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| - Went here on yelp recommendations. Overall, we really enjoyed our experience eating shabu-shabu for the first time. The ability to eat food just seconds after its having been cooked was truly special. We tried 3 of the 4 fresh Japanese mushrooms (yum!). Scallops were also delicious. The chicken and beef were our least favorite, but we're not big meat eaters. We used two of the three dipping sauces. Even if you think you can tolerate hot food, be careful with the third. Well, I mixed a very small amount into the other two sauces and that was good.
Consider calling first as this restaurant has limited seating. Oddly, the waitress, although she did it very politely, seemed a little overzealous in discouraging walk-ins from waiting for tables to open. We saw her discourage several sequential walk-in couples. After the second left, it wasn't more than 5 minutes before a table was ready (and sadly, that table sat open for the rest of our time there). Yikes, you're losing business needlessly!
The price is not inexpensive, but seemed reasonable for the combination of food quality and unique experience. You might feel surprisingly full after eating what doesn't look like that much food. If you're not full, they offer seconds without charge on the main veggies & tofu. We just didn't need them.
If you figure some of the value in a nice meal is getting leftovers for lunch the next day, then consider this place a little more expensive than other restaurants where you pay the same as you won't likely be leaving with leftovers.
Unlike another reviewer, however, shabu-shabu didn't seem like something we'd want to eat frequently, although we will probably visit again to try the sukiyaki option before long.
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