Cal Shabu

What can I say! A TRUE gem ! Everything from the quality of the meats and veggies to the ambiance and let's not forget the best part SERvICE! You truly get all 3 here. The entire staff is uber friendly and make the experience an enjoyable one! Check out Cal Shabu! Special shoutout to EMALY you the real MVP, mama!

cal shabu might be my new favorite shabu spot!!!i've only been here twice, but both times i was very pleased with my meal!first off, the service is always amazing, the servers behind the bar are so sweet and attentativethis place is fully bar seating all around & they have bag hooks thankfully, i recommend coming right when they open because there's very limited seats, you're pretty much guaranteed to be sitting right up next to someonei got the tonkatsu pork broth with the regular choice beef ribeye. the meat quality here is very high quality & consistent. plenty of veggies + noodles and rice, i left very full and happy

The food is delicious and always fresh, and the Service is the best in fountain Valley.We never have a bad experience at this location and they're very patient with our kids every time we come. We will be coming back here so long as they keep their doors open

Very nice place . Everyone that are working there are so friendly specially Emily is such a sweet friendly lady. I enjoyed her conversations and she is such a fun , happy and helping customer in the best way Food was soooooo good . 100 % recommend

I come here every week. I love the people who work here the food is perfect the ambiance is perfect 10/10

...it's been a hot minute since we've been here, but it's still my favorite shabu. Great quality cuts of meat, fresh veggies, the best sauces and super friendly staff. Today we had great service from Dante, Heidi and Lori.

Cal shabu isn't as fancy ambiance wise, but the tasty broths and high quality of meats makes this place stand out. I ordered the regular choice with spicy miso for lunch. And with the side of veggies and noodles, it was the perfect amount for lunch. Wasn't too full or left hungry. The broth was flavored well and did not taste as watery as other broths from other shabu restaurants. And I was definitely surprised at the meat quality of the choice beef. They also had garlic, radish, and green onions if you wanted to season your sauces to your liking. Service was on point as well, asking if we needed extra broth, rice, sauce, etc. Great place for a quick lunch. Overall: 9/10

AMAZING TIME! special shout out to Emaly for making my birthday an incredible experience! She even helped show my older family members how shabu works. Thank you so much to all the staff truly an amazing team!!!

Very friendly and attentive staff!My wife got the Tonkatsu broth and a splash of the Spicy Miso broth. It's fairly spicy but manageable. She wished they had just regular Miso broth that could be added to provide more salt but less spice. Next time she would get the same but get even more Tonkatsu to provide more saltiness.I tried the sweet Sukiyaki broth with a splash of Spicy Miso broth to it. It was fine. Next time I would get what my wife got. But I'd ask for a little side bowl of some Sukiyaki to dip my vegetables in after I cook them, and to pour a bit on my rice.You can customize your vegetables by substituting in onions and mushrooms for other items you don't care for.We each got the large 10oz Prime Beef Ribeye. In hindsight, my wife only needed a Regular 7oz.They provide a variety of additional mix-ins like garlic, green onion, daikon radish, soy sauce, chili oil, ponzu sauce, peanut sauce.Ambience is modern and inviting.

My absolute favorite place to grab Shabu! Everything is super fresh here from the veggies all the way to the protein. I'm usually picky with my soup and this place gets it right every time to the point where I'll even bring my leftovers home which I rarely do. It's always great to see Emaly, Heidi and Chris everytime I come in and they're all super sweet and always checks in ! Since it's cold I'll be coming back more often and hope to see them soon! Thanks guys !