Loco Moco
2004-07-17

rating:3 of 5

Loco Moco is a restaurant that serves loco moco which is the Hawaiian surfer version of donburi or a rice bowl.

Loco moco is a bowl of rice with a hamburger patty on top followed by an over easy or fried egg and all covered in beef gravy. It sounds like the kind of thing some dude living in a shack saving all his money to surf everyday and who can't really cook well would think up.  Fortunately it's great!

Anyway, wandering around Shibuya I found this place called Loco Moco. It's in the basement of a building in the alleys behind the Shibuya Fridays.

They not only have traditional loco moco but they also have 20 or more kinds of donburi.  Instead of being completely the traditional kinds they've gotten just a little more creative. Some older Japanese people might sneer but us younger people would have no problem.

For example, I picked up the karaage chicken bowl with a tangy mayo sauce. It included the egg as well. Karaage chicken is fried chicken.

It was good, cheap for Tokyo, the portions were big and the place is surprisingly big for a Tokyo restaurant.  The place could probably hold 80-100 people.

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Comments:

I wanna try! [ e ]

I'm a male Japanese and this is the first time here. I want to try LocoMoco. Please let me know the place. I live in near Shibuya.

posted by takuAugust 4, 2004 at 14:17

It's here [ e ]

map

It might be one block back toward the station

posted by greggmanAugust 6, 2004 at 1:53

Great place! [ e ]

I've been wanting to try this place ever since you posted about it. I finally got back to Tokyo last week and went to Loco Moco for lunch today. Great stuff! Your map is one block off, though. This link is for the right spot: http://tinyurl.com/6hx4p
To get there from Shibuya station (for those who want exact directions), go out the Hachiko exit and up the street between UFJ and Starbucks. When you get to Tower Records, turn left and then right when you get to Friday's. Go up the hill and follow the road as it turns left. Loco Moco will be on the right-hand side, about halfway down the block. It's in B1 of the building, but there are signs and a menu board at street level.
Thanks for the great tip, Greg!

posted by DrewSeptember 9, 2004 at 4:45

[ e ]

That means "crazy booger" in spanish.

posted by hugosanOctober 14, 2004 at 13:10