Place used to be a 5/5 stars but has gone down since they added a waiter. There was no use for the waiter and it makes it much slower experience as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Jaime Felix
I went here because the line at Tsujita was so long. Long story short..I’m glad I went here and tried the curry for the first time. It’s really authentic tasting, just like in Japan. The anime theme and figurines give it a fun atmosphere. The servers are Japanese and they were really friendly and gave good service. Definitely going to be my go-to Japanese curry place.
The curry flavor was perfect to me. I got medium spicy, maybe my spice tolerance went down because I was sweating and my face turned red for the first time (lol).
I was in line for the bathroom in the back and I could see them preparing the curry. They have this big stock pot that is just like in Japan. That’s so cool.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Outside The Box
High marks on the food and service, but this place recently changed from Chipotle kiosk style ordering with no need to tip to waiter style. They still have the kiosks for take out...
This change will cost them business, mine at least. I will only get take out from now on. If I want to sit down and eat, I'll go elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chicken Katsu Curry Rice
Mark Macalik
Great food and very friendly staff. The man even offered to take our pictures without us asking! Went for the udon curry bowl with kaarage chicken but you can't go wrong with any of their katsu dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
SilvanaGold
Easy to order on the iPad at the restaurant. The vegetarian curry sauce is vegan. I ordered the steamed vegetable curry with udon and with rice to compare and I loved both with a slight preference for the rice dish. I also ordered the side of tofu nuggets, also vegan. They were good.
Updated from previous review on 2025-05-20
Nadine A.
They let us eat inside just so close before closing, the quality is extremely good, happy to be there again soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicholas Lim
They have a large variety of proteins/veggie toppings to go with their original or vegan curry. Spice level is not spicy at all if you are a fan of spice but their condiment lets u add even more spice if desired. Overall pretty reasonale portion size and taste. (ordered their pork katsu regular).
Seating is a bit limited so if it gets busy I can see there being a wait to be seated but their service time is pretty quick so unless people take their sweet time eating, it should be fine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Samantha Moore
Seriously the best curry I’ve ever had! I ordered the beef with vegetable curry, and the flavor was so amazing throughout. Will be going back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zhuying Jiang
Gave me wrong order and wrong food. What is the staff doing?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
aq xin
Curry Life always satisfies my Japanese curry cravings with consistent quality each time I visit. Can't go wrong with the juicy/crispy katsu + giant rice portions, and they also have good curry udon. Orders are done through a tablet before getting seated, and the pricing is standard for jp curry in the area. I've never had trouble with getting seated quickly. The staff there are kind and service is quick, and the interior is welcoming and homey.
This is the first time I've had Curry Udon that looked veryyyyy unappealing and just ...weird? Curry just poured over broth. Udon was also overcooked and the curry was very 1 dimensional. The service was wonderful but food wasn't it unfortunately. I would recommend Udon Mugizo, just down the street if you want to enjoy Curry Udon. There is 2 outdoor seating benches which were very convenient! It looks like this place can get busy but service was pretty efficient.
I've ordered sukiyaki beef curry for togo today (Feb 23, order K33, Clover ID: PJVPEEHZ70AKM) from San Jose 95129, but they didn't give me the curry sauce... I tried to call the store multiple times, but they won't answer it. I have been a loyal customer and ordered many times, but this is very disappointing. Please make a refund for my order.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ameil Patel
The curry here was pretty good and the katsu chicken was very juicy! It’s hard to find Japanese Curry house outside of Irvine and I was so excited to find this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Katsu Curry Rice
Cocoa Starrion
The curry is flavorful and delicious, but it leans toward the pricier side. At nearly $20 per serving, it’s disappointing that no green vegetables are included.
Place used to be a 5/5 stars but has gone down since they added a waiter. There was no use for the waiter and it makes it much slower experience as well.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
I went here because the line at Tsujita was so long. Long story short..I’m glad I went here and tried the curry for the first time. It’s really authentic tasting, just like in Japan. The anime theme and figurines give it a fun atmosphere. The servers are Japanese and they were really friendly and gave good service. Definitely going to be my go-to Japanese curry place.
The curry flavor was perfect to me. I got medium spicy, maybe my spice tolerance went down because I was sweating and my face turned red for the first time (lol).
I was in line for the bathroom in the back and I could see them preparing the curry. They have this big stock pot that is just like in Japan. That’s so cool.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
High marks on the food and service, but this place recently changed from Chipotle kiosk style ordering with no need to tip to waiter style. They still have the kiosks for take out...
This change will cost them business, mine at least. I will only get take out from now on. If I want to sit down and eat, I'll go elsewhere.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chicken Katsu Curry Rice
Great food and very friendly staff. The man even offered to take our pictures without us asking! Went for the udon curry bowl with kaarage chicken but you can't go wrong with any of their katsu dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Easy to order on the iPad at the restaurant. The vegetarian curry sauce is vegan. I ordered the steamed vegetable curry with udon and with rice to compare and I loved both with a slight preference for the rice dish. I also ordered the side of tofu nuggets, also vegan. They were good. Updated from previous review on 2025-05-20
They let us eat inside just so close before closing, the quality is extremely good, happy to be there again soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
They have a large variety of proteins/veggie toppings to go with their original or vegan curry. Spice level is not spicy at all if you are a fan of spice but their condiment lets u add even more spice if desired. Overall pretty reasonale portion size and taste. (ordered their pork katsu regular).
Seating is a bit limited so if it gets busy I can see there being a wait to be seated but their service time is pretty quick so unless people take their sweet time eating, it should be fine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Seriously the best curry I’ve ever had! I ordered the beef with vegetable curry, and the flavor was so amazing throughout. Will be going back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gave me wrong order and wrong food. What is the staff doing?
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Curry Life always satisfies my Japanese curry cravings with consistent quality each time I visit. Can't go wrong with the juicy/crispy katsu + giant rice portions, and they also have good curry udon. Orders are done through a tablet before getting seated, and the pricing is standard for jp curry in the area. I've never had trouble with getting seated quickly. The staff there are kind and service is quick, and the interior is welcoming and homey.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tonkatsu Curry, Chicken Katsu Curry Rice, Pork Katsu Curry Rice
Restaurantji Recommends
This is the first time I've had Curry Udon that looked veryyyyy unappealing and just ...weird? Curry just poured over broth. Udon was also overcooked and the curry was very 1 dimensional. The service was wonderful but food wasn't it unfortunately. I would recommend Udon Mugizo, just down the street if you want to enjoy Curry Udon.
There is 2 outdoor seating benches which were very convenient! It looks like this place can get busy but service was pretty efficient.
Recommended dishes: Tonkatsu Curry
You lovely Japanese dining experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tonkatsu Curry, Chicken Katsu Curry Rice, Pork Cutlet, Chicken Cutlet Curry
I've ordered sukiyaki beef curry for togo today (Feb 23, order K33, Clover ID: PJVPEEHZ70AKM) from San Jose 95129, but they didn't give me the curry sauce...
I tried to call the store multiple times, but they won't answer it.
I have been a loyal customer and ordered many times, but this is very disappointing.
Please make a refund for my order.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The curry here was pretty good and the katsu chicken was very juicy! It’s hard to find Japanese Curry house outside of Irvine and I was so excited to find this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Katsu Curry Rice
The curry is flavorful and delicious, but it leans toward the pricier side. At nearly $20 per serving, it’s disappointing that no green vegetables are included.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
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