Too many gatherings and birthday parties have been held here by me and my friends. We just love hanging out at this place so much. One of the biggest factors may be due to the location. Located on State Street, this place has shabu-shabu. As a regular myself, I can say that they have quite selection of meats and veggies, but the soup is not consistently good.
The service is the same thing: inconsistent. We just hope that we would have a nice waitress so we could have a nice moment. Other time, the waiter/tress could be so rude and forgot to fill in our glass. However, there are some nice waitresses that can do their work well.
The lady owner seemed to be overly friendly to a specific race. But one time, my girlfriends and I witnessed a scene when we were having our shabu-shabu. The lady owner was yelling to a bunch of students in her native language. It was quite intense and lasted for almost 15 minutes. One of my girlfriend who speaks the language translated to us. And it was due to some misunderstanding. Too bad, it should not have caused some bad and intense scene that could ruin the atmosphere.
Since then, I haven't been back. But I know, I will as some of my friends are really crazy about this place and this is a strategic meeting point!