The call
Start with ramen with salmon roe (ikura), and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
What to order
- Ramen with salmon roe (ikura)
Best for
- Ramen while shopping at Mitsuwa
Japanese · Ramen
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka
A Hokkaido-style ramen counter inside Mitsuwa Marketplace's Kearny Mesa food court, which Roger rated 4 stars and called awesome for its salmon-roe-topped noodles.
Source-backed notes
Visit history
2010-02-07day precision · source explicit
“Awesome ramen noodles with salmon roe!”
Roger rated this Mitsuwa Marketplace ramen counter 4 stars, enthusiastic about the noodles topped with salmon roe in this unpublished Yelp draft.
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- From the order notes
- Crab meat xiao long bao · Sheng jian bao · Zha jiang mian · Pork feet
- Go for
- Xiao long bao · Convoy District Chinese food
Latest recordDate unavailable
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A Kearny Mesa Vietnamese spot Roger praised for freshly made, generous portions — nothing mass-ordered frozen — plus made-to-order coffee and wings he ranks among the only two worth ordering at an Asian restaurant in town.
- From the order notes
- Cơm tấm · Bún thịt nướng · Wings · Fresh-brewed coffee
- Go for
- A group order to share · Vietnamese comfort classics
Latest recorded visit2026-02-06
RecommendedPrice varies
Kearny Mesa
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A low-key Convoy-area grocery Roger called a one-stop shop for a Chinese household: herbal remedies, dried seafood, nostalgic HK/China/Taiwan sodas and whole-leaf teas, tucked in a warehouse half a block west of Convoy.
- From the order notes
- Dried scallop and abalone · Nostalgic HK/China/Taiwan sodas · Whole-leaf teas
- Go for
- Chinese pantry staples · A weekend grocery run (safest hours)
Latest recorded visit2025-08-30
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Browse the Japanese page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
Roger’s pick$$$$
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One of the two omakase counters Roger named when asked where to take a visiting friend for sushi in 2022.
- From the order notes
- Omakase
- Go for
- A special sushi dinner · Letting the chef choose
Latest recordRecommended 2022
Roger’s pick$$$$
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Roger's University Heights omakase recommendation from 2022, paired with Tadokoro as his two go-to sushi counters.
- From the order notes
- Omakase
- Go for
- A special occasion · Letting the chef choose
Latest recordRecommended 2022