Rose Garden Restaurant – Curry Shop – Review

Last trip I discovered a curry shop that was supposedly famous for being the best curry in Japan and it was, indeed, excellent. The name, in English is Rose Garden Restaurant.

We stopped in during last night’s torrential rains and had dinner.

I had the Katsu Curry, which is a breaded, boneless pork chop with rice, covered in curry. The meal also includes a miso soup and a red bean soup dessert. Once again, the curry sauce was excellent, although this time I had it “medium hot” instead of extra hot. Last time I had the extra hot and it was almost too much for me. (And I have a fondness for very hot food.) The miso soup was “just miso soup” and, well, I don’t like sweatened red beans, so I passed my dessert to my father-in-law.

Irene had the combo meal, which came with a mini-ramen soup, some vegetables, a katsu and a strawberry ice dessert. She rated it “good”, but without a curry sauce, the katsu was a little light on the flavor. (The Japanese called that “subtle” flavoring.)

I’d highly recommend this restaurant, specifically for their (apparently) award-winning Japanese curry. I couldn’t track down any information on them on the web and the website listed on their menu doesn’t appear to be correct.

I don’t have an exact address, but it’s located on Yongkang St, Alley 10, just west of a small park, surrounded by other restaurants.

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