Taichi Pot Shabu Shabu — Restaurant in Santa Clara

Preface: Came in on a Sunday night around 9PM for a party of 4(1 person was still not there yet but they were nice enough to let us get seated anyways)

Meal: 4 Unlimited Supreme(unlimited access including American Wagyu & Seafood)

Dashi Stock - Ultimate Umami Gyokai Tonkotsu Dashi & Nagoya Spicy Red Miso Dashi. Both dashi was delicious and from what I heard, the best of the option. Though in the case of the Nagoya Spicy one, it wasn't really spicy at all...you could ask for more spice at no extra cost!

Supreme Selections - Right off the bat, my favorite was the American Wagyu Kobe Beef. It had the good amount of tenderness and fat so as to not be too rough. Which brings up the Premium Lean Kobe Beef, don't get it unless you are intentionally looking for lean meat. The meat had nearly 0 fat so it was dry/coarse. Kobe Beef Tendon was too soft and such a tiny cut it was lackluster. Fish ball w/ Roe was similar like many other places and as expected, frozen and delicious when fully cooked. Regardless, I think the general consensus is to stick with just the American Wagyu Kobe Beef.

Meat Selections - My party and I had 1 serving and that was it. We also tried the Premium Australian Lamb and thought it was just alright while 1 of my friend it was too gamey.

Meat Ball - I had 1 order of the Shrimp Gyoza, prolly best not to bother with it. It's straightforward and negligible.

Vegetable Selection - Napa Cabbage, Spinach, and Bok Choy was all fresh!

Healthy Selection - Big yes to the enoki mushroom!

Noodle / Rice - I really liked the ramen and udon here. They did not come out frozen but was soft/squishy and just plain delicious! I had 2 servings of each.

Overall, I'm glad I finally came here as it was on my list for awhile. The great food(AYCE American Wagyu) and quick customer service definitely reflects the rating this restaurant has. I'd...

Great place! You can choose between 3 all you can eat options here: 1) Basic menu without premium beef and without seafood for around $28, 2) Choose from anything on the menu including the best beef and seafood for around $33, or 3) Go all vegetarian which is in the low 20s. The great thing is, you can also choose an all you can drink option for $10 for beer and hot sake.

If you drink more than just 1 beer, this is already worth your money. If you do all you can eat, you are limited to sitting at a table for 90 minutes. This is enough time though as they bring out the food fairly quickly and don't try to slow things down. If you go for the normal menu you can obviously stay longer at a table.

I like the fact that the portions you get when you order all you can eat are actually proper. Since you can order 4 times in total, you might not get really "all you can eat" but when I asked for some extra fish balls, even though I had exhausted the 4 rounds of ordering, they still brought them out.

All the ingredients from seafood to meat and vegetables taste great and are of high quality. Especially the vegetables are really fresh which isn't always the case at Shabu Shabu places.

For broth, you can choose between 6 different ones and for some you can adjust the spicy level. Their Ramen and Kimchi broths are both excellent and I am looking forward to try the others as well.

Service is really friendly and helpful. They are well-trained and know the menu. The place is clean and well-kept.

Certainly make a reservation online first as the place gets crowded. Even when you have a reservation, there might be a short wait time.

Overall an excellent place for tasty Shabu Shabu in a solid setting with...

I have been craving Hotpot lately so I went to @taichipotshabu. They offer an all you can eat that includes unlimited American wagyu and seafood (Supreme). For my soup base, I choose Korean spicy kimchi Dashi, not too spicy but very good flavor. Highly recommend. Next time try the intense spicy mala dashi. The other soup base, Ultimate Gyokai Tonkotsu Kuro (Black Garlic oil) not too flavorful. Skipping next time. The Prime black angus beef belly so good I ordered it twice. It was flavorful and tasty. The Premium Australian lamb was very gamy. I would not recommend for first timers, still good but the taste is strong. All the veggies was fresh cut. . I can’t believe I ate 6 plates of meat!

PS. The waitress, Penny, did not want to serve me because I was by myself and they only allow at least two patrons to do the all you can eat. I convinced her I was a famous Instagram influencer and I was going to review the restaurant. She went to back to call her boss for 5 minutes and came back to tell me that she convinced him to let me enjoy my meal! 😝😜🤣😂

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