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    Ibasaw

    3.5 (305 reviews)
    Open 12:30 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)
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    Edamame
    Chris W.

    Came here on a Friday evening with a group of five. We were seated promptly and put our orders in shortly thereafter. The most popular thing here appears to be the all-you-can-eat hot pot, however I had a hankering for the sushi. I ordered a few different rolls and they were good, nothing to write home about, but hit the spot for me nonetheless. Worth trying if you're looking to get some sushi at a reasonable price.

    Gloria L.

    My flight got in around 10:30 PM and not much is open, so I thought I'd have to eat fast food, but luckily I found this place. We did the AYCE hot pot, got the spicy broth and tom khun broth. They bring you everything, and there's a sauce bar with scallions, sesame sauce, soy sauce, garlic, and others. You can even get a whole crab. I wish they had fish balls, but overall, not a bad selection. This was definitely needed after a long flight. The service is also really great and they leave water at the table for you. Great music too (90's R&B)

    Chris T.

    Firstly, service was good, the ladies clear empty plates and refill your water pitcher pretty quickly. So kudos to the ladies working i appreciate you! This to me reminds me of one the local spots to just hit up casually. As many others have said it would be bomb if the price included some sushi dishes as well but anywho, we did the AYCE hot pot. Things worth getting are the first 3 beefs on the menu and white fish quail eggs etc. the broth was definitely lacking (the house) chicken stock basically salted water wasn't very tasty as we usually drink a bowl of broth before starting the cooking process. Probably get tomatoes/ Tom yum broth next time. Tong ho for veggies, we got scallops but that's the mini scallops and i passed on the second round. We stuck to mainly beef protein's. The sauce bar has your basic sauces for traditional hotpot. They also have a freezer with them hood style iced creams you eat with a wooden spoon. A lot of space for groups, super casual and open fairly late. Serviceable spot. For two of us with tip came to about $94. They don't try to be something super high end or anything. As you would expect, but there are better food spots around this price point. We are full tho so cheers.

    the front of a restaurant at night
    Rocky W.

    Ibasaw is an AYCE hotpot and sushi a la carte restaurant. I came here with a big group on a Friday night and we didn't have to wait. They have a huge parking lot with lots of space. Every table shares a communal pot. For broth, we got the half Chengdu hot and spicy and half Chinese herbal. Their menu has a pretty big meat and seafood selection. The best things to order are the prime rib ribeye, rock crab (whole), lamb, clams, muscles, shrimp, and scallop. If you're into the exotic foods, they have beef tongue, aorta, frog leg, gizzard, and blood. Everybody gets 2 hours to eat. For vegetables their daikon, enoki mushrooms, winter melon, wood ear fungus, bok choy, napa cabbage, and watercrest were good. If you waste too much food, they have a policy that they can charge $10 per person. Their sauce station was simple and includes about 15 different things in it. They serve pretty affordable alcohol here as their cocktails here are $9, beer is between $5 to $7, and wine is $9 a glass. They also have wine by the bottle, sake, and soju. The service here was decent and the food came out quickly. The ambiance is that of a very typical plain Chinese restaurant with no decorations. The price is $35 for the all I can eat but they charge an extra $3 for the broth so it's more like $38 a person.

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    Lizzie Y.

    I've been on the search for some tasty, fresh AYCE Hotpot + sushi spots in MA, & have been interested in trying Ibasaw for a while. Initially, I thought this place offered both AYCE hotpot AND sushi, but turns out it's just AYCE Hotpot! Sushi here is a la carte. For $35/pp, it is all right. We got the white broth which is apparently chicken broth. Normally we always drink a bowl of the broth before putting stuff in to cook & when we tasted it, it tasted like salty water, no flavor. Broths are $2-3 depending on which one you get. I think the meats + seafood that are worth getting include: prime rib, beef tongue, choice rib eye, crab (rock crab), and clams. For vegetables, we stuck with tong ho. I usually get tong ho or napa cabbage. The tong ho was quite bitter, and yes I know it is supposed to be slightly bitter & slightly tangy, but it was VERY bitter. I guess I was a bit disappointed that they don't offer AYCE hotpot AND sushi, of course that's my bad for not getting the details right. I think $35/pp would be very worth it, for me, if AYCE sushi was included but I mean, $35/pp is the average price nowadays for AYCE. It's been a while since I've had AYCE hotpot & the quality doesn't beat a la carte style, honestly. Overall, not bad. I can see this place being a good spot to go if you're just trying to get full, hence AYCE (quantity over quality) BUT AYCE can also be very delicious, fresh, & enjoyable... Ibasaw is edible but not great. AYCE spots are hit or miss and unfortunately this was a miss for us. Total for 2 people here came up to ~$94, including tip. Eh. Rating: 3/5

    Jimmy N.

    For $35 AYCE hotpot, don't mind if I do! IBASAW has become one of my favorite places to go for AYCE hotpot. I love the service and they have great quality food. The meat is fresh and finely cut. A plus about this place, they offer AYCE rock crabs and green mussels. Along with other popular items like shrimp, squid, shrimp paste, and tong ho (vegetables). A lot of hotpot places don't service this. They even have their own sauce bar! Highly recommend coming here!

    Janny Y.

    It was a dinner of two mommy with their kids. My friend paid for us so I'm not sure the price of their AYCE hot pot. I didn't do the hot pot, I ordered two sushi rolls. They have a decent selection of hot pot items. This is the first AYCE hotpot place that I've been to that charges for the broth. I didn't eat hotpot but I did sip some broth at the end, the broth was pretty good. My sushi took a long time to make and it was nearing closing time and not that busy, so I assume people don't order sushi much here. The sushi tasted good. My friend also told me, if you buy one of their shirt and wear that shirt every time you come, you'll get a free drink, even alcoholic drinks. I thought that's pretty cool.

    Eel and spicy crabmeat handrolls
    Amy M.

    Spider handroll - comes with lots of filling and if you like hand rolls, this would be definitely worth getting and something we would reorder again. Eel and spicy crabmeat handrolls were also decent. Volcano maki - this was a little spicy but really good with the torched crab meat topping. Would get again. Crispy Spicy Tuna Maki - this one has cream cheese so if you like cream cheese in your sushi, get it! We also got assorted other sashimi and sushi and those were pretty decent. This place is more known for their AYCE hotpot. But you can still do a la carte sushi! The sushi also came out pretty quick after ordering.

    Jamie L.

    This restaurant was pretty good. They had a lot of variety of Hotpot ingredients. Ordering is very easy and you just order from a checklist. The ingredients are pretty fresh but not the freshest. The broth was pretty tasty as well. The interior is simple and it appears to be pretty clean. The sauce bar is very minimal, but you don't really need it because the broth is salty enough. Service was good and it was a good place to be on a very cold day.

    Hot pot
    Brian L.

    Really good for what it is. Ambiance is pretty typical and service was quite fast. I do enjoy the variety they carry. All in all it's a pretty good affordable/accessible option for hot pot if you live north of Boston and don't want to travel.

    Our first attempt to doing this. It was really good
    Dana S.

    We recently tried this place. Your reviews posted here made me want to try it. We made a reservation, on a Saturday, at 7 PM. We really didn't need to. The place wasn't packed. There were three of us. Now we've never tried hot pot before so we didn't need guidance. A waitress brought us a menu that had pictures. Because a lot of the descriptions on what the food was did not translate super well into English. Our waiter was very nice attentive and pretty funny. He suggested that we order small portions of everything and then go back and try what we like to get. He reminded us that being all you can eat, we didn't wanna leave much waste. We got a spicy broth and a broth they called the white broth. Which, I felt really didn't have any flavor. I felt more like it was like a warm water with vegetables. I definitely try a different broth next time. We got the spiciest broth. Our waiter didn't tell us that, but we were OK with it because we do like spicy. By trial and error we figured out what needed to be cooked how long and when. It was really fun. They told us about the sauces table that was it another ad of the restaurant and we went and got sausages. That was weird. There are pictures on the wall to talk about mixing them all together, but I follow the directions of one of them, and found it to taste nothing much but salt and spice. It really didn't have a lot of flavor. So I would try again, with different combinations, or maybe just one sauce at a time. Things I found out in the restaurant. There's a whole section of the restaurant that looks like it one time it might've been a sushi bar or a Buffay. I think they had one at one time. Now? It's just filled with overflow of stock for things that they use. Out in the open. It was a little odd. All in all? We would definitely be back. The only thing I did also find odd? They didn't mention the price. I had read online here that it was one price, but it was a little more expensive when we got there. Still go back though. It was definitely a fun time

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    Robo T.

    So we ended up here by accident because the place we were planning on going to turned out to be closed on that day of the week. We were so pissed!! LOL. Ibasaw always intrigued me because the building was built as an Applebees. BTW it still looks and feels like an Applebees. Plenty of free parking since its a building in a strip mall parking lot. Its not the greatest hotpot shabu experience however its pretty good. The kimchi broth is bomb. The selection of meats and veggies is pretty good. The sauce station has the basics. Service was fine. Drinks were served in plastic cups. It was AYCE for about $35 I believe. There is the ominous threat of $10 per person charge for uneaten food however the table behind us left a bunch of uneaten seafood and meats and they didn't seem to get charged. Bottom line, I would go again. This is especially true if I did not want to contend with traffic and parking in Boston, Cambridge and Allston/Brighton where I normally go for hotpot.

    Stephen W.

    5th time coming here. There's nothing that is major that stands out about this location except for the price! For all you can eat hot pot at $35, that's a decent price considering inflation. All food is brought out with haste and with ample of room, clean tables, and quick service, I always find myself coming back in the morning. Although the quality isn't what you would call out of this world, the taste still satiates the buds and the cravings. Alcohol is decently priced and the table set up is close enough to where you can still have a intimate conversation but not too close where you spit on each other. Highly recommend!

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    Love hot pot. This place is good. Def can add some more vegetables to the menu cause the small selection isn't it.

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    Pretty good AYCE hot pot, the broth selection is always good however I do wish they had a bigger sauce bar.

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    Looking to come on a weekday for dinner, should I try to make a reservation?

    Hi Alvin , we don’t take reservations now due the social distancing, but if you like feel free give us a call when you around here between half hour, that case we can possibly save a table for you

    Hello, what is your current pricing?

    Today lunch price is $23.95 hotpot or sushi ,$29.95 hotpot+sushi , dinner price $25.95 and $31.95

    Do u still serve free lobster?

    Unfortunately we don’t at the moment,might be star late of summer

    Is there AYCE price for the weekends?

    Hi Dora,our weekends lunch $23.95 sushi/hotpot $29.95 sushi+hotpot. Kids 5-11years old $12.95 and $15.95 4years and under free. Weekends dinner :$25.95 sushi/hotpot $31.95 sushi+hotpot .kids 5-11years old $14.95 and $16.95 4years and under… Read more

    What is the price of AYCE hotpot + sushi for weekday dinner?

    Hi Pauline ,thanks for asking and here is our week price :lunch hotpot or sushi $18.95 hot pot and sushi $25.95 kids 5-11 $9.95for hotpot or sushi $12.95for hotpot and sushi .4and Under free .Dinner hotpot or sushi $23.95 hotpot and sushi… Read more

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