Our family's favorite restaurant! Everything is great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso
ayush kalani
Tabu Shabu offers a unique hot pot dining experience in San Jose. The majority of their seating is counter-style, with individual hot pots for each diner. While this setup is great for solo diners, small groups, or couples, it might not be ideal for larger groups.
The ordering process is straightforward. You choose your broth, protein, rice, and noodles. Each hot pot comes with a generous serving of local vegetables, including napa cabbage, baby spinach, carrots, tofu, and various mushrooms. If you have dietary preferences or allergies, you can request substitutions. However, availability can be limited, as we discovered when some vegetables were out of stock during our visit.
Tabu Shabu offers four broth options, which can be mixed to your liking. The sukiyaki broth was the most flavorful - the sweet and salty broth complemented the meat well.
We ordered a variety of meat options, including lamb shoulder and ribeye. The lamb shoulder was superior to the ribeye. Overall, the meat quality was decent.
While the food was satisfactory, the service was a bit inconsistent. Our order was mixed up, and we received the wrong meat portion and missing vegetables. However, the staff was friendly and accommodating, and they allowed me to switch my broth halfway through the meal.
In conclusion, Tabu Shabu offers a unique hot pot dining experience with a focus on fresh, local ingredients. While the food is okay, the service can be inconsistent, and the counter-style seating might not be ideal for everyone.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
sehaj.chou-home-
I really enjoyed it here. I came with one of my friends and we had a lovely time. The food is great, and all the staff members were kind and open to help us if we had questions. Thank you so much for making our day!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot, Noodles, Spicy Miso Broth, Vegetarian
Irene Lin
Service was great but broth could have been more tasty
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Cynthia Siu
I have been a patron and fan of Tabu Shabu for the past year. Usually the service and food is fabulous. Today I went with my family for I have lunch. We were served our veggies and noodles first and told the meat would be out shortly. After 15 mins of apologies and watching the party of 4 next to me (who were came in and were seated after us) served their complete meal, our slices is meat came out. If I wanted a vegetarian ramen I would have gone somewhere else. I’m not sure what was going on in the kitchen but it totally ruin my dining experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
John Manoogian III
Mix tonkatsu & spicy miso 50/50, trust me.
Laurissa Lynn
The food had amazing flavor I love trying new things if you haven't gone I definitely recommend it's a delicious experience
Shirl
I have indulged in a late lunch at Tabu Shabu twice. The staff did a great job of describing the options and preparation process, after learning it was my first visit. They checked in several times to ensure things were going well and offered advice. There are a variety of protein options and the vegetables gave "farm to table vibes." The meat was high-quality and the ponzu dipping sauce was delicious.
Parking: The parking directly in front of the restaurant is small and crowded.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hareesh pottamsetty
The broth, protein and veggies were fantastic. It is a unique shabu experience. Quite unlike any other in South bay.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso
Ally Lin
This place has many characteristics of a shabu place.1) The place is clean.2) The ingredients taste healthy; fresh vegetables, housemade noodles; and the broth is not too heavy or oily3) The seafood is fresh4) There is bar seating. There is only bar seating with seats in a rectangle so you will be facing strangers if you look ahead. It is loud so keep that in mind; see if it's suitable for your dining occasion and who you are eating with.Cons: I wasn't impressed by the broth or meat quality. The place is expensive but they do have happy hour. Portions aren't too big.The service is pretty good and it's easy to flag them down because some staff will be in the center of the bar. I was almost leaning towards 3 stars but I think it's decent enough to try out once.
Highly recommend the spicy miso broth and truffle edamame!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anil Shanbhag
The spicy miso broth is amazing. Truffle edamame is delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso, Edamame
Duke
Staff and service were cool! Super friendly and keen on giving recommendations. Otherwise, wanted to like the place, but not a big fan of the siloed/individual bar-style seating (though it allows for more individual food customization, and I think the layout is intentional). A bit awkward for bigger groups. I always associate shabu shabu/hot pot with group seating and sharing. Also, the induction cooking tends to be a bit noisy. A little pricy, but expected for hot pot.
Food wise, everything pretty solid and fresh.
Vegetarian options: Veggie broths, and tofu. Individually customizable to not add any meat.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tonkitsu Base with Veggies
Po Shin Huang
Fast service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Manuel P
Two out of the four borths are GF, they also offer GF Ponzu and Soy sauces and to top it off they have Shirataky noodles. In short this Shabu place is great for Celiacs. Oh, the very first question from the waitress was about allergies. I love this place !
Our family's favorite restaurant! Everything is great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso
Tabu Shabu offers a unique hot pot dining experience in San Jose. The majority of their seating is counter-style, with individual hot pots for each diner. While this setup is great for solo diners, small groups, or couples, it might not be ideal for larger groups.
The ordering process is straightforward. You choose your broth, protein, rice, and noodles. Each hot pot comes with a generous serving of local vegetables, including napa cabbage, baby spinach, carrots, tofu, and various mushrooms. If you have dietary preferences or allergies, you can request substitutions. However, availability can be limited, as we discovered when some vegetables were out of stock during our visit.
Tabu Shabu offers four broth options, which can be mixed to your liking. The sukiyaki broth was the most flavorful - the sweet and salty broth complemented the meat well.
We ordered a variety of meat options, including lamb shoulder and ribeye. The lamb shoulder was superior to the ribeye. Overall, the meat quality was decent.
While the food was satisfactory, the service was a bit inconsistent. Our order was mixed up, and we received the wrong meat portion and missing vegetables. However, the staff was friendly and accommodating, and they allowed me to switch my broth halfway through the meal.
In conclusion, Tabu Shabu offers a unique hot pot dining experience with a focus on fresh, local ingredients. While the food is okay, the service can be inconsistent, and the counter-style seating might not be ideal for everyone.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
I really enjoyed it here. I came with one of my friends and we had a lovely time. The food is great, and all the staff members were kind and open to help us if we had questions. Thank you so much for making our day!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pot, Noodles, Spicy Miso Broth, Vegetarian
Service was great but broth could have been more tasty
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
I have been a patron and fan of Tabu Shabu for the past year. Usually the service and food is fabulous. Today I went with my family for I have lunch. We were served our veggies and noodles first and told the meat would be out shortly. After 15 mins of apologies and watching the party of 4 next to me (who were came in and were seated after us) served their complete meal, our slices is meat came out. If I wanted a vegetarian ramen I would have gone somewhere else. I’m not sure what was going on in the kitchen but it totally ruin my dining experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 1
Mix tonkatsu & spicy miso 50/50, trust me.
The food had amazing flavor I love trying new things if you haven't gone I definitely recommend it's a delicious experience
I have indulged in a late lunch at Tabu Shabu twice. The staff did a great job of describing the options and preparation process, after learning it was my first visit. They checked in several times to ensure things were going well and offered advice. There are a variety of protein options and the vegetables gave "farm to table vibes." The meat was high-quality and the ponzu dipping sauce was delicious.
Parking: The parking directly in front of the restaurant is small and crowded.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The broth, protein and veggies were fantastic. It is a unique shabu experience. Quite unlike any other in South bay.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso
This place has many characteristics of a shabu place.1) The place is clean.2) The ingredients taste healthy; fresh vegetables, housemade noodles; and the broth is not too heavy or oily3) The seafood is fresh4) There is bar seating. There is only bar seating with seats in a rectangle so you will be facing strangers if you look ahead. It is loud so keep that in mind; see if it's suitable for your dining occasion and who you are eating with.Cons: I wasn't impressed by the broth or meat quality. The place is expensive but they do have happy hour. Portions aren't too big.The service is pretty good and it's easy to flag them down because some staff will be in the center of the bar. I was almost leaning towards 3 stars but I think it's decent enough to try out once.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Highly recommend the spicy miso broth and truffle edamame!
Food: 5
Service: 5
The spicy miso broth is amazing. Truffle edamame is delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso, Edamame
Staff and service were cool! Super friendly and keen on giving recommendations. Otherwise, wanted to like the place, but not a big fan of the siloed/individual bar-style seating (though it allows for more individual food customization, and I think the layout is intentional). A bit awkward for bigger groups. I always associate shabu shabu/hot pot with group seating and sharing. Also, the induction cooking tends to be a bit noisy. A little pricy, but expected for hot pot.
Food wise, everything pretty solid and fresh.
Vegetarian options: Veggie broths, and tofu. Individually customizable to not add any meat.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tonkitsu Base with Veggies
Fast service.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Two out of the four borths are GF, they also offer GF Ponzu and Soy sauces and to top it off they have Shirataky noodles. In short this Shabu place is great for Celiacs. Oh, the very first question from the waitress was about allergies. I love this place !
Dietary restrictions: Great for Celiacs
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Miso Broth
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