Cocary Shabu Shabu BBQ

Do you like to cook your own food?Do you like cooking your own food on the BBQ grill?Do you like to customize your own hotpot?If you like doing that, this is the place to go. What makes this restaurant special? It is the fact that they have this special multipurpose BBQ grill and Hotpot combination pan, that allows you to do both style of cooking on one cookware at the same time. I enjoyed this style of cooking that lets you do both.Came here one weekend with my wife and another couple.We were seating immediately. we got here before the crowd.Here, they don't take your order, except for drinks. You just go to their refrigerator and pick out what you want to eat/cook. They have a variety of foods to select from, (beef, chicken, seafood, vegetables, etc).Take your selections and head back to your table and start grilling or put them in the hotpot. They also have a self-service station for steam rice, sauces, etc.When you want more foods, just head on back to their fridge and grab some more dishes. Because you cook yourself, there is no table services, except to refill your drinks or refill your hotpot when it is low on water.The restaurant decor is just ok. We are here to eat, not really care about the ambiance. Nothing to complain here.After you are done eating, just flag the service staff over and they count how many dishes you took from the fridge, to determine how much to ring you up with the bill.Overall, we enjoyed our foods. Would recommend others to try this unique cooking experience. I would come back here again in the future.

4.5 StarsGlad that this restaurant is open during major holidays! This is their second location and is bigger than the Monterey Park one. There is ample parking outside also.It is nice and simple inside the restaurant. There is a small train, but I have not seen it run for sometime. There is also a section where you can buy iced drinks / boba drinks. You are charged per plate and of course the meat dishes cost the most.Your meal comes with a complimentary black tea, unlimited rice and porridge. The porridge does not have any flavor, so you have to add meat, flavoring, etc.For the meat, you have a choice of beef, pork, chicken, lamb, etc. In my opinion, the beef is the best one. When I cook the beef, I get a butter (in a small dipping dish) from the bottom of the fridge and use it cook it. There are also a lot of veggies, seafood, noodles, tofu, etc. As for the dessert options, they have fresh fruits and custard jello. There are four flavors - mango, taro, strawberry and another one which I am not sure what flavor it is (lightest pink which I had never tried). My favorite is the strawberry one which I think is the most flavorful. They are all lightly sweetened.If you are planning to celebrate your birthday here, you can have one of the employees put the cake in one of their fridges. And they will provide small paper plates and plastic forks for you. That is so nice, right? But better to call ahead to inform their staff.Overall, customer service is great. Would recommend this place to family and friends.

We haven't been back since pre Covid and I realized how we missed dining here! It's so easy to pick and choose meats and veggies for the grill and hotpot. They only have 2 workers in front but they are very efficient.

Been going here since I was a kid and nothing has really changed besides maybe smaller portions. But the food/meat here is amazing and so delicious. Soup is also so yummy!

I enjoyed Cocary as a family and think it's worth it for a family of 5. Parking is spacious and there was no wait.It's definitely not a fancy outing and don't expect quality meats or quality service.You get seated and you can go to the fridge to pick up the plates you want (meat, vegetables, sides). You also grab rice and/or porridge if you want.You play per plate so they'll add it up at the end.

The variety of meats were pretty meager. The quality is pretty sad for what you get since they charge you per plate. Service was so slow that we had to get our own soup base to add into our bowl. What was advertised on their windows were false advertisement so we definitely will not be back.

been here a handful of times, alwayz chosen by others ;) they have self-serve a la carte dishes, where u can grill or have a mini hotpot @ur tablefood is just ok but pricing is supposedly pretty good & theres like an additional 10-15% off during lunch hrsthis place is located by HOME DEPOT by gale & fullerton, parking isnt da gr8est tho

If you're looking for both KBBQ and hotpot, Cocary is the place! Everything is DIY and customizable!The idea is that you can go up to the fridges and pick up any meats, veggies, sauces, etc that you want and you're free to cook it however you like back at your table. There's rice and porridge on the side to complement the meats. I highly recommend getting their BBQ sauce and mixing it with a bit of soy sauce and vinegar. Its helps cut through the richness of the meat and goes super well with the rice!The hotpot is also a nice addition since having soup at the end is a nice way to cut through the oil and wrap up the meal. I would give them a try if you haven't already!!

This is an AYCE self serve hot pot place, you get your own plates from the common refrigerators, get your own rice, your own teas. Can't say that the meats and other hot pot fare were quality. It feels like they just unpacked them direct from Ranch 99 down the street. If I wanted to have that, I would have just gone to the grocery store. Pass, would not come again.

Food is always good, not the service. But I'm there for the food, will go back one awhile when I have cravings if the combo grill/soup style Asian meal.