What a great experience! Pricing was amazing for the meat quality and for AYCE. Our server, Steve S. was super nice and attentive! The selection from the bar was amazing, wished there was more options for mushrooms and veggies! Id love to see pumpkin/squash, i think it wouldve just topped it for me. Overall I highly recommend this place, I am definitely coming back‍ read more

The beef is quality. I recommend meats number 2 & 8 (The meat is tender and juicy). The atmosphere was relaxed and the service was good. read more

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I loved the service that was received. I had Aiden as my server and he was very attentive for what my friends and i needed. Give him a promotion, he deserves it. read more

This was my first time at this hot pot place and I was not disappointed! It was $28.99 per person on weekends. The server was attentive and brought plates of meat under 5 min each round. Appetizers like 3 different seasoning of chicken karage and fried dumplings were included in the ayce experience too. American pop/ dance / edm music was playing in the background. I appreciated the individual hot pot and manual temp adjustment at the side of the pot. The meats tasted fresh (like the photo I added). I will definitely be back again with my family and friends! Tip: add yourself to the waitlist on Yelp when you are within 5 miles from the restaurant. This would save time in checking in, however we came on a Saturday around 12:30 pm and we had no waits. read more

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I remember when this first open and a lot of people were going to it. After many years, I finally came to try this place out.. Unfortunately, it did not live up to the hype . The broth was so watered down. I feel like the flavor was not even there. Someone said in our party that their broth was a little bit different before. I did like that it was like a self-serving so you can choose a variety of items and they didn't have a good variety to try. In terms of quality, the meat was OK . I feel like they sometimes didn't give the same cut as what we asked for cause it didn't look the same every time. But I do know sometimes it might look slightly different depending on where the cut is except it looked very different. Service however was great. Everybody was very nice. read more

Was extremely disappointed by my experience here. Came in on a Sunday night and was seated pretty quickly after joining the online waitlist. Restaurant was very crowded and loud and the food bar and sauces were chaotic, packed with people waiting and cutting in line to get vegetables, seafood, sides, and sauces. Ordered the four beef options as my first round of meat. By the time I got my vegetables and sauce from the crowded and dirty food bar, the meat was already on the table and the meat looked very low quality (see picture). But the worst part was, they didn't give us tongs to cook the meat. I've been to other Shabuya locations and they give tongs to each person. When I asked the waiter for tongs, he said they don't have any, and that everyone just uses chopsticks. I do not know how to use chopsticks. It also seems unsanitary to use chopsticks on raw meat and then put them in your mouth (yes I know you can dip them in your boiling broth, but still.) I felt like a Karen asking for a manager but even the manager, while very polite, said there was nothing they could do other than give me two plastic forks to use instead of tongs (not only did they not have tongs, but they also were out of metal forks). Very sad seeing as the salad bar had tongs. This is America, not everyone knows how to use chopsticks. Despite being a fairly Americanized cuisine/restaurant, their dining accessibility is not very American-friendly. Very underprepared and not accessible friendly restaurant. We chose to leave without eating, as I didn't want to awkwardly fumble around with two plastic forks for AYCE. Leaving was an easy decision too given that the meat quality looked so poor anyway. Very disappointing experience, not like my other experiences at other Shabuya locations. read more

Shabuya - Beef. Not very high quality. - Soup Near Me - Milpitas, California

Weeknight is a great time to go. We didn't have to wait for a party of 5 at 530. They are serious about 1.5 hour limit. But we had enough time. We were full and just talking. Service was great. Price is awesome for ayce. Being able to pick your own items except the meats is awesome. You can take just a little to try and go back for more. I had the tonkatsu soup base which was very good. Sauce bar is also something I appreciate. The Goma sauce is so good. Everyone has their own pot. read more

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You call for 12 plates of meat, you will get all 12 plates in like 2 minutes. The soup is good too. You can't beat the price of AYCE hot pot for the price of $30/person nowadays. Highly recommended!!! read more

The food was really good and the staff were super nice and helpful. Our waiter was very attentive and always came back to check on us. We went around 2:30 on a Sunday and it wasn't too crowded. The seafood selection and vegetables were fresh. The broth was tasty and the meats were also fresh. I got the original broth and their appetizers were also good. The chicken karaage was really tasty. I thought the price was reasonable. We'll definitely come back! read more

[IN A NUTSHELL] lots of options, AYCE, sauce bar [VERDICT] - APPROVED [RUN-DOWN] This place is good and better than most AYCE, in terms of meat choice. I did not, however, like how the meats were brought to us. As you can see in the pictures the trays were sort of stacked on each other and there was no label as to which meat was what. I know it's AYCE but I would like to know which cut I am getting. We went during lunch not knowing that it was going to be the same as dinner price (and that's on me for not checking). I think the $28.99 is all day for weekends and dinner on weekdays. This place is an individual pot place, so you get your own personal hot pot. Meats are ordered through your server and then brought on stacked trays. The vegetables and other items were sort of buffet style. I love that they had quail eggs! Always my favorite. They also had lobster fish balls with fish roe which was also a favorite. [SCORE & ORDER] OVERALL: 4/5 AYCE $28.99 (4/5) -all you can eat!! -broth: tonkatsu - was a good broth choice This place was AYCE and it was a good choice for some premium meat. The choices were somewhat limited but the choices seemed more premium than most AYCE restaurants. I believe the best cut was the prime blade meant (#1) but I could not tell because the meats were not labeled when they were given to us which I found a little annoying (pictured). The meats were also really thin and came in plates of 4 pieces... and we had a table with 10. I would recommend getting the tonkotsu soup and absolutely try the appetizers! They also have sauce bar which was nice. For sauce: I did garlic, onion and chili oil and I believe it was either sesame paste or peanut sauce appetizers: -chicken karaage (5/5) get this! comes in a small bowl of around 4 pieces -soy glazed karaage (4/5) also try this! -volcano karaage (3/5) this one was ok to me -gyoza (4/5) also recommend appetizers were super good and they come with the meal. I think the regular and soy garlic and must tries but then again I am a sucker for popcorn chicken haha. **the do pricing for kids based on height and they measure you there. -Free under 40" -$9.99 40" - 50" -Full Price Over 50" [SERVICE & ATMOSPHERE] (not reflected upon review score): The server was super nice but they seemed really busy and did not check in as much, especially when we needed more water and more broth. Note that the they won't let you change out your broth which wasn't a big deal but I would assume they would let me change it. [TIME STAMP] NOVEMBER 2023 read more

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First time here and I was blown away. Getting a table in person might have been a little different than I was used to. I got there a few minutes after they opened and before I got into the door, there was a iPad with a waitlist. I checked in and sat outside and waited (without going in). I saw a couple of different groups going inside and totally skipping the iPad. I shrugged my shoulders and after a few minutes of seeing another group doing the same thing skipping the iPad, I decided to go in. I saw the place was partially empty (mind you I came during they opened and I expected it to be light) then my group was seated. The server explained the options to us. Everyone gets an individual pot and broth of choice. This is a plus. Don't have to deal with whatever cold or sickness your friends or family might gas light you into thinking they aren't coming down with a cold. And I like spicy and I get a lot all to myself while the non spicy friends can have their own. All the pots are heated with convection. You have your own setting you can adjust. This is a plus, no fire in your face. And not "not touch zones" immediately outside the pot. Induction only heats the pot not the table. They have seafood and vegetables on their buffet table in the middle of the restaurant . You get them as you see fit. Although, don't fill your self with that. The main thing you came here for is the protein. They are all sliced paper thin which I like. I want to enjoy consuming not waiting for things to get cooked. Our server was very friendly, he always came back to see if we needed anything more. Overall, I would come back. read more

Shabuya - Soup Near Me - Milpitas, California

In our previous outings to restaurants at McCarthy Ranch, this one caught our eye that we want to try, wanting my family experience what a wonderful time that I had at its Concord Shabuya location. Although they don't take reservations, you can join their online waitlist five miles away from the restaurant. Unfortunately, there's no room indoors to wait. At least we got a table fast on a Sunday evening. Let the appetizers and protein flow as we were welcomed to tasty broth and a huge array of raw vegetables, noodles, and seafood to add to our individual hot pot. read more

I don't like this place anymore last time I came here they were so nice and understanding and they let my son that has autism stay with out paying know that he wasn't going to eat this kind of food. But this time they were so rude trying to charge my son even knowing that he wasn't going to eat. They were all we got by head count I was pretty mad they did that knowing it was wrong I'm never coming back to this fucking place anymore. read more

We love it, our servers name was Alex. He took his time to explain to us how everything worked.

I had to come to the South Bay for some volunteering, and I decided to grab lunch here because I didn't feel like looking up many options in the area. I'm familiar with Shabuya because there's one in my neighborhood. I noticed that there are huge consistency issues among locations. For example, at the Concord Shabuya, they stopped serving chicken eggs at the buffet bar at the beginning of 2025, but there are eggs here in Milpitas. Secondly, Milpitas offers certain items at the buffet bar for dinner only, but they leave it out during lunch as a "gotcha" to tag unsuspecting customers with dinner prices, with anything ranging from quail eggs, lobster balls, and various vegetables. That is just inherently dishonest and predatory. I mean, I get that quail eggs are delicacies, but why would you have them out at lunch and then just use a label maker to say "For dinner only." in the first place? Secondly, unless Shabuya is offering 10 other cuts of meat at dinnertime, why would you charge extra for buffet bar items for dinner instead of lunch? Thirdly, the broth did take a while to heat up, which was surprising. Don't get me wrong. The employees here were really friendly, but I don't understand why Shabuya has to resort to underhanded tactics to charge people extra. Also, the interior is a bit chilly, and this is coming from someone who doesn't mind cold/chilly weather. I won't be coming back here. read more

Absolutely lovely experience with my family thanks to Herman and Michael. Thanks for being so helpful and for making this a core memory guys!! read more

Shabuya - The fam - Soup Near Me - Milpitas, California

Me and my friend always go here whenever we want to celebrate small wins! The vicinity is clean, our food comes in very fast, and all the staff are accommodating and friendly. Matthew is a server we remember since our first Shabuya visit, and always asks us if everything in our table is ok and if we needed any more refreshments. It is always a delight receiving his kindness and hospitality! read more

Amazing food!! The best time to go is right before dinner time around 3-4pm, that's when you won't have much of a wait. If you go around 6pm on a weekend, the wait can be 30 minutes to an hour. The meat selection is fresh and delicious. All broth flavors are delicious. My favorites are tonkatsu and sukiyaki. This is a great option if you want something low carb and wholesome. read more

Shabuya Milpitas is one of the better options for hotpot around the Bay Area. They have 5 unique broth flavors, and it comes with unlimited sides and self-served ingredients for your pot - all priced for just under $30. The lunch special is about $20, so even more worth it! The buffet-style self-serve station is huge and is always restocked by the staff. They have a variety of veggies and seafood options. Their sauce station is also packed with an abundant amount of flavors. You can mix-and-match and create your own dipping sauces. This is a great place for large parties. My friends and I really enjoy going here, but it can be very packed during dinner times, so plan ahead! read more

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4.5 stars! This place is a family favorite and I can definitely say this hotpot chain is pretty consistent. This review is particularly for the Milpitas location. Lines can get long depending on the time, but they you can wait via yelp. Meats are consistent and fresh. Love that you can get everything else on your own. Their lunch ayce is unbeatable at $20 pp and its not bad for $28 pp for dinner. read more

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AYCE hot pot, plenty of options to choose from. Service is always a 10/10 for us. Standard 1 1/2 hour time limit, and the meat is always brought to the table in good time. The music they play is always a good choice, and the seating areas are clean. My husband says the bathrooms could use some attention, I've never used the restroom here so I can't attest to the women's. Overall, this is our go to when we're in town and visiting family, see you guys next time! read more

It's all you can eat Shabu! Great soup options, I like the spicy miso. And there's plenty of options. They even have unlimited appetizers. Chicken karage and gyozas are unlimited too, freshly made, crunchy and delicious! And all the meats, veggies and seafood you can find. They keep refilling as well. Definitely worth trying. The service is fast. The servers are nice and get your order in as quickly as possible. Ambiance however is like any typical all you can eat place. The food is delicious and definitely worth trying again. Wait time wasn't that long either. We were only two people, so we got seated pretty fast. But it's a table for four, so if you're a party of four, you'll still get seated soon. read more

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Not bad for lunch prices, The place's broths are flavorful. They got a food bar where you can get noodles, sauces, and proteins that isn't red meats. The meats were great. There's a waitlist you can check into on yelp or in person as well. Service could be better. read more

Shabuya - Soup Near Me - Milpitas, California

My boyfriend and I LOVE Shabuya. This is the holy grail of shabu shabu. For $29.99 you get all you can eat meats, fish, apps (chicken karaage is to die for), and veggies. The best part is the service is super quick. You order, and 5 seconds later it'll be in front of you! I would highly recommend this to any big backs in the area! Big plus - they play throwbacks all the time read more

Shabuya - Soup Near Me - Milpitas, California

Where can you go for all you can eat hot pot - shabuya Ya ya yes - price is reasonably with excellent choice of good cuts of beef and a new sides you can imagine for the hot pot soup with choice of broth base from spicy miso to the original soup base Service is great and patience and they constantly clean the buffet stations fro spa ice dripping over. The cooked appetizers atr just as goo, the seafoods were fresh The only down sides are there is no waiting area except outside and 90 minutes to consume your meal So no chatting just eat as fast as much as one stomach can hold read more

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Shabuya is a very nice place to hang out with friends/co-workers/ families. Comparing to Tasty Pot and Boiling Point, Shabuya is pretty valuable. You can eat (meat and vegetables) as much as you can at a similar price. The meat quality is good. I like Beef Toro and Pork Shoulder Meat. Sukiyaki is the best soup base ever. read more

Took my auntie here for lunch and she had a great time. Our server, "Austin P" waited on us and he was prompt and helpful. We arrived early; you still had to check in at the Yelp Waitlist kiosk outside before getting seated. We dodged the crowd and got seated right away. This location used to be the ol' Applebees. It was my first time here; I've tried Shabuya in Las Vegas so I'm familiar with the concept. The AYCE stations were impressive and there's a lot of vegetables, starch, seafood and sauces to choose from. I'd come back here again. read more

very awesome good food pure fucking protein. i need to get to 85 characters to leave this review read more

Shabuya - reverse oxford study couple enjoying food - Soup Near Me - Milpitas, California

VERY BUSY BUT WORTH THE WAIT! Our server was really nice and gave us our meats in a quick and timely manner. I'd give this place an 8.5/10 as the ambiance was not what I expected. It was very loud with the amount of people in the resturant, so having conversations was a bit difficult but managable. Wished there was more variety in the Self Serve toppings bar, but overall really nice place! read more

Prematurely kicked out during birthday lunch. I was really disappointed with my first visit, especially since it was during my birthday lunch. After we paid, our server with the spider earrings told us we could finish our food. Right after, another staff member came over and told us something completely different. We were pressured to leave before we had even finished the few pieces of already cooked meat on our plate. If there is a time limit, that is completely fair. But expectations need to be communicated clearly and consistently. It is frustrating to hear one thing from one employee and then be told the opposite by someone else. That kind of mixed messaging creates confusion and ruins the experience. The most frustrating part was being told it was because there were people waiting. There was no line. If the staff simply wanted us to leave, they should have said so directly instead of using an excuse that was clearly untrue. This was my first time, but my friend is a regular and she was stunned. She said she had never been treated like that before. It also felt like the staff's attitude shifted right after we paid and tipped, which made the situation feel even worse. Two things can be true at the same time. The food was good, but the service was incredibly disrespectful. One of the employees was not being honest, and it completely ruined what should have been a special lunch. read more

Tried Shabuya in Milpitas for the first time. Everything besides the seafood was good . Seafood is not fresh read more

What I said in my previous review still stands. However, I'm removing a star because of hygiene. When we were seated, we had to ask for a new bowl because one of our bowls had a dead fly in it. read more

I came here yesterday, on Sunday night, with my family to celebrate my nephew's birthday. This was the first time coming here, and I was excited to try them out. Although the parking lot was packed, they still had space in the back for our party of 8. It was nice and dim in the restaurant, but not too dark.I was lucky to be facing the bar, which had anNFL game on one and an NBA game on another. I liked that there wasn't any music blaring like in some Korean BBQ restaurants Instead of a community hot pot, where everyone gathers around a single hot pot where everyone cooks their food together without getting to choose which soup base they'd like, each diner has their own induction cooker, which is built into the tables and can be set at 5 different power levels. Even on level 3, it's hot enough to bring your personal hot pot soup to a boil. The buffet had a good selection of food to add to your hotpot. I stuck with some baby bok choy, frozen gyoza, lobster balls, imitation crab sticks, squid, black ear fungus, king mushrooms, and bean sprouts. We all mainly ordered the wagyu meat, which became tough because I dumped all my meat into my soup all at once. It made it hard to chew, and you couldn't cut it into smaller pieces because you only had chopsticks and a soup spoon, without any knives or scissors, which are usually found at a Korean BBQ or traditional hot pot restaurant. Afterward, we got some of the beef toro, which was really tender, but the slices shrank in size by about 75%. Another thing that happens is your dipping bowl gets watered down quickly after dipping items into it, so you end up having to add more soy sauce. I ordered the Spicy Miso broth, which tasted like miso in the beginning, but lost its flavor after cooking a lot of vegetables in it. A lot of the water from the veggies must have boiled out into the soup. Next time, I'll bring an extra packet or two of beef ramen soup packets to add to the soup if it starts to lose its flavor. read more

I visited Shabuya for the first time last week. It's the old location where Applebee's used to be in McCarthy Ranch. Arrived around 12pm near opening, so the wait was only about 20 mins. We had the lunch options, so it was All You Can Eat for $20/person, which is a great deal! The only problem was that me and my friends couldn't eat that much LOL. You can order unlimited meat and appetizers from the lunch menu. You can also grab noodles, veggies, fish eggs, etc. from the self-serve bar and toss them into your hotpot bowl as it cooks. The pots at our table took a long time to boil (about 20 mins). If you're trying to get your money's worth, I'd recommend not getting too many items from the self-serve bar. Maybe some noodles and veggies, but not too much bc it will fill you up fast. Instead, try to fill up on the meats and appetizers. I think the lunch prices are a great deal, even with the limited menu. Even after tax + tip, it was only about $26/person for a party of 4. Would definitely be down to come back again. read more

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Love this place and it's clean with lots of variety. The vegetables are fresh and the food is tasty and not salty at all. Of course you can add your own seasonings but we didn't need any. read more

Shabuya - First round! 6 meat selections and 2 appetizers at a time for 2 people. - Soup Near Me - Milpitas, California

Food was great! The service was TERRIBLE. The manager Claudia was one of the most disrespectful people that I've ever dealt with. I had a question for her a question and she came to my table extremely aggressive for no reason with no answer for me either. With all the complaints I've also seen through this thread I am surprised this woman still has a job. read more

I LOVED Shabuya! I came here for the first time for their weekday lunch price, and was really impressed. There is a huge buffet-style selection of veggies, tofu, mushroom, seafood beyond just the meat menu. As for the meat, so so good. The pork options especially were so tender and perfect. The beef is great too, a little less tender, but still good. We didn't try the chicken. We also tried the soy glazed chicken karaage, which many Yelpers recommended. It took a very long time to come out, and we all felt that the sauce was way too sweet. The chicken was fried well though. I'd get the plain karaage next time, especially since I'd want to focus on the flavors of the broth. For broth, we tried miso and tonkotsu. I'm not sure what I expected but miso tastes just like miso soup, pretty salty after a while. I much preferred the tonkotsu, but would love to try the other broths next time. Great service, appreciate the broth refills and servers coming back to let us order more. read more

Shabuya - Soup Near Me - Milpitas, California

On a Thursday around 1PM, we waited about 20 minutes. Upon entering, we noticed the floors were slippery and the cleanliness wasn't the best. If you can get past that, the food was actually pretty good for AYCE. Both the pork and beef cuts were very tender. Foods from the self-serve bar were good but the bar itself was definitely a mess! This could be due to the customers themselves not being careful, rather than the restaurant's fault. Sauce options are limited but all the basics are there. Service was not good. Our server was chatting with her coworker and on her phone for a good portion of our meal. We had to flag down other servers to take our orders. Overall, it's definitely a good deal at $20 per person on weekdays, but there are better places for sure! IG: chelchomps read more

Shabuya - The Spread (IG: chelchomps) - Soup Near Me - Milpitas, California

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The picture below pretty much says it all. Thinly sliced meats galore, a legit veggie, seafood and sauce bar. Boiling hot pot to dip your food in to cook. This place is great! Service is fast, sometimes it may feel like they forget our requests for something like rice or appetizers but what i do understand especially during peak hours there's just so much they can do so there really isn't any reason to complain. Y'all get busy and it happens! Keep up the great work! read more

Shabuya - Stay focused... on the meats! - Soup Near Me - Milpitas, California

Great place for kids and quality food for a buffet without being too expensive but go there early