CoCo Ichibanya — Restaurant in Uruma

CoCo’s Ichiban has saved my life more times than I can count. Their curry and rice is the ultimate survival meal—equal parts comfort, fuel, and therapy. The spice scale is a game-changer too. After some trial and error (and a few near-death experiences), I’ve found that #8 heat is absolutely perfect enough to light a fire in your soul but not so much that you’re calling in medevac. The vibe is chill, the staff is cool, and every plate hits like a reset button for life. Honestly, CoCo’s isn’t just a restaurant it’s my safety net, my...

Coco Curry is delicious, cheap and it fills your belly. There are so many ingredients to add to your order. Hamburger,shrimp, cheese, eggplant you name it they probably have it. You can order different amounts of rice. Then you can also get the heat of your choice. They go like computer language. 0,1,2..10. There are very few who can eat 10 karasa. 2 is my limit. I wish there was Coco Curries throughout college and...

Food portions are large, which is rather surprising in Japan. It's probably because a lot of GIs eat there (Navy too). The service is certainly nice as always. I tried the third level spicy (close to the most spicy at four). It actually slowed my eating down. So that is another surprise in Japan as well. Btw, jalapeno is really difficult to buy in Okinawa although not totally impossible. So spicy curry is...