The call
Start with ramen or raw octopus (tako), and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
What to order
- Ramen
- Raw octopus (tako)
Best for
- Late-night authentic Japanese food
- Izakaya night
Japanese
Izakaya Masa
Roger rated this 5 stars, calling it the bomb for authentic Japanese grub — open late every night, with bomb ramen and raw octopus.
From Roger’s camera roll
More photos from Izakaya Masa
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From Roger’s Foursquare
Roger’s tips on Izakaya Masa
Craving for late night ramen? This is the place to hit up!
Posted
On Roger’s lists: Skewer Joints!, SD Sushi Joints!, SD's Ramen Joints!.
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 32 times on Swarm, most recently Jun 18, 2022. See the check-in log
2015-05-28day precision · source explicit
“The bomb! Authentic jap grub. Open late every night. Bomb ramen and raw octopus”
Roger called Izakaya Masa authentic and open late every night, singling out the ramen and raw octopus. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
2014-06-27day precision · source explicit
Roger's earliest documented visit here, nearly a year before his Yelp draft: a Flickr photo captioned "Late night eats!" with the hashtags #izakayamasa and #missionhillssd, dated by the photo's own EXIF timestamp.
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- From the order notes
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- From the order notes
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- From the order notes
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