“I found this restaurant on Yelp! What a great find! The inside is spacious. They have small curtain like partitions for privacy between tables. So far, I've been here twice. Both visits have gone well. This hot pot restaurant is shabu shabu style. You are given a slip and check off all the ingredients that you would like to put in your broth. The beef is cut fresh when you order it. I've tried the sichuan broth and the tom yum broth. They've been flavorful. I love adding tofu and potato vermicelli along with veggies and beef. Customer service is great. The waitress is attentive and friendly. She checks on you often and makes sure your cup is always full of water or your preferred drink. I also like how they are open late as this cold weather makes me crave hot pot. I'm looking forward to trying a new combination.“
“I went there for brunch and had the Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict and a Shrek Latte with matcha, brown sugar, cinnamon.I must say, the customer service and food both exceeded my expectations. I would definitely go there again to try other items on their menu.“
Hot Pot • $$
“Shabu Wara is hands down, the BEST Japanese shabu shabu option in the Chino Hills area. We've been a couple times now and recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a high quality shabu experience! The service is amazing as well - the owner Arnold is super nice and the main guy at the counter Dayton is our new best friend. :POn Tuesdays and Sundays, Shabu Wara offers an ALL YOU CAN EAT experience, if you choose to avail. They have a standard a la carte menu too. On our most recent visit, we went for the AYCE. There were 3 options - Basic ($69pp), Deluxe ($89pp), or Premium ($109pp). Take a look at the photos of each of the menus so you can see the differences between the 3 options. The deluxe and premium have the Japanese A5 Wagyu Chuck Eye Steak, which is the appeal for those higher end options.We went with the Deluxe option this time and were not disappointed. Here's a breakdown of what we tried:- Japanese A5 Wagyu Brisket- Japanese A5 Wagyu Chuck Eye Steak- Full Blood MB9+ Australian Wagyu Brisket- Full Blood MB9+ Australian Wagyu Chuck Eye Steak- American Wagyu Karubi- Seafood platter (tiger shrimp, scallops, salmon, mussels)Of these items, of course we loved the Japanese A5 options which just melted in our mouths, but our personal favorite was the Australian Wagyu Brisket! In fact, we'd probably come back just for that one. It's not as fatty as the Japanese A5 options.There's plenty of parking where Shabu Wara is. We heard it gets super busy on weekends so maybe swing by for dinner on a weeknight. We've never had a wait and you can be right up in the bar area! Highly highly recommend!Parking: Plenty of parking lot spaces“
“I went there on a weekday, it's only my tablet, and I was like, is this place good? No customer??? But after I got the food, OMFGGGG! I'm glad I stopped by there after skiing. This is the real gem of si chuan hot pot right here!!!! The service was so good the stuff was so nice. Also, the soup and beef are 100% quality! Only one thing u need to be careful of is the portion of beef. They give you a lot, I can tell because some places will give you a slide of 4 pieces of beef. But here!!? Let's check on my pic! So careful when you order beef, you will not make the waste food.If you like hot pot. Here is the answer.I love this place ❤️“
Taiwanese • $$
“This is always our yoga sisters favorite hang out place: we ordered big fried chicken steak, tofu with sausage, popcorn chicken, fried pork blood & tempura! As for hot pot, we had pumpkin, tomatoes, mushrooms flavors & spicy mala Taiwanese styles! The food are delicious, great atmosphere, excellent service & cute decoration! Strongly recommended good restaurant!“
“I've been coming here for 30+ years. I used to come so often that they would know me just from my order since I always ordered the same thing. For a brief period I didn't come here because they had changed up their menu and didn't offer Satay Chicken lunch specials anymore. But looks like they recently changed owners and I'm happy to say that the Satay Chicken Lunch and Dinner specials are back. Even better, the satay chicken is even more delicious and juicier than before. Service is great and the new owners are very friendly and welcoming.“
“i used to come here all the time when i used to live in walnut/db and i'm glad that its still around cus it's just as good as i remember iti brought my bf here for his first time and he was so wowed by the concept of a paper pot shabu. he told all his friends and now they wanna come check it out xDwe ordered the house spicy and spicy pork broththe prime rib eye and kobe chuck - both meats were extremely tender and delicious, marbling was great and perfect uniform slicesi love that they give u the option to pick what kind of veggie plate you want, we both opted for the no carbs, more veg plates and it was the perfect amount for usservice was great, our server was fast and attentive. helpful n informative cus we didn't know how to order off their tablet LOLdef wanna try their kobe w cheese next time cus that looks fireeee“
“Love this place! Ate there when they first opened, it was good then but I could tell they were still working out the kinks. Since then, I could tell they've greatly improved and over the past week, decided to eat there twice! Great hot pots with fresh ingredients, great service and good ambience. Been waiting for a spot like this to open up in Placentia and grateful it's up to par with many of the better establishments around here. Support your local businesses!“
“We come here often for lunch and both the quality of the food and the service have been consistently decent to good. The thousand year old egg pot is my favorite. Be sure to try it if you haven’t done so already.Vegetarian options: Veggie Hit Pot, what else?Parking: Watch out for the on going construction next store over as it separated the parking lot into two. It’s fine, however, just a slightly longer walk.Wheelchair accessibility: I think it will be fine for wheelchairs.“
“This is a very good choice for Taiwan street food. The wantons were just as good as those in Taiwan and the 3-cup chicken lunch combo was decent, except it was a bit too sweet. We also tried the deep fried fish balls, which were really good, though I’m sure it wasn’t very healthy. The service was friendly and excellent. The eating area was clean and comfortable. I gave a 5-star rating due to its friendly service and closeness to authenticity of Taiwanese Chinese food (not to be confused with Taiwanese Food).“
“Spicy shrimp fried rice and taro boba was delicious. I enjoyed my visit here. Servers were polite and the fried rice was spicy to the extent that i enjoyed it and did not feel overwhelmed :) a nice good portion too I was happily full and the drink was also good. I highly recommend!“
“i went here a little bit late into the night with a few friends and when we walked in the service was the first thing we noticed, they're so nice and were helpful the entire time we were there! although we came at a late time so we were the only ones there, it was nice inside and it was very welcoming. we decided to order the army stew with beef and ramyun and it was enough to get us (there was 3 of us) super full AND with leftovers. i believe it had sausage, spam, brisket, rice cakes, some veggies, ramen noodles, and i might be missing a few more things, but the broth itself was SO good! we also got topokki with cheese as our add on and it was super yummy!! it had rice cakes, an egg, and fish cakes, but i would definitely add noodles next time. it didn't taste like most tteokbokkis i've had in the past but it was the perfect amount of sweet and savory. the cheese was so delicious it was the right amount of creamy and spicy!! we only ordered 2 entrees but it could honestly be enough for a party of 5. i would definitely go again“
“Came on a Tuesday when they opened and left right before 12 and surprising there was still some tables open. I got the beef mild - Meat portion was a lot better than before - Rice + soup is refillable for free - Lunch time comes with a green or black tea All for less than $20 a person The garlic bean paste is my favorite dipping sauce. I didn't have any issues with the staff. Our server was quick to take the order and assist with any request we had. Something to keep in mind when you do come, it's COLD AF inside! And pretty dim which I didn't mind at all. I'll be back“