Reviews for Shabumi in San Diego, CA
The best part about this restaurant is you can get hot pot and Korean bbq all at one table. Meat is pretty good but not great.... Other sides are ok too. It is an all you can eat place and you order meat off of a menu. The staff is very attentive here. Goodservice. Read more
FOOD & DRINKS This was the best all you can eat experience I had so far. I chose the BBQ over the shabu shabu and it was a good... decision. The quality of the meat was really good for an AYCE restaurant. The only way to top the food experience would be acharcoal grill but I prefer good quality over that. SERVICE Very very attentive! They changed the grill multiple times withsuch a friendly attitude that it was almost scary because I was not used to this level of service. ATMOSPHERE Not very excitingbut you come here for the AYCE experience and not a dinner for two. RATING For the price this really hits home for me. The 5stars were due to the amazing staff! Read more
Oh my gosh where do I start! First I was wanting to try a new hot pot place and this place looked so good! I love the fact that... they have a buffet style bar for their veggies and sides. So we sat down and then I saw they also had an option for Korean bbq!So you can either have hot pot or Korean bbq!! That's amazing!! The meat selection is great! And the broth was delicious! Theveggies and dumplings were delicious also and over all I just enjoyed it here so much! I can't wait to come back! Read more
I am all about the service and the cleanliness of the restaurant which they do a good job of here! Each table has a button by it... on the wall, the staff always comes within 1 minute of me pressing the button, they are really polite and helpful, they alwaysmake sure that we are doing alright! They have a good selection of vegetables, meat and sauces! They also have some pre-cookedfood but most of it has been sitting there for a while, the noodles are all stuck together. The quality of meat is great! Theyhave a meat slicing machine, you can see how they cut your meat and it is fresh! You can see their good service from the lastpicture, there was an elderly couple outside waiting for their seat, the staff brought out a heat lamp to keep them warm whilethey were waiting, it was really sweet of them! However I still think this place is a little too pricey that?s why I gave them4 stars instead of 5. Read more
This restaurant is still as outstanding, they now offer bbq as well. My husband and I love each getting bbq and shabu and... sharing bites of each. Our favorite bbq items are the beef belly, rib fingers. Pork belly and chuck steak. The wait staff is attentive, and helpful. Its all around a great experience. Very yummy shabu shabu restaurant. Choice of 5 different soups. Fresh meat you can watch being cut. 9 different choices. Every option is delicious, but 4,7,&9 are my personal favorites. Bigvegetable, dumplings, seafood, and sauce selection. Everything is very fresh. Loved that they had shrimp, crab legs, andcrawfish. There was also a hot food buffet with fried rice and orange chicken. Bibimap sushi rolls too. The service is great.We had 3 waitresses attending to us and never had to push the service button, despite being slightly busy. The owner came by tocheck on us and make conversation. The restaurant was very clean and decor was new. It has been open about three months, and isstarting out with a bang. We will definitely be back very soon. Read more
This was a great foodie and eating experience. First time trying this style of dinning and it was great. I picked the all you... can eat bbq and my wife got the hotpot all you can eat. The food is really good, good meat options and plenty to select from atthe buffet for your bbq and hotpot. Who offers you a whole ribeye? Great for dinner with friends. The only downside is yourgonna smell like the bbq afterwards Read more
sooo good and amazing value! ate here twice in one weekend ???? love love love the selection of self-serve veggies and sauces!... service is always friendly too. the location is perfect as it?s so close to many boba shops for dessert as well :) my familyand i absolutely adore this place and until there is ever one in the bay, we will be here any time we?re in the area! Read more
It was a very pricey meal just for someone to bring out food and wash the dishes. I was hoping for quality hotpot food, but it... was very disappointing. Meats were thinly sliced with great presentation. 7 beef selections, half of them were edible and halfway decent, but the rest were awful. The beef brisket tasted rotten!! Please don't pick the brisket. I tried both beef bone andthe original broths, and they were BLAND and lack of salt. If you want soy sauce, you have to go get it. There was an area wherethey put different sauces for you to "make your own delicious broth." That area was so dirty you could only wish you broughtyour own soy sauce. It was a rainy day, and they put buckets throughout the restaurant to catch the water. The floor wasslippery and so if you bring your 90 year old grandmother here, be sure that she wears her non-slip shoes. My recommendationsfor this store are as follows: improve the quality of meat, maintain a clean bathroom, deep clean the floor and remove grease,defrost the meat/fishballs/clams at the salad beforehand, provide individual/unique sauces at each table... Otherwise, greatservice. Read more