Reviews for Underbelly North Park in San Diego, CA
Parking difficult to find in this area during dinner times. Some on the residential st 5min walk away. Order at front entrance... they give you a number and bring your food and drinks. Indoor outdoor seating so check the weather. Once It was too hot and noAC or fan outside. Another time it was too cold and rained a bit. Just no control for an outdoor area. 14 to 16 for ramens.They are quite good ???? Expect to pay at least 20 here just for food. Staff are friendly and seemed nice. But when busy it'simpossible to get help especially at the bar. Seems understaffed. One bathroom for the whole place. It was clean but crowds atthe back right by the bar if there's a line. The whiskey highball a simple but traditional Japanese drink for 11 bucks.Aparently is dispensed by a machine so the whiskey to soda ratio is fixed. Traditionally stired 13 times.. something must'vebeen wrong w the machine but the bartender rectified the problem. I enjoyed my time here. It has nice ambiance and good food,but I'm not likely to return unless the parking and bar service improves, and temperatures are controlled better. No fans whenit's hot outside and we eating hot ramen? Read more
The two main ingredients for all ramen are the noodles and the broth. Unfortunately, Underbelly struck out on both. The noodles... were over cooked and too soft. The broth was thin. I had the Underbelly Ramen. I did like the addition of the pulled pork andthe chashu was also good. The egg was perfectly cooked but could have used more time in the marinade. I liked the flavor of thebeef gyoza but prefer the traditional, steamed type. Atmosphere was awesome. Read more
Pretty much at the corner end of North Parks bar area, Underbelly does have some good ramen. One place I haven't been yet for... ramen, so I had to go. You know North Park there isn't parking so just find one around the housing. I ordered the chickenKaarage and of course the underbelly ramen. The kaarage was really good, usually ramen spot kaarage isn't as good but they didit right. Juicy and good crunchy. The ramen was surprisingly good. The only thing I didn't like was that it was heavily onveggies so it over took the ramen bowl. Broth was creamy and noodles to broth ratio was equal. I'm not gonna take away thegreens from the ramen but it wasn't something I prefer. The pork was juicy, nothing special tho. I'll have to the basicTonkotsu ramen with no veggies next time but it does break my top 5 ramen spots at #5. Due to locations, underbelly will be aspot I sporadically go to when I'm in the area. Always gotta down the bowl. On to the next spot. Read more
First time here and we truly enjoyed an amazing meal in an awesome atmosphere! Everything we ordered, both the tempura eggplant... bao, the chicken confit ramen, and the OG underbelly ramen, was all so skillfully prepared with amazing umami flavor! Thebeautiful ube colada tasted as delicious as it looked! The quick service was an added bonus too! This place is a great datenight locale! High-five stars all around! Will definitely come back next time we're in the North Park area. Read more
I had the best spontaneous adventure to Underbelly. My grandma and I were lost in downtown San Diego. Eventually I drove to... Underbelly and it was the perfect timing. Every team member provided an experience that was welcoming. The menu is full ofJapanese comfort foods. One of the managers, Sydney, was a charismatic bartender. Sydney's skills inspired 6 customers to ordertwice as many drinks because of the way she crafted them. I look forward to my next meal here. Read more
The chicken Ramen was really good. The mango margarita tasted really odd. Im not sure if it was the liquor but it had an odd... taste. And the menu online isn't up to date so don't be fooled. Read more
Honestly, I do not get the hype, the food was mediocre. Maybe it was an off night. Found the broth pretty unflavored. Drinks... were excellent!! The process to order when you are a seated guest is bothersome. Maybe I am weird but when I go out to eat Iwould like a server ? would prefer not to have to go wait in line to order like I?m an underage kid waiting in line buy drinktickets in the club. This place fills up quick! By the time we sat down after ordering there was a line literally down theblock. Read more
Very popular place! The line was down the sidewalk. Lots of options to choose from and something for everyone. I loved the... ramen. Good portions too. Smaller seating area, but it was still cozy without being in other people's space. Read more