One Pot Shabu Shabu - San Jose

Good service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Service can sometimes take a while but its no big deal and doesnt happen all the time. Their food is really good! Will recommend the Kobe beef with udon noodles with garlic miso for the broth.(I love garlic) They always give you an entre of vegetables, which is so good. You have to cook all your food in the broth, and its fun and easy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

The meat is served in small portions and quite pricey. I expected more meat for the price. Vegetables provided weren't my favorite but to each their own on that. The server was very nice and explained the dining experience well since it was out first time try hot pot.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

First time. Pretty good hot pot. Garlic miso and traditional seaweed soup broths both good. Surf and turf and American Kobe meets. Induction stovetops help boil the soup fast. Two kinds of sauce… one is a sesame soy saucey type, the other more creamy ponzu.

Service was very nice, but too busy and therefore not enough people to be attentive. For instance, filling water and refilling sauces.

Three size servings to select from. Got pretty busy on a Friday evening. I will definitely come back.

April 2025 update:
I always enjoy One Pot. You get stuffed, but it’s a healthy stuffed! They give a ton of veggies and good cuts of meat. I tried the tomato soup this time. I would not recommend it. It’s acidic and tangy. I think these boiled meats are better with savory soups. Scallops are awesome. Kobe is awesome.

Recommended dishes: Surf and Turf

Almaden One Pot is a hidden gem. The flavors are rich, the portions are generous, and it really feels like a home-cooked meal in every bite. I got the beef stew pot — perfectly tender meat, slow-cooked vegetables, and a broth that hits the soul. Super clean, fast service, and great value. If you’re in Almaden and craving something hearty, this is the spot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sumo American Kobe and Sumo Angus Beef, Garlic Miso

Great spot for hotpot…. See what I did there 🤣 very good and fresh. Garlic Miso is the best!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Shabu-Shabu

When we went in, they oddly specially went over the menu and price before sitting us, also asked if we had hotpot before. Like they weren't sure if we wanted to eat here. But overall once we sat down, the experience was good but the meat was a bit more on the expensive side.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Very rude staff. We came in before 2pm and it was our first time there and we didn’t know it was going to get closed real soon at 2pm. They should have sent us away from the beginning rather than rushing us to eat and leave. One of their stuff , a girl that wears eyeglasses, literally stood on top of me to escort me out after 50 minutes, imagine this food is hot to eat and you do a lot of labor ,she even started picking up the plates while I was there. I also asked for tea earlier and one of their stuff brought it without sugar so I had to get up myself to go get sugar from the front area , because I felt uncomfortable to ask for anything at this point and that guy who brought the tea saw me and instead of trying to give me the sugar bowl he poured some of it in a small plate and handed it to me, he didn’t even ask if I need something to stir it with so I used the end of my chopsticks to stir.Very unpleasant experience and they didn’t deserve my tip😩

This One Pot location never disappoints! I have been here about 10 times and the food quality and service remains consistent. The meat is some of the best shabu shabu for the price I have had, and the broth selections are all delicious. I recommend and really enjoy the sukiyaki and garlic miso, but all are great options.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shabu-Shabu, Surf and Turf, Sukiyaki, Mixed Rice

Worse than the Cupertino branch. Seat is extremely tight (the pot is easily spilled onto clothing. Rice is not soft, and is cold. Service is the worst. Everybody seems to be very busy. Perfect example of cutting cost leading to quality degradation.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

One pot is always our first choice when we want to eat hot pot. The meat slices are very fresh and the vegetable hot pot ingredients are real food. The ingredients are very fresh, the environment is very clean, and the service staff are also very nice. A recommended hotpot restaurant.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Not really used to Japanese style Hot Pot but still lacked any flavor in the broth. Menu was confusing. Servings of vegetables were small for the price. Perhaps this was on point for Japanese style but used to Mala tang style hot pot. More flavor in the broth. Without the sauces this would have no flavor at all. Service was pretty good. Atmosphere was also ok. Didn't really get a Japanese vibe while there. Also on the menu it offers chicken potstickers but you have to cook yourself in the broth. Wasn't expecting that. Technically that's not a pot sticker. That's just a boiled dumpling. Much better hot pot in the area. Wouldn't recommend if you're used to any other style of hot pot.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Delicious!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Traditional Seaweed Broth

Very BLAND broth. It really had no flavor. The meats were good but there was not enough and cut way too big. The Napa cabbage was bitter.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

Didn’t enjoy the food at all and manager didn’t do anything about it. Coke was the only good thing here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1