Ibasaw

My flight got in around 10:30 PM and not much is open, so I thought I'd have to eat fast food, but luckily I found this place. We did the AYCE hot pot, got the spicy broth and tom khun broth. They bring you everything, and there's a sauce bar with scallions, sesame sauce, soy sauce, garlic, and others. You can even get a whole crab. I wish they had fish balls, but overall, not a bad selection.This was definitely needed after a long flight. The service is also really great and they leave water at the table for you. Great music too (90's R&B)

Firstly, service was good, the ladies clear empty plates and refill your water pitcher pretty quickly. So kudos to the ladies working i appreciate you! This to me reminds me of one the local spots to just hit up casually. As many others have said it would be bomb if the price included some sushi dishes as well but anywho, we did the AYCE hot pot.Things worth getting are the first 3 beefs on the menu and white fish quail eggs etc. the broth was definitely lacking (the house) chicken stock basically salted water wasn't very tasty as we usually drink a bowl of broth before starting the cooking process. Probably get tomatoes/ Tom yum broth next time.Tong ho for veggies, we got scallops but that's the mini scallops and i passed on the second round. We stuck to mainly beef protein's.The sauce bar has your basic sauces for traditional hotpot. They also have a freezer with them hood style iced creams you eat with a wooden spoon.A lot of space for groups, super casual and open fairly late. Serviceable spot. For two of us with tip came to about $94. They don't try to be something super high end or anything. As you would expect, but there are better food spots around this price point. We are full tho so cheers.

I've been on the search for some tasty, fresh AYCE Hotpot + sushi spots in MA, & have been interested in trying Ibasaw for a while. Initially, I thought this place offered both AYCE hotpot AND sushi, but turns out it's just AYCE Hotpot! Sushi here is a la carte. For $35/pp, it is all right. We got the white broth which is apparently chicken broth. Normally we always drink a bowl of the broth before putting stuff in to cook & when we tasted it, it tasted like salty water, no flavor. Broths are $2-3 depending on which one you get. I think the meats + seafood that are worth getting include: prime rib, beef tongue, choice rib eye, crab (rock crab), and clams. For vegetables, we stuck with tong ho. I usually get tong ho or napa cabbage. The tong ho was quite bitter, and yes I know it is supposed to be slightly bitter & slightly tangy, but it was VERY bitter. I guess I was a bit disappointed that they don't offer AYCE hotpot AND sushi, of course that's my bad for not getting the details right. I think $35/pp would be very worth it, for me, if AYCE sushi was included but I mean, $35/pp is the average price nowadays for AYCE. It's been a while since I've had AYCE hotpot & the quality doesn't beat a la carte style, honestly. Overall, not bad. I can see this place being a good spot to go if you're just trying to get full, hence AYCE (quantity over quality) BUT AYCE can also be very delicious, fresh, & enjoyable... Ibasaw is edible but not great. AYCE spots are hit or miss and unfortunately this was a miss for us. Total for 2 people here came up to ~$94, including tip. Eh. Rating: 3/5

Ibasaw is an AYCE hotpot and sushi a la carte restaurant. I came here with a big group on a Friday night and we didn't have to wait. They have a huge parking lot with lots of space.Every table shares a communal pot. For broth, we got the half Chengdu hot and spicy and half Chinese herbal. Their menu has a pretty big meat and seafood selection. The best things to order are the prime rib ribeye, rock crab (whole), lamb, clams, muscles, shrimp, and scallop. If you're into the exotic foods, they have beef tongue, aorta, frog leg, gizzard, and blood. Everybody gets 2 hours to eat. For vegetables their daikon, enoki mushrooms, winter melon, wood ear fungus, bok choy, napa cabbage, and watercrest were good. If you waste too much food, they have a policy that they can charge $10 per person. Their sauce station was simple and includes about 15 different things in it. They serve pretty affordable alcohol here as their cocktails here are $9, beer is between $5 to $7, and wine is $9 a glass. They also have wine by the bottle, sake, and soju. The service here was decent and the food came out quickly. The ambiance is that of a very typical plain Chinese restaurant with no decorations. The price is $35 for the all I can eat but they charge an extra $3 for the broth so it's more like $38 a person.

It was a dinner of two mommy with their kids. My friend paid for us so I'm not sure the price of their AYCE hot pot. I didn't do the hot pot, I ordered two sushi rolls. They have a decent selection of hot pot items. This is the first AYCE hotpot place that I've been to that charges for the broth. I didn't eat hotpot but I did sip some broth at the end, the broth was pretty good. My sushi took a long time to make and it was nearing closing time and not that busy, so I assume people don't order sushi much here. The sushi tasted good. My friend also told me, if you buy one of their shirt and wear that shirt every time you come, you'll get a free drink, even alcoholic drinks. I thought that's pretty cool.

For $35 AYCE hotpot, don't mind if I do!IBASAW has become one of my favorite places to go for AYCE hotpot. I love the service and they have great quality food. The meat is fresh and finely cut. A plus about this place, they offer AYCE rock crabs and green mussels. Along with other popular items like shrimp, squid, shrimp paste, and tong ho (vegetables). A lot of hotpot places don't service this.They even have their own sauce bar!Highly recommend coming here!

Spider handroll - comes with lots of filling and if you like hand rolls, this would be definitely worth getting and something we would reorder again. Eel and spicy crabmeat handrolls were also decent. Volcano maki - this was a little spicy but really good with the torched crab meat topping. Would get again. Crispy Spicy Tuna Maki - this one has cream cheese so if you like cream cheese in your sushi, get it! We also got assorted other sashimi and sushi and those were pretty decent. This place is more known for their AYCE hotpot. But you can still do a la carte sushi! The sushi also came out pretty quick after ordering.

This is my family's go to place for hotpot because of its location. It hits the spot if you're looking for hotpot. Definitely not my favorite spot, but satisfies me and my family. Lots of options and it's AYCE. They seem to be understaffed recently so it might take some time to reorder. The area is large and there is plenty of space!

This restaurant was pretty good. They had a lot of variety of Hotpot ingredients. Ordering is very easy and you just order from a checklist. The ingredients are pretty fresh but not the freshest. The broth was pretty tasty as well. The interior is simple and it appears to be pretty clean. The sauce bar is very minimal, but you don't really need it because the broth is salty enough. Service was good and it was a good place to be on a very cold day.

This place blew us away. Such a comprehensive menu with plenty of meats and seafood. You definitely get bang for your buck. The place is clean, neat, no frills. Service could have been a little more attentive. I wish their refill soups were made to match the soup you ordered but it's a stock refill to top off each one. We got the mushroom broth and kimchi. Our friends got the herbal one. All were slightly bland but the sauce bar makes up for it with a make your own dip area complete with Vietnamese fish sauce and hoisin too.