Shabu Zone

Friend of mine wanted to do Shabu for dinner, so I happily oblige.

Been meaning to try them, so glad to have an excuse to go.

Set up is a little different.  It's all you can eat, buffet style.  You can see the prices here.

In case you're a novice or new to this restaurant, they even have step-by-step instructions.

But here, you can see they have 7 types of soup base to chose from.

Here's some of the proteins.  They limit 4 per table at a time.  So, if you're still hungry after your first 4 plates, you can get more.  

Individual hot stove for your individual pot.

Here comes the part of All You Can Eat: first is the salad bar, or rather, veggie bar.

Mushrooms, tofu, corn...

Calamari, fish slices, there's oysters and shrimps.  Don't worry, they're all frozen.

There's also a whole side of the bar dedicated to the sauce you can dip.  Since the restaurant is Korean based, you'd get more spicy sauces than you would otherwise.

Here's Waygu and Beef Belly

Lamb and chuck round

Some vermicelli, cabbage, mushroom, and squid...

...fish cake, meat balls, crab meat, and fish balls to boot.

It looks like a lot of food, because it is.  However, keep in mind the noodles and the veggies will shrink as you cook them.  Overall, you can easily over eat here.  They also have a dessert bar that has fruit, cookies, ice cream and toppings.  Have to make sure you don't go overboard.

For that price, all you can eat with great service indeed is a rare thing.  That's why you can always see a line out the door.  We find that if we go between 5:30-5:45p just before the dinner rush will do the trick.  We sat and talk for a bit, and didn't leave until 9-ish but the line wasn't getting any shorter.  So, plan accordingly and do not get hangry.

Shabu Zone

on the side of Hong Kong City Mall

11201 Bellaire Blvd

#2

Houston, TX 77072

832-850-7849

https://www.shabuzone.com