Gudetama x Curry House Review

Care to add an egg with your curry? Perhaps a lazy egg? Gudetama - the beloved Sanrio character introduced in 2013 - collaborated with popular Japanese restaurant chain Curry House at all 9 of their locations. The promotion has been extended until the end of February; we were lucky enough to grab a bite at the Cupertino location last week.

The meal set is four courses, with a drink, and comes with a souvenir beanie. When it was ordered, we were given special placemats that were optional to color-in on the back. Then, we decided on our drinks and were started off with Curry House’s house salad. It’s a small bowl of freshly chopped lettuce and thin carrot slices, served with their special soy sesame sauce - very simple ingredients, and a good way to whet the appetite. It wasn’t Gudetama themed, but the tangy, savory dressing made the salad a satisfying appetizer.
 
After the salad came corn potage in a cup - this time, actually part of the character theme. Gudetama’s cute blobby face, adorned in a chef hat, was depicted in green matcha powder on top. Steamy hot chowder was a wonderful way to warm our stomachs on the chilly day, and the aroma was delectable. The soup itself was nice and creamy, with a light sweetness from the corn chunks that didn’t fight the overall savory taste; definitely a delicious start to our Gudetama meal adventure.

When the keema curry came out, a sunny-side-up Gudetama laid on top of the rice and curry, jiggly and cute as always, though perhaps still a little bit too wet (for us). We almost felt bad for breaking the adorable yolk and eating it! The rice under the curry was perfectly textured - not too undercooked, and not too soggy either. Nicely separated hunks of beef were generously mixed into the dish as well as cooked onions and mushrooms. There was also a vegetarian option, for those less inclined to eat meat. The curry itself was also very savory and tasty, and there was lots of it! We barely finished our plates, we were so full. The only possible complaint was that there were no pickled veggies to pair with this dish.

For dessert, Gudetama came in what looked like flan-form. We quickly realized - after dipping in our spoons to carve out his glazed face - that he was an egg custard pudding, appropriately themed for his collaboration and final farewell. It was refreshingly cold after the curry, and the flavor of the pudding was very milky, almost as buttery soft as its texture. The syrup on top was very sweet, and smile-inducing for us sweet tooth candy kids!
 
The meal set was definitely worth the price; we dare it was… egg-cellent! It would be quite egg-citing news if Curry House added the items to their regular menu, but we won’t hold our hopes too high. If you’ve got time before the end of February, go check it out - especially if you love cute themed food events. There are several locations in California. We recommend that you check out this cute themed event before it ends. Grab some cute photos and a beanie for yourself!
 
Danny