Shabu Zen

Shabu Zen is a japanese restaurant Allston located in United States.

9 / 10
216
ratings
  • Phone

    (617) 782-8888

  • Website

    shabuzen.com

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    160638077336130

  • Type

    Japanese Restaurant

Address

80 Brighton Ave (at Reedsdale St) Allston , MA 02134 United States

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks Beer

Comments / 62


Keywords:

hotpot mongolian broth short ribs green tea beef smoothies good for groups mochi ice cream great value spicy food gyoza trendy soup casual dinner chicken spicy broth lunch clean carpaccio
Olga Govorkova

Love love love. Raw bar is awesome.It's a great place but don't go there if you are very hungry))I love that place but it's not enough to eat for me( otherwise it comes with $200 bill)

Ali

Awesome hotpot . Best kimchi broth I’ve had in Boston. Not a super posh place, but the food is great. Service is fast considering how crowded they are.

Viayra

First time trying shabu shabu . The host and server were very kind and attentive. We shared the veggie gyoza , seafood supreme, veggie broth with the Kimchee and Szechuan flavors. Tasty and delicious!

Peter Salem

Delicious hot pot , great atmosphere, spicy is best for the broth!

Kim Pham

Stellar hot pot option in Boston. Get the spicy Szechuan broth and beef tongue !

BU Today

For a special lunch or dinner , try this hot pot restaurant . Choose beef sirloin ($15), chicken ($11), seafood ($12), or a vegetarian platter ($12). Sashimi is also available. Read more

Nicholas Stevens

Very tasty, albeit overly expensive . Make sure to get the spicy broth and try all the dipping sauces .

Jeremy Krantz

Pretty good shabu shabu joint. Ask for some sesame dipping sauce if you get beef , it's free and makes it pop

A.J. Brahm

Beef tongue , and tom yum hotpot broth!

wyxtheo

Sgoulder Beef

wyxtheo

Beef are so Great!

Terence Chan

Good service when you get their attention. Good hotpot and nice place though it's pretty noisy . Fairly pricey for what you get too. 3.5/5

Alicia D'Amato

I start with Kim Chi broth...A1 is my cure for hangover... Meat Combo beef and chicken is good or if I want something lighterI go with the Veggie Delight... Extra Yam Balls... Yum Yum Yum!!!

Srey Yin

Order the sautéed beef tongue , carpaccio , Tom yum broth with short ribs . YUM!

Kate w

The best shabu on earth!

Totsaporn Intarabumrung

I enjoy eating Mongolian broth .

Maxine

Hot Pot is soooooo good!! Be sure to wash it down with Sake Bomb ! Also Ask for David!

Jason N

Ask the waiter and try your shabu shabu with peanut sauce .

Kegan Piper

The food here is so good. So much to choose from and staff is so helpful.

Kiwi Florido

Awesome choice for tonight's dinner ! A must-try! :)

Kate w

Mongolian soup is the best!

Vanessa Savy

Best Shabu in Boston! Try the kimchee broth!

Mike Epstein

Shabu Zen is the bomb. Gotta go for A1 beef with a side of Assorted Tofu . I normally hate Tofu , but it's so good eaten Shabu-style.

Joshua

A5 + C5 (side order of beef for the new folks) + Banana smoothie all the way.

Stephen Hau

Don't stand or chat in groups of 3.

Francis Cho

Fresh watermelon smoothie is SO refreshing and super fresh!!

Yum K

Beef shabushabu♡ lunch special has better price

Elizabeth Connolly

Hot pot obviously & frośe (frozen rośe ).

Sebastien Latapie

The Mongolian broth is delicious

a little 420

Awesome hot pot ! Beer and wine only :/

Wang Ning

Good hotpot place, clean and fresh

Nicholas Ngo

Hotpot , spicy broth , Kobe beef

Christina Varrasso

Love everything about this place!!

Ali Margello

Vegetarian options , not as many as you might think. Just ok, not awesome. Search top Asian list for better choices.

Aunz Tanwutthanakul

Happy Lunch Time

schneidermike schneidermike

Take your time. Order the taro , put it in first and forget about it for a while. Unique dining experience, but nothing to fear!

Maciej Walkosz

excellent hot pot !

Amy Z

Order the salmon carpaccio !

Willillill Jin

Ask for Waylon. He's a cutie.

Tiki Nguyen

Try lychee sake it's taste just like lychee ;)

Anthony Liang

A1, Chinese Spicy Broth , and Fish Paste . Yum!

Mary Wu

Short rib there is definitely the best!

Jim Storer

Try the fish paste . It's awesome!!!

Ryan Hudson

Amazing food!

Kelley Mak

Ask for Samson

Fiona Gerety

order the green tea mochi ice cream ! its amazing!

Sentrisno Thendera

Try the Shabu Shabu

Vanessa Pham

Do they even turn the heat on in here?

Willie So

Ask for the ponzu sauce !!!

Aiven O'Leary

Good food, lots of fun to eat!

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