Mabu is a hit or miss. Some of the dishes are really extraordinary like the udon smoked salmon carbonara. But other dishes lack in flavor and are just underwhelming like the sizzling plates. I had to ask for extra soy sauce and chili sauce. But there individual hot pots are good. They come with a variety of meats and soup flavors for a decent price that will get you full.
I go to mabu often because they're open late and have a large variety of Taiwanese and Japanese dishes and desserts. The desserts are good but again some of the desserts are underwhelming like the cream cheese bread and can be very expensive for what it is. It depends on what you try but there are a lot of options. The staff are friendly but seems like they are always under staffed as the restaurant is always busy. Overall this place is decent and I will continue going back to try the rest of the menu.