Recently-Opened in Mililani: Shabu.com

Shabu.com recently opened in the Town Center of Mililani.  I'm not a huge fan of shabu shabu or nabe, so fortunately there were many other items on the menu to choose from, such as donburi sets and a variety of appetizers.

Gyoza

The Lunch Set Special (served daily 11am-2pm) is just $13.99 and includes a meat and veggie set with noodles and rice.

The tables have cooktops embedded, but parents with little kids need not worry about the burners - even when turned "on," the burners do not heat up until pots are actually placed on them.

Donburi Sets ($11.50) include noodles with Shabu.com broth, veggies, and choice of protein.

Smoked Pork Donburi

Karaage Chicken Donburi

Throughout the restaurant is a conveyor belt where you can select additional ingredients ($2.50/per plate) to add to your pot.

A server will come around with a sauce cart, customizing sauces to your liking.

I thought the food was really good (I especially liked the chicken and gyoza), and the prices were very reasonable.  The servers were all super friendly and helpful.  I would definitely revisit!

Shabu.com
95-1249 Meheula Pkwy space f2,
Mililani, HI 96789
(808) 625-7700

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Umamiya Shabu Shabu

A few months ago the girls got together for dinner at Umamiya Shabu Shabu.  We were seated in a private room, which made for a very fun night of eating!

Gyoza

Kimchi Pancake

Seafood Pancake

I'm not a huge fan of shabu shabu or nabe, so I only ate appetizers. They were all really good! 

I especially liked the Gyoza and Kimchi Pancake, which had a slight kick to it.  

Most of the girls ordered Chanko Nabe, which included veggies, rice, udon, tsukune stick, arabiki, shrimp, and gyoza, along with a choice of protein. 

Everyone seemed to eat up the nabe, and I thought the service was great.

For dessert there is an assortment of gelato and sorbet.

Umamiya Shabu Shabu offers a lot of great weekly specials, including $19.95 Yakiniku Wednesdays!

Umamiya Shabu Shabu
580 N Nimitz Hwy

Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 367-1388

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Umamiya Shabu Shabu

Complimentary sets were provided for review purposes. 

Hawaii Restauranteur Peter Kim, who is most famous for his chain of Yummy Korean BBQ fast-food restaurants, The Signature steakhouse, and Liliha Bakery, has branched out into the hot pot scene with Umamiya Shabu Shabu, which opened earlier this year.  It's located on Nimitz Highway, right next door to his second Liliha Bakery location.  

The interior design is very modern, sleek, and spacious.

They even have four private rooms for larger groups (great if you have kids).

Right now they're running a Grand Opening Shabu Shabu special - your choice of U.S. Choice Rib Eye or Kurobuta Pork Belly dinner sets for $19.  They also have happy hour prices on appetizers and alcoholic beverages from 4:30-6:00. 

Since we were famished, we started off a few appetizers:

Seafood Pancake

Agedashi Tofu

Prime Beef Bites

I would definitely order the Prime Beef Bites and Seafood Pancake again, especially at those happy hour prices! 

Soon after our appetizers arrived, our broths were delivered to our table and poured into our hot pots. We each ordered a different broth off of the menu.

Top: miso broth | Bottom: house broth

Top: Spicy Miso | Bottom: Paitan broth

I opted for the U.S. Choice Rib Eye set.  

It came with a generous amount of colorful "umami rich" vegetables.

I like how they plate the beef on a separate plate.  You can tell the meat is high quality just by looking at it.

My hubby ordered the Kurobuta Pork Belly set. Same vegetables, but instead of beef, he got pork.

All sets come with rice, ponzu and goma dipping sauces, and your choice of zosui (sweet rice and egg) or udon. 

The shabu shabu set is both delicious and very filling! 

We ended our meal with their refreshing yuzu sorbet topped with sweet Azuki beans (the only item on the dessert menu).  

I must say, you can really taste the difference in the quality of ingredients between Umamiya Shabu Shabu and other hot pot places.  And the operation itself is classy and elegant - from the service, to the presentation, to the professionalism of the staff.  Sauces and beverages were promptly refilled and all of our needs were taken care of.  

If you are a fan of hot pot, you'll love Umamiya Shabu Shabu!

For reservations, go to OpenTable.com or call (808) 367-1388.  Open nightly 4:30 pm - 10:00 pm.

Umamiya Shabu Shabu

580 North Nimitz Highway

(808) 367-1388

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New in Pearl City - Rokaru Shabu Shabu

I'm not a big fan of shabu shabu, so when I saw that a new shabu shabu restaurant was opening up in Pearl City, I wasn't in a huge rush to try it.

But, I found out through social media that the owner is a former employee of a company I used to work at - someone my husband knows from work at the same company, so I was eager to support this new restaurant.

Sukiyaki Broth

USDA Ribeye Set

Edamame Gyoza

Island Fish "Ochazuke"

Arabiki Taro Dogs

Rokaru Candied Bacon

Chicken Karaage

Strawberry Sherbet

At Rokaru, all shabu shabu sets come with veggies, ramen, tofu, mochi, rice, and sherbet from Really Ono.  They offer local meats, but they are not always available, as was the case when we dined there. My husband wanted the local ribeye, but they were all out, so he settled for the USDA ribeye, and opted for the Sukiyaki Broth.  

The broth was on the sweet side, but quite tasty, and there was plenty of food to share in the entire set.

The Island Fish "Ochazuke" - crispy fried fish, rice, and an herb lemon broth, was good.  I thought the broth would be a lot more lemony and fragrant, but there was just a subtle hint of lemon.  The dish was supposed to have been served with a side of a tsukemono trio, but they forgot to bring it out (and we didn't realize it until after we got home).

We ordered a variety of Pupus, and my fave was the Chicken Karaage.  It was super flavorful, with tender meat, and crispy skin.

The Arabiki Taro Dogs were a hit with my kids, as they were reminiscent of corn dogs, but so much better.

The Candied Bacon was both sweet and spicy.  I'm glad I gave it a try, but now I know I prefer my bacon to be salty, not sweet.

Service was excellent, and if you're a fan of shabu shabu, give this place a try!

Rokaru Shabu Shabu

1140 Kuala St
Ste 104

Pearl City, HI  96782
(808) 455-3000

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Hawaii Pot Shabu Shabu House - Kapolei

Our family recently dined at the Hawaii Pot Shabu Shabu House location in Kapolei.

Spring Rolls

Crispy Shrimp

Rice

Miso and Original Broths (All-Together Pot)

Chicken

Mixed Vegetables

Fishcake & Spam

Fishball Combo, Chicken & Pork Gyoza, Udon

Banana Spring Roll with Vanilla Ice Cream

My husband and I decided to order an All-Together Pot with two different broths, and everyone in the family got to select different ingredients to cook up.

Unlike the Honolulu location, the Hawaii Pot Shabu Shabu House in Kapolei does not offer items on a conveyor belt.  Instead, you can choose items from refrigerated cases (meats are served from the kitchen).

They also have sauce bar.

Sauce Bar

I really loved the miso broth.  In fact I was content with just the udon noodles, broth, and sauces from the sauce bar.

Hawaii Pot Shabu Shabu House offers great Happy Hour and Lunch Set specials daily from 11am to 3pm (the shrimp & dessert were on the Happy Hour Menu).

Service was great, and being able to choose different ingredients to cook up encouraged my kids to try new foods!

Hawaii Pot Shabu Shabu House

4850 Kapolei Pkwy

Kapolei, HI 96707
(808) 693-8666

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