Do you like sake?
This week my friend took me out for dessert and drinks to a restaurant on St. Marks. St. Marks is a street in Manhattan filled with a variety of shops and stores, but it also houses a number of very cute, affordable, and delicious Asian restaurants. We've been trying to go to each of them at least once!
The thing about restaurants in New York is that they're often small, crowded, and claustrophobic. I've come to have very low expectations of space, when it comes to trying new restaurants, which is fine most of the time. But that's pretty much what I was expecting when my friend took me to Jebon Noodle, at 15 St. Marks.
I was incredibly wrong, needless to say. Enter Jebon and you're greeted by the bar and a few tables at the front of the restaurant, but as you venture further back the room opens up into a clean, spacious space.
But that's not why we were there! We had gone to Jebon specifically because they offer the sake slush.
What's a sake slush?
It's basically a blended ice drink with sake in it. Jebon offers mango, passion fruit, peach, strawberry, green apple, and lychee flavors.
For only $6 apiece, it's a lot to drink! The taste is incredible, too. I ordered the lychee slush and my friend ordered the mango slush. Sometimes lychee flavored foods taste somewhat artificial, but this sake slush was crisp, fresh, and delicious.
And if you're looking for dessert, their green tea ice cream and creme brulee are solid choices.
Definitely check out Jebon Noodle! It's a wonderful space with good quality food and drinks.
Have you ever had a sake slush before? Where?
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Never had a sake slush. The closest thing I've had was an interesting potent potable called "Rocket Fuel." I had it at a room party at a convention a number of years ago.
I arrived just as they were making it. In a large container, they mixed lemonade concentrate, sugar, water, and a bottle of Everclear. They stirred everything together, then dropped in a large chunk of dry ice. By the time the dry ice had fully sublimated, it had gained a nice slushy consistency.
I had not drunk anything alcoholic yet that evening, so they gave me the honor of being the test subject.
This place looks cool! I've never had a sake slushy but I'm a huge fan of drinks that are slushy or icy. :)
Have you ever been to Cha An? They have great sake cocktails and amazing desserts!
I've never tried sake! Can anyone tell me what the taste is like? Anyway, if I'm ever in NYC, I might have to give this a try because I love frozen drinks & these look blended to perfection! =]
@purpleranger - Oh, that sounds potent. Was it good?
@eugenia@xanga - No but I'll go now! :O Yeah, it's awesome. I think they might have karaoke there too!
@Awake_My_Soul420@xanga - Honestly, I don't drink that much sake and the lychee flavor really over powered it! Definitely do try it :)
I very much do not like sake. I don't like alcohol. I could go for a standard slushy though. mmmm
@VampireOfSeduction@xanga - I'm sure you could get it without the sake. The real treat was definitely the lychee flavor. Slushies are lovely in general :)
@joshiro - Yes, it was potent. And yes, it was good. It was also quite cold; I really didn't feel the alcohol until it was about halfway down my esophagus. When the hosts asked me how it was, and I told them that, they said that they had it mixed right.
This looks so good. I want one. Reminds me of Wet Willy's, only the sake sounds like an excellent twist.
hmm the pictures remind me an awful lot of oh! taisho
I'm a minor, so I don't drink alcoholic drinks, but I like the green tea ice cream.
did you say SAKE slush? i want i want i want!!
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