Failed health inspection as of May 29, 2025. You can read the full report at whatnow.com. It seems like this is a chain, so I am not sure I would want to be eating at them. read more

Gom Shabu-Shabu - Failed health Inspection - Japanese Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

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I truly love this place. It was my first restaurant hot pot and I loved having the option of both hot pot and Korean bbq. The ambiance is really nice and elevated, and my servers have been great every time!! I shy away from the drinks at the bar, my first time I really didn't like mine because they were so syrup tasting. Plenty of options, although I wish they had more broths that were not pork based. The one they do have without pork is lackluster. My favorite protein is the cumin lamb by far, and I love the variety of seafood options on the cold bar and to order. read more

The ambiance is amazing. Cute stalls, and the lightings are very aesthetically pleasing. The server was amazing too, she was very explanatory and help make the sauces for you. However the reason why the rating is a 3/5 is due to the food. The choices were broad and some food are vegan friendly. But for the beef (both brisket and premium) and vegetables (lettuce) had black spots on it. I googled it and for the meat, its due to micro-organisms and the vegetables were due to mold. I tried to give the business a benefit-of-the-doubt and asked the server if it was pepper but she just said no and took the plate away. read more

Gom Shabu-Shabu - lettuce in the broth (take notice of the small black spots) - Japanese Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

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The sauce, broth, veggies, and meat are so fresh for $20!! Honestly if you want a healthy, good quality hot pot, this is the place. I love Korean hot pot! read more

So happy to have a location closer to home! You can select a variety of broths and house sauces in addition to the sauce bar! Great options for the AYCE the whole family can enjoy. read more

Gom Shabu-Shabu - several bowls of food on a table - Japanese Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

Horrible service and horrible food and the server is very rude and obnoxious. I wouldn't recommend

Solid. Not too bad. They give a GOOD amount of meat which was a plus but there was nothing too special about it. Broth is standard and dipping sauce they make it for you as standard as well. The veggie plate had a lot of variety which was great as well. The restaurant itself could be a bit more clean but servers were pretty attentive. However, there were only 3 groups including my group so I expected them to have fast service considering it being slow. Quick - lower cost than normal shabu fix. read more

"Gom" means bear in Korean. Shabu-shabu is Japanese-style hot pot. Gom Shabu-Shabu is a Korean owned and operated hot pot restaurant with a Japanese name. The hot pot at Gom is more akin to Chinese or Taiwanese hot pot (like Mini Hot Pot) rather than authentic shabu-shabu. Traditional shabu-shabu includes ingredients such as chrysanthemum leaves, seaweed, carrots, and shiitake and enokitake mushrooms. You won't find any of that here, so don't be misled. If you're not specifically seeking out shabu-shabu, however, Gom Shabu-Shabu is a solid hot pot restaurant. Nicely decorated in traditional Korean style with woods, curtains, and private booths, each diner gets his/her very own hot pot. The hot pots are built into the tables. This place even has a bar and each patron sitting at the bar gets his/her own hot pot. Large groups can reserve a private room in the back, which has a table that can seat up to 10. The ordering process is simple. You order one of 16 items off the main menu, generally consisting of meat and seafood, and then add any additional items off the side menu. The meat and seafood consists of beef, pork, lamb, fish cake, tripe, shrimp, mussels, and squid. You can order additional meat and seafood off the side menu as well as a variety of vegetables. Each order from the main menu comes with a plateful of veggies, egg, tofu, seaweed, fish cake, sausage, and a clump of noodles. The veggies include Napa cabbage, red cabbage, mini corn-on-the-cob, broccoli, bok choy, and pumpkin. The noodles are described on the menu as "yam" noodles, but they have no relation to the American sweet potato. These noodles are white and when cooked, turn semi-translucent. Definitely shell out the extra dollar for the "premium" beef. I think the quality of all the meat and seafood is good and fresh. The beef and pork are thinly sliced and are tender and savory. Consider ordering an extra side of meat because the portions are not generous (though what hot pot place is?). What can really make the meal is the dipping sauce. The restaurant has two dipping sauce stations where you can make your own sauce. The servers can also help you make your sauce if you have no idea what you're doing. I recommend having the servers make it. You can request different levels of spiciness. I like my sauce with extra garlic, cilantro, and chili pepper. It's addictive. Since there are individual hot pots, each person cooks his/her own food. Just boil the ingredients you think are good and eat away. Everyone has different preferences. Some people like to cook certain ingredients (e.g. meat, noodles) longer than others. Some people like to crack their egg while others don't. It's all up to you. One of my only minor gripes with Gom Shabu-Shabu is their lack of wire ladles. Instead, they just give you regular soup spoons. This makes it difficult to scoop up some of the ingredients from inside the pot, especially noodles. Come on, Gom, even Mini Hot Pot has ladles. Service is typically very good. As with most Korean restaurants, there is a button at your table you can press whenever you need to call the server's attention. Gom Shabu-Shabu is located in a strip mall close to the Pleasant Hill-Satellite Blvd. intersection. It's the biggest business in the strip mall, so it's hard to miss. Just look out for neon lights in the windows and the giant red "Shabu-Shabu" sign on top. There's plenty of parking. read more

Delicious! Fresh!! Healthy!!! Tasty!!!! These're Gom Shabu Shabu in Duluth to me! Every vegetable is very fresh-- It's very good! Basic soup itself tastes good without any other sauce like my mom's soup. I can trust foods in Gom Shabu Shabu in Duluth! Also the sauce tastes very special! It has five different types. I prefer mild one. It's perfect for me. Using sauce bar, I can make my own sauce as well. Anyway It's best place if you want to try healthy, tasty and special food! :) read more

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"Like it" Not a big fan of hot pot, but I think Gom Shabu Shabu is average. I didn't like that they only had one type of broth, veggie. It was hard to keep a consistent temperature on my burner. It was either too hot or luke warm. Selection of meats and items were pretty good. Utensils didn't bother me as much, but my wife stated she would have liked a strainer of some sort for the noodles. Service was good at first but as they got busy they didn't really care for us. No refill on broth. Refill on sauce and water whenever requested. Saw their eyes start to roll after the third time I requested for sauce. read more

Went on a busy Sunday with my fiance and there was only on server. She was amazing! The restaurant was packed and she handled everyone alone. I was worried that she would be forget things as she didn't write things down, but she handled it all. Half of the conversation I had with my fiance during that meal was how amazing she was. The food was great as always, by the way. read more

I like this place because they make the broth with purple cabbage. The variety isn't too big but it's quite nice for a cold day! I get either the premium beef, fresh seafood and I also tried the lamb which I enjoy. They make the sauce for you which has a peanut sauce base to it. The workers can make you the best combination of various spiciness for your sauce. If you have a peanut allergy just let them know and they won't mix it in! The premium beef is cuts of sirloin! So it's definitely worth the $1-$2 extra! The cut is also a little thicker! The price is about $14-$18 for each type of hotpot. You can also add in extra things for few more dollars each. Always get the porridge at the end! They also give you as much bean sprouts as you want! They mix in a bowl of rice with the left over soup with an egg! It's so good if you get the seafood one! It tastes just like abalone porridge. The service is a little bizarre. The lady workers make hot pot porridge the best but sometimes the owner will come and help you out if you're struggling. The younger workers are overworked and confused so it can be a little slow. Just be patient. read more

Gom Shabu-Shabu - Veggies + broth - Japanese Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

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The meat at Gom Shabu Shabu is really fresh, excellent, and expensive (because of the small portions). I'm a fan of the dipping sauce, which the server makes for you. Also, the host looks like he just walked out of a K-pop music video. I wish all men would wear slim cut suits like him. Note: Shabu shabu is basically the same as Chinese hot pot. Expect to spend at least $15 per person. read more

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This place is perfect for a cold and rainy day. The hot pot is nice and hot with plenty of vegetables and meat. read more

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Thanks to this place, purple makes my mouth water. If you don't get it, you need to give this place a try! Gom Shabu Shabu has a special place in my heart. The warm purple broth, the mound of veggies and thinly shredded beef will always be my go to when I need to recover from a cold, or just warm up in general. Each person is given a stove and pot to cook however they wish, whatever they wish! There is also 2 sauce bars; guest bar for diy sauces, and employees if you trust them to make yours for you. I make my own because Im the best sauce maker. The sauce bar consists of cilantro, garlic, green onion, jalapeno, white peanut/sesame sauce, chili sauce, chili oil, ponzu, and other bottled sauces. In my honest opinion their white sauce is the best in the area. so good! For the meats you can order a variety of things, like beef, premium beef*, chicken, pork, lamb, and seafood. each protein comes with a mound of vegetables like napa cabbage, spinach, purple cabbage, corn, bok choi, broccoli, sweet pumpkin, sweet potato, along with a sausage, crab imitation, fish cakes, tofu, rice cakes, an egg, and rice noodles. Its alot, but no refills! They also bring a bowl of fresh bean sprouts for the table too. This is refillable. We always get the premium beef which is served frozen and shaved into little rolls. The only reason I take one star off is because lately the beef has been getting way too thin. Before, the beef was a little thicker so that it would hold its shape even when it melted. But when I went recently, it was so thin that it would just break apart into pieces when it melted or cooked. Normally one order of beef was enough for me but I ordered another one because i was still hungry :(.. Hopefully that will change soon, but either way I will always come back here. read more

I've been to about 3-4 different shabu shabu restaurants in the area and Gom Shabu is my favorite. Few Things I love about Gom Shabu 1. Broth: their broth is more flavorful than other places I've been to. 2. Portions: their portions are huge. They give you more than enough vegetables and stuff to leave you filling. I almost never finish all my food! 3. Privacy: although there's a table right next to you, there are shades or dividers that provide ample amount of privacy. I think if it's your first time trying shabu, Gom Shabu is a good place to start! read more

Great place for date night! Very intimate Food was great, all you can eat styled and worth the price read more

This Shabu-Shabu is definitely more Korean style than Japanese, but the 10.99 lunch specials are good bang for the buck. Nice, thinly sliced meat, lots of veggies and variety, and doesn't break the bank. Not super impressed by the broth or dipping sauce, but it's a fun, healthy meal, at a good price. I like the individual pots at each seat, and the separated booths. If you have had Shabu-Shabu before, this is definitely worth a try. If you're looking for a Japanese Shabu-Shabu experience, you may be disappointed in this staying from your expectations. read more

This place was great! The experience was awesome! They have individual pots for everyone. The sides that comes with the order is enough to fill you. Great service as well. They came and made sure we had enough water in our cups and pot. The food served was very fresh! read more

Gom Shabu-Shabu - Japanese Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

What a yummy place to have lunch! Food is fresh and tasty!! I had never been to a hot pot restaurant before but loved it!

I usually go to Mini Hot Pot but today I felt like trying something new. Gom Shabu Shabu is located on Satellite Blvd. pretty spacious inside compare from the look on the outside. I ordered the shrimp and beef ($1 extra for the premium beef). There were like 5 or 6 pieces of shrimp, plate of veggies (1 mushroom, korean cabbage, Bok Choy, corn, sausage, imitation crab stick, rice cake, clear noodle, and pumpkin slice. I ordered dumplings $1.99 for 3pcs) as a side and porridge. There is a bar for you to make sauces but if it's your first time, you can ask the server to make it for you. I chose mild sauce. Sauce includes lot of green onions, garlic and their special sauce. I added extra sirracha because it was too mild for me. I feel that broth is bit blend but as you cook the broth more, it becomes more flavorful. Best part of the hot pot is the porridge. Server will come and make a porridge with your left over broth. It was delicious!!! Service is good, there is a bell for you to ring for service. read more

Gom Shabu-Shabu - Mild sauce - Japanese Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

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This place is awesome! Im a shabu shabu lover and I've been to many shabu shabu place and this place I give 5stars because of the broth, good quality of meat and fresh seafood and the sauce was so good. This place have it all. Specially that sauce ! Yum~~ And most important of all is no Msg! If you want a shabu shabu and looking for great quality with great taste I highly recommend this place. Oh and service was excellent! I'll be definitely come back soon. read more

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The food is fine. Its just that there isn't nearly enough and you spend all meal cooking. Not enjoyable. Not filling. It was healthy. If prisoners could be trusted around hot water, I would recommend that prisoners be only fed shabu shabu and they would be too weak to cause problems. Did I say not enough food? Did I say too much time watching your meal swim in front of your eyes? For the amount of money my meal cost, I could have had a real meal cooked for me. My ex-friend who recommended this place said that if you love pho, you will love shabu shabu. He lied. For a little more than half of what my meal cost, I could have been eating a jumbo bowl of pho with actual meat inside it. Lots of noodles and an order of basil rolls. Did I say not enough food? read more

I never write reviews but felt the need to share. This is our go to shabu spot for years, however, upon dining here tonight around 7:30pm, the service was subpar. The food was average, but what I always look forward to is the porridge at the end of my shabu meal. Around 8:15-8:30, we were told the kitchen is closing which is fine (even though it says they close at 10:30pm). But a few minutes later, they let a group of Korean customers sit in. So we thought we can try to order the porridge, given all they need is a bowl of rice and an egg. But our server told us they are out of rice. Yet we heard the table next to us order rice after and was served a side of rice. This felt like blatant discrimination and that they didn't want to serve us because we were not Korean. read more

Service was not good at all. So mean lady not friendly. I do not want to go there at all. Food was okay. Just shabushabu

Gom Shabu Shabu is a Korean hot pot place. They work like the other hotpot-like places around the area. When you order, you get a plate of nappa, red cabbage, hotdog, tofu, dduk, fish cakes, noodles, egg, corn, mushrooms, bok choy, squash, broccoli, and other vegetables. Like everyone said, their premium beef is good. it's fresh and tastes good. You have to swish it around a few seconds in the hot broth to have it cooked to perfection. You shouldn't leave it in the broth too long or it will overcook. The broth seems like chicken broth. But I'm not sure about that. It has a nice taste. We just add some of the sauces from the sauce bar to kick it up a notch. The service was good. They didn't seem too friendly, but they were in a hurry and efficient. You ring the door bell to beckon the servers. And they seem fast to respond. You can choose to make the sauce yourself or have the employees make it. I chose to make it myself. They didn't have much sauces to offer. They had chili oil, garlic, cilantro, ponzu, seafood sauce, ketchup, Sriracha, and others. Unfortunately, a few of the containers weren't labeled. So I didn't know what they were. But they looked like soy sauce and other. read more

I love this place. I love coming here with friends and family and enjoying the delicious food and laid back atmosphere.

Having seen some excellent reviews, we came as a party of 6 to celebrate a birthday- the place is very well set-up to accomodate parties of varying sizes (from 2 to 8) using roll-down dividers- pretty cool. But what about the food? It's pretty simple since you basically cook the food yourself, but the waiters allow you to pick what kind of dipping sauce you'd like to have. There is a "regular" and "spicy" sauce. The base is the same- lots of garlic and scallions, with the latter holding a bit of a kick. Pretty tasty concoctions, and for 1st timers, it'll be enough to satisfy your taste buds. (Note that each person will have their personal pot of broth in which to cook- not family style) Here's what we ordered : Beef/Pork/Lamb (choose one) +seafood combo ($16.99)- when I ordered this combo, I mistakenly thought that all three meats were included. Too bad. I picked the Lamb, which ended up being a pretty fatty cut of meat. Tasty, but shrunk like crazy. The seafood part of this combo included a mussel or two, some clams, squid, and shrimp. All pretty fresh. Seafood ($13.99)- in addition to the seafood mentioned above this choice provides some small crabs and a few other things I don't quite remember. Beef ($12.99)- pretty lean beef- which is easy to get hard if you overcook it. But not bad. "Premium" Beef ($13.99)- For an extra dollar, you get a LOT more fatty slices of meat, which is very very tasty. But same deal with the fatty lamb that I had- the amount of actual meat you consume decreases by a lot. I ended up getting an extra side order of this ($8 I think) because I wasn't getting full. All in all, this place is pretty good- but pricey. The service is friendly and unpretentious- having all the restaurant workers respond all in unison to the service 'buttons' can be a little bit disconcerting. read more

The best shabu shabu in the area!!! Everything is very fresh and workers are so nice and friendly. They also provide togo! Highly recommended read more

When my best friend texts me saying, "Shabu Shabu this week?" I drop anything to go. This restaurant is wonderful, incredible, and plain delicious. You stumble upon this hip little joint... and later roll yourself out of the building feeling like you have triplets. And they're probably bumpin' to some Korean pop music, no big deal. How it works: Each person at the table has a hot pot with a broth. With each plate you order (Premium beef, pork, seafood- tripe even) a dish of vegetables comes with. We're talking fresh veggies like cabbage, sweet potato, glass noodles, mushroom, fish cake, tofu...) While your pot is heating up, your waiter makes a sauce for you. If you can't take spicy food, just get mild- or even eat it without. You cook the food on your own- put it all in the pot! I love going here because I feel like I'm doing something wonderful for my body. It's that good. At the end of your meal you can ask for a porridge, which is the creamy rice that they prepare for you with the broth you've already cooked your meats and veggies in. Uh, I call it my own little "Happy Ending". ;) This is the best on a cold winter night, a rainy day, or tonight.. tomorrow.. maybe the next day. It's amazing, as are the hipster korean boys who work there. DId I mention no corking fee? Thank ya much! read more

Took the wifey for a date at this place, which I've passed by 100 times while going to...another restaurant. So we go into Gom after her experience with her GF. (See other reviews as to how to eat shabu shabu). I loved it for two reasons; 1. no MSG in the broth! They create the broth by boiling vegetables for hours (a/t to said wifey). 2. After eating everything, one of the servers comes and "creates" rice porridge with the remaining soup. I loved it. I have to confess, I love this porridge...which is a sign of old age, I think. So, if I were under 30, this place would be 4 stars. Unfortunately, I'm not. The higher price is worth it, considering that the broth, the ingredients and the personal porridge cooking done by the server. Thumbs up! read more

I'm not Korean, It was my first time in a Shabu-Shabu and I went alone. Still, I enjoy it :-) Perhaps not knowing what or how to do it, it did not help. Even though the waiter gave me the "basic rules" I felt I was not doing it right. The waiter was very patient, friendly and spoke a better English than mine ;-) I chose seafood soup and it was good and plenty. The dipping sauce was excellent. I will try shabu-shabu again with someone with more experience. read more

By far the best meat quality I've seen at any "hotpot" or "shabu" places in Atlanta. The premium beef is tender and the pork as well. They do not come frozen and they're fresh. The price is reasonable. The veggies that come as default sides are pretty good, and they include a few pieces of fish cake as well. The reason that I must give Gom Shabu Shabu 2 stars instead of 3 is because it is a "fake" shabu shabu joint. It's ok that the place is Korean owned, but they do not serve authentic shabu shabu. Shabu shabu should be served with Japanese goma shabu sauce for the meat and ponzu sauce for the veggies. Here, they make this weird sauce mix for you that is consisted of way too much scallion, sesame paste (I think), soy, and chili sauce. It just doesn't go with shabu shabu. You might think it weird for me to deduct stars just for a "sauce", but those who know hotpot and shabu shabu would know that the sauce is vital in the realm of hotpot and shabu. Another downside is that the meat portions are TINY. I'm not a big eater and even I had to order another side of meat on top of my beef & tripe combo. Each meat plate is probably only about 3oz of meat total. Overall, I like the meat quality and variety here, but the portion size and sauce really killed it for me. Service was very good and efficient. read more

I was told this is the place to go to for Shabu Shabu, but I think not. Nice small restaurant and good service but food is YUK! FOOD: They give you plain water to start your broth but no spices. They bring you a small dish of sauce to dip your food into but that wasn't good either. The veggie plate was a decent portion but the protein was small. We were disappointingly unfulfilled. read more

Shabu shabu is a traditionally Japanese form of "hotpot", where different items are cooked in a simmering broth. I've had my fair share of hotpot and shabu shabu, but this was my first time trying a shabu shabu restaurant in Atlanta. Gom Shabu Shabu is actually operated by Korean owners, so don't expect an authentic Japanese experience, but the fundamental elements are there: a clean broth and thinly sliced meats, served alongside a platter filled with veggies and noodles. One thing I love about shabu shabu is the clean, simple taste: you start with a basic broth, then cook and eat the different meats and vegetables; gradually, the flavors from all your ingredients linger in the broth and build a unique flavor into every bite. I was initially surprised by the color of the broth that the server poured into my pot -- it was purple, which I later assumed was because they use red cabbage as a main stock ingredient. From what I could taste, they didn't seem to use a traditional dashi broth as the base of their shabu shabu, one minor con. I ordered the beef (always opt for premium over the regular) and was served a plate of thinly sliced beef (about 15-20 slices) with a platter of portioned bean sprouts, napa cabbage, fish cakes, enoki mushrooms, sausage, clear noodles, sweet potato, bok choy, and an egg. Sounds like a myriad of random ingredients, but they all have a relatively mild flavor, which is enhanced by the dipping sauce while keeping the broth clear. Another plus - the sauce! Most of the hot pot restaurants in Atlanta have self-serving stations, but if you're like me, the vast array of options are a bit overwhelming. While there is an excitment in exploring and creating different flavor combinations, I'd much rather go straight to enjoying my meal without having to stand at the station, lost and confused, meticulously sampling each flavor but still failing to create a sauce I thoroughly enjoy (yes, this has happened multiple times). What I appreciate about Gom Shabu Shabu is that their waiters will create a dipping sauce for you, based on your level of preferred spiciness. Out of all the sauces I've tried, the one my server made for me was probably the tastiest one I've had. Mixed in with chili oil, sesame sauce, garlic, cilantro, peppers (and who knows what else) -- it was the perfect blend of spicy and tangy. IMO, this factor pushed Gom Shabu Shabu to the top of my mental list for hot pot in the Buford/Duluth area. At the end of it all, you leave feeling satisfied and not as if you'd just consumed a heavy meal. The prices are fair (there are far more expensive hot pot/shabu shabu restaurants in Atlanta than here), portions are plentiful, servers are great and I was very pleased with my experience. Will definitely go again - give this place a try! read more

Gom Shabu-Shabu - premium beef - Japanese Near Me - Duluth, Georgia

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Ever since I had my first shabu shabu here...I crave this all the time. Like in all other reviews, broth has very clean and good taste, and the dipping sauce is so darn addictive... And the best part is the porridge they made at the end of the meal with only $1.50. My two kids always eat more veggie when I dine here, which is great thing!! If you go there for lunch, $9.99 lunch special available for beef or seafood shabu shabu. read more

Located in Gwinnett, this place is actually Korean owned, even though Shabu Shabu is Japanese in origin. "Gom" means Bear in Korean. The meat quality is very good. The food itself is actually pretty excellent, very tasty. Unfortunately it's pretty pricey. I guess you should expect that with Shabu Shabu, but if you wanna leave full you should expect to pay at least $20. That knocks it down one star. What's interesting about this place is that unlike traditional Shabu Shabu, everyone gets their own little pot. No mixing germs here! I was intrigued by this at first but it works well. Service is pretty good and attentive. Some english skills are lacking, but hey, it's Gwinnett. We had two waiters... one guy was very quick and attentive and the service was great. Another was a dude who looked like a wannabe Kpop star. Pretty hilarious, he was in a full on suit, dressed to the nines... I guess it's better to be overdressed than be underdressed, but it was kinda comical. Also, he was kind of a douche. To summarize: excellent food, but a bit too pricey to try that often. read more

Worst service ever !! Never go, if your looking for a warm and inviting sit down resturant. It's definitely the opposite!! The 1 Star was pushed by mistake, I give them a zero! read more

This place was pretty good. There are many shabu shabu places around here. The broth was pretty good and the amount of vegetables and meat were good portioned. I really like their sauce to dip your veggies and meat into. And afterwards the porridge they make out of the left over broth is on point! That is what I look forward to the most out of anything! It's just so good and my favorite! Be careful not to get burnt, the silver pot they heat everything in can get really hot so watch your hands! Their service is not that great. The price is fairly reasonable for the amount that is given. My friend brought me here for the first time, because she really enjoyed it. And we came back again because we enjoyed it last time. It is perfect for a cold rainy day or when you are sick. It can get really busy here, so hopefully you'll be able to be seated in a reasonable amount of time. read more

I'm more a fan of mini hotpot because they give you more vegetables and more varieties of veggies. Plus, at mini hotpot there's more sauce selection. Here the waiters will make the sauce for you and a nice addition to this place is that you have the option of getting rice porridge afterwards from the left over broth. The meat is rather little. Definitely won't be back unless mini hotpot closes (god forbids). read more

Gom Shabu-Shabu - Japanese Near Me - Duluth, Georgia