Delicious and good choice! Great and fast service. Great ambiance. And great selection of food

it was really nice inside the ambiance was good as well as great service. the food was also great And super tasty

Chill staff food is bussin Got the guava breeze 1 soup and multiple appetizers All definitely really good read more

My husband and I visited Wednesday night. The restaurant was half empty and there was only one employee attending to all the clientele. We ordered AYCE While waiting for our food we explored the facilities. There a is a good size bar of sauces, spices, herbs and garlic. We also used the bathroom and there is a code to enter. And it was a bit messy. We received our food and were very satisfied with the flavor of the broths. Better than other hot pot places I've visited. But I'm disappointed there's such a small amount of choices for sides to go with the broth. The meat was very yummy. If you love meat but not too fond of traditional hot pot Shabu Shack is a good option. read more

AYCE shabu/hotpot! The service was nice and the meat quality was great. We had the sukiyaki and tonkatsu broth. The sauces were okay. The veggies and other selections were also okay but a good enough variety. We ended up getting the AYCD option as well. HAHA and made sure we drank over $15 each to make it worth it. But it was a solid meal, and the kids ate well. So that's a win! read more

Shabu Shack - Japanese Near Me - Sacramento, California

AYCE Japanese (shabu) hot pot restaurant in downtown Sacramento! These places are less common than Chinese & Korean hot pot. Food: High quality - fresh wholesome ingredients from the meat cuts, seafood to the vegetables. Not a very large menu / rather limited options comparing to other hot pot places. Decent amount of drink options especially since there is a bar. Ambience: Bright, cute, wide windows and moderate size Service: Spotty. Sometimes lacking attentiveness and food orders slow to come out. read more

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Man, I used to LOVE this place. Food was great. But recently, there's been a severe dip in ingredient quality. My wife even got a little bit of a stomach ache. Service can be a little hit or miss too. Place is beautiful, unfortunate it's gone downhill. read more

We paid regular price $43/person. Food was good. Their sauce bar is what made everything taste extra tasty. They should sell that spicy house sauce to-go. read more

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Decent shabu place. The service was on point. We got our food in a timely manner. This place is definitely popular. The meat tasted good. The broth was pretty good. They let you choose up to three broth options which is cool. The lacking part is vegetables. There are not many vegetable selections. It is not great for vegetarian friends. There is no vegetable bar to pick items from. They bring them to you. The sauce bar was also lacking. Not many selections. Quality of the food is really good. Just not a lot of variety with vegetables. Maybe I am spoiled as I have Shabu in the San Gabriel Valley thats super tasty. Decent place. Not bad. I would try it again. read more

Shabu Shack - Meat - Japanese Near Me - Sacramento, California

Great hot pot spot! The lunch special is very worth it from 11:30a-2:30p. Inside is very clean, calm music, and attentive servers. I especially liked the Wagyu and beef belly toro! read more

I am visiting from Socal and it was pretty good! Honestly, price wasn't super worth it cause my sister and I have smaller appetite. We got the AYCE dinner option and the total came out to $90+ tip.... Personally, if you have a smaller appetite, I don't recommend but if you can eat a lot it's definitely worth it! But I got the spicy miso and the spicy sichuan which was super flavorful, and the meats were really tender. The place itself was superrr clean and I loved all the decorations inside. The worker too was also really diligent in serving us and checked up on us constantly. read more

Shabu Shack - Japanese Near Me - Sacramento, California

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Roses are red; Violets are blue; Life is short, Eat more Shabu! Came in at 11:30AM and it was pretty much empty! Quick service and seating. We chose the regular AYCE which comes out to $40 ish per person. The vegetable portions are pretty large so start at with just one of each before moving on. I accidentally ordered two of each of the veggie portions and we were unable to finish everything. Staff was also great. Our server was Alex, who was so friendly and attentive! Thanks Alex for being so welcoming and helping with the menu! Beautiful interior with cute pink faux foliage. Spacious and clean. Tons of seating and matching decor. Music wasn't too loud and matched the vibes pretty well. Overall, really good experience and I will definitely come back with my friends. I haven't tried the drink menu yet but I will eventually! This definitely seems like more of a nighttime dinner catch up with friends place. Parking is a bit harder to find since there's no immediate lot but I would just park at the DOCO garage or find street parking and walk over. Thank you Shabu Shack! read more

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We did the AYCE hot pot and tried both the Spicy Miso and Tonkotsu broths, and they were absolutely delicious. The flavors were rich, comforting, and perfect for loading up with all the ingredients. We also ordered the Yuzu Sidecar and Guava Breeze cocktails, and both were refreshing and paired really well with the meal. Our server, Alex, he was incredibly attentive, friendly, and made sure we always had everything we needed throughout the entire lunch. Great service can make all the difference, and Alex definitely helped make our visit memorable. Between the amazing food, great drinks, and outstanding service, we'll definitely be back. Highly recommend checking this place out if you're looking for a fun and delicious hot pot experience in Sacramento! Plus the restaurant decoration is so cute I absolutely love the pink decor. read more

Shabu Shack - Japanese Near Me - Sacramento, California

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From start to finish, the food and overall experience were great. You can choose all-you-can-eat or à la carte, which makes it easy to tailor your meal. They offer a huge variety of sauces to pair with your soup, and I have to highlight their lemon pepper wings--perfectly fried with a super crisp crust. Dip them in the cilantro ponzu and it's honestly heavenly. I ordered the tom yum veggie soup and added dumplings and lamb for protein. A splash of that cilantro ponzu in the broth took it to another level. I was a little worried everything would take a long time to cook, but the broth arrives hot and comes to a boil quickly, so everything was ready faster than expected. Service was a bit slow during my visit, but it felt like our server might have just been having an off day. The food and overall experience still made it completely worth it. This was my first visit, and definitely the first of many to come. Shabu Shack won me over. read more

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Things i like about this restaurant: -The interior was nice -The sesame sauce and their shack sauce was really good! -Meat was quality -service was on top of it! read more

Shabu Shack - Japanese Near Me - Sacramento, California

I can just sunrise in a few words.... freaking awesome! Yeah! First timer here and I was very impressed with the service and the quality of the food, not to mention the experience of shabu. Great place for a fun, interactive and casual date. Faith and Neff were great when it came to service. read more

Shabu Shack - Japanese Near Me - Sacramento, California

Delicious!!! Meat had an incredible selection of melting delicacies when cooked medium rare (don't overcooked!). Food was ecstatically incredible and every bite was savory to say the least! Parking is easy with a parking structure right around the corner (no validation). Ambience was classy and is a great date spot or even for celebrations. Service was great with friendly and attentive servers. Bathroom gets tricky with their codes, but understandably so being located in downtown Sacramento to ward off non-customers. Excellent shabu spot in the heart of Sacramento. Highly recommended! read more

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Across from Golden 1 Center for Kings vs. Clippers basketball game. Faith was the awesome greeter with the infectious smile. Christine was our personal table checker ensuring drinks & additional proteins & vegetables were served. Tom Yum is the soup base for the all you can eat & all you can drink is adult beverage of your choosing. The booth location, the vibe from the playlist & enjoying the company of the ones you love is priceless. read more

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Absolutely loved this spot!! I had never done hot pot before so I wasn't sure how it was gonna go but Shabu Shack did not disappoint. When you get there you share a pot with someone and choose your own broth + meat and cook it yourself. I went with the wagyu and it was delicious. I tried almost every flavor of broth and all of them were amazing. The portion size is HUGE for only $24!! The experience of cooking it ourselves was slightly stressful but also very fun, and they have a whole bar where you can grab additional sauces, and toppings for free. Service was good and food was amazing, if I'm ever back in town I will most definitely be coming back! read more

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Yummy soup and delicious sauces. Fresh ingredients and a great dining experience! Highly recommend. read more

Shabu Shack - Japanese Near Me - Sacramento, California

beautiful space that's definitely Instagram worthy. quick and friendly service, we got the lunch special a5 Wagyu with beautiful marbling as well as the seafood platter. read more

Had an OK first-time experience at Shabu Shack. My party and I got seated fairly quickly but it did take a little longer than expected for a server to open our table and take our first order, especially since the restaurant seemed not busy at all. We got seated next to tables that were not cleaned and remained uncleaned for pretty much our whole duration of our meal until either another party came in and needed to sit our until the end of our meal, and it was then the staff was cleaning more tables. I don't know the situation of what was going on or why tables were cleaned at certain times but it just threw me off sitting next to unclean tables as well as seeing the utility cart with the 3 bins for dishes just out in the open in the dining area... The food itself was pretty solid, though I think there aren't as much options as I was hoping for compared to other hotpot restaurants, especially for the price we paid. The beef options were great but the lamb here tasted a little too gamey & bitter (again, compared to other places where I've had lamb) for some reason. I really like their selection of sauces they offer which was a highlight for me. If I recall correctly, dessert was NOT included as part of the AYCE which bummed me out a little. Though the cleaning was a little concerning for me, the food itself was not half bad. read more

Absolutely loved this spot! This was easily my best Shabu / Hot Pot experience in all of NorCal (Bay Area and SF included). Food, service, and ambiance were all phenomenal. 10/10. read more

If you're craving Shabu in downtown, this is the best place around! Located across from the Golden 1 Center and DOCO, this place does have a higher price tag than most Shabu places but I found it reasonable for lunch. Its decor is very modern with pink floral accents and there are plenty of tables and booths. There is only one waiter for lunch and he was handling the bussing, service, hosting, orders, and serving. I ordered the beef belly lunch special, which was $20 and came with veggies and vermicelli noodles. I chose the tonkatsu broth and it was very deep and delicious in flavor. The assortment of veggies and tofu were great and very filling. They also have a great sauce area on the side with great options to make your own dipping sauce. To name a few: ponzu, sesame, sesame oil, soy, spicy, garlic, green onions, cilantro. Overall, it was a great lunch and I was in and out in under an hour. I know this place has had some issues with break-ins but I hope they stick around! read more

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I've rated this place 5 stars already but they've recently added a sauce bar which now makes this a SIX STAR experience. They also gave me a side of veggies on top of my vegetarian platter!! SO MANY VEGGIES. Our go to broth is the Sichuan and the creamy vegetarian but have also enjoyed the tom yum, tonkotsu, and miso broth. The service is prompt and efficient, you get the broth really quick. And the ambiance is great with a lot of cool Asian art and murals and great tunes! read more

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Excellent service from Lang. Food tasted fresh and was great. Will definitely be back. read more

Shabu Shack - Miso and Tonkotsu Broths - Japanese Near Me - Sacramento, California

This place was great! All the meat we tried were really good: beef belly, lamb, and American wagyu. Service was great too, our waitress always checked in with us to make sure we had enough food! Ambiance was comfortable, no wait, and clean. We would come back if in the area again! read more

This is our first time in Sacramento and we found a local restaurant for the family. The service and food was really good with a good price per person as well for what you can get. We had the AYCE regular and had many rounds of a variety of meats including wagyu, lamb, seafood, and dumplings. The restaurant is decorated well too with cherry blossoms. If I'm in the area again I'd definitely come back! read more

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I went here to celebrate a friend's December birthday at the beginning of December. We were a party of 5 and tried calling for reservations for dinner at 5 PM. We were told that reservations were not available unless you have a party of 6 or more. When we showed up, we were told that they were closing at 6 PM but they could still serve us. We didn't get our food until after 5:30 (because we spent time deciding what to order). They sat us 2 tables from their big party room. We were not aware that there was a big holiday party that was booked until we saw large groups arriving while we were still eating. Our server kept checking up on us as we kept ordering food. She was friendly and was constantly checking in. Overall, it was a good experience with the exception of another server telling us we had to leave as we were still finishing our food. Pros: food and meat were fresh. We did the AYCE basic option. Our server was great and answered all our questions. She checked in often and we constantly had food coming in. I loved that they had a sauce bar. We had someone who was gluten sensitive and our server was very accommodating to her needs, making sure they had gluten free broth available. Cons: closest parking is a parking garage, which added up ($26) since we were there eating for a while. It was not a pleasant experience since the restaurant knew they were holding a holiday party and sat us right where they were having the party. The people waiting for the holiday party were standing around our table waiting (and staring) as we were eating. If they told us ahead of time they couldn't accommodate us, we would've chosen another place. They did comp us 2 alcoholic drinks for our inconvenience. Next time I go to Shabu Shack, I will go to the Elk Grove location since I had a better experience overall there. read more

My first time coming here and it won't be my last time. Recommend coming here for the vibes and for the eats, the server here was super amazing, he suggested multiple things which were super good. read more

Shabu Shack - First time going and definitely not the last time going. Had an amazing experience and the best server of all time. - Japanese Near Me - Sacramento, California

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Walked in on a random Wednesday and found a new favorite spot! Despite the restaurant being half full with only 2 servers, the service was amazing...our server never left us waiting and continually checked in on us. The AYCE specials that include beer on tap AND SAKE did not disappoint! Lots of flavorful options to choose from and would definitely recommend the Wagyu Wednesday special. Everything we tried was delicious! Would definitely refer to friends and family and can't wait to visit again in a couple of weeks!! read more

Food is good and the service is great. Nice ambiance's I would recommend people coming

Decided to go for NYE dinner and it seemed a little slow. Honestly only one person working but he was getting at it and called backup two people in within thirty minutes. We must have brought in the crowd as this place was full. We were seated on the right side and it had like 20 customers and the left side was packed. Once the staff reinforcements came in the flow of food was going and absolutely unequivocally delicious. The meats and veggies kept coming and fresh food broth was tasty had the wagyu lamb pork mushrooms bok choy green tea shrimp tendon balls. AMAZING. highly recommend. I commend these young kids running this place packed with large groups on short staffing levels. read more

Shabu Shack - Japanese Near Me - Sacramento, California

You get a lot of food so gotta go with an empty stomach. You get one broth per person I believe. read more

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I planned to take my wife to a Kings game, and we decided to stop by Shabu Shack beforehand. I have to say--we were not disappointed. From the warm lighting to the friendly staff, the atmosphere was great. We started with the lemon pepper wings, perfectly battered and absolutely to die for. I added Thai chilies for a little extra heat and paired them with the chili cilantro ponzu sauce. For my main dish, I ordered lamb with assorted vegetables in a spicy Sichuan broth. I'll admit, I cranked up the heat a bit too much once it started boiling, but everything still turned out great. Mixing my broth with my wife's tom yum helped balance things perfectly. My only complaint was the service; the staff didn't check in periodically, and I had to pause my meal just to flag down our server. Other than that, the experience was fantastic. If you're ever in Sacramento, definitely give this place a try--you won't be disappointed. We can't wait to go back and explore more of their flavors. read more

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Very good hotpot! It has a great menu and I loved the sauce bar. The servers were very nice as well. Beautiful interior.

Service was amazing! :) Our server was super friendly. We went with a la carte because it's pricier and we probably can't eat that much. Soups 4/5: We got tonkatsu, spicy tonkatsu, and tom yum. It's a little too spicy but I love how flavorful the tonkatsu is. Tom yum was too spicy so we just shared the non spicy side. Food 4/5: We got vegetables, beef toro, and wagyu. It was the right amount of meat and vegetables. Overall, I prefer other hot pot restaurants because of our own bowl/meal and the variety. This place is not bad though but not something I'd crave for. The decorations nice! read more

Shabu Shack - Japanese Near Me - Sacramento, California

Went with some friends on friday night, we had tonkostu broth and a medium spice level Sichuan broth. Both were super flavorful, the medium level spice had a kick to it! Had the regular AYCE and had the available beef meats and lamb. A solid place to come eat at when you're in the area, it was a pretty busy night so it was expected to wait a bit to restock on some meat. Everything seemed pretty fresh too! Restaurant is clean and has a chill vibe to it. read more

The atmosphere is incredible! Its beautiful inside and clean. The employee helping my friend and I was incredibly patient and answered all of the questions we had (there was a lot). As for the food, definitely delicious!! My waygu came with a side of veggies, and my friends veggie platter was HUGE! read more

Shabu Shack - Veggie platter, waygu with veggies that it comes with, and spicy mizu (closet to the wagyu) and creamy vegetarian broth - Japanese Near Me - Sacramento, California

Came here for the lunch special. Fast service and the meats, broth and veggies were so tasty! Great sauce selections too. The large portion of the American Wagyu was plenty. Our server was very attentive with the heat level of our soup and would turn it down for us when it got too hot. Would definitely come back again! The bathrooms were also clean which is a plus. read more