From the original post
The photo note
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Looking back
The SD Foodie take
Editorial commentary written from Roger’s original photograph and caption. Roger’s own words are the quoted photo note above.
A pale, clear shio broth with thin noodles, a wide slice of chashu, sweet corn, seaweed and scallions — a lighter style than the rich tonkotsu and miso bowls elsewhere in the archive.
Roger posted Izakaya Masa again in June 2014 with a simple late night eats, so this Mission Hills spot stayed in his rotation for more than a year.
The quick critique
What stood out
- Clear, salt-based broth
- Chashu, corn and seaweed
- A Mission Hills late-night regular
Bottom line
Archive verdict
A lighter shio ramen from a Mission Hills izakaya that stayed on Roger’s list for more than a year.