YOBO took over the former Swish Shabu Shabu on Spring Mountain but I sure do miss Swish. The new owners did a complete remodel and I can't even recognize it anymore. This restaurant is now 2 restaurants in one: Shabu Shabu Bar & Fresh Noodle Bar.
Like many handmade noodle shops in Vegas, they include a glass window so that you can peer into the kitchen and watch the chefs twirl and roll out handmade noodles. We didn't get to try the noodle side yet.
This restaurant is Chinese with a touch of Japanese influence. So If you are looking for traditional Japanese shabu shabu, this is not the place to be. However, they do offer a variety of classic Japanese style broths like sukiyaki and miso. They also offer the traditional Chinese version of spicy hot pot.
I went for the sukiyaki and my husband got the miso broth. I had no complaints with my broth but my husband's broth went from tasting like a watered down miso soup to a salt bomb towards the end of the meal. The broth boiled down and made it very concentrated. I wouldn't suggest getting the miso broth. The lady next to me got a spicy broth and I kept overhearing her say to her husband that it was really hard to eat since it was too spicy.
The best part of our meal is that they don't skimp on the veggies, the bowl was overflowing with napa cabbage, enoki mushrooms, onion, tofu and udon noodles. I was curious as to why their udon didn't taste fresh or handmade from their noodle bar side. Maybe they did make it in house but stored it away in the freezer or refrigerator.
I wasn't impressed with their sliced meat, it was cut paper thin and didn't taste quality. Also the goma and ponzu sauce were crazy skimpy. I had to ask for a sauce refill several times and I didn't even eat yet! I miss Swish for these reasons. Swish use to hook it up with their generous portioned slice meat and their sauce was really tasty.