American diner chain in Okinawa has a particular supply that quite a lot of Japanese locals don’t find out about.
A&W root beer is likely to be a family title in America, however right here in Japan you’d be hard-pressed to seek out it…except you’re on the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa. You’re by no means too removed from a root beer on this island chain, because it’s the one place within the nation the place you’ll discover A&W diners — 23 of them in actual fact, and so they have a particular supply on root beers that quite a lot of locals don’t even find out about.
Serving the group since 1963, you possibly can take pleasure in all the standard menu objects at A&W in Okinawa, with burgers and “Tremendous Poutine” (fries topped with gravy and cheese) extremely beneficial.
▼ Nonetheless, many purchasers come right here only for the foundation beer.
Root beer is a type of love-it-or-hate-it sort of drinks, with its bittersweet, herbaceous flavours giving it a complexity that appeals to some palates whereas repulsing others. Lovers of the drink will certainly wish to make a beeline for the diner, although, as a result of when you end a glass of the drink right here…
▼…you’ll be capable to get a refill without cost!
▼ It’s not only one refill, both, as a result of right here you will get limitless refills for no matter measurement drink you order.
Doing the mathematics, it will take advantage of economical sense to order a small and maintaining getting refills — workers serve drinks in a brand new glass each time — however there are many clients who order the big, as a result of it is available in an eye catching jug.
▼ Price range-conscious diners needn’t be disenchanted, although — the small-sized glass is arguably simply as handsome.
One of the best time to order an A&W is on a Wednesday, as a result of that’s when you possibly can improve a regular-sized root beer to a float at no additional value.
▼ Wednesday is “Root Beer Float Day” on the chain.
So subsequent time you’re down in Okinawa, attempting the heavenly bread and pork and egg onigiri rice balls, make sure you depart some room in your stomach for a root beer at A&W. Freshly poured at full carbonation is one of the best ways to strive it, and with free refills on supply, it’s certainly one of many issues that’ll tempt you on a visit to Okinawa.
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