up close<\/p><\/div>\n

The shrimp tempura is a large piece but it’s heavily breaded and always comes slathered in mayo, which makes it soggy. I could do without the mayo, as this dish is rich enough.<\/p>\n

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Shrimp tempura<\/p><\/div>\n

The sausages are pretty fatty and greasy but mild in flavor. They taste more like hot dogs than sausages, which I like, since I\u2019m not a sausage fan. I\u2019m not sure why the hard boiled egg is there, but it\u2019s just another protein option for this already packed meal.<\/p>\n

Go Go Curry is basically an homage to Hideki Matsui of the Yankees. \u201cGo\u201d in Japanese means \u201cfive\u201d, and Matsui\u2019s number is 55. When Matsui hits a home run during a game at Yankee Stadium, the restaurant gives out free topping cards the next day. They also give out free topping cards on the 5th<\/sup>, 15th<\/sup>, and 25th<\/sup> of each month. Keep in mind that toppings at Go Go Curry are things like chicken katsu, and they give you the whole chicken cutlet; it\u2019s a pretty good deal. While I don\u2019t know how authentic the curry is (reviews vary), I find it pretty tasty and very filling. Grab a friend and split a Grand Slam so you can get a taste of lots of different toppings. I just don\u2019t recommend trying to finish one off yourself, but if you can, I will be super impressed.<\/p>\n

Go Go Curry
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\nNew York, NY<\/em><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I first read about Go Go Curry on Midtown Lunch and now it\u2019s part of our regular lunch rotation, though we can\u2019t get it too often because I always feel incredibly full after eating it. Josh and I always share a Grand Slam order, which is a massive mound of rice covered in curry and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[126,11,4,3],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1192"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1197,"href":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192\/revisions\/1197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1192"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1192"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1192"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}