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    Go Shabu

    4.7 (258 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated 1 week ago

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    GO SHABU ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    AYCE hotpot. You grab all your veggies and seafood at the buffet bar in the back and order all your meats with the waiter/waitress. Clean restaurant.. make sure you make reservations on the weekends because it can get really busy .

    Emily M.

    The food here is just good, not great. There's a good selection but the quality is average. The broths are good and there's many broth choices. The service is good, but it can be slow at times. The restaurant is nice and big and the booths are nice and wide which is good when eating hot pot. Overall, if you're in the area is an option but not the best i've had.

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    Vivian H.

    My husband and I just had dinner at Go Shabu, this was our first time in a hot pot place, and it did not disappoint ! My husband was stoked haha I had the Go Shabu Spicy, and my husband the Signature Tom Yum, both broths are amazing, I loved the dumplings, the quail eggs, their fresh veggies selection, and the meats just melllt in your mouth as expected! everything was wonderful! The seafood selection is impressive and they even have a great ice cream selection, so yeah we are pretty pleased and excited to come back! Service is super helpful, and the place is clean and inviting. Great experience at Go Shabu!

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    Tyler N.

    Food: 5/5 Service: 4/5 Ambiance: 5/5 Food- This place's food selection is great. There isn't the most amount of variety, especially compared to places in Houston, but Go Shabu makes up for it in the quality of the items. On top of this, all of their broths (and yes, I have had all of them), are fantastic, and the ability to mix broths allows for a plethora of amazing options depending on what you're looking for (Some of my favorites are GSP+Tomato, Miso+Sukiyaki, Tomato+Chicken, Curry+GSP). Whenever I go to hot pot places, I tend to only order beef as my meat of choice, and this place offers six great options with a good variety of lean to fatty meats, depending on your preference. Their sauce selection is also solid, with all the classics that most people want. Throughout all of the people I've shared meals with at this place, I haven't had a single person have a negative experience with the food, and that amazes me. Service- Been here with group sizes between 2 and 11, and this place tends to do way better with smaller group sizes due to the table layout only having 2-6 pots per table. Depending on your server, the speed at which the meats and soups come out can take anywhere from 2 minutes to 10 minutes, which is a pretty big gap. With a place like this, timing is everything for faster eaters, and unfortunately this gap makes some experiences lesser than others. Ambiance- Solid. They sometimes change where ingredients are placed, which makes it a little confusing whenever you're walking around, but nothing to change the experience in a negative way. Yes, this place has its flaws for sure, but I always get a great experience with the food and the atmosphere overall. Whether you're going with friends or the whole family, Go Shabu offers an inclusive experience for everyone. Ice cream attached.

    Go Shabu spicy soup base
    Dat N.

    Food has always been amazing. Service is impeccable and never once had a terrible experience. We keep coming back! Really nice to have AYCE hotpot on this side of town. Come show your support if you're in the Bay Area!

    Rebecka K.

    Yummm. Place was clean, service was amazing, food was fantastic. Would definitely go back.

    Seafood bar
    Jyreka N.

    Food was on point. Service was good. Ambiance was stellar. They have a badass selection of fresh meats, seafood and produce. My sister & I picked the Japanese curry bone broth. It had a slight kickancoconut after taste. Delicious. Service was very nice. Our server was very kind, professional and patient. My sister asked a lot io questions. Lol he answered all of them flawlessly, so extra points for being knowledgeable about menu and recommendations. I love how clean it was in there! They always had someone checking, refreshing and cleaning everywhere. Clean restrooms and parking lot. My sister said strawberry ice cream was good, but green tea was lacking? Idk. I couldn't taste, burned my mouth on my second boil. Smelt good though! Lol

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    Jasmine L.

    An amazing Ayce hot pot place!! First time visiting and loved the experience in every way! Service was amazing; our waiter explained eveyerthing in detail and was very patient. We came for dinner and opted for the ayce option! They had so many different vegetables to choose from, as well as sauces and proteins! The meat tastes so fresh, as did the vegetables! Workers consistently came to our table to clear out any empty dishes. Really loved the ice cream for dessert- tried every flavor and my favorites were oreo and green tea! The restaurant itself is very intimate and relaxing. It's great for groups of all sizes, as well as dates. Parking is really easy with a lot right outside. 11/10 recommend, especially on a cold day

    Shabu spicy broth with bok choi, noodles, and beef added
    Christian

    Whenever you are feeling down on a cold day, you should definitely gather the homies and head to Go Shabu Spicy hot pot to warm up. The selection of broths, meats, seafood, veggies, sauces, etc. are far and beyond the best you could get for $19 (plus tax). The flavors of the broth were brought out perfectly through the meat and the veggies. I would recommend trying a bit of each meat on the menu. And it's all-you-can-eat, so just order your favorites after that! My personal strategy, is to have a few bowls of each meat, then take an intermission with some ice cream, and then move back to a few bowls of my favorite meats to finish the meal. The strawberry ice cream is so creamy and rich, it's to die for. I CREAMED FOR THIS ICE! I'm also a big fan of the octopus and squid as well as the shellfish, even though they're a bit hard to peel after being boiled. Friendliness is a staple at this institution. My server was attentive throughout my hour and a half meal. Consistently checking up and seeing if we needed more meats or more drinks. She was very bubbly and kind. It really added to the unique ambience of the restaurant, which was bright colored and traditional. Overall, I give Go Shabu Spicy 17/17.5 Freys (that's my new rating system for Yelp now btw). It's perfect for a chilly winter day in the Webster area! FREY OUT!

    Fresh proteins, all you can eat
    John B.

    Buffet style, all you can eat - variety of broths for each customer, and waitress will bring your choice of proteins 'till your stuffed. Well stocked buffet, ingredients are absolutely fresh, with a wide variety for any palate. Loads of noodles, veggies, and seafood. They even have a box of gloves so you can prep your food (if needed) without getting it all over your hands. Very friendly service, waitress explained how everything worked, and was on the spot with drink and protein refills. Menu also had all the info you needed, including suggested cooking times for the various items. Good spot for a leisurely meal with friends, family!

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    Ann G.

    I had low expectations coming to this place but I was really surprised. It's an all you can eat shabu which I was excited about. My husband and I came here for dinner with his coworkers. It was $22.99/person for dinner but for both of us we paid a total of around $66 including gratuity since we had 11 people in our group. I ordered the go shabu spicy broth and my husband ordered the sukiyaki (vegetarian) broth. Both broths were delicious! You have to order the meats (beef, pork, lamb) and bowl of rice from your server but they are pretty fast at giving it to you. The seafood, sauces, and vegetables are on the buffet table so you can easily get that once you get your broth. They also have ice cream that you can scoop it out yourself. The meats, seafood, and sauces were great. The service was great also. Overall, this place is great and I recommend it.

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    Ask the Community - Go Shabu

    Should I make reservations on a Saturday?

    Depends on lunch or dinner and if it's for a large party & dinner, I'd say yes. If it's only for a couple, they get you seated pretty quick. Hope this helps!

    I'm here at go shabu, what's a good dipping sauce off meat?

    I mixed sweet chili, chili oil, sesame sauce & garlic sauce. It turned out so bomb ! I just added more chili oil for extra spice.

    Do they have buffet on Saturday and Sunday? How much is the price for weekends?

    Lunch Adult $15.99 Vegetarian (not include seafood) $13.99… Read more

    Is the miso/curry soup vegan?

    No, if you choose the vegan option for buffet you can only have the vegan options for soups.

    Can I order ingredients to go?

    No, there is only dine in. Hope this helps!

    What's the pricing of lunch and dinner?

    Lunch $14.78 / adult $12.00 / senior & vegetarian… Read more

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    3.7
    (222 reviews)
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    I thought the services was great! As well as the food! We had reservations for Valentine's Day and…read morehad a minimal wait time. Needly to say I will be coming back!

    So I really wanted to love this experience, but unfortunately it fell short in my collection of…read moreHibachi experiences. Let's start with the positives, the restaurant itself and ambiance was nice, clean, inviting...lots of staff! Loved that they had a happy hour on a weekend day, we ordered sushi, sake, and crab puff rolls off the happy hour menu and they were all good. I feel like we would come back at some point and just do happy hour. Lots of good choices on the menu. Soup was very good, loved the soup. Salad was good, very tasty dressing. Soup and salad came with hibachi. Our waiter seemed very rushed, nervous, somewhat annoyed. This was our first time here, and first time looking at the menu. It seemed odd that he took our menus after we ordered a few things off the happy hour menu, if he would have left the menus we would have probably ordered more off the menu. We still had over an hour before happy hour was over. Drinks were okay, I ordered iced tea partner ordered sake. It was supposed to be cold, but seemed more lukewarm temp. Now for the Hibachi, I'm going to be honest it seemed like the guy was struggling. There was barely any interaction throughout the whole experience, and as you know that's what Hibachi is all about. I ordered the steak and shrimp, partner ordered the scallops. Everything was cooked with tons of oil, the shrimp and scallops were drenched in oil and there were some pieces that weren't cooked all the way through. Veggies were barely thrown on and taken right off, they were hard and lacked flavor. The whole point of grilled veggies is the slight char, and taste of the grill. He did remake the scallops but we didn't ask him to remake the shrimp or veggies for the chicken fried rice because at the point the medium steak was turning into very well done. The rice was okay, again seemed very rushed...veggies were barely cooked before chopped and grilled with rice. The service seemed very sloppy, rice veggies flung outside of grill, beside some of the customers plates...cleaning the grill to where we shielded our clothes a few times...he seemed very confused with the orders/waiters notes and seemed like he just wanted to be done. He spoke maybe 3 times the whole experience. I'd like to think that we just got a newer cook, the food itself may have been better maybe if we had a different cook experience. I've done several Hibachi experiences and this one was very lackluster, the table as a whole seemed very underwhelmed. The manager stopped by to discuss the scallops, gave feedback regarding the tons of oil, etc. He gave a military discount I believe about $6. Overall I think for a $100+ dining experience I definitely expect more in terms of experience and treatment of the food. Not sure if we'd return, the guy dining next to us suggested Shogun his issue was that the portion sizes were too small. We might do a stop in happy hour quick bite at some point, but not for Hibachi I don't think. There are so many other options to try.

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    Ohayo Sushi

    3.9
    (512 reviews)
    1.6 mi
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    While I'm no stranger to Ohayo, this was my first visit since they introduced iPads for ordering…read more My dad and I arrived around 6:00 p.m. and were not surprised to see the restaurant completely packed. We were initially told the wait would be about 20 minutes, but it ended up being closer to an hour. Once we were finally seated, ordering through the iPad was simple and convenient. The sashimi and hibachi dishes arrived quickly, while the specialty rolls and fried items took considerably longer because of how busy the restaurant was. To get the most value out of an all-you-can-eat experience, I usually focus on ordering sashimi. My favorites were the salmon, yellowtail, and eel, all of which were fresh and enjoyable. The spicy scallop sushi was the standout of the entire meal and easily my favorite bite of the night. We ordered a wide variety of dishes, and that was the one I kept going back to. The steak hibachi was solid, with well-seasoned meat and generous portions. The fried oysters and crab rangoons were both crispy and cooked well without feeling overly greasy. The specialty rolls were good too. While none of them particularly stood out, they were all enjoyable and well made. Overall, there was not a single dish that I disliked. Even with the much longer-than-expected wait, the quality and variety of the food made for a satisfying all-you-can-eat experience. If you plan on visiting during peak dinner hours, I would recommend expecting a wait, but once you're seated, there are plenty of options to make the meal worthwhile.

    Awesome vibe inside here. Very friendly knowledgeable staff. Ian was our server. This was our first…read moretime here and it was great. This was for Father's Day and they had a special on Sake. I got the "All you can eat" and this is how it went: Spicy TunaRoll, Red Dragon Roll, Godzilla Roll, Tigers Eye Roll, Gyoza, and Fried Cheesecake

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    3.4 mi
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    Akashi is a Chinese/Japanese hybrid restaurant with high-quality offerings of popular Chinese…read moredishes and Japanese sushi. This is my family's go-to restaurant for Chinese food in the Clear Lake area but not sushi (due to lack of specials). Any Chinese dish at Akashi will be excellent. They use high quality meats and seafood compared to pretty much any of their competition in the area. The fried rice is great and the egg rolls are honestly among the best I've ever had. The food and service is very consistent. I wrote a review a few years ago which was only 3 stars and that was because my wife and I ordered sushi and the servers could not answer any of our questions. I think that is because the restaurant was brand new. We haven't experienced any of those issues since then. The sushi here is good, but there is no sushi happy hour, so we typically eat elsewhere if we are going to binge on sushi. Pro tip: Order the Singapore Noodle. I've tried everything here and it is my favorite dish. I married into a Chinese/Vietnamese family and we all agree on this.

    I have been here for sushi a few times. It is about the best place I have found in and around…read moreClear Lake. Service is good, the wait staff are generally attentive. The atmosphere is about what you would expect. The room is large and dark with a high ceiling. I have had sushi rolls, which were very good. Had Chinese here for the first time and it was also good. They use strips of white meat chicken, rather than chunks or cubes of dark meat, which is a nicer texture. I recommend this restaurant and am only reviewing now after eating here a few times. Give them a try.

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