I've been here twice. The first time I took my bf and roomate and I don't think they have been to a place like this but they ended up ordering the kobe steak shabu shabu and we also did the chicken sukiyaki. There is a place in the bay area that I used to go to which was exactly the same, and at first it wasn't that good to me but I think you get used to it and eventually I started to like it. It is pretty healthy if you do shabu shabu because you are really dipping veggies and meat into just seaweed flavor boiling water. My favorite is loading up on the ponzu sauce and adding tons of garlic, onions and red pepper flakes. I love dipping the meat and veggies into this because it just enhances the flavor. They also give you a peanut sauce which is good too.