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Raku

E 6th & 1st Ave, East Village

Japanese food

Taste:  SGFI  

Value:   Good 

Booze: Yeah

Something Going For It — high quality udon noodles

Vegan Japanese food at Raku in East Village, New York

Remarks

This place has udon soups and other bits and pieces. I got the the sansai hot udon, which is the udon in hot broth with some spinachy veg, mushrooms and maybe another veg I didn't recognize.

The noodles themselves are really top notch. The veganized version of the broth may have let it down a little, it wasn't too exciting. And the veg didn't taste like much either (the vegan version has the mushrooms un-tempurad). But maybe that's a good thing. Apparently subtlety is something you're meant to enjoy as an adult. The noodles did shine through.

They've got a bunch of other options including ones with dipping sauce and cold ones. And vegan gyoza and other snacks.

Last sampled 1st February 2022.

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