California Shabu Shabu — Restaurant in Fountain Valley

Love how bright and clean the restaurant is. Nice setup as well. Most importantly, the meat quality was good. We opted for 3 different meat plates to try out (prime rib eye, choice rib eye, and pork belly), and all the meat quality was pretty good. Funny that we thought the prime rib eye would be the best, but we actually preferred the choice rib eye and pork belly better. So tender and soft. Loved that the veggies were crispy and fresh too.

Service was fast and super friendly. I especially enjoyed the spicy sauce they recommended to try, it went so well with the sesame/goma sauce. It def added a good flavor to it. (Note: just one drop is enough. Only if you can handle heat really well, I tried two drops and it was quite spicy)

Also, would recommend getting a complimentary bowl of kombu soy sauce from them, it was a nice mini treat to enjoy your ramen at the end of the...

Extremely rude staff, disgusted with her behavior. Her name is Heidi, can’t even get a seat to sit down and enjoy the food without being yelled at. I will never be coming back. I had to walk out with my family because she was so rude. Absolutely disappointed in this joint. If the owner is the same, please get a new staff. If the owner is new, please re-evaluate how you hire your staff. Btw she is the larger frame with the pink hair, not even sure if she gave...

the servers are super friendly and attentive! i came back here for the second time and they remembered me and my mom LOL the food is exceptional and perfectly portioned. has normal shabu business pricing, and their sukiyaki broth is to die for!!! it actually tastes like the authentic sukiyaki that I remember when i was in japan, unlike most other shabu places in the area that advertise sukiyaki but isnt...