This is one of our favorite "comfort food" spots in Providence and a place we love bringing people with no experience to try with us for the first time. The price point is steep, but we justify it by the fact that it's AYCE and includes AYCE appetizers and desserts as well - plus the "experience" for our guests. The place has a very open layout and looks cool. The mushroom broth is my favorite but we have tried several and enjoyed them. The sauce bar is usually stocked well and I love the opportunity to continue perfecting my sauces the more we visit - may be overwhelming to people without experience (we've helped guide some folks in the past and there are some recipes on the wall to try for beginners). They usually have some sort of rotating snack and steamed rice available at the ends of the bar. Service is not as frequent as you would expect and the ingredient orders are sometimes messed up (some random things we didn't order show up and they miss some things we did request). It's not much of a problem for us since we do eat everything - may be difficult if you have any sort of restrictions. They were offering table side hand pulled noodles this last visit and the flavor and texture was amazing - will continue to order them when available. Don't forget to try the Korean fried chicken appetizer and their matcha layer cake and matcha ice cream for dessert. read more

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Are you the type of person that sees AYCE and eat until you're clutching your belly in pain? This is the hot pot place for you! Providence finally has more competition in the hot pot scene, and it's my favorite one in town. They have plenty of high quality meat options and most of your classic hot pot veggies. In fact, everything here tastes high quality. They have the best broth in town and a nice variety of appetizers that is also included in the AYCE. I was pleasantly surprised to see okonomiyaki on the menu. The service is great and they are very friendly. The restaurant is extremely clean with a more modern/upscale appearance than other places in town. The cons are seafood options are lacking compared to traditional hot pot places. There is no fish. Mussels are on the menu, but not available. They have baby clams as a substitute. There are many fish ball options, but you only get 2 at a time of each kind you order. While you do have individual pots, in some ways, this can be a con. In the setting of a large group, it can be a little disorganized since you place one order and all the food is brought out together on large plates. You'll have to place orders more frequently, especially with the 2 fish balls I mentioned. The price is a bit higher than your typical hot pot experience. However, they do provide the only AYCE hot pot experience in town, which helps avoid the long drive to Boston, so this is a little more understandable. Overall, this is an excellent option to satisfy your hot pot cravings. The pros definitely outweigh the cons. However, I would recommend coming in smaller groups. read more

All you can eat. Cant go wrong with that. And finally a local spot. Only thing that could suck is if its busy its hard to find parking because theres just so much going on in the area...Gym, beer hall, police station. Staff was great and so friendly. They have single serving hotpot seating at the bar counters and then at the tables each guest gets their own burner station with their own hotpot to cook in. The menu selection for broth was interesting with a few diff styles to choose from. I thought the meat selection could have had more to choose from but was happy with what they currently had. The appetizers was cool and ice cream also was available in three diff flavors but I was already way too full for dessert. Go give them a try! read more

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This was our first time at Y Shabu Shabu. We went for a night after Valentine's Day dinner for something different. I chose the Szechuan broth and my wife had the Sukiyaki. We both enjoyed their respective flavors. We chose a variety of appetizers, meats, seafoods and we both chose udon noodles. Being the more adventurous diner, I made sure to try things I've never had before. All items were good on their own and I often forgot to use the sauce that I concocted. I finished up with the matcha ice cream which was quite good. The place was not too busy and staff was quite attentive, especially Vivi who greeted us and explained how things worked. They checked on us often to make sure things were ok as well as if we would like anything else. We will most likely return to try additional items! read more

Beautiful environment, energetic-hip-young music! great food, great drinks! I came here once and have been coming back 4 times a week! $40 all you can eat , you know that paycheck goes STRAIGHT to my hot pot fetish! yes please.. Thanks Dom! Great service! read more

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Went twice, i love the vibe! Our host was very nice and caring as well as the lady! I believe she's the owner. Food was superb. I love the variety. Definitely you can get your buck's worth or maybe even more. read more

Fondue on steroids. A great place but go with someone who is familiar with the steps. Easy to learn and enjoy the food.

We came from Vegas visiting and came upon this AYCE hotpot. I thought the reviews was nice so lets give it a try. We were the only customers at the time and gave it a 2 stars. Foods was ok the sauce selection was nothing special have to create you own, limited. The service was the worst waitress was not friendly, not even hello or "welcome". Anyways.. I'm not giving this review not to be mean, but I have to be honest "worst hot-pot". read more

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My wife & I couldn't say enough of this place. Every decision we made here was absolutely delish! The Szechuan Sauce/broth was my favorite because it is spicy but so many good choices. My wife is vegan and she loved the options. You can't go wrong here. It is definitely worth a date night and an empty stomach! read more

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This is the best hotpot place I have ever been to! Sustainable, friendly, clean, delicious, and a feel of home. This is an all you can eat hotpot place where you get your own serving of broth and you are charged for every dish that went to waste. I really like how sustainable Y Shabu Shabu is with this policy. Their food is also delicious and you are allowed so much freedom to make your own sauces as well. In addition, the service is very personalized and the cleanliness of the restaurant was great! read more

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The food is decent but service is lacking. We had a big party but the food they brought out enough for only a couple of people. We had to ask many times for refill. I don't think the server was happy that we asked to refill several times. read more

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Went here with two other people and we all agreed it was great. Relaxed, fun, great food, and fair prices ($2 Heineken??? Sign me up). The staff was very friendly and attentive. The place is all you can eat, so as long as you're okay laying out $38 up front, you'll get your money's worth. As to quality, the range of sauces for the dipping bowls was great: sesame sauce, chili oil, fermented bean curd, bbq, Thai chilis, raw garlic. All that you need to make a great dipping sauce. The beef was very good quality and plentiful (we had the Angus beef and round, I believe). The veggies were also solid (seaweed knots, bean curd sticks, a choy, bok choy, and a wonderful assortment of fresh mushrooms). The only thing they didn't have that I have come to expect that hot pot style restaurants is wood ear mushroom. Oh well. I'll definitely be back. read more

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Food was delicious I wish the staff explained the options and portions ended up ordering too much. But the food was amazing and for the price of the all you can eat definitely got our money worth would go again. read more

Ordered 1 round of apps, 1 round of 3 types of meats and veggies only to find roaches and other bugs in my soup as I was eating. Asked for the bill and informed the server. Server apologized and said it's because of the way the chefs prep the veggies and will inform them. Did not discount us but instead gave a $5 coupon for next time. read more

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First thing first! No more long drive to Boston.! AHehe as we have one so close to home literally. (3 mins away). First off the vibe was dope and the business is super clean and the overall display set off a good vibe for dining. The service was great as they were very out going and friendly and just overall great! The food is delicious from the hot pot to apps. If you're looking to get some hot pot. Y Shabu Shabu is the place to go. Plenty of street parking And the area is peaceful. Btw we went to days in a row! Lol read more

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My wife and I love that we have an AYCE hotpot right close to home. We would drive up to Boston and now this saves us the distance and gas! We love that we can make the sauces ourselves. The best broth yet is the tonkatsu broth! The spicy mala is a little too bland for us but you can always add extra ingredients from the sauce bar. They are super super pricey for both adults and kids. Not a lot of meat options! We did saw they are having a lunch menu soon so hopefully the prices will be better. read more

We came here per my daughter's request for her 12th birthday, and I must say, I raised her well, lol. I have been to a couple of other hot pot places in Rhode Island, and this one is the best hands down! The atmosphere is dope with a matching music playlist that kept us groovin'. The service was great! There was a woman who seated us and asked if it was our first time there. She was super helpful and very attentive. Now the food....AMAZING! I'm vegan, but my dinner guests weren't, and I was surprised at all of the veggie options. I didn't get bored not once! I had half mixed mushroom broth and half sezchuan. There is a $5 up charge for getting two broths. Both were good, but my favorite was the mixed mushroom OMG! IT HAS SO MUCH UMAMI flavor. The coconut saki was delightful. We really loved the sauce station, which had a menu of different sauces you could make with the ingredients listed. I'm a sauce master so I created my own, lol. But if your new to this or just need a little direction, then you'll love it too. There was rice available at the sauce bar, which was a surprise. We had to save room for cake so only my daughter had the matcha ice cream, and she loved it. The seafood pancake was a first for us all and we enjoyed it. The shrimp were huge, and the calamari was fresh. will definitely be back, and my daughter has already requested a dinner date here with her friends! read more

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I normally don't care much for hot pot but this place changed my mind! I've been here three times within three weeks! I love the idea of having your own pot and you're able to choose your own broth then be able to jazz it up with seasonings and herbs. I pick the Sukiyaki broth each and every time.. i season it with whatever my heart/belly desires that day.. peanuts, scallions, garlic oil, lots of spicy peppers and bean curd paste. YUM.. I love the sweet- savory taste of the sukiyaki! the staff is so awesome and so accommodating. The music is a vibe that I would play!.. For the appetizers, we have pretty much got it all, it's all great. Especially the pancakes.. I can say, the knelt thing I wish was an option is to having the choice to have your shu Mai and dumplings steamed.. rather than fried. Either way.. I will come back to this comforting, cool place time and time again! read more

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so i went into this restaurant thinking i was going to pay 45$ for a all you can eat meal. Tell me why I ended up having to pay 67$ for my meal? i just think having to pay 22$ more for a meal is crazy. And there were interesting additional fees like a fee for using your card instead of cash (10$ over everyone i was eating with). and when i was questioning all these additional fees, the waiter was talking really close to my face, making me feel a bit uncomfortable. the food was ok, nothing special. If you plan on getting scammed, please come here also, added extra lamb broth to my friends soup without asking in the first place, who ordered the vegetarian option, and tried to charge him for the non vegetarian option afterwards. read more

Pros: -Finding parking was easy -The environment is trendy and chill -lobster ball was pretty good -they carry Hana Awaka ( in my experience is rare to see in KBBQs or Hot Pot places ) -bubble tea was pretty good. Just the tea. Not the frozen boba. Cons: -pricey. -broth was either too salty. Or too spicy and bland. ($200 for 3 people with premium, 2 bubble teas and sake bottle and tip) -Service is intermittent ( they might've been under staffed but even then. Was expecting more for the price. ) -not enough sauces -not enough rice -portions are very small (which is fine if their service was consistent however trying to get someone's attention every 10 minutes was not fun. We gave up after the 2nd time we waved someone down) -food was mid at best. Felt like I was paying more for the environment than actual food. I was definitely underwhelmed given I love going to Y Noodle Bar since they are my top 3 places for soup dumplings, would've rather spent $200 at noodle bar than here tbh. It definitely has potential but I unfortunately did not want to pay for potential. Hopefully it gets better later on but for now. It's a no for me. read more

For ayce and I don't have to prepare all of the stuff at home, why not? The broths could be a little better but the food in general wasn't all too bad. Staff was friendly too! And love the sauce making area read more

So. This is some great food . The quality is very great, service very attentive. I will definitely be back.

Okay I barely write reviews for anything but I need to get this out my chest. Heard about this all you can eat hot pot so wanted to give it a try. The food quality and portion is decent. I had the tonkotsu broth and it was good plus not too heavy. Here's what made me upset, I went with a party of 8 so I knew gratuity was going to be included which it was so we noticed a service charge of $16 but we let that slide. When we received our receipt with the card to sign, we noticed the tip section was already filled out (mind you we didn't fill it out) we complained to the waitress, she was giving weird excuses to the point she was trying to find a reason to get a tip from us. I know this place is new and she tried but for someone to write off a tip for themselves, unprofessional!! Who in the world writes an ADDITIONAL TIP on top of the gratuity? That is illegal. Im not being dramatic. Im normally generous giving a tip even when the service is bad but this time, I wasn't...honestly I am very unhappy with my visit.. read more

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Do not bring your children here. Our kid is only 6 years old and they measure by height. Our child barely ate anything and was charged $30 . All he ate was french fries and a few pieces of broccoli and some noodles. They should not be charging children $30 . It's a rip off and not cool. I'd understand if they charge children $10 but $30 is a little ridiculous . If you don't want children at your restaurant just plaster a big sign NO KIDS. If the owner is reading this you need to adjust your price . Smh not a place for kids. Go to lamei they're as good and they won't charge your kid for eating a few pieces of your food. This makes absolutely no sense as to why you'd charge children such a price for barely eating anything and the older Asian lady was not accommodating at all and just seem money hungry. read more

This new restaurant is a pleasant addition to the providence scene. Walked in around 8pm and was greeted with dim lighting and great music. We were seated promptly and looked at the extensive menu. I was really impressed with the amount of offerings they have for such a good value. My favorite part of a good hot pot experience is the sauce station and they killed it. In the center of the station is a menu board with recommended recipes or you can go crazy and create whatever concoctions your mind craves. My partner and I both went with completely different flavors and broths and both were incredible. And yes we had 3 servings of ice cream because it's all included, why not? Cheers read more

We are huge fans of this place and will definitely be coming back. I had the tonkotsu broth, and my husband had the Szechuan broth. The broth and the ingredients were very high quality. We've eaten at a lot of hot pot places and this has by far the best quality ingredients despite being all you can eat. They even let us try the Japanese curry broth without charge. The service was excellent. The tap water actually tastes good. The sauce bar has some very interesting options, and I am definitely changing my go-to sauce! (They had szechuan peppercorns and Thai chilies.) They also had some interesting meat options; I am now a huge fan of beef throat. The music was awesome. Our waiter Damien said it was his Playlist, and they change it up. The only downside is that this place is extremely pricey. $100 for 2 people for hot pot. read more

Went during their opening weekend and was impressed! It's hard to find a decent hot pot place in RI, and I'm too lazy to drive to Boston when I get cravings all the time. This place really hits a niche that has been missing in RI! The quality of meats and veggies was good, and they have a decent selection. They only had beef and lamb for the meat though, and I do like pork in hot pot. But lots of different cuts of beef which was still good and hit the spot. The broths were decent, I got the tonkatsu. The appetizers were also part of the AYCE menu which I liked. There's an array of sauces, I liked their sesame sauce a lot (more savory and less sweet which I like. some places make their sauces way too sweet). All the garlic and green onion to put in your sauces (garlic lovers rejoice)! They were missing ponzu sauce, but I didn't feel like flavors were lacking with what they had. Service was great and fast, owners seemed to be running the front and was very attentive and nice. All in all I love that there is finally a decent hot pot place in RI! I'll definitely be back. read more

Party of 6 for a Bday party. Lovely experience. We did three rounds of food over 3 hours and never felt rushed or pressured. The sauce bar is fantastic. Service was great, right down to ice cream with a candle for the birthday girl. read more

Stumbled upon this place one night and decided to try for dinner and I'm glad we did! One of the only AYCE hot pot places around and the food was fresh and service was on point! So excited to have a place local in Providence. We will definitely be back. read more

As a fan of hot pot, and having been in Providence for a number of years, I've scoured the city for decent options. La Mei has great broth, but not AYCE. Yan has AYCE but is relatively subpar all around. I am stoked for Y Shabu Shabu, stumbled on it whilst on my way to another restaurant and decided to pop in. Expect to spend $50 per person with the AYCE (including meat). Their menu was pretty extensive, with a notable appetizer of okonomiyaki, which I thought was fun and not usually seen on a hotpot menu, and finishing out with dessert in the form of three flavors of ice cream: green tea, vanilla, and chocolate. Despite going in a pandemic era, it felt very sanitary -- the pots are all per-person, you get a small pot with your own choice of soup broth which is on a conduction stove built into the table. You control what goes into your pot and the heat it is at. The sauce bar is located right at the front -- they have edamame and orange, as well as your usual array of sauces. All of this felt very sanitary, with the notable absence of sha-cha sauce, as another reviewer mentioned - but to be honest, even though it's my favorite sauce, I didn't find it lacking (it might have been labeled as barbecue?) Oddly, I liked their actual sauce taste better than the Haidilao's which was sweeter. Okay, onto the menu. There were only three beef options, which is what I stuck to. The angus beef is by FAR fattier and yummier than the other two options -- again, that's my preference. Fat beef for hotpot. It's the way to go. The beef was laid out in good portions, and they allowed you to order more than one portion at a time. The meat was frozen when served, and was a good thickness. The lamb was also fine, it's just not my preference in meat. You get your own little cart with all the plates of veggies. Nothing that I wanted for was missing in terms of veggies (except tong-o). They had a good array of fish balls, and other add on items. The only complaint with any of the food I had was that the rice items (I got rice cakes and udon to add on at the end of the meal) were very...gooey, and overall an odd texture. Not for me, my partner loved it. Broth was fine, nothing to write home about -- I got the bone broth and my partner got sukiyaki, which was a little sweeter than I preferred. Overall, a great experience! I would give it a 4.5/5 with the extra .5 truly just for ambience and how fast the service was. I'm scared it'll be all booked up as people discover this restaurant! read more

So overpriced...they served rotten mussels ...and we had diarrhea after the meal...really don't recommend

Good quality was fantastic and service attentive. Great restaurant design. The selection of seafood, and meats more sauce and fresh veggies were fantastic. Our group did the Korean, soy and sezhuan pots. read more

This place is a must ! I loveeee coming here . I have to come at least twice a month. You make your own dipping sauce to you liking and everything is so good. Love me some hot pot. read more

The staff is friendly, I've been there twice already and it's not my favorite hot pot place. The veggie broth is soooo good and everything I ever order on their menu has been so tasty. Even the establishment itself is so clean and spacious! It's good interior design tbh read more

service was absolutely terrible. the girl waitress, i think her name was vivi, was so rude, we had not even finished ordering and she left, and went to the other table. we also ordered multiple servings of some stuff since the portions are pretty small, and they came out with only one serving, despite ordering many. additionally, many food that we ordered never even arrived. would not recommend, service is so bad, food is ok, took forever for food to come out read more

Incredible ! Great food. Great service. Great atmosphere. ALL YOU CAN EAT! The ingredients are SO fresh. I bet this will be your favorite hot pot experience. read more

Amazing food, the atmosphere is also very pleasant. Workers are fast and the service is great

This is a new hotpot spot in Providence, my partner and I have ate there a few times now. The servers are friendly and it's an all you can eat hotpot buffet! It's a very modern and nice atmosphere, drinks, and you get an individual pot. You don't find that around the PVD area! read more

First time at this place! really cute establishment. My biggest complaint would be our waitress. The restaurant does close at 11 and we arrived at 9:50 which I understand can cause some anger but there were many other people dinning that weren't in our party. Immediately we all agreed that the waitress had an angry/irritated disposition. We were all perfectly polite and tried to make our order quick for her. We had a party of four. Only three of us were eating. She did state that if the member of our fourth party ate we would be charged. I understand establishments have rules but I fed my boyfriend a MAX of 6 pieces of meat and were charged $38 for SIX pieces of meat. We were already paying for three meals and planned on tipping well. I honestly wouldn't have been bothered by getting charged for the fourth person, because we understand rules are rules. But if our waitress didn't have the attitude she had and if she didn't come over at one point saying that he should try some of the food. It's a bit contradicting, if he wasn't allowed to have food why send the message that is was okay to have some. This sadly did ruin my experience, and I definitely will warn people about the staff here prior but the food was great. read more

My entire family went out on a Sunday. We were 6 people total & got a table quick as it was not packed at all. We parked on the street which was easy on a Sunday. I've had hot pot before & loved it, but it was in Boston. This was the rest of my family's first time. We each picked our individual broth (some got the bone broth & others got the Schechuan style). I originally chose Schechuan but once I tried my brother's, i needed to swap lol. Our waiter was extremely kind enough to swap mine without a charge (its $5 I was told). We all ordered an assortment of appetizers & meats/veggies/seafood/etc. this is AYCE (all you can eat, $45 per person). We were told if we do not finish a lot of what we ordered, its extra charge but we ate everything. I absolutely enjoyed creating a sauce on the side, went well with the meats. My family and I enjoyed our dinner & had such a great interactive experience. Only issue is the gratuity charge & another extra charge on top of our total that brought us over what we expected. We still obviously paid but keep that in mind. The gratuity charge I believe is for a party of 5 or more. Overall 9/10, will return :) read more