**Update 28Jan17** LAMP has moved to a new location and I finally got to stop in and have lunch at their new spot. Even if you’re not going to play in the snow, I highly recommend going here for some lunch or dinner.
This is their new sign. It’s just a little bit different from their old sign, which you can’t see because my photo of it in this post is somewhere out in the blog black hole. Yes, I am still trying to fix all of the posts I moved over from another platform. One of these days it will all be done and the photos will all be back up again. That is what I keep telling myself and so far it’s working. Back to the update!
The inside of LAMP looks very nice – 
It’s not very big, but there are four tables total.
The food has not changed. It’s still just as delicious as it was at their old location. I did get some photos of the food and the menu today.
My friend ordered the chicken soup curry. This one has a spiced coconut milk in it. I couldn’t really tell a big difference in the spiciness between this one the one I ordered. I got the pork soup curry, but mine did not have any spiced coconut milk in it. 
I didn’t see the pumpkin curry on the menu so I was slightly bummed about that, but the chicken and the pork curry we got today were both very good. They also offer a thicker curry and I saw some side items on the menu too, like fried chicken.
I did update the information at the bottom with their new address, new phone number, and new hours.
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I have passed this place a few times on my way to Mominoki and I have been wanting to check it out.
We walked in and we liked it right away. After picking a table by the front window and putting our stuff down, we asked if we could look around. It’s not that it was a large space for us to explore, but he did have some spices and teas for sale that we looked at (I picked up a bottle of chili powder that smells amazing). We also wanted to see what the view was out the back window. It was beautiful! He said we could open the back door and go out if we wanted to, but he wasn’t sure if it was a good idea with all of the snow. We looked and he was right. Not a good idea. So we decided to sit down and look through the menu.
The first thing I saw was the pumpkin curry. Tani and I decided we should order two different types of curry and share. She picked the dry chicken curry and I picked the pumpkin soup curry (big surprise). The owner then told us that we needed to order rice or roti separately if we wanted some to go with the curry. Roti?? I have no idea what that is so I ask and he kindly explains that it is a Sri Lankan bread that you eat with the curry. So… we ordered one rice and one roti. Of course.
When he brought the pumpkin curry out and set it down, the smell was amazing. I couldn’t wait to dig in!
It was really like a bowl of soup and it was just as yummy as it smelled. I loved the chunks of pumpkin that were in the soup curry, and I loved the fact that it wasn’t spicy at all for me. I’m a wuss when it comes to spicy foods so I asked about it when we ordered. He said the normal spice had a little bit of a kick. I can handle a tiny kick. This curry didn’t really seem to have a kick to me so you can order it spicier if you like a big kick. I can’t really explain how wonderful the flavors were in this curry. You will have to go and order it. It’s the only way you will know.
The chicken curry looked and smelled delicious too!
The bread was also very good. I think getting one of each was perfect because the curry was really good with both the rice and the bread.
There should be a couple of weeks left for sledding season so head on up to Mominoki Park and make sure you stop here for lunch or dinner on your way back. To get to this wonderful wonderful restaurant, jump on Route 2 and head towards Otake. Turn left onto 186 and head towards the Yasaka Dam. Once you pass Yasaka Dam stay on 186 and continue on heading towards Yoshiwa. Turn right onto 488 (if you turn left you can go to Megahira for some skiing). Follow the road until you see the restaurant on the left (maybe 10 min). If you want to go sledding first, just keep driving past the restaurant until you see an entrance sign for Mominoki Park. You certainly don’t have to go sledding to enjoy this restaurant though. You can do a little hiking at Three Peaks (Mikuradake) and then go enjoy a nice lunch here. You can also jump in your car and just drive to LAMP, eat delicious curry, and drive home. I would definitely make the drive up just to eat here.
LAMP is open from 1100-1900 and the phone number is (0829)72-2872.
Here is the updated location –
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