About Us

ABOUT US

WARUDE Japanese Bowl and Taco in Brooklyn, NY was opened in 2018 by husband and wife team Yuichi and Hiroko Iida. More than a restaurant, the WARUDE vision is to energize a movement for a better future and build a community that you will be proud to be part of. The goal with WARUDE is to contribute to a positive cycle of better food culture, better environment and improved quality life for everybody.

As well as founding WARUDE, Yuichi is a musician who plays Afro-Caribbean, African and Japanese drums. While traveling and playing in Jamaica Yuichi was introduced to “ITAL” food, a Rastafarian philosophy based on unity with nature and increasing your vital energy by eating whole, unprocessed food from the earth. In essence Ital food is means vital food.

Through his study of Ital food in the context of Japanese cuisine, Yuichi found brown rice to be a potential superfood in terms of both nutritional and other inherent health benefits. Looking deeper, he found that since brown rice contains bran (the outside of the grain which can be exposed to chemicals) it is very important to use and eat only organic brown rice. Then the lightbulb went on! “Wait a minute… what about other food?” Researching how our foods are produced, Yuichi realized how vulnerable we all are to toxic persistent pesticides that harm us, farmers, the earth and the next generation.

Alongside healthiest products, the other magic ingredient in the WARUDE recipe is the tradition of Japanese home cooking. Hiroko Iida grew up playing in the kitchen of her parents’ Japanese delicatessen in Osaka, Japan. This popular store had been open for more than 40 years and was widely loved by customers and as part of the neighborhood. When the store closed in 2018 Hiroko inherited the recipes and decided to introduce true home style Japanese food to Brooklyn.

Every effort is made to use ingredients that are organic and as close as possible to their most natural form: truly vital foods. So that’s the secret - ITAL foods x Osaka Home Recipe = WARUDE JAPANESE.

One example of these unique and healthful ingredients is the organic matcha green tea which Yuichi sources through local connections to organic tea farmer in his home town Shizuoka. WARUDE imports this high organic matcha directly, enabling high quality at a reasonable price.

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Crown Heights

BOWL with ORGANIC BROWN RICE

Salmon Miso 16 star G

Grilled salmon marinated in house made miso paste

Teriyaki Chicken 16 star

Grilled chicken with house made teriyaki sauce

Shrimp and Zucchini in Sweet and Chili Sauce 16 G

Deep fried shrimp and zucchini in house made tomato sweet chili sauce

Tofu and Zucchini in Sweet and Chili Sauce 16 G V

Deep fried organic tofu and zucchini in house made tomato sweet chili sauce

Eggplant and Okra 13

Deep fried eggplant and okra in vegetable base house made Japanese thick sauce

CHOSE A BOWL SIDE OPTION

Kale Salad G V N
Roasted Cabbage and Seasonal Vegetable G V
Scrambled Organic Egg G
Sunny Side Up Organic Egg G

ADDS-ONS +3

Avocado G V
Kale Salad G V N
Roasted Cabbage and Seasonal Vegetable G V
Soft Boiled Organic Egg G
Scrambled Organic Egg G
Sunny Side Up Organic Egg G
Wakame Seaweed V

PROTEIN ADDS-ONS +6

Salmon Miso G
Teriyaki Chicken
Fried Organic Tofu G V

PLATE

WARUDE Japanese Plate 16

Organic Brown Rice, Miso Soup, Japanese Pickles

CHOOSE ONE PROTEIN

Salmon Miso G
Teriyaki Chicken
Fried Organic Tofu with Sauce V
Salted Grilled Mackerel + 1 G

SOUP Option

Vegetable Dumpling Soup + 1 V
Spicy Chicken Tortilla Soup + 2

JAPANESE STYLE CURRY

WITH ORGANIC BROWN RICE

Basic Curry 16

curry, brown rice, fried onion, scallion

CHOOSE ONE PANKO FRIED PROTEIN

Chicken
Cod Fish
Shrimp

Vegan Curry 16 V

Vegetable, curry, brown rice, fried onion, scallion

Warude Curry 19

Panko fried chicken, panko fried cod fish, panko fried shrimp, vegetable, curry, brown rice, fried onion, scallion

ADDS-ONS

Cheese +3
Organic Scrambled Egg +3
Organic Natto +3
Organic Fried Tofu +6 G V
Vegetable +5 V
Panko Fried Chicken +5
Panko Fried Cod fish +5
Panko Fried Shrimp +5
Extra Curry +5 V
Extra Rice +4 V

SALAD

Kale Salad 6.5 V

Shredded kale, Brussels sprouts, lemon, almond, red onion, house made dressing

*Contains Honey

ADDS-ONS +3

Avocado G V
Soft Boiled Organic Egg G
Scrambled Organic Egg G
Sunny Side Up Organic Egg G
Wakame Seaweed V

PROTEIN ADDS-ONS +6

Salmon Miso G
Teriyaki Chicken
Fried Organic Tofu G V

SOUP

Home Style Miso Soup 5 star G

Vegetable Dumpling Soup 6.5 V

Vegetable gyoza dumpling, vegetable broth, organic miso, scallion

SIDE

Organic Brown Rice 5 G V

Organic Edamame 5 G V

Organic Natto 3 V

Japanese Fermented Soy Beans

Japanese Pickles 5

Vegetable Gyoza (Dumpling) 7 V

Salted Grilled Mackerel 8 G

Salmon Miso 9 G

Teriyaki Chicken 8

DRINK H = Hot C = Cold

ORGANIC COFFEE

Dairy Alternatives : Almond Milk / Oat Milk +$1

Espresso 3 H

Americano 3.5 H C

Espresso + Filtered Water

Latte 4.5 H C

Espresso + Milk

Spiced Latte 4.5 H C

Espresso + Coriander + Milk

Spicy Spiced Latte 4.5 H C

Espresso + Ginger + Turmeric + Cayenne Pepper + Milk

ORGANIC MATCHA

Dairy Alternatives : Almond Milk / Oat Milk +$1

Shot 3 H

Matcha Americano 3.5 H C

Matcha + Filtered Water

Matcha Latte 4.5 H C

Matcha + Milk

Matcha Acai Latte 5.5 C heart

Matcha Ginger Turmeric Latte 5 H

Organic Earl Grey Tea 3 H

Organic Chai Latte 4.5 H C

DAIRY ALTERNATIVES

Almond Milk / Oat Milk +1

OTHER

Organic Ginger Turmeric Latte 4.5 H

READY-TO-DRINK

Water 1

Saratoga Sparkling Water 2.75

Ginger Ale 3

Kombucha 5

Kombucha Ginger 5

Kids Juice 1

Peach Tea 3

Mango Tea 3

Lemonade 3

Organic Cola 3

Blood Orange 3

BEER

STYLE / LOCATION / ALC% / OZ / PRICE

LAGER

#1. Cool Cousin / NY / 5% / 16oz / 8

Light and Crispy Kolsch Style Raw Lager with subtle toast aroma and gentle fruity flavor

#2. Koshihikari Echigo Beer / 5% / 12oz / 8

Japanese Rice Lager - Japan

#3. Hitachino Yuzu Lager / 5.5% / 12oz / 9

Crispy Lager with Japanese Citrus Yuzu - Japan

#4. Japanese Matcha Beer / 4.5% / 13oz / 9

Japanese Rice Lager + Organic Matcha Shot- Japan

ALES

INDIAN PALE ALE (IPA)

#5. IPA w/ notes of Ripe Peach. Hopped with Citra, Simcoe & Mosaic / NY / 7% / 16oz / 9

Threes Brewing - Logical Conclusion

#6. Hitachino Dai Dai / 6.2% / 12oz / 9

IPA Brewed with Japanese Wild-Bred Mandarin Orange - Japan

SAISON

#7. Sake Style Saison Ale / NY / 4.2% / 16oz / 7

Stillwater-Extra Dry

WHEAT (WITBIER)

#8. Belgian Witbier with Lemongrass & Ginger / SC / 5% / 12oz / 6

Westbrook - White Thai

FARMHOUSE ALE

#9. Oxbow Brewing - Surf Casting / 4.5% / 12oz / 8
Gose inspired Saison (Grisette) with Sea Salt and Lime (ME)

STOUT

#10. Echigo Beer - Premium Stout / 7% / 12oz / 9
Japanese Stout w/ roasted aroma and rounded flavor with creamy head - Japan

ORGANIC HARD KOMBUCHA

(GLUTEN FREE FERMENTED TEA)

#11. Grapefruit with a Hint of Thyme / 4.5% / 12oz / 8

Flying Embers

#12. Pineapple Sunset with Notes of Pomegranate & Coconut / 8% / 12oz / 8

Flying Embers

WINE

RED WINE

CLEAN LABEL PROJECT:PURITY AWARD

#13. Rascal Pinot Noir 2018 / Clean Label, OR / 9 Glass, 30 Bottle

WHITE WINE

CLEAN LABEL PROJECT:PURITY AWARD

#14. Lifevine Chardonnay 2018 / Clean Label, CA / 9 Glass, 30 Bottle

FRUIT SAKE

#15. Plum Sake with Plum Fruit (Osaka, Japan) Choya / 14.6% / On The Rocks / 5 Glass (1.7oz)

#16. Yuzu Sake (Aichi, Japan) Miwakuno Yuzu, 7%, On The Rocks / 7 Glass, 35 Bottle

SAKE

#17. Kikusui / Niigata, Japan / Junmai / Semi Sweet / 15% / Hot or Cold / 9 Cup (6oz)

#18. Tenmei / Fukushima, Japan / Junmai / Semi Sweet / 16% / 12 Cup - COMING SOON

#19. Kuroushi / Wakayama, Japan / Junmai Ginjo / Dry / 17% / Hot or Cold / 12 Cup (6oz)

#20. Kubota / Niigata, Japan / Junmai Daiginjo / Dry / 15% / 25 Bottle (10oz) / 60 Bottle (24oz)

#21. Dassai 45 / Yamaguchi, Japan / Junmai Daiginjo / Dry / 15% / 20 Bottle (10oz)

NIGORI (UNFILTERED) SAKE

#22. Kikusui Perfect Snow / Niigata, Japan / Junmai / Sweet / 21% / 9 Glass

Please ask for Seasonal menu

*Our beverage selections are subject to change based on its availability.

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Menu

POWER OF ORGANIC BROWN RICE

Brown rice is a whole grain. White rice, on the other hand, has had the bran and germ removed, which are the most nutritious parts of the grain.

This leaves white rice with very few essential nutrients, which is why brown rice is usually considered much healthier. (300g/504kcal)

Brown rice contains many kinds of nutrients.

We only serve organic brown rice.

WHAT’S “SOSHOKU”?

“Soshoku“ is roughly translated to “simple food“ in Japanese. Soshoku plates consist a well-balanced meal including brown rice, miso, and seasonal vegetables.

The basic rule for the soshoku plate is to eat local and seasonal food,

which helps promote a healthy body.