Mister Shabu Shabu

These two weeks i came to here twice and each time when i wanted a Beef Shabu Shabu, they told me they did not have and the only choice to eat beef was to order the Rib eye Shabu Shabu. Don’t you think it’s a kind of compulsive consumption to make customers buy the expensive one？

They always don’t have regular beef here. Every body here need to add $ 3 to order rib eye beef which is almost ½size of regular one but not need to be tasty than regular one.

A nice place for a Taiwanese — Japanese hot pot only complaint that they do not expect cards here. There’s a several banks center around here so it’s not bad to get cash in advance.

I came here with my mom and a few of her friends, but we did not do the hot pot. So my review is just about the kitchen food:
Service is friendly. I agree that it’s probably family owned and they hire some local college students to be servers. I do speak mandarin so communication was not an issue. We got the beef noodle soup (SO GOOD!), some pork thing (also very good so I’m sorry that I do not remember what it was called), pork chop over rice (meh), and an assortment of side dishes. The side dishes were very good and flavorful, but I would say that my experience is typical of most Chinese (Taiwanese) style restaurants. I don’t know if I’d go out of my way to come here, but if I’m in the neighborhood for a casual meal I’d stop in.

We love Shabu Shabu (and incidentally the best is at Tokyo Pot in Stillwater, Oklahoma, I am not kidding!) We decided to try this place in Plano. The veggie plate is full of dried up stuff that is non identifiable, except
Napa cabbage. The plain broth lacks flavor and the spicy broth is greasy. The meat was dry and off color. It was very expensive too and poor quality. I went home immediately and was sick.

Posting a menu would be nice. I’d heard this was good and I live nearby so I pulled my car up in front and as I was getting out, a woman opened the door, screaming «you can’t park here, you can’t park here»! I told her that I was going to eat there, & she screamed «No! No!» so I left. Plenty of other places, but this one doesn’t seem to want white folks.

Service is good, taste is just ok.
But don’t forget to bring the cash!!! No accept credit card. I have to withdraw some from the chase a across the street. A little inconvenience

Nice place! Taiwanese style Japanese restaurant. Right portion with the right price! Very clean and present place to dine in

favorite place!!! everthings so delicious there. try the hot pot for sure, u will absolutely love the sauce. the spicy lamb noodle soup is the best, try it if u like spicy cuisine!

We love the zhang-​jia-​mein & the kids like the stir-​fry udon. Cash only!

Been here twice. love the food. The hot pot was good as was the Taiwanese food. Will be back for more.

Vegetable, corn, and tofu are not fresh. Egg is broken. Talked to the owner, she just doesn’t care. Never come back again

I’m really annoyed at how little the employees speak English. Twice now we’ve ordered «shrimp fried rice» for my husband. Each time they’ve brought out «fried shrimp and rice». WTF? It’s not that hard especially when I’m pointing to the item which is listed on their menu. My husband never likes to return anything to the kitchen for fear of his food being spit in so he just eats the wrong thing. Me? I’m not so forgiving. Think I’ll eat elsewhere from now on.

BRING CASH. It’s cash only, and make sure you have plenty as it’s on the pricier side.
It’s your basic shabu shabu place, same sides as anywhere, but I found the broth to be rather flavorless to the point that I first thought it was water.
The meat selection is large, and you of course get a lot for your money, but there are definitely better places. The key part here is that you get to have a personal hot pot which is great if you’re like me and can’t handle the spiciness that your dining partners love.

This secret gem has easily made it’s way to become my favorite hot pot destination in Dallas. This is the fifth time. Don’t be fooled by the «shabu shabu» name, it is not your traditional Japanese hot pot. This shabu is definitely Chinese inspired. I always get the spicy shabu with ribeye steak. Be warned it comes quite spicy yet so flavorful. If you can’t handle the spice level, try having one person order spicy and the other ordering regular, you could possibly split it. It comes with a large boat of vegetables, starch veg, soft tofu, mushrooms, dumplings, eggs… I usually get a side of calamari and noodles. Always delicious and you can slowly savor your own individual pot.
Remember to bring cash, and it seems like a sweet small family runs this shop. They’re limited on English but really work with you.

I was excited to see a Japanese Hotpot restaurant one day as I drove by, so I wanted to bring my parents and family to have them try it. I wish I had been able to give them a more authentic experience but what can I expect in Dallas, Texas I suppose? I’d assume the basics of shabu-​shabu would carry over to any place since the concept is pretty simple. This establishment serves other noodle and side dishes as well (which I tried a bit of), but this review is about their specialty (according to the restaurant name). I’ll try my best to point out both positives and negatives truthfully.
Perhaps I am more traditional with Japanese shabu-​shabu, but from my travels it is mostly about the quality of the meat and the personalized ponzu & goma sauce each restaurant is known for.
At Mister Shabu-​Shabu, the meat was mediocre at best. It seemed like it was a little older or sitting around longer than it should have since there was a slight discolor yellowing to it, but perhaps it was just the type of meat. I don’t think it was fresh cut, but I could be wrong.
On the other hand, I thought the ponzu sauce was great, even with the unorthodox onions floating around. I can’t be certain they used daikon in it though. I usually have a preference more for goma sesame sauces. Theirs was just terrible. Absolutely horrible with a slightly sweet tang to it. I have a feeling they do not normally serve it to customers because I had to ask for it, and then ask again so they would give some to my family member.
This brings me to the service, because I actually had to ask for rice (after they brought us goma sauces). The dashi broth was a little too salty for my tastes. They were diligent enough to come by and add more soup/​water to the hotpot, and I didn’t have to ask. They also filled up our water. The water was good.
I ordered the beef, my sibling the lamb. Nothing too out of the ordinary besides it being a little off color. The taste of the beef was sub average with little to no marbling or notable taste. The variety of vegetables comes in a boat plate filled with the standard traditional stuff, along with a variety of fish balls, slice of squash, fish cake, tomato, corn, tofu and ends with thin rice noodles. The tofu was pretty much the silken firmness found in grocery stores, which makes it next to impossible to fetch from the boiling pot with chopsticks. I was happy with the quality and freshness of the veggies of the shabu-​shabu meal, but to be honest unless you buy old veggies, it’s pretty hard to mess this up. Normally everything is extremely cheap at the grocery store outside of the fish ball/​cake.
I also received an egg, which I thought was only for sukiyaki (which they didn’t seem to have an option for on the menu). I suppose it can be dropped in the broth, but I’ve never formally had this at other japanese hotpot restaurants. In fact I was scolded once for doing this a long time ago.
The price seemed a little steep, $ 15+ for beef and I saw they have re-​marked the menu prices higher with whiteout. I was going in intending on paying the original menu prices I had seen from other Unilocal reviewer photos. In fact, they were kind enough to let me know there was a $ 3 charge extra if I wanted to share some of my beef and veggies with my family, which I though was ridiculously absurd.
I don’t review on Unilocal much, unless it was exceptionally good or bad.
Ponzu +
Everything else —

I wonder why people gave lower ratings than I expected. My friend is working here as waitress, and she told me this is the best restaurant in Dallas area. You don’t want to miss it. I tried their «lu rou fan» several times. Actually, it tasted awesome. It was way better than I thought and the price was just $ 4.95.
This place is wonderful and I highly recommed Mr Shabu Shabu to everyone in this town. I am pretty sure that you will see a pretty waitress smiling up to you if you hit this place by any chance. Still, i would definitely go to this place someday and hope I’d see you around.

I’ve only had their beef noodle soup which I think is not bad!
Would like to come back to try the shabu shabu!

Mr. Shabu Shabu! Not too shabby shabby.
The interior looks really cool because each table has a personal hot pot. We sat at the counter, which was a bad idea for me because I’m kind of short and had to stand if I wanted to reach the hot pot without falling out of my seat!
The hot pot was great! It comes with a dipping sauce that you should use with every bite (emphasized by the owner, agreed by me), which not only cools down your food, but adds so much more flavor!
I got the pork with a side of rib-​eye, and it all came with a boatload (literally) of veggies and an egg. It was PLENTY. I was really full by the end. My boyfriend got the beef noodle soup. We loved it… the beef is super tender! The broth isn’t the best I’ve had, but it’s up there.
A little pricey, but hot pot usually is…

Before Mister Shabu Shabu, I had never experienced this popular Asian dish. Now I’m hooked on it, and my one regret is that Mister Shabu Shabu is so far away from me.
I used to treat myself to Mister Shabu Shabu with my friends once a month. You sit down, order a big plate of delicious and fresh edibles, and proceed to drop them, one at a time, into a big pot of boiling water. You cook them at your leisure, then pull them out, dunk them in sweet sauce to cool them, and enjoy a wonderful treat. The best part is that when you’ve eaten all your food, you still have the broth, now brimming with all the flavors of your meal for you to enjoy.
It’s not perfect. Some of the soup boilers are hard to use and the waitstaff aren’t the most helpful. I had a Korean friend come with me my first time to explain the proper cooking methods, so I’d look online the proper way to eat Shabu before going there. Also, while forks are available, Shabu is a dish meant to be eaten with chopsticks, so take the time to learn how to use them comfortably for the maximum dining experience.