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5 Men, 1 Destiny, Countless Calories, and the True Japanese Spirit: Go! Go! Curry Eating Championship

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Tomorrow is a momentous event where indomitable wills gattai with iron stomachs in order to take on a foe relatively new to eating competitions in America: Japanese-style curry, courtesy of my favorite Japanese curry joint, Go Go Curry, located on 38th St and 8th Ave in Manhattan. No, I am not participating in this event, though I have a keen interest in it, and anything that spreads the reputation of Go Go Curry is fine by me.

This, my friends, is the First Annual Go Go Curry Eating Championship. Unlike the preliminaries where the rules were about speed, this is about both speed and capacity, and what you have to remember is that when it comes to eating competitions looks can be deceiving.

Curry is not a difficult food to eat quickly (you don’t even have to CHEW it if you don’t want to), but because it’s rice and thus carbs, it can really add up after a while.

There will be pretty much no seating available, so I suggest that you do what I do and watch it on justin.tv. And then afterwards, maybe get some curry.

The Go Go Curry Rant

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I found out from kransom recently that 2ch has its own curry board, and by extension its very own threads about Go Go Curry. A 2ch poster decided to do his own spin on the infamous “2ch Yoshinoya Rant,” so I’ve gone and translated this variation, seeing as how it differs here and there, especially towards the end.

I’ve used the original translation that’s been around for a while as the base, to make it more recognizable to those familiar with the original rant.

Anyways, >>1, please listen to me. That it’s really related to this thread.
I went to Go Go Curry today; you know, Go Go Curry?
Well anyways there was an insane number of people there, and I couldn’t get in.
Then, I looked at the banner hanging from the ceiling, and it had “All dishes 500 yen” written on it.
Oh, the stupidity. Those idiots.
You, don’t come to Go Go Curry just because it’s 500 yen, fool.
It’s only 500 yen, 5-0-0 YEN for crying out loud.
There’re even entire families here. Family of 4, all out for some Go Go Curry, huh? How fucking nice.
“Alright, daddy’s gonna order the Business (Double in America) Roast Katsu.” God I can’t bear to watch.
You people, I’ll give you 200 yen if you get out of those seats.
Go Go Curry should be a bloody place.
That tense atmosphere, where two guys on opposite sides of the U-shaped table can start a fight at any time, the stab-or-be-stabbed
mentality, that’s what’s great about this place.
Women and children should screw off and stay home.
Anyways, I was about to start eating, and then the bastard beside me goes, “Extra cabbage.”
Who in the world orders extra cabbage nowadays, you moron?
I want to ask him, “Do you REALLY want to eat it with extra cabbage?”
I want to interrogate him. I want to interrogate him for roughly an hour.
Are you sure you don’t just want to try saying, “Extra cabbage?”
Coming from a Go Go Curry veteran such as myself, the latest trend among us vets is this, nattou double topping.
And then, extra roux. This is the vet’s way of eating.
The nattou has a raw egg in it. With this substitution there are no fried foods. This is the key.
Then you add cheese, a hard-boiled egg, and some pickled shallots. This is unbeatable.
However, if you order this then there is danger that you’ll be marked by the employees from next time on; it’s a double-edged sword.
I can’t recommend it to amateurs.
What this all really means, though, is that you, >>1, should just stick with the Economy Roast Katsu during Go Go Time.

Go Go Curry Celebrating Its 2 Year Anniversary in America

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Today, May 5th 2009, is the second anniversary of Go Go Curry‘s American debut. Located at 38th street and 8th Ave in Manhattan, it was one of my favorite places to eat while living in Japan, and it’s one of my favorite places to eat living in New York.

To celebrate their anniversary, Go Go Curry is doing a one-day $5 special on almost any curry dish. I myself will be going, of course, and hoping to wish them another successful 2 years at the very least. I really wanted to see them do well, and so I’m glad they have.

Thank you, Go Go Curry and your American expansion. You’ve given me the ability to not only say your food is some of the best I had in Japan, but also the ability to actually let my friends try it.

Looking for a place to eat during NYAF weekend?

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If you’re in town for the New York Anime Festival, and you have a desire to try some authentic and tasty Japanese food at a reasonable price that is relatively close to the Jacob Javits Center, I would highly recommend Go Go Curry.

Originally a chain of restaurants from Japan, Go Go Curry serves large portions of Japanese-style curry. Last year, it opened its first store abroad right here in New York City.  Located on the 38th St in Manhattan on the corner of 8th Ave (the Javits Center is at 34th St and 11th Ave), if you haven’t tried Go Go Curry before, I really recommend that you do, especially those of you who like characters who like curry, as this will give you a clearer understanding of their beloved cuisine. Also their mascot is a gorilla named Gorry. Their other mascot is Hideki Matsui of the NY Yankees.

Go Go Curry’s curry is a little different from the norm, with a strong and robust flavor. It’s also made with pork all the time, so avoid it if you cannot eat pork or meat in general.

If you’re looking for something a little more upscale, but not necessarily Japanese, on that same block is a place called Djerdan Burek, which serves Balkan food.