From the original post
The photo note
Underbelly Ramen & Belly of The Beast Ramen #ramen #foodcoma #japanesefood #underbelly
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.
Two bowls on a metal patio table: the house Underbelly Ramen with thick slabs of pork, a soft egg, nori and sesame, and the darker Belly of the Beast behind it, with a beer and condiments at the edge of the frame. A plate of shucked oysters was posted from the same visit earlier that evening.
This is where a long habit starts. Roger posted another Underbelly bowl eleven days later, called Belly of the Beast a bowl that hits the spot each time in January 2013, and was still ordering there in 2014. Few places in the archive have a paper trail that long.
The quick critique
What stood out
- Thick-cut pork and a soft egg
- Two house bowls side by side
- The start of a years-long Underbelly habit
Bottom line
Archive verdict
The first chapter of Roger’s most documented ramen habit — two bowls he kept coming back for.