Shabuya

When you want "soup", this is the place to go. Their soup base is delicious, and their vegetable/noodle bar ensures that you'll have the perfect soup made for you, by you, every time. The atmosphere is comfortable, and the service has been great with our past visits. I did hear that "locals" are sometimes serviced less as some servers tend to focus more on the tourists (this is mainly if you're seated at the back), however we have never encountered that...yet. Still, I would highly recommend this joint. Be aware that it gets super busy, and there's usually a wait time of 30+ minutes. I advise reserving a spot online when you're headed there just to minimize the wait time ---> this is NOT a reservation, just a SPOT on the wait list. It's a great restaurant, you'll love it 😀

Located in the shopping mall complex, you could get your name checked in to wait in line and shop around while waiting so it didn’t get too boring for us. They will text you once your turn is up. Except for the long wait, everything else was great after we got our table. There was enough space between each party to make yourself comfortable while dining there. Sukiyaki broth and Original broth were great. The seasoning was on point so we didn’t have to make any adjustments to fit our taste. As they are very firm on the 90-minute per table rule, the service was very fast in return to give you enough chances for reordering as needed. They let us order 4 plates of meat per person each time and brought out the meats super fast. Not a lot of variety for vegetables and seafood but decent enough for the price $29.99 per person. We also ordered one appetizer (included in the ayce pricing) but it was very average and not even fresh so I wouldn’t recommend to stuff your stomach with these.

Such a good place to get hot pot. All you can eat for a pretty good price with a good selection of pre-sliced meats, vegetables, sea food, and more. It is definitely a place worth bringing someone to for the first time. After that, it would be a nice occasional meal. Customer service is pretty good and they will always be around to catch orders for meats and refilling the pots with your chosen broth. Overall, a great first time experience for me and a good option for if you want to spend a bit.

Shabuya is good eats at a good price point. While the broths could use a little more depth, the cuts of meat aren't bad and the abundance of sea food and veggies make up for any shortcomings. Meat choices include beef, pork, or chicken. You'll see all the regulars load up on goodies like clams, mussels, and shrimp. The fish cakes are pretty regular, but note that those are fillers and you gotta reserve stomach space for the good stuff! They also have appetizers from the kitchen, such as gyoza and fried chicken (different flavors). There's a self-serve sauce station that you can test around with to create your perfect dipping complement. My go-to is to make a sesame oil sauce. I also love that I can load up on garlic, spring onion, cilantro, jalapeños, kimchi, and edamame. The servers are very attentive and will actively clear the empty meat trays with no hesitation in bringing more. It's usually pretty packed here, and expect some waiting with the Yelp waitlist system. I live a short walk away and will usually check in from home, monitor my place in line, then run to the check-in desk once I get that text. Then it's usually a few more minutes of lounging outside while they get your table ready. Parking is free as it's in the Ala Moana mall.

This had to have been, one of the better experiences eating out, that I've had in a long time. Some of waiters could be part of a Kpop boy band, as they were playing Kpop the whole time we were there. They could make the Shabuya boy group. I guess we went right before the rush, between lunch and dinner around 3:30 pm, so there wasn't any wait. They ask you to scan the QR code for the menu, they do have regular menus in case you can't get it on your phone. They seat you, waiter/tress comes over and does the asking if you've ever been there before, and gives you the spiel about how things work. Basically everything is included in the 29.99 price, except drinks. They have liquor, mixed drinks, beer, soda, juice, and tea. Ordered soda and tea, and was told they are refillable. My personal recommendation, try not to drink anything if you can help it. Takes up too much stomach space. They offer you rice as well, and I'm sure that is also refillable, but another recommendation, don't eat too much rice until you're almost done! They have different cuts of meat, even though it doesn't look like a lot, it has to be so filling anyways. They have a buffet of veggies, seafood, sauces, and noodles, too many things to list. Appetizers all included as well, you just order from your server. Food! The broths were very good, a lot better than some of the other hot pot places around the island. We ordered Tonkotsu and Spicy miso, they were both very well flavored. Meats 3 out of the 5 beef meats were really good. Blade, wagu, and flat were our favorites, all very soft and easy to chew. We didn't try the chicken or pork. The veggies cook up quick absorb the broth nicely. There weren't too many choices in the sauce as some other places, so if you have a preference of sauce, they might not have it there. The waiter we had was super attentive and helpful, never rushing us to eat, always came back to check on us, would totally eat here again.