The Best Tempura
San Francisco

Udon Mugizo

Handmade-udon restaurant with an extensive independent tempura menu including squid, shrimp, mushrooms and vegetables, plus tendon and noodle sets.

4.7 Google Maps 4.4 Yelp 4.5 Diner consensusOur tempura rating: not yet rated
The dining room at Udon Mugizo (SF Japantown)
How diners rate it
Google Maps
4.7
2,589 ratings
Observed Sep 28, 2026Google Maps

We recorded this score on Sep 28, 2026.

External ratings change over time. View the source for the current rating.

Platform-wide restaurant score, not a tempura-only score; dynamic snapshot.

Ratings & reviews by Google

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Yelp
4.4
2,807 reviews
Observed Sep 28, 2026Yelp

We recorded this score on Sep 28, 2026.

External ratings change over time. View the source for the current rating.

Platform-wide restaurant score, not a tempura-only score; dynamic snapshot.

Ratings & reviews by Yelp

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Diner consensus
4.5
Based on Google Maps + Yelp
How we calculate this

We combine ratings from independent platforms and weight each source by how many ratings back its score.

  • Google Maps4.72,589 ratingsCounted
  • Yelp4.42,807 reviewsCounted

= 4.5 / 5 · 2 independent sources, each weighted by how many ratings back it.

Our own Taster score is never mixed in.

Public platform ratings, shown as of when we last checked, kept separate from our own Taster score.

The Best Tempura verdict
Not yet tasted

We haven’t reviewed the tempura here yet. Our score only appears after a firsthand visit, a promise, not a missing value.

In-house ReviewerThe Best Tempura TasterHow we rate →
SpecialtyTempura-forward

In the press

What critics and reporters have written, attributed summaries, not our own review.

Dining context
2026-09-06 to 2026-09-12
Udon Mugizo, yelp business listing

In our small Yelp sample, all three sampled authors praised attentive service.

3 visible review entries. First 3 currently visible Yelp Sort author entries; current review only, previous versions and owner responses excluded. Small non-random sample; not representative of all reviews or a tempura-only score.

Context
From the archives
2023-11-14
Udon Mugizo

Japan Center review describes housemade udon with shrimp tempura among its preparations.

Historical coverage; prices, hours and menu items are not assumed current.

Context

Location & visit

Japan Center

1581 Webster St #217, San Francisco, CA 94115 · San Francisco, California

About these ratings
How ratings work

Diner ratings. We show each platform's public rating as of the date we recorded it, on a 5-point scale, with a link to the current rating. Our tempura rating is our own firsthand tempura score, always kept separate and never blended in.

Diner consensus. We combine independent platforms into one score, weighting each by how many ratings back it. Platforms that share the same reviews are counted once, and the consensus only appears with two or more independent sources.

Independence. How we rate and recommend is never affected by any advertising, partnership or sponsorship. Ratings and reviews remain the property of the platforms they come from.

Diner ratings
Recorded from public platforms
Diner consensus
Our combined read of the crowd
Independence
Never pay-to-play