On 5ch’s Nandemo Jikkyou-G (“Whatever’s On”) board, posts clashed between “CoCo Ichi is delicious” and “no, it’s bad and overpriced,” turning into a fight less about the curry’s actual flavor and more about people getting branded “fanboys.” Opinions split right down the middle over whether to judge the curry with toppings included, and how it stacks up against retort-pouch curry, Go!Go! Curry, and House’s curry roux.
It's honestly good, and it's not even pricey…
Nah, it's bad.
Retort-pouch curry tastes better.
If you think CoCo Ichi is good, how bad are you at cooking?
Retort-pouch curry tastes better.
If you think CoCo Ichi is good, how bad are you at cooking?
>>9
Calling retort-pouch curry "home cooking" is really something.
Calling retort-pouch curry "home cooking" is really something.
>>9
Thinking retort curry tastes good… what have you been eating your whole life?
Thinking retort curry tastes good… what have you been eating your whole life?
People who proudly announce a chain restaurant is bad have lost touch with normal taste.
The only chains I've ever actually thought were bad in my whole life are Ikkakuya and Tokyo Chikarameshi.
The only chains I've ever actually thought were bad in my whole life are Ikkakuya and Tokyo Chikarameshi.
>>20
For me, CoCo Ichi just gets added to that list.
For me, CoCo Ichi just gets added to that list.
The business only survives because a lot of people think it's tasty.
If you think it's bad, your taste buds are the minority.
If you think it's bad, your taste buds are the minority.
>>22
A business can survive even if most people think the food is bad.
Exhibit A: Ramen Jiro.
A business can survive even if most people think the food is bad.
Exhibit A: Ramen Jiro.
>>24
If you think House's curry roux is bad, you basically can't eat Japanese curry at all.
If you think House's curry roux is bad, you basically can't eat Japanese curry at all.
>>26
Well, nobody wants to pay to eat out for something worse than a retort pouch.
Stuff like standing soba stalls gets away with tasting bad because it's quick and convenient.
Well, nobody wants to pay to eat out for something worse than a retort pouch.
Stuff like standing soba stalls gets away with tasting bad because it's quick and convenient.
Some people get furious the second you say CoCo Ichi is bad. Who even are these people?
>>33
Nobody's actually mad, so you lose.
Nobody's actually mad, so you lose.
>>33
That'd be the fanboys. Nobody gets this worked up otherwise.
That'd be the fanboys. Nobody gets this worked up otherwise.
It's different from the thick, sticky curry you'd make at home.
That thin, watery curry built for toppings has its own charm too.
That thin, watery curry built for toppings has its own charm too.
>>42
Even my home curry is thin and runny.
Go!Go! Curry with its big chunky ingredients is out of the question.
Even my home curry is thin and runny.
Go!Go! Curry with its big chunky ingredients is out of the question.
>>35
Isn't the whole point of eating out that cooking at home is a hassle??
By that logic, I really don't get people who go to McDonald's either.
Isn't the whole point of eating out that cooking at home is a hassle??
By that logic, I really don't get people who go to McDonald's either.
>>45
Sorry, I don't cook at home — I don't do anything that pathetic — so I wouldn't know.
Sorry, I don't cook at home — I don't do anything that pathetic — so I wouldn't know.
>>48
What do you mean by that?
You only ever eat out?
What do you mean by that?
You only ever eat out?
>>53
I eat at home maybe three times a year.
I eat at home maybe three times a year.
>>53
Sounds like a sad little monster who convinces himself the things he can't do are "pathetic" just so he can run from them.
Sounds like a sad little monster who convinces himself the things he can't do are "pathetic" just so he can run from them.
There's always been a certain crowd saying CoCo Ichi is overpriced — makes you wonder what they actually eat.
>>56
Nobody's paying 1,000 yen for something on the level of standing soba.
Nobody's paying 1,000 yen for something on the level of standing soba.
>>56
Since becoming an adult, it's been nothing but Indian curry for me.
Since becoming an adult, it's been nothing but Indian curry for me.
So there are a lot of Japanese people out there who can't afford to eat out, telling themselves frozen food and retort curry taste better — Japan really has gotten poor.
Apparently criticizing CoCo Ichi means you're rejecting restaurant food in general, according to >>61.
The fanboys are scary.
The fanboys are scary.
Come on, it's not really on the level of retort curry, bad as that is.
So tell me a retort curry that's as good as or better than CoCo Ichi — I'd actually like to buy it.
So tell me a retort curry that's as good as or better than CoCo Ichi — I'd actually like to buy it.
>>62
Topvalu's Tasmania Beef Curry.
Topvalu's Tasmania Beef Curry.
It can be customized all sorts of ways, so I don't really get calling it bad.
Judging by the "it's expensive!" complaints, it's probably people who can only afford the sad, plain, no-topping version.
Judging by the "it's expensive!" complaints, it's probably people who can only afford the sad, plain, no-topping version.
>>79
It only works because of the customization. Eat the plain pork curry by itself and it's probably worse than a retort pouch.
It only works because of the customization. Eat the plain pork curry by itself and it's probably worse than a retort pouch.
CoCo Ichi is good, I'm telling you!
But unlike ramen, there really aren't many curry chain options, are there.
But unlike ramen, there really aren't many curry chain options, are there.
>>84
If it doesn't have to be a curry specialist, there are actually quite a few options.
If it doesn't have to be a curry specialist, there are actually quite a few options.
I've never had bad curry in my life!
So the first curry I ever thought wasn't tasty was Go!Go! Curry 😢
I had it at an internet cafe and it was just really salty 😢 Maybe they made it wrong?
So the first curry I ever thought wasn't tasty was Go!Go! Curry 😢
I had it at an internet cafe and it was just really salty 😢 Maybe they made it wrong?
>>88
Go!Go! is salty, yeah.
Go!Go! is salty, yeah.
>>88
Go!Go! Curry is meant to be eaten with the cabbage cutting the richness.
It's strong-flavored, yeah 🥺
Go!Go! Curry is meant to be eaten with the cabbage cutting the richness.
It's strong-flavored, yeah 🥺
I wish there were a place where you could casually grab hotel-style curry for lunch.
I don't mind if it's a bit pricey.
I don't mind if it's a bit pricey.
>>101
Sorry, but I used to work part-time at a hotel — that's retort curry.
They just dump it in a pot, bring it to a boil for flavor, and top it with raisins or fried onions. Done.
Sorry, but I used to work part-time at a hotel — that's retort curry.
They just dump it in a pot, bring it to a boil for flavor, and top it with raisins or fried onions. Done.
>>105
If it tastes good, that's fine by me. Whether it's from a pouch or not isn't really the issue.
If it tastes good, that's fine by me. Whether it's from a pouch or not isn't really the issue.
>>105
We're talking about whether it tastes good or not — bringing up "retort vs. homemade" is missing the point.
We're talking about whether it tastes good or not — bringing up "retort vs. homemade" is missing the point.
No idea why, but CoCo Ichi threads always attract people yelling "fanboy."
You don't see that much in other chain restaurant threads.
What even is a "CoCo Ichi fanboy"?
You don't see that much in other chain restaurant threads.
What even is a "CoCo Ichi fanboy"?
>>109
There are just a lot of people who assume it can't possibly be good.
There are just a lot of people who assume it can't possibly be good.
>>109
People only favor it out of despair that no other place gives them any options.
If CoCo Ichi offered zero customization either, I get that nobody would eat there.
People only favor it out of despair that no other place gives them any options.
If CoCo Ichi offered zero customization either, I get that nobody would eat there.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyou-G) thread “Regular guy: “CoCo Ichi is good!” — NanG’s “idiot cattle” crowd (a self-mocking nickname for the board’s users): “CoCo Ichi is bad! And overpriced!”.”
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