1330 S Fullerton Rd #108
Rowland Heights, CA 91748
(626) 810-6037
http://www.tokyoshabushabu.com
I've known Tammy since we were 16 years old. I never miss her birthday, except the years when I was in Taiwan. This year she decided to have her birthday dinner at Tokyo Shabu Shabu.
We were seated inside a small booth. We had 9 people, and the table had no room for all the plates. We had to put some plate on the chairs.
Jelly Fish ($3.99)
We started the meal with Jelly Fish while waiting for people to arrive. The Jelly Fish was alright.
Chicken Wings ($3.99)
Chicken Wings were crispy, and we were supposed to eat those with mayonnaise? That was a little strange.
Dipping Sauces
There were two dipping sauces, ponzu sauce that didn't taste like real ponzu sauce, and peanut sauce that was very watery.
Broth
We were giving one 4 compartments pots for 9 people. Everybody ordered spicy miso broth, and I ordered regular shabu shabu broth. My broth was just water with a piece of seaweed in it. The spicy miso broth was pretty spicy.
Beef ($14.99)
Most people ordered beef. The meat quality was alright.
Vegetable Plate
Vegetable plate looked kinda sad. There weren't much stuff in it. I really wish they would give us more cabbage. There were only like 6 small pieces of cabbage on the plate.
Noodle
They also gave us a small bowl of ramen noodle to cook at the end. Maybe I cooked the noodle for too long. It turned out to all soft and mushy.
After the meal, the waitstaff sang happy birthday for Tammy, and brought a free scoop of green tea ice cream for her.
Green Tea Ice Cream ($1.99)
The rest of us had to order our Green Tea Ice Cream. The ice cream was my favorite item of the night.
I didn't really like the food at Tokyo Shabu Shabu. This was more like a Chinese style shabu shabu place. The quality wasn't as good as California Shabu Shabu, which I visited last month. The broth was very oily at the end, and I didn't drink any. The dipping sauces wasn't that good. The noodle was bad. I don't think I would visit Tokyo Shabu Shabu again. But one of our friend said this was her favorite shabu shabu place. So everybody has different taste. I am pretty sure a lot of people like Tokyo Shabu Shabu a lot because their business was very good.
But food wasn't that important that night. The most important thing was I get to hang out with my friends and wishing happy birthday to my friend Tammy. Hope to see you girls again soon!
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The Japanese have an obsession with mayonnaise, and yes, they eat it with fried chicken (karaage). It sounds a little weird, but trust me, it's delicious. Of course, it'll also give you a heart attack, but if you're skinny, why not go for it?
ReplyDeletehaha I did tried the wing with mayonnaise. It was strange, but in a good way.
I wish I am skinny so I can eat tons of that. haha....
i just had shabu shabu 2 wks ago at California Shabu Shabu's semi-new location in Costa Mesa~~sesame sauce was really good~~ponzu not bad~~i like the decor~~awesome anime on the walls~~also pumping j-pop~~we had a fun time~~
ReplyDeleteThey have a new location in Costa Mesa?
Gotta go try it sometimes. Thanks, Mochi.
My JP coworker is always complaining about how mayo doesn't taste as good as in JP as well, I guess it's JP thing??
ReplyDeletethat veggie plate did look sad, very sad LOL
K.J
Japanese mayo does taste different.
I like the ones from Japanese supermarket so much better than American kind.