5 dishes
The original single-cup sake. Found at every 7-11 in Japan. 1.5 servings
Ask if they know which are marked vegan. Some beer and wine is cleared using fish, milk or egg, and that is never printed on the bottle.
Extra homemade noodles of your choice (Crinkly Sapporo, Wide and Thick, or Midwest Thin)
Ask whether the noodles have egg in them, and whether fish or oyster sauce goes in.
For spice heads. Blend of togarashi, Carolina Reaper, white pepper
Ask whether it is cooked in butter or a meat stock rather than oil.
House Ma-La seasoning / Bamboo Shoots / Green Onions / Beansprouts / Nori / etc
Ask whether it is cooked in butter or a meat stock rather than oil.
Like a tonkotsu, but plant based. Vegetarian dashi, cashew cream, soy milk, Sapporo style noodles, burnt garlic oil. Topped with green onion, menma, woodear mushroom, nori, baked tofu. Can be made vegan upon request
Ask whether the tonkotsu is the plant-based version.
6 dishes
The namesake of the shop. Blend of misos, homemade crinkly Sapporo-style noodles, plenty of lard. Topped with beansprouts, green onions, menma bamboo shoots, pork chashu
Slagel Farms egg, soft boiled, marinated for days
Modernity meets origins. Clear chicken soup, soy sauce with katsuobushi, sababushi, straight thin noodles with Midwest wheat. Topped with green onions, nori, menma bamboo shoots, pork chashu, shio koji chicken breast
Soupless variant of ramen, based loosely on Dandan noodles. Extra thick noodles, ma-la spice, sesame. Topped with pork soboro, green onions, blanched bok choi. Can be made vegetarian/vegan upon request
Housemade pork chashu, simmered in soy sauce and seasonings
3 dishes
Shot of umeshu and a Sapporo. A nod to a classic Logan Square pair
13 dishes
An izakaya classic, on tap. Suntory Toki Whiskey, Supercharged highball soda
Shot of umeshu and a Sapporo. A nod to a classic Logan Square pair
The original single-cup sake. Found at every 7-11 in Japan. 1.5 servings
An izakaya classic, on tap. Suntory Toki Whiskey, Supercharged highball soda
Yuzu liqueur, Shochu, Supercharged highball soda
Roku Gin, Lychee Liqueur, Elderflower syrup, Lillet Blanc
Nikka Coffey Grain Whiskey, Okinawa black sugar, cocoa bitters, angostura
17 dishes
An extremely elaborate sake, the "23" number indicates that the rice in the brew has been polished to only 23% its original size, a borderline comical amount of refinement. Made in Hyde Park, New York, there is simply no more extravagant sake made in the United States. Beautiful complexity, fruit, sweetness, balance
Ask whether it is a cream or honey liqueur, straight spirits are vegan.
The original Japanese soda. Pick from Original, Melon, Grape, or Lychee
Ask whether anything is mixed into it, as poured, most drinks are vegan.
Sparkling yuzu juice with cane sugar
Ask if they know which are marked vegan. Some beer and wine is cleared using fish, milk or egg, and that is never printed on the bottle.
Sparkling Japanese mandarin orange juice with cane sugar
Ask if they know which are marked vegan. Some beer and wine is cleared using fish, milk or egg, and that is never printed on the bottle.
Ask whether it is a cream or honey liqueur, straight spirits are vegan.
Ask whether it is a cream or honey liqueur, straight spirits are vegan.
Ask whether it is a cream or honey liqueur, straight spirits are vegan.
The original Japanese soda. Pick from Original, Melon, Grape, or Lychee
Ask whether anything is added to it, a soft drink or a bottled water is vegan as it comes.
Shot of umeshu and a Sapporo. A nod to a classic Logan Square pair
Ask what is in it.
Very dry, easy sipping, everyday sake. Served hot or cold
Ask if they know which are marked vegan. Some beer and wine is cleared using fish, milk or egg, and that is never printed on the bottle.
Textured and complex umami, notes of raisin, fig, buttery panettone
Ask whether it is a cream or honey liqueur, straight spirits are vegan.
An elegant sake, soft, delicate, but fruity. Pear and melon, clean and great for any occasion
Ask whether it is a cream or honey liqueur, straight spirits are vegan.
Classic to this style, highly polished rice leads to strong fruit, floral, and complex but approachable flavor
Ask whether it is a cream or honey liqueur, straight spirits are vegan.
Strong umami and structure, notes of vanilla, excellent for pairing with ramen
Ask whether it is a cream or honey liqueur, straight spirits are vegan.
It's Nigori. It's unfiltered, creamy, sweet, super tasty
Ask whether it is a cream or honey liqueur, straight spirits are vegan.
A boozy Arnold Palmer with Japanese ingredients. Japanese Oolong, shochu, housemade lemonade
Ask what goes into it, most cocktails are vegan, and the ones that are not turn on egg white, cream or a honey syrup.
Ask what goes into it, most cocktails are vegan, and the ones that are not turn on egg white, cream or a honey syrup.
1 dish
A special beer made just for the shop, brewed with koji rice and wheat. Notes of bubblegum, banana. Very dry and highly effervescent
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