LION SHARE

Years ago, when I bought a curry-related product produced by Hofdylan's Yuhi Komiyama (a curry maniac), there was a paper inside with his curry talk, where the name of this shop and the words "crumbly keema" appeared. I'm not a maniac so I didn't know, but in the curry world it's apparently known for keema. I've visited a few times at lunch, and even on weekdays solo customers visit. Their dress wasn't casual like a nearby worker's lunch break — they looked like they came specifically here, so I wonder if they're keema fans visiting on purpose (lol). On Saturday lunch the line extends outside the shop. Sometimes apparently the shop is empty — I've occasionally seen such stories on Instagram. (Could be bad weather though.) I could only photograph the counter seats, but normally there are more table seats. The website says: "Lion Share's curry has minimal oil and salt, with no MSG, additives, dairy, eggs, or wheat flour at all. It won't upset your stomach." (Not listed on the menu, I believe.) Previously, chicken shipments from the usual farmer stopped, and they posted on Instagram that some dry keema would be temporarily discontinued until stable supply resumed. That issue was quickly resolved and dry keema is still offered, but it conveys their commitment — "the keema's flavor is decided by the meat," so they patiently persist with detailed orders, and even decide to temporarily stop offering some items — always making things with attention to maintaining quality. At lunch, there's the dry keema solo, plus dry keema + curry of choice as a set. There are non-dry-keema menu items too. The rice is half-polished Haenuki brown rice from Yamagata Prefecture, with large/small portions and refills. Half-polished, but it fills the stomach quite well — be prepared. The image shows the A lunch: dry keema on rice + curry of choice (I chose spinach and chicken) + chopped vegetables (or soup is selectable). The curry is a smooth soup state. (Not as thin as soup curry.) At first I thought "since keema is meat, the curry should be vegetarian for the best balance" and ordered that, but now I always go for "spinach and chicken," which feels like the best value. Since cutlery is just a spoon, I initially hesitated about bone-in chicken, but it's so falling-apart-tender you can easily eat with just a spoon — captivated. I once ordered the "lunch-only menu" (keema-don or eggplant keema — memory unclear, lol) without dry keema, and it was dangerously hot for cat-tongues (lol).