Excellent restaurant. Quality is always there at a good price point. Even the broth is delicious, unlike other places when you refill the broth, it gets watered down. Service is so good. We're super happy when Dayton's in and gives us recommendations. Its never too crowded, which is great for our family. Try the tonkotsu broth and short rib. read more

Shabu Wara is my favorite hot pot in Chino Hills by far. My boyfriend and I come here often, especially on a cooler day. My favorite new finding is that they are now on DoorDash! You can see pictured here that I was able to enjoy Shabu at home which is such a treat when I feel like staying home. (Extra photos are from our dining in visits) My favorite broth is the spicy miso. My boyfriend often gets the tom yum which is really yummy as well. Our favorite cut of meat so far has been the wagyu ribeye. It literally melts in your mouth after cooking it in your broth. Another must is getting a side of ramen noodles. They are freshly made and great when you want an extra hearty feel to your meal. The inside is quaint which I love. Also looks very clean. It feels cozy with a simple charm, and on Sundays they put the football game on for us! Since this is a small business please be patient with the service. The staff and chef is always working hard to get the food out. Overall I have loved my experience at Shabu Wara and I hope for many more years of business for them! read more

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I was in Chino on a Saturday and decided to grab lunch while I was in the area. Found Shabu Wara on Yelp and since I love shabu shabu, I was pretty excited to check it out. It was lunchtime and wasn't too busy, so I was seated immediately. I noticed nobody was eating shabu shabu, which I thought was kinda weird. Then they handed me a brunch menu and I was confused lol. I almost got up and left because I specifically came for shabu shabu. Nothing against brunch, just wasn't what I was craving. Luckily, the waitress told me they could still serve shabu, so I was like bet, I'm down. I ordered the large ribeye set and also got the chicken curry katsu. The curry came out pretty quickly and was decent, but the portion was kinda small. I literally finished the whole thing before my shabu even came out. I ended up waiting over 30 minutes for the shabu portion. The meat itself was good, but that was about it. They didn't bring out the sauces or the rice that was supposed to come with the set. I also ordered a side of udon that never showed up. When the bill came, I had to ask them to remove the items that never arrived, but the servers weren't really on top of things that day. It was just one thing after another. Overall, what was supposed to be a nice Saturday lunch turned into a pretty stressful experience. The meat was good, but the long wait, missing items, and lack of attention from the staff really ruined it for me. I didn't even bother taking a photo of the shabu because I was already over it lol. Honestly, I should've gone somewhere else. Would not come back. read more

Came here for lunch after church. They open all day now! We tried their new brunch menu: Avocado Toast, Bbq Wagyu burger, Chicken Curry and Wagyu Loco Moco. I definitely enjoyed the burger. I really liked the chicken in the chicken curry. It was very juicy and tender. They have other brunch items like French toast, breakfast burrito, and sandwiches, but wanted to try their Wagyu meats and curry. I got their Peach Oolong Tea which was delicious! Great service and food. read more

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It was delicious! We got there on a rainy evening just in time before it got super busy! I got Wagyu ribeye with the spicy miso tonkotsu. I wish I would've gotten the large size instead of the regular. Plenty of space and tables and servers were very welcoming and accommodating. read more

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This place is great for a light hot pot meal. We got the tonkotsu broth with beef toro(belly), fried squid legs, and udon to finish. The large is big enough for two people to share with an app or two. The staff was really helpful with how much to order for two people. read more

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It's a bit pricy for what it is. I went here with my brother and his then partner and this was when both of them was living nearby. Personally, living in SGV, there's way more options for the value point, so that factored in as well. However, I do have to say that service was good. Lots of smiles and it was inviting. It's popular with the community it's located in. We went on a week day night. Plenty of parking in the plaza. Good amount of other customers at table and counter bar seating. We got counter seating for 3 people. No wait. For our dinner, we got the: spicy miso tonkotsu, miso, and the sukiyaki broths, which were all decently solid. A bit light, but not too salty or dehydrating at the least. We all used sauce generously with our order, so maybe we should have sipped more soup or cooked more things in it longer? But we've never had this issue with other shabu places I've been to. For meats, we got the regular sized for all and had the angus beef chuck prime, beef toro, and lamb. Decent quality meat. Slices weren't too thin or too thick. Meat didn't cook and dry up immediately like worse places I've been to. All of our food came with a veggie plate and I will admit some of the lettuce/cabbage leaves weren't the cleanest or crispest so we didn't eat as much of the veggies as we'd like... We also ordered nigiri sushi on the side, which is just okay. Usually we wouldn't get something like that unless it came with the meal like an AYCE. Decent quality salmon, lots of rice and extra arbs on top of your meal though. Overall, it's okay. read more

A lot of shabu places around us are closing down so we were happy to find this place! Excellent service from our waiter, Dayton! Thank you!

Not good. I went based on the reviews. Maybe it's changed ownership? We came on a Sunday. They do not offer A-5 wagyu, or wagyu of any type. The broth was weak. The veggie choice was sparse, no mushrooms or spinach or squash. The meat that we did taste was good. The inside is a little dirty with a small smell I think from the plumbing. The service was okay. You just have to get their attention. Overall, I don't recommend it. read more

Delicious, great focused service. House made goma, flavorful broth. Iced teas they let us sample were very good, jasmine grape was awesome, but their peach tea with lemonade made for a delicious Arnold Palmer. Attentive to our questions about the menu. Quality experience. Small restaurant, so recommended to make a reservation for larger parties. We tried the wagyu for 2, loved it. Will be back to try brunch, give them a try! read more

Shabu Wara - Wagyu for 2 meal - New American Near Me - Chino, California

Chill atmosphere. Service is good and the price is good. The meat quality is excellent and the portions are generous. They have a lot of soup options and the vegetables are also good. Spacious parking lot as well read more

Services was good very quick don't feel like we had to wait to long for anything. The location is nice a little warm in side. As in food meat was good , broth was good had the Tonkotsu (Creamy Pork Bone) and the Spicy Miso Tonkotsu. I would had prefers less ends of the Napa cabbage. Dipping sauce could have been better. read more

Shabu Wara - Menu - New American Near Me - Chino, California

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Service is pretty abysmal. Came here on a Friday around 6:00 PM, expecting it to be as busy as it used to be. Instead, the restaurant was nearly empty, which should have been a sign. I understand that working a service job may not be your dream job but don't make it seem like a chore to take an order or bring food out. There was only one guy working and it was so hard to get his attention to even get a refill of water. When he did actually come to take an order, he didn't speak much and was so quiet you had to strain to hear him. He was mostly on his phone (to be expected when the restaurant is emptied out). Food was okay, on the smaller side for the amount you need to pay. I'd rather just go to Pot on Fire even though its a different cuisine. read more

We came for breakfast for the chicken and croffle WOWWWW SOOO YUMMY, the syrup was delicious, 10/10

Cute Shabu place located in Chino, Ca. Kind of hard to locate if you're not familiar with the area as the parking is in a medical office plaza. And the restaurant is on the side of the building. I like how they have the option for you to sit at a table or their bar area. To order, you choose your meat(s) & it comes with a side of vegetables. Then you choose your broth. You can also get sides of dipping sauce for your meats. They also have a wide variety of appetizers & drinks (alcoholic & non-alcoholic) drinks. I was surprised at how much food they give you for your buck. read more

Shabu Wara - Spicy broth & tonkatsu broth - New American Near Me - Chino, California

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the server was very attentive and food is very yum! We will come back again, thank you! read more

Shabu Wara - loco moco and chicken croffle - New American Near Me - Chino, California

Service is mid, at most. The food is not great, it's edible; but so are canned sardines. Will not be returning. Rude staff and high prices. Menu is not good either. read more

Went there on Monday night and it's kind of dead and quiet. The food was great and the server maybe he's the boss. He was very friendly too. The restaurant was quiet and no queue. We enjoy the food and it was good on the waygu. He have shabu shabu hot pot. read more

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READ THIS REVIEW! I'm a fatass and I love good shabu. This is the ONLY review you need to read and this goes out to all future Shabu Wara customers as well as any shabu competitors thinking of opening shop in Chino! THIS PLACE IS SO GOOD! It's now our go-to restaurant when we're too tired to cook after a long day. Service from the host/waiter Dayton is top notch! Veggies are fresh, broths are delicious, dipping sauces are perfect and the meat is buttery smooth. Also the VALUE! Someone else wrote a review saying that the menu items were too expensive compared to SGV; yo this is Chino, there's a limited number of asian restaurants unlike SGV which has a million hot pot/shabu places. The prices here are fair for sure. There's a "Shabu for 2 deal" for $69 with your choice of 1 appetizer (we got the chicken karage which was hot juicy and crispy), 2 plates of meat (with multiple wagyu options), choice of 2 broths and veggies/rice. It's a great deal! They also have hot/cold house sake, ice cold beer and did I mention the service? My man Dayton needs a raise! Next time you want to stuff your face, choose Shabu Waru. Pro tip: get a little buzzed before your meal and have a beer or two at the sports bar "Gametime", which is in the same plaza and a quick 2 min walk from the restaurant. Thank you Dayton and Arnold for giving Chino and proper shabu place. read more

My family and I love this place so so much and have been coming for years. The quality has never gone down like other places. Best shabu in town and so underrated. I got the recommended the top blade meat choice, which is tasty, thick, and not too fatty. Dayton gives the best service and is super attentive (like would overhear us needing something and would get it for us)! Super generous with portions as well. Its always nice and quiet and has sports on for my brother and dad. Favorite place to eat in Chino hills. read more

I tried to approach this with ownership prior but I received zero acknowledgement. So here I am... Shabu Wara has been our go to shabu shabu spot since moving to this area and it's been great. Service was never their strength, but we glanced over it since it's the only descent shabu shabu restaurant on the area. Over the past few months, service has gotten exponentially worse with each visit. Our final straw was being seated and left unacknowledged for 10 minutes. No drink orders, no "we'll be right with you", nothing... This would've been the point of walking out, but my kids were saying they were hungry and going to another restaurant at that point would've been too late for their bedtime. I ended up walking up to a server who was about to help another table that was seated after us and said we'd like to order as no one's helped us. After finishing what he was doing, he walked up to our table with an ordering tablet and didn't say a word, just stood there staring at us. He took our order, got it wrong a few times, then FINALLY got our food. Not one server checked in on us the whole meal. Not one server offered the check. Just constant flagging down servers for everything. As I mentioned before, I reached out to management via email to try and bring this up on a professional level, but my multiple emails were left unanswered. I write this not to bash a business, but in hopes management sees this and starts correcting how their staff operates to not destroy an otherwise good restaurant. read more

Came here for shabu and honestly was pretty impressed. The meat is freshly cut and you can really tell the quality -- especially the wagyu, super tender with nice marbling. They have a good variety of options, and the portions are actually pretty generous. Each order comes with a veggie platter, so it ends up being really filling. Didn't expect to get this full Place is also clean and well-kept, which I always care about. Overall feels like a solid spot with good quality and decent pricing. Would definitely come back. read more

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We ordered: USDA Black Angus Prime Ribeye Angus Beef Chuck Prime Australian Wagyu Chuck Eye Steak With sukiyaki broth. Love the presentation of the meats. They're high quality, properly sliced, and big slices. Sukiyaki broth was good and so were the sesame and ponzu sauces. I like that you can order the meats as either a side order or as a regular/large plate with an assortment of vegetables and carb. They skimp on certain items in the veggies like a few strands of enoki and Udon. If you want rice for carb option, it's a plentiful bowl. But if you want vermicelli, it's a small portion. Whether it's worth it depends on which grade of meat you get, how many you're splitting with, and how full you want to be. Service was good and friendly. read more

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The service was amazing. I wish I remembered the name of the waiter but he was fantastic. He made us feel very welcome and gave us his top recommendations which is what we ended up ordering: premium beef toro and Australian wagyu chuck eye steak. He recommended the beef toro for fatty meat lovers, my brother, and the chuck eye for lean meat lovers. They were both amazing and exactly as he said they would be. Each order of meat comes with an order of veggies and carbs so the whole meal ends up being pretty filling. We chose the two most popular bases, tonkotsu and spicy miso, which were very solid choices on their own. I've been to some other places where the dipping sauces were necessary but I feel like dipping the meat and veggies in just the broth provided enough flavor. However, our waiter created a concoction for our refills that made them even better. He added creamy vegetarian to the tonkotsu and tonkotsu to the spicy miso. There were many tables inside and even outside (although that's for the cafe) and it was pretty empty when we went dined on Tuesday so we got seated right away and the food came out right away too. It's tucked in a plaza so I wouldn't have known about it had it not been for Yelp. read more

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I'm here a lot by myself especially on gym day. I enjoy my solo shabu shabu .. the broth is very flavorful. And they have good meats, the sushi is great, fresh fish. I like when they offer a solo dine in. Very nice and kind service, they allow me to bring my outside drink in. Nice ambiance. Will be back and recommend to friends, ofc.. I will take my family with me next time. read more

Shabu Wara - New American Near Me - Chino, California

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Very disappointed. We made reservations 10 days prior for my daughter's birthday and when we arrived we are not on the list. We ended up waiting 45 min and service was very slow. Waiters were missing some orders and food was just ok. Will never go back. read more

i went here with my friend for brunch and we got chicken croffle and a wagyu burger and its soo good they mever miss!

Almost missed out on a delicious meal! The sign was deceiving from the angle you walk up from the parking lot, shows closed on hours sign but lit up OPEN?! Service was fantastic! Definitely a great shabu spot to go to! Maybe owners fix the sign so ppl dont miss out on ur restaurant?! read more

This is where you can get wagyu hot pot with no added frills for under $35. Choose the size of the protein you want, and your usual accoutrements of broth, veggie plate, and rice are included. I've never seen spinach ramen before, and it's sooo worth the upgrade. What I loved most is that you can tell this place is beloved by the community when almost everyone there are return customers. If you're around Chino, check it out and let me know what you think! Thanks for reading! ^-^ read more

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I want to start off by saying that this is the first shabu place I have had in Chino. So I think I may be writing this from an unfair perspective but I really thought that for the price this was not worth it. AMBIANCE My partner and I visited this location on a Monday evening and it was eerily empty, the decor is really basic (cherry blossom stickers), the walls were dirty (from dried broth splatter), and honestly just not a vibe. I would avoid going here for a first date. It is more like committed relationship, wearing stained sweats, greasy clipped up hair, and I am too tired to cook tonight vibes SERVICE Our server was attentive, nice, and helpful. We never felt ignored or forgotten. FOOD 1. Honestly all the meat was SUPER good and fresh. We ordered the pork belly, lamb, and some sort of Australian wagyu. 2. The broth was okay we had the sukiyaki (which was a little sweet for my preference but it is supposed to be sweet) and the spicy miso Tonkatsu (which was a little watery and bland) 3. But what makes this place mid is really the price. For the same cost I could have gotten maybe not as high quality meat but still extremely good AYCE in OC. Personally, I would rather just go to boiling point in chino hills than here if i have a hot pot craving or I would just wait to go to OC on the weekend for better AYCE read more

Shabu Wara - New American Near Me - Chino, California

Just visited on thursday, 2/19, and with each visit it gets worse. I called before I arrived to ensure they would seat us. I was informed the kitchen closed at 8 but the restaurant closes at 9. We arrived at 7:54pm, instantly I observed the host being annoyed by his body language, throwing the menu at us. He explained kitchen closes at 8, make sure you order everything. There were 8 other people in the restaurant so 10 total including us. I love the food here, but the service is unacceptable. I really hope Mokkoji in Riverside opens again soon, because I would not ever recommend this place to anyone. We're not able to go on date night often, and this was definitely a bummer for the service we received. I really hope Ryan has a better day and knows being nice goes a long way. read more

We walked in tonight and my wife is pregnant, and the place was very poorly run. There were only two servers in the place and neither one of them was very experienced or efficient. They finally sat us down, but never brought us menus nor waters. While we were sitting there or someone else walked out. Then someone else came in and they gave them menus and took their order immediately, while my pregnant wife and four year-old daughter were sitting with no water or food or menus. It was like the manager didn't have qualified employees and didn't even check how poorly they were running the restaurant. we won't be back. read more

I had one of the best experiences here. I was a first timer and I enjoyed the exemplary service that was provided to me by Dayton! He truly made me feel welcomed and gave me the best suggestions for the sauces, the meats, etc! I got the "Wara Trio" which consisted of: Prime Ribeye, American Wagyu Zabuton, and Japanese A5 Wagyu Chuck Steak eye. For my broth I tried the Spicy Miso Tonkotsu. I added Ramen to mine. OMG everything was delicious. I practically finished all the meats and veggies. He made me a "special" sauce that I cannot get out of my head. It was too delicious. I highly recommend this place! 10/10! read more

Honestly this is one of my favorite restaurants. Incredible service, food is always amazing. Very chill vibes love the music always. Just 10/10 would recommend to anyone. read more

They have AYCE A5 Wagyu here! Wow! The wagyu is really good! I'm not sure if it's possible to eat your money's worth of wagyu, but I'd recommend trying! Overall, the meat, broth, and veggies were all great! The AYCE Wagyu is only available Tuesday and Sunday! Friendly great service! read more

Shabu Wara - Wagyu nigiri - New American Near Me - Chino, California

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Food was delicious, but the service was subpar. It was our first time to Hot Pot, and the young man who served us at the beginning condescendingly and unsuccessfully explained the menu; he seemed annoyed at the fact that it was our first time and we didn't know how the pricing worked. He compared it to Korean barbecue, but it's not all you can eat. I didn't get to ask his name, but he has a stylish blonde Afro. Thankfully, another two servers came into help and the vibe got a bit better. Raymond was the friendlier, more approachable one, and our group appreciated his kindness and welcoming spirit. As much as we loved the food, I don't think we'll be back because of the lack of welcoming and friendly service and the vulgar music playing (profanities and sexual content). read more

What we had was good but they were out of quite a few things that we wanted to order.

FIVE STAR. Shabu Wara is hands down, the BEST Japanese shabu shabu option in the Chino Hills area. We've been a couple times now and recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a high quality shabu experience! The service is amazing as well - the owner Arnold is super nice and the main guy at the counter Dayton is our new best friend. :P On Tuesdays and Sundays, Shabu Wara offers an ALL YOU CAN EAT experience, if you choose to avail. They have a standard a la carte menu too. On our most recent visit, we went for the AYCE. There were 3 options - Basic ($69pp), Deluxe ($89pp), or Premium ($109pp). Take a look at the photos of each of the menus so you can see the differences between the 3 options. The deluxe and premium have the Japanese A5 Wagyu Chuck Eye Steak, which is the appeal for those higher end options. We went with the Deluxe option this time and were not disappointed. Here's a breakdown of what we tried: - Japanese A5 Wagyu Brisket - Japanese A5 Wagyu Chuck Eye Steak - Full Blood MB9+ Australian Wagyu Brisket - Full Blood MB9+ Australian Wagyu Chuck Eye Steak - American Wagyu Karubi - Seafood platter (tiger shrimp, scallops, salmon, mussels) Of these items, of course we loved the Japanese A5 options which just melted in our mouths, but our personal favorite was the Australian Wagyu Brisket! In fact, we'd probably come back just for that one. It's not as fatty as the Japanese A5 options. There's plenty of parking where Shabu Wara is. We heard it gets super busy on weekends so maybe swing by for dinner on a weeknight. We've never had a wait and you can be right up in the bar area! Highly highly recommend! read more

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This place changes from cafe to shabu shabu at 5pm. The meat quality is very good. It's special cut so it's very tender. I had 2x regular which made me very full with the veggies and rice. The chicken wings are very good too! They make the broth here in house and it's great. I think shabu was a bit sweet but it's still good. My server was very friendly. It gets very busy towards the evening. Great vibes! read more

Shabu Wara - New American Near Me - Chino, California

Great customer service, very helpful explaining menu and made suggestions when we asked. Super chill and relaxing with good food and portions were perfect. read more