Authentic Curry Cardamom

Walking around the Tenjinbashisuji Rokuchome area, I found a curry store that caught my attention for some reason. That is the restaurant I am going to introduce this time, Authentic Curry Cardamom. It wasn’t that there was a long line at the store or anything like that. It was just my intuition…I don’t have any proof, but I had a feeling that the curry at this restaurant would be absolutely delicious.

Unfortunately, I had other business that day, so I was unable to go in, but I went to the restaurant at lunch time on another day to see if my intuition was correct. Isn’t it a great feeling when you trust your instincts and the restaurant you go to turns out to be a winner? I went to the restaurant believing that it would be so, but how was it really…?

A family-style curry store where locals gather… Authentic Curry Cardamom is like this…

Before I begin, let me briefly introduce the restaurant. I visited Authentic Curry Cardamom at around 11:25 a.m. on a weekday. At this point, there were two short lines at the storefront, with 11 customers in line ahead of me. What the heck, this must be a popular restaurant after all. At this point, I was almost convinced that my intuition was correct.

However, it was still a little different from the restaurants of today that seem to be popular with young people. You can see this by looking at the customers standing in line. Most of the customers in line that day were much older than me. They must be locals who live in this area.

So even though this is a curry store where food is served more quickly than ramen, the time in the restaurant is quite leisurely. There are only 8 seats at the L-shaped counter. I missed the first round of entry and was the fourth in line waiting to enter the restaurant. But I think that’s fine. Curry that older people can eat with peace of mind…can you imagine the gentle taste just by imagining it?

I tested the truth of my unfounded intuition with Authentic Curry Cardamom’s top-shelf menu item, Thick-sliced Beef Curry.

Let me introduce to you the top-shelf menu item I ordered at Authentic Curry Cardamom on that day: Thick-sliced Beef Curry (price: 1,250 yen including tax). Just a couple of minutes after taking my seat, the curry was brought in front of me and looked like this…

It came out in the style of European-style curry. I thought it was a popular spiced curry restaurant in Osaka, so I was taken by surprise.

Putting that aside, let’s get right to the meal… The beef flavor is well infused in the roux, and the first bite is quite sweet. At the same time, a fruity sourness also arrives, making the curry sweet and sour that even small children would like, and as you can imagine, it is gentle (totally different from Osaka sweet and spicy curries such as Indian Curry). The spiciness, on the other hand, is not noticeable at first, and when the curry passes your throat, you may think, “Oh, what? I can say that…” when the curry passes my throat. The spiciness of the curry is not noticeable at first, but when the curry passes the throat, it becomes noticeable.

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And this thick slice of beef is also cooked until very tender. The meat is not so tender that it melts without chewing, but the thick meat is very chewy and the teeth can easily penetrate into the meat. With three slices of this tender, braised meat in the curry, the price of 400 yen more than the regular curry is not at all regrettable.

Only the cooked rice is hard and grainy, which makes a strong impact in the midst of the tenderness-soaked curry. It’s a matter of personal taste, but I love the way this rice is cooked. This is how I feel about Authentic Curry Cardamom, and my gut feeling was right on the money. If you are looking for a restaurant that has not yet gained a good reputation on the Internet, or if you want to explore new tastes in Tenjinbashisuji Rokuchome, I really recommend this restaurant.

Examples of other menu items of Authentic Curry Cardamom (prices include tax)

• Curry 850 yen
• Loin pork cutlet curry 1100yen
• Large serving of rice 100 yen
• Large serving of curry roux 250 yen
• Japanese radish 50 yen
• Pickled cabbage 100 yen
• Cheese 200yen

Curry for a limited time only is also available… Access to Authentic Curry Cardamom is a one-minute walk from Tenjinbashisuji Rokuchome Station on the OsakaMetro Sakaisuji Line, the nearest station.

Apart from the regular menu, Authentic Curry Cardamom also offers a limited-time-only curry menu. When I visited the restaurant, the limited menu was “Chicken and Vegetable Stewed Curry. According to the restaurant’s blog, the limited menu changes twice a month, so you may decide to visit the restaurant after checking the limited menu. If you are planning to visit this restaurant in the future, please check their website in advance.

Here are the details of the restaurant…