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Went here for lunch with my colleagues and we were greeted and seated right away; it’s nice to have a place near work that doesn’t have insane lunch rush every day. We started off with the Spicy Chicken Kara-age. It was absolutely outstanding; perfectly crispy on the outside, very juice chicken on the inside and a coating and sauce that was beautifully seasoned and spiced. We would have loved to order more of it for sure. I got the Rib Eye Sukiyaki while my friend got the Rib Eye Spicy Miso Shabu Shabu and we shared both. We also got a side plate of Wagyu that we shared. The Sukiyaki is immensely flavorful and as the sauce reduces and cooks down and coats everything, each bite becomes a symphony of flavors in your mouth. The only downside is that most of the veggies and noodles in the sauce get very overcooked very quickly since they are all already in the skillet; I think the next time around I will pull them out in time. Dipping in a raw egg seems a little scary at first if that is a flavor and texture you’re not familiar with; but move past that apprehension and do it; you will not regret it. The hot beef that was cooked in seconds when dipped into the egg along with some cabbage and then eaten with rice is just a very unique experience and it’s hard to describe how delicious it is. The Spicy Miso broth is outstanding. It’s HUGE portion and can easily be shared among two people. The veggies and noodles are all on the side which is great because them you can cook a few at a time like a regular hot pot and you don’t have to worry about overcooking. They give you a Ponzu dipping sauce as well as Sesame paste. Make sure you dip in both; they are excellent. The Rib Eye itself is actually quite good and the portion sizes are generous. The Wagyu beef is a league of its own and it’s basically like butter that will dissolve on your tongue; if you are ok with a little splurge for the experience, the $30 for a side plate of Wagyu is definitely recommended. Overall the food was phenomenal, the service was excellent and the ambiance was really nice. I’d most certainly be going back here and strongly recommend it.

Oseyo Shabu Shabu – Menu with Prices – 2879 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena

Found this shabu shabu place and based off the yelp reviews I ended up dining here. First off, the parking lot is tiny. 1/4 of the parking lot is dedicated to the liquor store and the rest is a free for all unless you park on the street. Second, the placement of the burners are a little weird. You have your traditional tables and the bar… but there’s also these two separate islands where they face each other. It’s kinda weird. To the shabu shabu – I ordered a sukiyaki base with a large angus prime beef which is considered the leanest beef. The beef was great quality. The base however was very very light – almost bland. Also the sauces that accompany every shabu shabu is sesame and ponzu. The sesame sauce was way off point and it tasted like mayonnaise with a touch of sesame. Also, the assortment of vegetables was plenty BUT there was no refill on vegetables except for ONE refill on the cabbage. Someone else in my party also ordered a bulgogi bibimbap. It was average and the bulgogi was also very lightly marinated. Overall, between the light/bland food, $16 lunch price, lack of vegetable refill, and off tasting sesame sauce, I wouldn’t come here again. If you’re in the mood for shabu shabu, better options are out there – travel a little bit further to Tokyo Shabu Shabu on Lake or farther to AYCE shabu shabu in Rowland Heights (mo-mo paradise).

Angus Meat Market – Menu with Prices – 3742 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance

I custom ordered some A5 Japanese Wagyu from them. OMG, best thing ever. Japanese rating system goes from C to A on meat quality, 1 to 5 marbling. A5 being the best. For reference, Kobe beef is generally starts at A3 to be considered Kobe. This meat is beyond heavenly. The store owner, nice Korean guy, was great. He gave me advice on how to best cook it, and talked to his butcher to make cut it in a certain way. I had it sliced thin, but thicker than a shabu shabu to survive the grill for 2 seconds, but thin enough to be shared as dessert meat with my friends, given how expensive A5 is. Doesn’t take much, just light salt, a quick sear on both sides, and a dab of real wasabi, this is easily the best beef I’ve ever eaten.

Kaizen Shabu – Menu with Prices – 303 N Spurgeon St, Santa Ana

My friends and I decided to meet up at Kaizen fusion shabu shabu bar since it was a fair midpoint that complied with their dietary retrictions. Kaizen is located in downtown Santa Ana a few doors down from the famous YOST theater. There is a parking lot with meters you can pay for with credit card nearby. Lamson and Joselyn were helping us out and they were very welcoming and informative. They were passionate and thorough about the menu and their specials knowing it was our first visit. They made our meal extremely enjoyable! They have this awesome Combo bases (additional $2) where you can 2 soup bases, and they have a 10 oz Combo plate where you can choose from angus beef, chicken, kurobuta pork, pork belly, salmon, swai fish or shrimp. All of their shabu shabu plates here come with veggies, noodles, goma and ponzu sauce and rice. My first friend started off maximizing his options with the combo bases ($2) with spicy miso and tonkotsu and with combo protein ($25) option with angus beef and kurobuta pork. He had this with the white rice. My other friend went with the fancy coconut curry soup base (additional $2) with 7oz Angus Beef ($19) and white rice. I decided on the Tonkotsu broth since I enjoy the rich pork flavor for my soup base. For my proteins I definitely wanted variety so I also went with the combo ($25) and opted for the angus beef and pork belly. I know my eating habits well, so I asked for no rice, since I knew I would not be able to finish it. In addition to their complimentary sauces, I also asked for the Garlic Cilantro sauce (additional $1). The food came out pretty quickly and everything was delicious. 10 oz of meat does not sound like a lot but when the slices came out, I knew I would have to pace myself to finish the meal. I am so relieved I did not ask for rice! I am really happy with the richness of the tonkotsu base. They gave us garlic and chives to season our broth in which I really took advance of that garlic in my soup base and my sauces. The veggies were fresh. I wish they were cut a big more consistently in size, but overall still very good quality. With every shabu shabu meal I always start off eating about half of the meat with the vegetables I don’t love but eat for health reasons. Then I saved the things I enjoy like bokchoy and mushrooms for the udon soup portion. I asked them for their house soup base, then mixed it with my broth and some goma and pozu and made myself a nice bowl of udon soup with the remaining meat. It was such a DELICIOUSSSS bowl of udon. I was so full but still finished it. We loved the ambiance at Kaizen so much, we hung out while we recovered from our food coma and even decided to get desserts. My first friend had ube ice cream ($2.99), my other friend had mixed mochi ($3) with strawberry and green tea. I had the green tea ice cream ($2.99). It was a sweet way to end an incredible meal! I can definitely see this as a go-to spot to enjoy a fun and healthy-enough meal with friends.

Hesperian Health Guides Menu with Prices 1919 Addison St # 304, Berkeley

I took my daughter here for her birthday. She had been here once before but was a bit apprehensive because she read some bad Yelp reviews. My experience was great. We ordered the AYCE shabu shabu with the spicy miso broth. We considered ordering the set menu but the AYCE was a better deal especially if you want anything other than regular broth. Next time I’ll order the ramen rather thanto eat with the broth at the end of the meal. We ordered lamb, beef, pork, and vegetables (good variety). Everything was very fresh and plentiful. We rolled out of the restaurant. We ordered a bit too much, at the end, but didn’t want to waste food. The service was spot on. The waitstaff made sure we had enough of everything. We went for an early dinner so it wasn’t crowded. The restaurant is serving sushi again but we didn’t order any. The table next to us did, and they seemed to enjoy it. I plan to return with my husband Feb 19 Returned tonight with my husband. Service was still excellent. Food was great. We tried the ramen at the end of our meal and it was so good – the broth made it. We got there at 6pm & there was a birthday party just starting. While we were eating the place filled up. There’s a new menu. If you get the all-you-can- eat shabu shabu (Happy Hour), you get 50% off of small plates & non-alcoholic beverages. Also the automatic 18% gratuity is gone so you may leave a tip as you see fit. The menu indicates the all-you-can-eat Happy Hour dinner is from 5-7:30 but the server says they can make exceptions.

Maizuru Sushi Bar & Japanese Restaurant – Menu with Prices – 5623 Alton Pkwy, Irvine

We came here on a Sunday around 1pm and it was decently crowded, but we were able to get seated right away for a table of 5. The service was quick and decent, checking in once in a while to make sure everything was ok. We ordered the seafood salad (lunch portion), 1/2 order sushi rolls, and 2 item combination bento plate with spicy tuna roll and sesame chicken. Most full entrees come with miso soup, which nicely starts the meal as it’s light and yummy! The seafood salad was large for a lunch portion and we could barely finish it. The 1/2 order sushi rolls are perfect for splitting between people and not being stuck with one large roll and having differentiation for options! The 2 item continuation bento plate hit the spot. I think the sesame chicken is good with some teriyaki sauce if you ask for it on the side and the spicy tuna is solid as well. Recommend going to this place as it’s not as costly/expensive as other sushi/Japanese restaurants and you get a good experience as well!

dipdipdip Tatsu-Ya Menu with Prices 7301 Burnet Rd Ste 101, Austin

I’ve been eating Shabu at home, in restaurants in California, and in Japan for over a decade and I would have to say Shabu Shabu is one of my favorite Japanese meals. I see criticism from other people in these reviews that the broth was not “flavorful” enough. I challenge these people to first research the traditional meal and understand that the focus is on the quality of the meat not the soup. The hot broth is merely a tool to cook the delicate thinly sliced high quality meats. The broth is made to not over power it. So let’s just get that straight. If you’re looking for hotpot soup please take soup loving self to a Chinese hotpot and enjoy. Back to my review, a friend and I had tried to get reservations for this place for over a month, it’s quite popular but when we arrived we were shown to our seats quite promptly (your entire party has to arrive). The meal was amazing and on top of it the attention to detail with the plating, utensils, ambiance was top notch. We each got the Tatsu-ya Omakase set for $65. There’s a more basic one for $45. And a larger set for $95. The veggies were so fresh and cut with care and attention. The ponzu (citrus soy-sauce) was so flavorful and fresh. Made in house. Rice was cook perfectly. Tender. Sesame Goma sauce had fresh sesame shavings on top ready to serve and was up there with some of the best I’ve tasted over the years. The truffle sukiyaki egg sauce was a fun twist but I honestly could not really taste much truffle. The beef was amazing! I could probably eat 2 of these plates. The pork was high quality and melted in our mouths. The dumplings and pockets were a fun twist. I did not care for the beef wrapped around foie gra, tasted too gamey like Lamb meat. All in all I would say I recommend getting the Tatsu-ya set for your first visit and branch out from there. Next time I come in I will probably stick with the beef selection and veggie box. (Good staples)

Taste of Sichuan – Menu with Prices – 515 State St, Madison

This is the same restaurant as the old Soga Shabu Shabu if people are unable to locate it! 3.5-4 stars. I’ve only tried their hotpot and nothing else, but am a big fan of it. In Madison, there aren’t too many options for hotpot. Here, the portion sizes are great, and half and half (spicy and non-spicy broth) is always the best option for sharing. Their prices are better than Double-Ten if you’re not big eaters and share one combo with another person and it is located right on state street. Their vegetables are plentiful and fresh and all of their fish balls are always delicious. I also like that the veggie plate doesn’t come out obviously frozen. The one downside is the sauces. The sauce options are much better at Double-Ten and they have unlimited noodles. Here, I feel that the sauces are left out all day under the fluorescent lights and I wish that they were put on ice (I personally love spicy and don’t really need sauce anyways, so it’s not really too much of a problem for me). They also include a free small dessert bar, which is a thoughtful gesture. I haven’t tried any of their other dishes, but it seems like family style eating. Prices can get a little high for the other dishes, I’ve noticed, but I really can’t comment on how good they are. All in all, this is my go-to for dinner in Madison if I’m craving some hotpot.

The Dolar Shop Seattle Menu with Prices 11020 NE 6th St #90, Bellevue

I have known about The Dolar Shop for a while as it’s walking distance to my apartment but I’ve always had my suspicions just because it was hot pot but a lot pricier and I wasn’t sure if the food would be worth the price. I went last night to celebrate a friend’s recent new job position and apartment and I will say this: it was absolutely worth it. I made reservations through the Yelp app (which I highly recommend doing) and I still had to wait about 30-40 minutes even after I checked. Be prepared to wait because it does get really busy but they have hot tea, water, and snacks like veggie sticks and nuts while you wait. I’ve heard that it can be really easy to over-order because you don’t know how much things cost when you see their big menu book and you don’t know how much comes in one order. Especially for only two people and she doesn’t eat much either we had to be careful so we didn’t have too many leftovers. They have a large sauce bar that does cost an extra $2.99. There are tons of sauces that you can mix and match flavors. They have their own dolar shop sauce that is sweet that they make that is so much better than anything I could make at the bar. I probably will just use that and not do the sauce bar again. You choose your own personal broth from the list of options. We chose the hot and spicy Szechaun in mild which wasn’t too spicy. I liked dipping the meat in there and then dipping it in the dolar shop sace to give it some sweetness to balance out the spice. We also chose the pork leg bone broth which was also good. We liked sipping it on its own and I tried eating the bone that came with the broth but it was too difficult. For the meat we ordered the boneless beef plate ($10) which was so fatty and thin. We also got the wagyu beef plate which is $10 for the first plate and $15 for additional. It was meatier than the boneless beef plate and also a bit sweet. Between the two I liked the boneless beef plate more. We ordered the beef balls ($10) which were so fresh and frozen. You know when you make meatballs from scratch and place them on a plate and try picking them up and they stick to the plate? That’s what happened here and that’s how fresh they are. There are 8 pieces to an order. We also ordered the shiitake mushrooms ($2.99) which were so good and soft. At the end we got free ice cream which was the perfect cooling agent from the hot food. For what we ordered, after tip it was a total of $64. It is on the pricier side for hot pot and you can can certainly find cheaper elsewhere and even cheaper making it yourself at home, but the high quality and freshness of the meat we got was just amazing. Nothing tastes or feels frozen and feels like it was cut and made that day. Even the grapes from the sauce bar tasted really good and fresh! They do have a deal for 30% off from 2pm-5:30pm which is pretty worth in my opinion. This is a place where you come with more people and try a large variety of food and share. The service wasn’t too bad when I went but I could see why it would because it can get really crazy when it gets insanely busy. They do have platters that have different meats and balls and I might go for those next time, and I know for sure there will be a next time.

Joon Shabu 2 – Menu with Prices – 2453 Park Ave, Irvine

Date: Friday, December 21, 2018 – 7:30pm Location : The District, in the general area of the AMC movie theater Ambiance : Modern, Trendy However, there were stacked hot pots on the back counter, which were visible from every corner of the restaurant. What an eyesore… Food : Mediocre. My sister and I both ordered the large 8 oz portion of Joon Beef, because we prefer a more lean cut – $25 per person (dinner pricing). The black rice offered at Joon is something I usually see at a vegan restaurant. Do I want that at Shabu? NO. Sauces: Soyo : Soy, garlic, onion, and olive sauce. The sauce was on the sweeter side and had a slight kick to it. I would have preferred a less sweeter sauce, and more kick. Ninniku : Garlic emulsion sauce. Hmmm, did not like this at all. Ponzu : Soy based with a squeeze of citrus. This was the worst ponzu I’ve ever had in my life. All I tasted was citrus and this is usually my main go-to sauce when eating Shabu. This was a huge let down for me because Shabu is all about the sauce ! Dining Experience : We weren’t greeted upon entering the restaurant. Possibly, could it be busy? No. They have a host/hostess stand right at the entrance, but nobody stood there during our entire meal duration. We thought it was just us they didn’t greet, but nobody was greeted upon entering the whole night – not until 3 minutes later (which is too late) Customer Service : Poor. We constantly had to flag somebody down, my main questions: 1. What are the soup bases that were left on the counter ? The server knew it was our first time and didn’t even care to explain the two, when she left them at our table. 2. Are any hot drops available ? 3. Is there another substitute for black rice? There should be an option for white rice and a specialty rice. 4. Where is the bill? I am a tiny petite female and that 8 oz portion did nothing to fill me up. Was it really 8 oz or did I get cheated out of my portion? Who knows…. since I will definitely not be returning.

Ton Kob Thai Bistro – Menu with Prices – 1565 Eureka Rd Suite #9, Roseville

This is going to be on our regular list! Already wondering when we’re going to be able to come back! They are family owned and some of the nicest people ever- pretty sure we’ll be on a first name basis by the end of summer lol! I had the chicken satay and it was yummy with 2 sauces on the side- a peanut sauce and a cucumber sauce. We shared the freshest spring rolls with a sweet chili dipping sauce – delish! My hubby had pad Thai with shrimp and beef – he does not like to share but had no choice lol because when it arrived the smell made me want to climb over the table and into the bowl of sweet and spicy goodness. You can also order your sauces on the side from 1-10, 10 being the hottest – I’m weak sauce so I’ll always be a 1! Come and see these peeps and give them so much deserved love cause you’ll get it back in everything they do

Newhall Refinery – Menu with Prices – 24258 Main St, Santa Clarita

Don’t have a desire to return. I ordered the $29 Ora King Salmon Summer menu Entree. What came to me was about 3 oz of Salmon, half a cup of glass noodles with peanut sauce, and 2/3 of a leaf of baby bok choy (as if it a mere garnish). When the server came back to ask how we were doing, my brother said we were underwhelmed with this $30 dinner. She looked offended and grabbed my plate before I could tell her just to give me a side of veggies and noodles. She came back with a new plate which had a bigger piece of salmon which was disappointing since I told her I wanted more veggies. She defensively said it’s quality salmon so that’s why those are the chosen sizes. I told her the salmon looked great it just needed bigger sides to complete the plate. Also I asked if it was same plate and she nodded Yes and darted off. I think she completely assumed I was only concerned with the protein portion but she didn’t listen to me. I don’t eat much meat at all but I certainly do enjoy my veggies and glass noodles. They were tasty but minimal. Almost kind of tacky minimal to be considered an entree. I ordered an entree because I was hungry. The salmon was the least of my favorites on the plate. It was overly greasy and fishy… Fresh salmon, and most fish if it is fresh does not have that “fishy” taste. Turns out she lied to me twice. 1.) Before I ordered I asked if the Ora King was wild and she said yes. I researched it later to find that or a king is a new salmon, farm raised in New Zealand that is considered to be the Japanese wagyu of salmon. 2.) When I asked if I got my original plate back, she nodded yes. I would not be writing this review if she just would’ve come back with four or five baby bok choy or even a different veggie side. But that request was not even acknowledged/addressed and in return I received a pretentious attitude.

Shabushabu Mayumon – Menu with Prices – 115 Division St, New York

I absolutely love the concept of Shabu shabu omakase and appreciate the different take Chef Mayu has on foods that we are familiar with. The food is creative and very tasty and she uses different cooking techniques that really showcases different cultures. Every ingredient used is incredibly fresh and there is a lot of thought put into the menu. I’ve tried their omakase during their pop up and came recently during their soft opening and was really happy with how their menu has transformed into something even more refined and special. The appetizers are delicious and I especially loved the shrimp caviar with the usage of yuzu. It was so well balanced and the yuzu really brightened up my palate. The shabu shabu is of course the star of the meal and it certainly does not disappoint. The Miyazaki beef is absolutely amazing and melt in your mouth. Each of the sauces the meats are dipped in really brings out the flavor of the ingredients which are all made in house. Aside from the shabu shabu the clay pot rice is another of my favorites and is a delicious pairing of mustard leaf and baby sardines with fluffy rice and a creamy poached egg. The combination is just out of this world. I highly recommend this place and it really is a great experience. Service is wonderful and food is even better!