October at Juraku: Community, Cocktails, Comfort Food, and Bombs

Dear friends,

Going into October, thank you to everyone who has kept us going. A drink, an event, or telling somebody about us. It is all the same thing from where I stand.

We also want to thank everyone who came out for this year's Showdown Chinatown and showed love to the community. It was a loud night and the room was full, which is the only review that matters. Thank you as well to the sponsors who paid for the parts of it we could not.

This month we are bringing back one of last year's favorites: the Hojicha Old Fashioned. It is made with Satoshiki single grain whisky and roasted hojicha tea, but this time we are adding just a mist of Laphroaig 10-year Scotch. The Laphroaig is sprayed over the top rather than poured in, so you get the smoke in your nose before you taste anything. It is a cold-weather drink and this is when it comes back.

It is also the right weather to dig into some of our comfort dishes. Our Brown Butter Ramen is rich and satisfying, our Oden is warming and soulful, and our Nikujaga brings that classic Japanese home-cooked feeling to the table.

We also want to share something important with you. New York has lifted the cap on how much delivery platforms can charge restaurants, which means fees for takeout and delivery have gone up by around 25 percent. We really do not want to raise our menu prices, so if you are planning to order from us, please consider using our Toast page (direct from our website). As a thank you, you can use the code DIRECT to save 20 percent when you order that way. It helps us keep prices fair and keeps more support in the community.

We hope to see you soon for a drink, a meal, or a Matcha Sake Bomb. Thank you again for being part of our community.

See you at the bar, Kiyo and the Juraku team

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