09/30/2021
Dear Kurabarn Customers and Family,
It is with bittersweet emotion that we announce Kurabarn will close forever on Saturday, Oct 9th.
Thank you for your decades of patronage and support, especially after this past year. Ayano and Makoto are planning on moving to Texas to be with their daughter while also making frequent visits to Japan to see Makoto’s 95 year old mother. Kari will be visiting her grandchildren in Colorado more often, but will continue to be a presence in Huntington, working at Floras Avenue.
It has been an incredible honor to serve you. We will treasure—always—the countless fond memories you inspired. We watched generations of families come through Kurabarn’s door, to celebrate special occasions or enjoy the weekly family meal. Noriko and Nori came to America in the 1960s with little money and a seemingly impossible dream, to share their native cuisine with their newfound friends on Long Island. Mom started out by giving cooking lessons. Dad worked two jobs to save money to start the business. When KuraBarn’s door opened for the first time, Mom and Dad were the first restaurateurs in Suffolk County to offer home cooked, authentic Japanese food. “KB” survived recessions, downturns, illnesses and tragedies and, most recently, the pandemic, and 46 years later, we still welcome you, our customers who have become our friends—our family—into our little house on New York Avenue.
Now it’s time to say goodbye.
Our hearts are filled with sorrow, but more than that, we feel such tremendous gratitude and love for you.
Domo arigato,
Ayano, Makoto, Kari, Risa, Mido and the Kurabarn family
p.s. Our hours will remain the same until Oct 9th, the closing date. If you would like to come in for dinner on Friday or Saturday, we highly recommend you make reservations as seating is very limited.
