Underbelly

This is our go-to spot, great location. If you want to see an amazing sunset with your meal use the outdoor by tje street. Service is great, if you have questions I love that they guide you through.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Underbelly absolutely delivered. Everything we had was packed with flavor — bold, balanced, and thoughtfully executed. Each dish felt intentional, layered, and memorable without being overcomplicated. You can tell the kitchen knows exactly what it’s doing.

The overall experience matched the food. The atmosphere is inviting and stylish while still feeling comfortable enough to settle in and enjoy the evening. It’s the kind of place where you want to take your time, try multiple dishes, and share everything at the table.

If you appreciate creative, flavor-driven food done right, this spot is worth it. I’ll definitely be back to explore more of the menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Awesome spot for amazing ramen!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I ordered belly of the beast ramen and spice JFC chicken. The ramen noodles over cook, the soup is not hot enough and the soup broth tastes no good. The soup tastes like the one you can buy at Korean market the beef broth package. I love all kinds of ramen but this is 1/10 no good. And the chicken OMG not fresh made, chicken is cold and looks like made long time ago very dry and taste not good at all.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 2

Underbelly in Little Italy was such a fun and genuinely great experience. From the moment I walked up, my server made me feel welcomed and clearly explained how to order and where I could sit, which made everything feel easy and comfortable right away.

I chose an outdoor table and it was the perfect decision — great views of the lively street, people strolling by, and plenty of dogs adding to the energy. It was a fun atmosphere, and by the time my food arrived I was already in a great mood.

I ordered the Belly of the Beast ramen and added carrots, corn, and bok choy. It was simply delicious. The seasoning was perfect for me — I didn’t add a single extra sauce (even though a full assortment was provided and thoughtfully explained). The broth had the ideal texture, and every element of the bowl felt balanced and well executed.

Service was excellent throughout, and this easily ranks as one of the best ramen experiences I’ve had. I would return here anytime I’m in San Diego.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is a vibe! If you like highballs, they have them on tap!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

What a great trendy spot! Has good music, great spot to take a date. Parking wasn’t that bad but depends on when you’re coming.

You order the food and sit down and wait. Which is cool. The issue I had was that there was line, host said wait somewhere while people would walk inside and try to cut others off. So made no sense to wait.

I got the bento box which was good, but the kimchi was just ok. They gave me a bottle of water and the beer was great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Place is great, but my impression on it changed when I got Ramen to-go. Apparently the option of tipping is an illusion when the worker slipped a unauthorized $9.26 tip into my order. Make sure to check your receipts.

I was a fool as I didn't catch it at the time, definitely won't happen again. Hopefully this is a helpful review to other customers.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 1

food was good. the female server, I believe her name is Jessie, she is a very spirited person. I like her personality.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

This was the nice place till they switched some employees, cause nowadays it’s just a bad food with super bad service. I was a regular customer for more than a year, and all was good till now. My last order no one could take through the phone for more then 15 minutes, then they messed up options for my food so it came out totally not was I was expecting, additionally to that food was cold and ramen glued together, when in 5 minutes I was at the restaurant there was 0 people. So it was definitely my last visit, if you know a good place in SD for ramen please text me, cause it’s not an option anymore!!!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

This is the place where you get the Anti-government on! They have the best cyberpunk food with a luxury feeling! Its so good that NG/National City PD bring their plus one to two before coming on Roosevelt Ave before their future marriage, just look!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ordered ramen and it was alright. Vibe was chill but the lights were too dim and red that I can’t see the color of the food.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Great ramen. Adding the oxtail is a great add

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I really wanted to give this four stars but a few things held it back.

The ambiance is pretty cool. They are clearly aiming for a retro futuristic Neo-Tokyo / Blade Runner vibe. That's awesome. But there is a difference between grity and just plain dirty. This one is the latter.

Went for the standard tonkotsu ramen as a baseline. It looks great. But each of the flavors was just a bit off.

The soup base was solid. 9/10
The egg was not jammy enough. 8/10
The noodles were overcooked and soggy, and they used instant noodles instead of real ramen egg noodles. 4/10
Chashu pork, overcooked and flavorless. Color is wrong. 5/10
Missing a few normal items like nori, burdock, corn, etc. Sigh. Oh well.

Very much a self serve vibe. Staff seemed rushed and uninterested. A big faux paux for any Japanese restaurant even in the US.

Ultimately this place is fine if you just have to scratch a ramen itch, but don't get your hopes up.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Delicious ramen! The interior space is slightly small, but the food is excellent and the staff are kind.