Curry House CoCo Ichibanya Multilingual Menu Now Online
Jul 28, 2010, 6:01 am
#16
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I was reading their news page a few weeks ago and they mentioned expansion to mainland USA. Said their hq would be in LA so I imagine that would be their first location. In my limited Japanese, it seemed that the first store would open within relatively short order and there were plans for several handfuls of locations in 5-10 years. That multilingual menu will do well in the US - outside of Hawaii.
I think I need to go on a diet now to prepare for several 5000 cal meals of coco deliciousness.
I think I need to go on a diet now to prepare for several 5000 cal meals of coco deliciousness.
Jul 28, 2010, 6:10 am
#17
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Just looked at the site again and here is the report for those more talented than I
http://www.ichibanya.co.jp/comp/ir/r...pdf/211019.pdf
Established Oct 09 in LA
Look to open first store summer 2010 (WHEN?!?!?!?!? WHERE!?!?!?!?! MY GOD COCO GODS WE ARE WAITING!!!)
80% owned by coco. 20 stores in 5 years.....if they do their marketing and demographics correctly, those 20 stores will be 1 mile apart on my route to work and hence would be extremely profitable.
http://www.ichibanya.co.jp/comp/ir/r...pdf/211019.pdf
Established Oct 09 in LA
Look to open first store summer 2010 (WHEN?!?!?!?!? WHERE!?!?!?!?! MY GOD COCO GODS WE ARE WAITING!!!)
80% owned by coco. 20 stores in 5 years.....if they do their marketing and demographics correctly, those 20 stores will be 1 mile apart on my route to work and hence would be extremely profitable.
Sep 29, 2010, 7:44 am
#18
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I'm a new and enthusiastic fan of CoCo! I've been working long days in a shipyard in Kobe and the one around the corner from my hotel in Sannomiya is an easy choice for those nights when I'm too tired to search out anything else. Curry, a salad, and iced tea make for a quick and satisfying meal.
Dec 17, 2010, 1:38 pm
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Watching youtube videos, I was surprised to find liking for COCO is not limited to FlyerTalkers. An American man talks about his experience about COCO curry for eight minutes.
Youtube Video No Curry For You!
--"The US Government turned something that I was looking forward to into something depressing."
Logically speaking, this man could be a FlyerTalker, could be kcvt750 or..
Youtube Video No Curry For You!
--"The US Government turned something that I was looking forward to into something depressing."
Logically speaking, this man could be a FlyerTalker, could be kcvt750 or..
Dec 17, 2010, 4:29 pm
#21
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YouTube has banned my videos because I'm so good-looking that their servers can't handle the masses of viewers.
ETA:
OMDG. Just opened the link. THAT dude must have eaten the entire menu.
Dec 17, 2010, 5:01 pm
#22
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I always wondered why so many of those food eating champions were so thin ? I guess they didn't practice at CoCo !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkqpFZ4Yqr0&feature=fvw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkqpFZ4Yqr0&feature=fvw
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Dec 18, 2010, 9:30 am
#23
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Nooo. This is not the Coco Curry which we like.
Jan 1, 2011, 8:21 am
#25
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CoCo Ichibanya is my favorite Japanese-style curry in the world! I topped off a week of curry every day a couple years back with SPICE LEVEL 10 on the seventh day. Now, I'm retired to spice level 2...
This hear when I had my brother visit me, I had to work a few of the days, so he'd hang out at my apartment. So three days in a row he had CoCo for lunch...his favorite, too! I even brought back a bunch of CoCo microwave curry for X-Mas!
This hear when I had my brother visit me, I had to work a few of the days, so he'd hang out at my apartment. So three days in a row he had CoCo for lunch...his favorite, too! I even brought back a bunch of CoCo microwave curry for X-Mas!
Feb 17, 2011, 10:46 pm
#26
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In answer to the ageless question, yes there is a God...........
http://www.yelp.com/biz/coco-ichiban...house-torrance
....and my prayers have been answered. I can die happy now....well....once I get to Torrance.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/coco-ichiban...house-torrance
....and my prayers have been answered. I can die happy now....well....once I get to Torrance.
Feb 18, 2011, 5:45 pm
#27
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In answer to the ageless question, yes there is a God...........
http://www.yelp.com/biz/coco-ichiban...house-torrance
....and my prayers have been answered. I can die happy now....well....once I get to Torrance.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/coco-ichiban...house-torrance
....and my prayers have been answered. I can die happy now....well....once I get to Torrance.
Feb 18, 2011, 7:03 pm
#28
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In answer to the ageless question, yes there is a God...........
http://www.yelp.com/biz/coco-ichiban...house-torrance
....and my prayers have been answered. I can die happy now....well....once I get to Torrance.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/coco-ichiban...house-torrance
....and my prayers have been answered. I can die happy now....well....once I get to Torrance.
Feb 18, 2011, 9:41 pm
#29
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And reading some of the reviews of the place, no beer, tips expected, and I hesitate to even ask of it is open 24/7 like my local CoCo here.
Yeah right. Tips at CoCo? Not going to happen regardless of where it is. Just like I do not order cream cheese in my sushi even if in the US.
A very big Bah! to this. Looks like the sushi story all over again. Want decent sushi, eat in Japan. Want average to bad sushi, eat in the US.
Want CoCo, come to Japan.
Feb 19, 2011, 4:52 pm
#30
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Agreed. Well, at least good CoCo.