Casual • Hot Pot • Izakaya • Japanese
"Absolutely me and my wife’s favorite Shabu spot in the bay for AYCE Shabu Shabu. We’ve been coming here since prepandemic and the server Teresa would always take care of us and offer friendly service. It’s easy to make a reservation through Yelp. The interior feels cozy and has stuff animals on the bench seating with pictures and details of the broths they offer on the right wall.The numerous broths they offer are all flavorful and unique which you can’t find at most shabu/hot pot places. Our personal favorites are:1) Szechuan spicy pickled cabbage which is peppery and sour with a bit of a kick.2) Sukiyaki broth which is savory and sweet that compliments and enhances the sweetness of the nicely marbled wagyu beef they offer. This is the broth we miss from Japan that this place satisfies our craving for.3) Spicy miso which is common amongst shabu restaurants but they add more miso in theirs which taste more flavorful and is actually spicy.We always order the wagyu beef which they slice thinly and the meat is well marbled so it melts in your mouth, our second favorite is the New Zealand lamb which always taste fresh and not gamey at all.Here are our favorites from the menu that’s included in the AYCE:Vegetable platter Can’t decide? It comes with a variety of their veggiesTsumire Bamboo Rolls minced wagyu beef w/ negi(green onion) or cornChicken Kara age nice and crispy to get the appetite going.Takoyaki fries comes with the sweet and slightly tangy Takoyaki sauce topped w/ bonito flakes.Cilantro Wagyu dumplings flavorful dumpling to go with their broth and not overpowered by cilantro.House sake check in and you get a bottle for 50 centsLastly they offer you a complimentary dessert at the end of your meal which is a bowl of vanilla ice cream with a brown sugar syrup and kinako powder and it is SO addictive and delicious."
