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| - Second time going to Soga and I can't wait to go back. Actually texted a friend about this place while I was eating telling them they have to come here soon. We had the beef and shrimp shabu shabu and the fried squash and fried taro cakes for dessert.
The shabu shabu broth is great. It is some combo that includes fish (was told it was bonito) and other spices. Not overpowering. Just delicious. With the broth comes a large plate of beef slices, and a plate of about 8 frozen whole shrimp, as well as the standard vegetables. The veggies may vary a bit but are napa cabbage, enoki mushrooms, shiitake, black mushrooms, fish cake, meatballs, pork dumplings, spinach, some other greens, taro, lotus root, and a nice helping of dried rice noodles (I think). So these things mixed to your liking, with the broth, are great by themselves. Really the broth can be eaten like a soup it is so good. But, they bring chili paste, chili oil, sesame paste, and a mixture. And that mixture is one of the best condiments I've ever tasted and goes perfectly with whatever you have in your bowl. All for a decent price. Don't overcook things like beef and shrimp, make sure you have a decent mix of veggies and such and this will be a great and relatively cheap meal to share with someone.
The desserts were a great way to end the meal. We couldn't decide between squash and taro (who could?) and the waiter let us try both. Three cakes the size of sand dollars come on a plate. By cake I mean they are kind of in paste form, then battered and fried with some sesame seeds on top. Neither were too sweet which was perfect since we don't particularly like sweet desserts. Probably an unhealthy option considering they were fried but they didn't feel too unhealthy since they were mostly squash and taro. Will order again and would recommend with enthusiasm.
We've eaten shabu shabu and have no problems with chopsticks but the waiter was sure to brief us on the whole process and was there to help if we needed anything. Very much appreciated whether it was needed or not. Also, apparently the cakes were homemade, along with everything else. To what extent this is true I cannot vouch but everything we've had here tastes pretty homemade to our non Chinese palates.
Go here. I've noticed a bunch of places shutting down on state st and others coming in and I hope this one stays around for a while because they have a big menu and I have a lot of stuff to try.
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