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Finally we have open the Burlingame locaction the address 1150 Paloma ave. Burlingame ca 94010
Tel: 650-558-8800
Mon-Thu. 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat. 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat. 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sun. 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sun. 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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Shabu House is by far the best oriental crack of shabu. I dont personally hate my friend but i do hate sitting near the ones that doesnt eat spicy. Their Spicy Miso broth is absolutely to die for. I personally enjoy Lamb here because i dont get to eat much of it at home. But their beef is equally as good. I would definitely go with a Large especially since the smaller size isnt much different and same goes with the price.
Their service is definitely top notch and attentive. Never a let down coming to this place. We love coming here for bday dinner. They have an upstairs room that is very comfortable and no elbows to elbows in comparison to downstairs.
More on their food. It comes with a plate full of 2 types of veggies, 2 carrots, tofu, udon noodle, and 2 types of mushroom. Comes with ponzu sauce that always runs empty quick for me. Usually, i mix my sauce with lots of garlic, green onion, and that red spicy powder thingee :P Make it thick because it's get a lil watery with the constant dipping with the broth. Oh yea, and comes with red bean or green tea ice cream at the end.
Shabu House rocks!! ..who's bday is coming up soon??
I've finally found my second most favorite food next to the Peruvian ceviche. I tried the Chinese style shabu shabu, (otherwise known as hot pot) and it never really fulfilled me as much as shabu shabu!
I think the magic I experienced was in the dipping sauces. Shabu House has two great sauces and gigantic plates of veggies and meat. I also tried Shabuway in San Mateo and another Shabu wannabe restaurant in the eastbay but nothing rivaled the taste of The Shabu House.
I love this place. In the two weeks after discovering them (when my cousin took me), I swear I had visited them 6 times. I went with a group of 6 people and thought there would be problems with seating, but wa-la, who knew they had an upstairs!
They also have sake flights for you sake lovers.
The first time I went to Shabu House, I had a blast. It was for a friend's birthday, and our group of 30 was treated extremely well. I was very impressed with how they handled us and honestly, it went down as one of the most fun evenings I've had in the city, ever.
So when it came time for me to choose a place to have my own birthday, I knew I had to come back. Sadly, my second time could not have been more different.
I had a reservation, and the restaurant was kind enough to call the evening of to confirm. That was to be the extent of the courtesy they extended my group when it came to service. My reservation was for 10 people at 8 pm. When we got there, the restaurant had an overflowing crowd, and there seemed to be no person guiding those waiting for a table. Half of my group wound up waiting outside in the cold, while the other half stood in the walkway between the counter and the tables. And then we waited to be seated for an hour.
An hour? Really? When I have a reservation? There was another family nearby that didn't have a reservation, but they had been waiting since 7:30. By the time we were all seated around 9 pm, both groups were visibly agitated. To add insult to injury, we had no one telling us what the story was, simply saying they were "getting the table ready" whenever we could get a hold on one of the waiters. Once we sat down, we were given two menus and then no one, not a single member of the waitstaff, talked to us again for 10-15 minutes.
I understand crowds, I understand busy, I understand off-nights, but I have never had more atrocious service. It was only after a guy in my group chased down a waitress that we finally got any attention. Even after we were served, we still had to seek out anyone when we wanted refills of anything.
It's really too bad, because the food is delicious and you can't argue with bottomless sake and beer. And by the end of the night, we were all boozy and in good spirits. But that's more an example of alcohol doing its job than anything else.
In a single night, Shabu House went from being one of my favorite memories to being one of my worst. And on my birthday, of all days. Thanks, thanks a lot.
Pros:
-All you can eat MEAT and DRINKS (2 hours max...booo)
-sifter for fat that accumulates at top
-Vegetables are fresh
-service is friendly
-free scoop of ice cream
Cons:
-parking on Geary is horrible
-should RSVP if more than 3 people
Overall:
Love this place. Would come back when I am craving meat and more meat! Bring it on
I love a good hot pot at home with friends and family, but rarely go out to pay for one b/c they are so pricey. This place was no exception. Never having been to a shabu house i wasn't sure what to expect. The beef is definitely the way to go, i didn't like the lamb at all so don't bother. It'll change the flavor of the soup. All was tasty and the all you can eat is a good idea, you just need to figure out how much meat you can eat and forgo the udon. Waste of space. So 4 stars because i think they need to lower the prices by $5 for the all you can eat.
Came out all the way to the Outer Richmond for shabu shabu b/c its JR's fave food... and what the birthday girl wants, the birthday girl gets!
This restaurant is pretty small, so I was very surprised when not only did they readily accommodate our large group (10, with reservation), but they also seated us even though there were only 3 of us in the first wave of people to arrive.
Since the 3 of us were starving (no one had had lunch that day), we decided to share a chicken karaage appetizer. The portion was decent for the price ($5), and it was fresh out of the fryer.
In terms of the main event... I wasn't dazzled. As reviewers have mentioned before, there are only really two options (three if you consider the combo of lamb+beef an additional option). The soup base is what makes this place special. The spicy miso was delicious (but had TONS of msg).
I doubt I'll ever come back of my own free will, mostly because it is so far away!
Prepare to get rowdy!!!....
A group of 20+ of us went here for a birthday celebration recently, figuring that all you can-eat-and-drink for $39.95 is a sure way to spend only what you bring!
Sure, there is a two hour limit, but we went towards the end of the night, so I don't think they really cared that we stayed a bit over 2 hours since they would be closing in a bit.
DEFINITELY A great way to pregame before going out for the night.
Luckily, we had made reservations at this place weeks in advance. Although we ended up waiting 1+ hours on a saturday night for the reservation, the deal that we got was well worth it.
The dinner was delicious, and we made it clear to the waitress to "keep the beer/sake flowing!". We were set up in the back, where all the other rowdy parties were hanging out.
Then it all turned to a shitshow.
As the drinking continued, it seemed that the different groups were competeing to see who could be the rowdiest. I guess there was a reason they put big parties in the back!
This was my second time here. And to my surprise the food was actually...really good.
What turned me off the first time was the fact that we came with a huge party, maybe 20 something people or so, half of which wanted the all you can eat. Unfortunately, their policy was that if somebody at the table wanted all you can eat, everybody at the table had to get all you can eat. I can't explain to you what a nightmare of meat and broth this turned into. By the end we were sweeping piles of raw meat into the soup, which had congealed to an almost pudding consistency, just cause we could. We weren't even hungry anymore. We just wanted to see what would happen.
Flash forward a year, and here we are again. This time it's a birthday celebration. We're in the backside upstairs room. You wouldn't know it exists, but it's around the corner. The section of our table seated four, and we all ordered medium-sized plates. Initially it looked like a lot of food, but as dinner wound down, we finished everything. it wasn't too much, wasn't too little. The meat was sliced thin, so light, tender and juicy sinking your teeth into. The veggies, the udon, everything was just right. What's more, I was out of cash. And there was an ATM right in the bank under the restaurant. Talk about convenient.
I don't know why people like to have big parties here, it's not exactly a big party type restaurant. But I do think it's a great place to eat at with a small group, say 4-8 people. Have a few beers and a few plates--you won't regret it.
Shabu House gets 5 stars from me because they have spicy miso broth! You can either choose all-you-can-eat for $29.95 or all-you-can-eat-AND-drink for $39.95. Suppositely there's a 2-hour limit but they're very accommodating so don't worry bout rushing your food. Just enjoy!
**Party of 2 or more who orders 1 all-you-can-eat... everyone must order that too.
Meat (beef and lamb) are tender and definitely taste great with their sauces. Veggies consist of enoki mushrooms, spinach, lettuce, and carrots. Rice are included and they also have udon noodles on the side if you prefer that.
GREAT for large groups but remember to make that reservation in advance!
YES YES YES! This shabu shabu hit THE SPOT!
SF food is the best, which is hard for me to admit as a born and raised Los Angelen, but Shabu House just proved me right once again! This place has it all, good meat, good sauce, good soup base, good service, and good prices!
I have never tried shabu shabu with a miso soup base....it's always been water. But, I tried the spicy miso, and oh....so....good. Then, I had the all Kobe beef, which was so fresh and soft.....*drool (my mouth is watering). I didn't try the lamb, but my friends seemed to enjoy it. They also give you a good sized serving of veggies to enjoyr in your shabu.
Little tip for you mushroom lovers, make sure you cook the mushroom top up, so that the mushroom juices accumulate in the little bowl area of the mushroom top, and when ready, scoop out the whole mushroom top out with your spoon to include just a touch of the soup, and after letting it cool a bit (since mushroom juices get really hot), enjoy the mushroom whole.......fricken A-Mazing.
Also, I love some rice porridge at the end of shabu, and eating at other restuarants, I never really had an opportunity to make some. But at this place, I had to, especially with the spicy miso soup! So, I first took some of the soup out, and then put some rice into my soup at the end of my meal and made rice porridge, which my friends and I shared.....and of course, enjoyed. YUMMM.....
Of course, I had the red bean ice cream. I would stick with green tea.
When I came here, there was no wait, and we found great parking, so I can't help with that, but this place was definitely worth one of my meals on my short trip to SF. KUDOS Shabu House!
Home for Thanksgiving and had to make a stop by for a meal here, as always great service, food, and very clean. Definitely a good spot to hit while in San Francisco, it was the first place that I've ever had Asahi black and I've been hooked ever since!
Shabu House was able to take our party of five without a reservation without any wait tonight (Thursday) at around 6:15.
The ladies there were really sweet and took care of our orders promptly. I ordered the teriyaki chicken ($13.99) served over rice and it comes with a large plate of veggies (shiitake mushrooms, carrots, tofu, spinach, and cabbage) as well as some udon. The chicken was decent. There was a lot of sauce on it and the rice as well, which I particularly liked. Your choice of red bean or green tea ice cream finishes off your meal!
Sauces include peanut and ponzu.
For our broth, we ordered the ginger chicken and spicy. I didn't try the spicy broth, but the ginger chicken one was just fine.
The restaurant got a little busier toward the end of our meal, but we didn't feel rushed to leave.
Next time, I might just get the all veg shabu shabu because it's just so filling!!!
:D
I threw a gathering here for 40 people last week and had a blast! I think there's nothing easier to organize and promises such fun as all-you-can-eat-&-drink shabu shabu! Both a dinner and an activity, makes for good bonding!
If you have a large group, they'll hook you up withe upstairs which is much more intimate and allows your druken friends to make asses of themselves in private.
The staff is very nice and decently speedy service. Meat (the most critical factor to good shabu) is great here. Especially the lamb!
It's the priciest of the all-you-can-eat shabu places in SF ($30 eat only, $40 drink too...after tax and tip about $52/person), but I see why. Will def be back!
YUM YUM YUM! Went here on a double date. So much fun! Share one of those big plates! So good. Get the beef and spicy soup. Yum. Totally worth the trek out there. Everything is soooooooooo good!
We visited the city and had shabu at Shabu House recently. If you live in the city, this is probably one of the better places to go. However, In quality it reminds me very much of Shabu Way in San Mateo, so it's likely that there's comparable shabu near you, at least in the bay.
Some differences: they've got a spicy miso broth, as well as ginger chicken. Doesn't seem traditional, but you may like it (as I did). They've also got an all you can eat option! Also, lunch seems to be the same volume of food, but for cheaper.
The beef flavor was good. Lamb? Not so good, but perhaps I'm spoiled by Xiao Fei Yang (Mongolian Hot Pot) and its delectable lamb.
If you want your own pot, sit at the bar. The pot is a little bit farther away at the bar than is comfortable. Oh, and the meal comes with a small scoop of ice cream. Nice!
i came here for my mom's bday a couple months ago for the first time and really enjoyed eating here. This place is best when you're here with a party of at least 4+. for like $40 you get all you can eat/drink, including the sake and beer.. that's pretty damn good i think, cuz all u can drink??
the servers were young and friendly. i really liked that they talked to us like we're all buddies. the only weird thing about my experience was the music. in the 1.5-2 hrs i was there i heard only 4 songs... only 4 songs all sang by Cassie. the same 4 songs on repeat... thats hella weird right??
I've been here twice. Nice looking place. They do alot more than other shabu places I've been to. The service is pretty good and attentive.
Cool atmosphere and really like the flat panels especially when there is a good game on in the evening.
So here's my take on the food..... This is "Chinese Style" all the way around. They might as well offer Tsing Tao. The quality of the beef is very sub-par which can be found at all you can eat Mogolian BBQ. KOBE BEEF????!!! I don't think so!!!!!!! The Pozu and Goma suace and every other condiment SUCKS ASS! All of it CHINESE.. and probably very cheap.
Would I go here again???? Sure why not! They have good hours and its very close to me.
I had my share of average shabu places in the bay area and am a bit skeptical of this one as well. Little did I know that you have cut the meats just for me...
It began when we walked in and waited a moment for our seats. We opted for the bar seating because there was no privacy at the tightly squashed side to side tables.
Indeed, there are several things that can make a shabu place receive 5 stars.
1. Marbled Excellent Beef
2. Super tasty Goma Sauce
3. Fluffy rice and in small print veggies and udon and such.
This place is just good but not CraZy good if you know what I mean.
1. Beef is marbled but there was too many chunks of solid fat in there. I know it can get more marbled than that. Is it USDA prime??? I would vote borderline.
2. Sauce is good but not awesome.
3. My fluffy rice was not fluffy. Too much water. They should have used a fuzzy logic rice cooker.
Still it is better in quality than Mums, so Mums has officially been supplanted.
I was pleasantly surprised (sort of) with a surprise birthday dinner at Shabu House courtesy of family, friends and a wonderful hubby. I'm a fan of Shabu and this place was really good and accommodated are ever changing group size.
Since it was a group, we all did the all you can eat/drink menu item. The service was really attentive and they were very patient. No complaints. I want to return for more Shabu. Only thing that sucks, is the parking, but that is not Shabu House's problem.
"Beef Fondue." Somehow that sounds so unappealing but don't let the half-witted name turn you away.
Thin, marbleized beef sliced fresh and cooked in a spicy miso soup (or ginger chicken and even clear broth to your liking), it's hot pot cooking at its finest. Udon, shiitake mushroom, enoki mushroom, napa cabbage, and spinach fill the vegetable plate.
There are several other shabu options in the city but Shaub House seems to do it just a tad better.
Five stars, not for only accommodating a group of 20+ people, but for keeping us happy and well fed also.
Well done, Shabu House (and its employees), well done.
I definitely prefer the soup base at Shabu House over Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot (I hate all the nasty herbs!). It's just basic soup. Nothing fancy, nothing crazy and most importantly, it doesn't stink up my clothes for weeks.
My only complaint or criticism is that there wasn't a lot of variety. We had an unexciting assortment of vegetables, udon, and tofu. Then, there was the option of lamb or beef...and that was it. Both tasted good, but after a while, it got boring. So, I would love to see more variety on the menu.
Oh, you're going to love this. For $39.95 you can have all you can eat and drink (that's right, you can keep the beer and sake flowing all night long if you want to! Until your liver gives in or you pass out, whichever comes first). What a deal, right?
I love this place. I try to come by every time I'm in town. The menu is simple. The crab salad appetizer is the BEST! Especially for the price. The different broths for the shabu is really good. Their sauces for dipping is great too! It's also one of the only shabu places I've been to that grinds their own garlic and ginger. The prices are very reasonable, especially for lunch.
The service is wonderful. There's one waitress, I think her name is Vendy, that is very attentive. She tries to explain everything to you in detail.
It's great now that they actually expanded their place. They have an upstairs section now that can accommodate more people. The wait in the past was horrible.
Still yummy.....just a few updates:
1. They now offer all you can eat @ 29.99 & eat+drink @ 39.99
1. Found out the spicy miso broth is NOT vegetarian, in which my vegetarian friend once loved, but was repulsed when she found out it was dashi (fish) based.
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I went here the other day with my boyfriend and overall I would say it's about average for any restaurant. It was our first time going to a place like this and the waitress was kind enough to explain the whole process to us.
We ordered the beef and lamb shabu with the ginger chicken broth. The meat was delicious and the dipping sauces were as well. The vegetables were fresh and you get quite a lot.
The ice cream that came at the end of the meal was very creamy. There's two flavors: green tea and red bean paste.
The service was ok. They were nice and friendly but not very attentive. We were one of only two other groups of people at the time. However they did bring the food to us very quickly.
The menu is a bit small and expensive, though you do get an ok amount of food for what you pay for. There's only two types of meat you can get, beef and lamb, a combo of the two, and then a few other entrees. You can't, unfortunately, order the all you can eat unless you and your whole party order it. You also can't share without paying a $5 sharing tax. A lot of people complain about this policy.
Their drinks are a bit overpriced in my opinion. Example: their soda comes in cans and is around $2. No thanks, I'll stick with water.
Overall I would say it's nice to try once but I don't think I'd go back too soon, or at all.
If you do decide to go then go right when they open at five. From 5-6pm they have a 15% off your total bill.
I would never imagine that this would be my last meal shared with my ex and I. Our relationship is quite complex and we thought sharing a common interest of shabu will help us get back together. I have to say the food here is exceptional and the waitresses here are attentive to your needs. I feel kinda sad that our relationship ran it's course and has come to an end. All I can say is that I wish you the best and perhaps one day we'll run into the same restaurant again.
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I've always trusted in Yelp to find me a good place to eat so when I was planning my trip to SF I had to find me a Shabu place since I'm addicted to Shabu. I found Shabu House with plenty of good reviews! Well SF Yelpers you let this woman down. Let's get the bad out of the way first.....
Bad:
****
-We had a party of 7 and were seated with ONLY two Shabu pots!
I've only eaten at Shabu places that provide you with individual pots, I found this odd and being one of our people in our party was a vegetarian didn't help the cause. Also, it's quite difficult having other people lean over you to throw and fish out their veggies/meat from the pot.
-The meat was poor quality, It was thinly sliced and when I dunked it in my pot the meat would fall apart in pieces.
-Their Ponzu was ok and their Goma was the worst tasting goma i've ever tasted, I even had a sour look on my face when I tried it. I could taste what seemed like peanut butter, which is the cheap way to make Goma! Where was the Sesame Seed?
-They have you choose between broths however, I wanted just boiling water or Dashi broth, the way that the Japanese tradition should be, not Chinese hot pot!! If I wanted that I would have gone to Chinese.
Good:
******
-We had a party of 7 and were able to get reservations right away with no problem and we were seated promptly
-Our waitress was super friendly and fast
and always had a smile even when we were a bit of a pain.
-The wonderful company I was eating with :p
You know I really regret not leaving at the first site of the pots
Shabu House =
To each their own I suppose *shrugs*
Not going to lie, I'm an easy girl to please. And good meat is always a sure way to win me over.
Simply put, this place rocks. Great quality meat matched with friendly service is a winning combination. For the amount of food you can (and will) consume, it's a great deal. I have never left here less than completely, blissfully satisfied.
Getcha some.
Yum! Dinner was so fresh and delicious. The staff was super friendly and the prices were reasonable. I was sweatin' though, the place was pretty hot - with all the boiling pots going.
I wish I could have had some nigiri with dinner but I didn't see any sushi. Heads up.
I came here late one night a couple of weeks ago with my friends Lily and Licia. Licia and I took a long detour route on our way to the city, so we ended up getting here a little late. The staff at Shabu House was nice enough to still serve our party even though they were about to close. Lily took charge and ordered a few orders of Kobe Beef Shabu Shabu for us. I choose the Chicken Broth as my soup base and we also ordered a large bottle of Sake.
The thinly sliced of Kobe Beef was excellent! It was very fresh, mouth-watery delicious, and scrumptious in your mouth. I don't know if it was because I was starving, had sake flowing in my blood, the great company, or the food was just that good. I'm sure it was a little combination of all the above, but no doubt this place serves up some wickedly good food. You also get assorted vegetables, udon, rice, and ice cream at the end. But who I am kidding, I was there for the meat and sake! :)
Next time I go I want to try the All you can eat and drink for $39.95!
Summary: Exceptional quality of meat, very tasty broth, and extremely excellent service!
Let's be perfectly honest here, while I've tasted the food here, the all-you-can drink deal has biased more than a few reviews towards reflecting the overall experience rather than the food.
The food was good, the experience makes this place worthy of the 5-stars. Assuming you are with a good group, this is like the all-inclusive-resort of the friday night out. Where else can eat to your merriment, drink to your hearts desire (liver's hatred), and sober up to the same high quality food as was served to you for dinner?
Hunger strikes while putzing around in Japantown in SF. I Yelp a few places and came across the Shabu House.....
Where the heck have I been to have never eaten at a Shabu Shabu restaurant?
After reading the yelp reviews, we opt to go with the all you can eat and drink option. Great we are set to go into the restaurant.
The service was STELLAR! They were very helpful in explaining things as my bf and I were newbies at it. They also told us there was a two hour limit. We laughed as we thought who would be here for more than two hours??
Well the food kept coming as did the drinks! I am not really sure how long we were there partly because of the drinking but I think we were there just over two hours!
If you go with the all you can eat option - go with the Kobe Beef and Spicy Miso! Thanks all you yelpers for this great find!
I was really excited that there was a Shubu place near where I live. However all this place does it take care of my fix without having to drive further.
The regular plates are quite small and their large is what most places consider regular. The veggies and noodles they give you on the side is inconsistent. Mine had more noodles while my boyfriends had more veggies and the veggies were quite different.
The beef was okay. Not that marbleized and it didn't melt in my mouth.
Only great thing is the plasma TVs that have sports on. Haha
Shabu House. We meet again.
First date: a Family reunion
Second encounter: My birthday.
Most Common Denominator, how much I loved it.
My boyfriend the Shabu virgin, so you know I taught him a thing or two in the fine art of the Shabu.
First order sake.
Then order the Kobe beef regular size (trust me, I am a professional)
Then order the spicy miso
Then begin conversing about the meaning of life as you enjoy the soup boil and the old school 90's music play.
Here it comes then dump all your food into the Shabu and pray it doesn't shrink to nothing before you can scope it all out.
Just when you thought it was over the waitress asked,"Green Tea or Red Bean ice cream"
Don't be scared, pick the Red bean and swirl down the rabit hole to the land of the ate too much at the Shabu House.
(as I shrug my shoulders) We all have played there.
My friends brought me here shortly before I left the Bay, and it was yummy! I LOVE hot pots of all sorts, and Shabu House definitely met my expectations.
Each person has their own individual hot pot so you can get the type of broth you like as well as the type of meats or veggies you like. We ended up sitting at the counter, which was fine b/c we only had three people in our party.
Excellent spicy miso broth and beef/lamb slices. More than enough food to cook and be full. Great service as well. I hope to return one day!
Advice:
1. go during happy hour (5ish) to avoid waiting in line to fight for a table and get a 10-15% discount.
2. if you are traveling in large groups call in advice and book a table early, or else your stuck watching others eat for 30-40 min.
3. if traveling only with 2-3 ppl, go with the bar high top chairs, for a shorter wait period.
4. this restaurant is one of the few that serve Ramune soda and Melon soda drinks. i enjoy greatly with my shabu ;)
Mmmm, the meat is sliced fresh right before its served, along with the meat is my favorite spicy miso soup with the miso brown paste, making those are the essentials so good that it wil melt in your mouth.
every time i go, i get the combo plate just because its the best of both worlds, beef and lamb. The service is different every time depending on whose working and how packed it is. The qaulity of the meat, i must say is SWEET. its the best shabu i had and you get free ice cream!
My biggest complaint is that I have never been to a shabu with a community bowl.*
On the night I visited with a large group a community bowl was *VERY BAD* because I went with my "your meat has cooties" vegetarian brother and sold him on shabu as hot pot with individual bowls. So yeah that was awkward.
Outside of this the community bowl still sucks - because I want to dump a few pieces of meat in and fish them out 5 minutes later. If you provide a community bowl I think you should have to provide abacuses with labeled beads so I know how many mushrooms I can fish out of the community bowl before I am infringing upon the mushrooms of others.
All and all the community bowl is like the worst idea ever. But aside from this snafu the meat was good, the service was prompt(ish) and the vegetables were fresh, etc.
*to fully explain they have some individual bowls at the bar downstairs these are suitable for small parties only. we had 7 people so they sat us upstairs at a table with 2 community bowls. If I went again I would make sure to go with a small enough party so that we could be accommodated downstairs.
It was surprisingly very good. Seating was very prompt, 9:30pm dinner was still packed. My friend was looking for a hot pot place tonight, so I yelped and found this place.
I knew going in that everyone recommended the Spicy Miso soup, so I went for that. I am a lamb freak, we ordered a beef plate and lamb plate to share. It was perfect.
The savory broth, the crispness of vegetables and the yumminess of the meat was incredible. At the end, the soup had all the flavors of the meat and vegetables. It was love at last bite.
ah bliss! I had made plans with Toni M for dinner weeks ago to ZabuZabu, and then I was invited to a dinner at Shabu House recently. Well, turns out, I CAN'T have too much shabu shabu. And it turns out that I prefer Shabu House.
My one complaint is that this place gets LOUD. And the tables are pretty wide, so conversation is kind of hard. Since I discovered Shabu House about 11 months ago, I've introduced at least five friends there and they've all really liked it.
Note: in a pretty bold move, there is a new restaurant just down the street: "Hot in the Pot." We shall have to try it to see how it will stack up. It's more the Chinese style "Da Bing Lo" ala cart ordering versus the Japanese style "shabu" at Shabu House. I'm not too worried for my favorite Shabu place in the city.
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Shabu House. You boil meat and vegetables in broth. Yum. I don't know what more I can add to that. Next time, I'm getting all you can eat.
I will say (and sadly, this did not occur to me at the time-and made me feel very, very stupid), if you don't like lamb as I do, and your dining partner orders it as mine did, it will flavor the broth quite a bit. Bleh! That made me a sad panda.
Parking can be a pain in that area, so be prepared to do laps.
The good...
-friendly and FAST service
-they have japanese beer and that's always a must with shabu shabu
-simple menu
-AWESOME agedashi tofu
-yummy spicy miso broth
-large amount of QUALITY food
-dessert comes with .
i like it all except for the parking situation on weekend evenings.
Neighborhood: Western Addition/NOPA
Category: Japanese
Neighborhood: Pacific Heights
Category: Japanese
Neighborhood: Outer Richmond
Category: Japanese
Neighborhood: Pacific Heights
Category: Japanese
Neighborhood: Outer Sunset
Category: Dim Sum
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