[Yaesu] Taikoro, a 70-year-old dumpling shop in front of Tokyo Station, by Inochan | Chuo-ku Tourism Association correspondent blog

2023.6.16 9:00

[Yaesu] Taikoro, a 70-year old dumpling shop in front of Tokyo Station

Do you like dumplings? I loved it without knowing it.
I think this is because we have two of the three major jumbo dumplings in Tokyo in Chuo-ku.
Today, I would like to report on my visit to Tai Kou Rou TOKYO main store in Thailand in Yaesu, one of the three major jumbo dumplings in Tokyo.

Gyogyoza in Sakura-dori St.

The main store of Tai Kou Rou TOKYO in Yaesu 1-chome is located at Sakura-dori St. from Sotobori-dori St.

[Yaesu] Taikoro, a 70-year old dumpling shop in front of Tokyo Station

Previously, it was operated on Yaesu Street as the main store of Koro Yaesu in Thailand, but it was relocated to this place with the redevelopment (*) of the area, and the specialty dumplings became Tai Kou Rou TOKYO in October 2020. If you are visiting for the first time with an old fan, don't be surprised if you see a large-scale construction in front of the old store. Thailand's Koro is still alive.

※Currently, "Tokyo Ekimae Yaesu 1-chome East B District Type 1 Urban Redevelopment Project" (Tokyo Metropolitan Urban Development Bureau website) is in progress.

♪Delicious Chinese restaurant with dumplings

As introduced at the beginning, the Thailand Koro in Yaesu is counted as one of the three major jumbo dumplings in Tokyo, along with Tenryu in Ginza and Shoryu in Ueno, Taito-ku. Of these, "Tenryu" in Chuo-ku was reported in May 2022.

[Ginza 1-chome] Ginza Tenryu, a traditional taste at the end of the line (May 2022)

"Tokyo's three largest jumbo dumplings" are all about 12 cm in size. The impact of the appearance tends to precede, but what is common to the three-store dumplings is no other thing, the taste is good. An bean paste that does not use garlic in the continental style, and a thick sticky skin that wraps it. The secret of its popularity is the carefully crafted taste that has never changed for many years.

Tokyo when Thailand Koro was founded

Thailand Koro was founded in front of Tokyo Station in 1949 (1949). In our blog post, the aforementioned "Tenryu" and the Indian restaurant "Nile Restaurant" also started operating in the same year. This year was the year when the "Eating and Drinking Business Emergency Measures Ordinance" (promulgated in 1947) aimed at improving the food situation after the war was abolished, and the free sale of alcoholic beverages under sales control was lifted. . Until then, the era, which had been extended many times, "You must not run food and drink business except for those who have been licensed," has finally reached its end, and restaurants have opened and reopened in various places.

Let's take a look at Tokyo at that time. There was a photo of the Showa 20s on the "Tokyo Album" (Tokyo Metropolitan Government Official Homepage), which records the days of Tokyo with photos.

Permanent stalls in Tokyo disappeared / 1951 (1951) ※Provided by Tokyo
At the peak of more than 13,000 stalls supported the lives of Tokyo residents in the shadows, but at the end of this year, the permanent stalls disappeared from Tokyo.

In addition, on the homepage of Chuo-ku, "Know Chuo-ku", you can see the appearance of "Tokyo Station seen from Yaesu Street" taken in 1957 (1957).

According to the "Thailand Koro-like Story", which made an episode at the time of its founding a manga, delicious food was longing for the common people and was a vitality for tomorrow. The dumplings, which are now synonymous with Thailand's Koro, were made by the first owner from Shandong Province in response to a customer's request, "I can't forget that taste I ate during the Manchurian era." For more than 70 years, the spirit of the first generation has been passed down to the thick dumplings.

Finally into the store

The interior of the Tai Kou Rou TOKYO main store is modern, and I feel that a lot of days have passed since the Showa era I saw earlier. The interior of the Western style rather than Chinese style is like a cafe, and it has a bright atmosphere that is easy for everyone to use.

Let me introduce you to the menu. First of all, zoom in on the famous dumplings.

4 grilled dumplings (yaki gyoza) 860 yen including tax x 2 servings

An appetizing dumpling style. There are 4 and 6 in the menu, so it is easy to adjust the number.

The bean paste that felt the material was very juicy. It is also recommended to change the taste of sauce with Chachi sauce on the table (more details later).

Jumbo dumplings are sometimes also called banana dumplings. This compares the size and shape of dumplings to fruit bananas, but interestingly, there is a menu of authentic banana dumplings called kosho dumplings at Koro, Thailand. Dessert dumplings using banana as ingredients. Unfortunately, it was not provided on the day we visited. You may be lucky if you meet them, so if you are interested, please try it.

Next, I would like to introduce the noodles.

Shanghai fried noodles (Shanghai style fried noodles) 1,210 yen including tax

It's called Ankakeyakisoba. The noodles are thin noodles and soft, and the brown eyes that sometimes appear are delicious.

The ingredients were the food of the mountains. I also like to add vinegar. Personally, it is a product called "This is what you should ask next after dumplings."

Because it is a popular shop, it's time here. Reservations are required for dinner time.

Souvenir Corner

There is a souvenir corner of Thailand's Koro original goods in the stylish shop.

Among them, there was Chachi sauce that was placed on each table. Chachi soy sauce, which is made by the chef for spicy food lovers, is a spicy seasoning that blends eight kinds of ingredients.

594 yen including tax (C.P. Jean)
※The bottle in the photo is for display.

It was the back menu of Koro, Thailand, which everyone knows, but when it was offered to customers, he was very pleased and started selling it. C8 soy sauce is different from rayu. How about a souvenir of Chuo-ku?