Reviews for Tabu Shabu in San Jose, CA

Great quality of the meat and veggies, and nice broth. Overall it?s a more affordable Japanese hotpot but with above-average... quality and healthier veggie plate. Surprised that they offer happy hour discount during weekdays dining before 6pm! Read more

Very reasonably priced shabu shabu. They just opened and the service was really good. Meat quality was high. The ponzu dipping... sauce was amazing. The broth was a little bland for me though. Read more

I think I probably didn?t order the right kind of meat - I picked the first one from the menu, angus beef toro belly, which was... too fatty for me and it?s quite thick. Texture wise, it?s not tender but chewy. This was very different than what I expected. Ican taste the meat quality is good and fresh though. I had the tonkotsu broth, it was light not very rich. I enjoyed thevegetables, they are fresh and tasty with the broth. They have bar seats for everyone, and they cleaned throughly before nextperson sits. Thumbs up. Read more

It was my birthday and I could have chosen to go anywhere and I picked Tabu Shabu! The food is fresh and of the highest quality.... Seating is bar style which really works... everyone has their own pot. Pretty simple...pick your sauce, veggies a, noodles andproteins cook them in the boiling sauce to your preference. As a bonus they took our extras and made them into a porridge whichwas excellent...highly recommend! Read more

Delicious Japanese shabu shabu. You pick your protein and it comes with a full set including rice, noodles, vegetables, sauces,... broth, etc. You will get plenty to eat. Read more

This place didn't want to welcome us, a group of 3 adults, 4 kids around 8 pm Saturday night. The host (female, very long fake... eyelashes) was the most awful receptionist we've ever experienced in the restaurant business. We were told that it could take upto an hour even though the seats were open up, and we were okay to be seated separately. She still didn't want to seat us. Theservice was mediocre. Our server couldn't beat the noise of the music in house to explain the menu clearly. The same host didn'twant to serve us anything we asked for. They didn't even give us water to start with, did not heat up our broth to be ready fordipping the meat. They didn't look at us until the moment we paid our bill and saw that we gave them good tips. At least theysaid thank you, but no thank you. The food was good. The kids love it, but to be treated like that again, no! Read more

When the three of us besties get together it's always a blast! This time we stepped out of our comforts zone and attempted... something new! We picked, prepared, and cooked our soup. It was so much FUN with our super cool server, Issac! The owner of therestaurant John was so friendly and helpful too. We wanted to share our experience with all our friends. ???????????? Read more

Went on a Sunday night. Seating is bar style. Lots of ways to customize your order, very friendly staff. Noodles for the soup... and rice to eat with the meats and veggies. Really like the individual pots and burners. Tried the pork broth. Between the threeof us we had pork, rib eye, lamb, and shrimp. All very tasty cooked in the broth. Finished it off with the soup. Read more