Places to Eat in Bangkok: MBK, Coco IchibanYa

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Places to Eat in Bangkok: MBK, Coco IchibanYa

Posted on 25 October 2009 by Mike Behnken

Good Smell. Good Curry

It may sound odd but that is the catch phrase of Coco IchibanYa which is a Japanese curry house restaurant in Bangkok’s MBK shopping center. Coco IchibanYa is conveniently located on the 7th floor across from the movie theaters in between McDonalds and a Vietnamese restaurant. It is a sit-down restaurant with the typical Thai service of 8 girls doing the job of 2 with delightful smiles on their faces.

Being a curry house the menu is what you’d expect. Many different things topped with curry. I opted for the very unhealthy chicken katsu covered curry and rice. I added an order of vegetables to it which included carrots, asparagus, potatoes and onions. The menu allows you to mix and match different items and even allows you to select from various levels of spicyness which is always nice.

Great Curry

The Japanese curry sauce at Coco IchibanYa was excellent. The chicken katsu wasn’t as crispy as I like but after it was smothered in the gravy-like curry sauce it’s all the same right? For some reason the white rice tasted better than what I’ve had lately as well. The vegetables were also good when doused in the delicious normal spiciness curry sauce. I can tell anyone who is going to Coco IchibanYa that the normal level of spicy for the curry isn’t that spicy so if you like spicy go for a higher level.

Needless to say, after I finished my meal I was completely stuffed and satisfied because the food was very tasty. Japanese curry houses are not very common outside of Japan and Coco IchibanYa provided a welcome change to my Bangkok diet. I actually thought about heading back to Coco IchibanYa 2 days later when I went back to MBK but I held off. I can see myself craving the delicious curry soon and making a return trip.

The cost for my double order of chicken katsu and vegetable curry along with 2 drinks was less than 300 baht ($9USD) so I consider Coco IchibanYa low-mid range restaurant as far as Bangkok is concerned. Since it is located right next to the MBK SF Cinema city it makes a perfect place to grab a relatively quick meal why your movie’s seemingly endless previews and advertisements are running.

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