Happy Shabu Shabu

MMMMMM YALL. I LOVE an interactive meal. Hot pot was genuinely so much fun and I don't know if it was just the amount of soju we all had that made it so fun but either way it was awesome. I ate soooo much. Not upset about it. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Shoutout to the helpful servers!

OMG where do I start! This place was hands down the best shabu shabu I have had in awhile. The place is cute and tucked away in the Fillmore district. Easy Uber ride from anywhere in the city. We were greeted by one waitress and sat at the bar because of multiple parties on NYE. The menu is a write on, where you select if you want regular AYCE, premium or on the other side a la carte I guess. We were hungry and opted for premium. It was about 135 for two adults and one child price. The food! OMG SO GOOD! We opted for miso, spicy miso and a tonkatsu broth. All were perfection with some of the added garlic and sauces they give you.The wagyu and thin sliced pork were the favorites for us. So flavorful with the broth. My son got rice which I think I would do next time. I opted for ramen noodles which were thick and took more time to cook but well worth it.The guy cutting the meat was friendly as well. We didn't feel rushed and I feel like we got our money's worth for sure.I definitely would be back!

I'm disappointed that a sit-down restaurant in SF serves water & sauces in plastic. If you go to (& pay for) a dine-in restaurant, I think you can expect everything to be served on reusable dishes.Also, the food quality was poor (compared to other shabu shabu restaurants, such as Shabuway or One Pot in the South Bay Area).

The restaurant is decent sized. Parking was difficult but it seems like most people park in the neighborhoods or Safeway! Service was slow because there were only 2 staff working. We came as a party of 8. Most of us got spicy tonkatsu and spicy miso. If you're choosing between either, pick the tonkatsu. The miso was near flavorless. The key spotlight of the restaurant in our opinion was the meat quality of the wagyu + spicy lemon sauce. There are other places that I would recommend, but this restaurant was mediocre overall. Worth the try though for ACE.

After some light appetizers up the street, we were super hungry and craving some shabu shabu on a cold winter night. This spot was down the street and didn't have a wait so we decided to give it a try.Happy Shabu Shabu is an AYCE shabu spot that starts at $39 and we upgraded to the premium wagyu meats for an additional $6.95. They have plenty of meat options, and honestly I couldn't tell the difference between most of the cuts flavor wise, but it was all really good. As for the veggies, they had a ton of options as well. Napa cabbage, bok choy, carrots, noodles, enough to make up for my lack of vegetable eating during the week. The sauces were delicious. Whatever their spicy sauce was, I needed refills of that all night. Great to dip your meats in. They even gave us fresh sliced jalapeños that added a nice level of spice to each bite. For drinks we got a pitcher of beer and a large sake. They used to be an AYCE drinking spot but they had to change that up recently. But they made all their beer and sake 50% off which means you can drink a bunch without spending a ton. Jo, who I think was one of the owners helped us out all night and she was amazing and made our night fun. She was very kind and very hospitable. Great vibes all around!Overall, from start to finish, we enjoyed every bit of our dinner and would definitely return when we are craving a meat heavy meal.

It's fine...! Just your corner hotpot joint. $35.95 for AYCE (no drink) is a lot for this dingy, well-loved lil spot... SF tax I guess!Our group of 6 stopped in for dinner, seated immediately on a weekend night (I guess that says something about its popularity...). For our large group, we were seated at the central opposing tables-- too far to hear one half of the group, and too adjacent to easily talk to the other half. It diluted our experience immediately lol.As typical of AYCE spots, everyone needs to order AYCE together, no mix-and-matching of AYCE and a la carte diners. For AYCE, the meat portions are generous and come with a healthy helping of veggies. Broths are good, but unremarkable. Could use more sauce options.I couldn't help but notice the sole employee (owner? manager?) was hustling around the entire shop, attending to empty waters, orders, new customers-- for just one person, she was holding the fort down for sure. Hoping they're able to get more help soon.

If you like hotpot or kbbq, try Happy Shabu Shabu! It's a Japanese cook-it-yourself all you can eat restaurant (they have non AYCE options too). You can order 4 items at a time from a selection of items and pay a couple dollars more for the premium selection.Food: they have lots of different meat options (beef, pork, lamb, shrimp). In my opinion the premium menu is worth it for the Wagyu option which is by far better than the other types of meat. I also suggest having it without the sauce because the flavor and the texture of the meat is best plainThe ambiance is great, I've taken friends here multiple times and the decor and lighting feels welcoming and clean.The service is very fast with both robot servers and Jo who always checks in on how the food is going and remembers our faces when we go.

Came here to satisfy a shabu shabu craving with some friends and we had a great time!! Service was super friendly and quick which was amazing. The restaurant is clean and we loved how each person could have their own broth bowl as opposed to sharing! The quality of the meat was super delicious and overall the portions were generous and filling for the wagyu combo for 2 people. We each got our own selection of broths and our own veggie/noodle plates and shared the meat. Will definitely come back here!!

We came here to satisfy our hot pot craving. Decided on the $60 Wagyu combo for 2 people (8.5/10). 2 of the meats are more fatty and the other two are lean. We were stuffed by the end of the portions of meat are generous. We ordered: broths- spicy miso (9/10) and spicy tonkatsu (8/10) for $2 more, a side of rice, our total was around $70. We asked for tongs as well which was helpful to make our experience more pleasant, chili oil, and chili flakes.Staff was friendly, helpful, attentive, and charismatic. Highly recommend for the experience. Ambiance is very comfortable and chill. Only issue was seeing a small fly around our table

For all you can eat, happy Shabu Shabu is not bad. Of course it's not top top quality items but they are good enough for you to enjoy all you can eat. The owner was super kind and even drank with us - great vibe and atmosphere!