Shabu Japanese Fondue

4.1

8 Reviews

$30 and under

Shabu-shabu

1730 16th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811

About this restaurant

Traditional Japanese cuisine and the first of its kind to open its door in Midtown Sacramento. Shabu-shabu is a Japanese dish that is cooked and eaten at the table. The dish is prepared by submerging a piece of delicately sliced meat or fresh vegetables in a pot of your favorite savory broth. Swishing it back and forth several times to cook, the familiar swishing sound is where the dish gets its name because shabu-shabu directly translates to 'swish-swish'. Healthy and flavorful, shabu-shabu is a common dish that allows family and friends to cook, eat and spend time together in this ever changing fast-pace lifestyle.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Shabu-shabu, Japanese, Sushi
Hours of operation
Sunday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Phone number
(916) 444-6688
Website
http://www.shabujapanesefondue.com/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
1730 16th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
Neighborhood
Midtown
Cross street
R Street
Parking details
Metered street parking during the day and free street parking after 6pm. Parking garage available on R street between 15th and 16th street.
Additional
Beer, Counter Seating, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wine

Hiya Yakko
Fresh tofu topped with sesame oil, soy sauce, bonito flakes, green onions, and fresh crushed ginger.
Edamame
Lightly salted Japanese soybean.
Sunomono
Cucumber, carrots, and seaweed marinated in Japanese vinegar sauce topped with sesame seeds.
Wakame Salad
Japanese seaweed salad.
Poki Salad
Wakame, cucumber, tako and maguro served with spicy ponzu sauce.

Curry

Vegetarian Curry
Mild Japanese curry with carrots, potatoes, and onions with a side of rice.
Chicken Curry
Mild Japanese curry with carrots, potatoes, onions, and chicken with a side of rice.
Beef Curry
Mild Japanese curry with carrots, potatoes, onions, and beef with a side of rice.

Noodles

Kake Udon
Udon noodles, green onions, and kamaboko in shoyu broth.
Vegetable Udon
Udon noodles, spinach, green onions, Napa cabbage, carrots, enoki and shiitake mushrooms in shoyu broth.
Kitsune Udon
Udon noodle with inari, spinach, green onions and kamaboko in shoyu broth.
Tori Udon
Udon noodle with chicken breast, spinach, green onions and kamaboko in shoyu broth.
Niku Udon
Udon noodle with beef, spinach, green onions and kamaboko in shoyu broth.

Shabu-Shabu

All entrées come with assorted vegetables, tofu, enoki and shiitake mushrooms, udon noodles, rice, and ice cream for dessert. Served with house-made ponzu and goma sauce. Ask your server about split pot and spicy broth options.

Pick a Broth

Shoyu
Soy sauce based broth.
Miso
Soybean paste broth.
Chicken
Rich, chicken-flavored broth.
Kombu
Salt and seaweed broth.

Select your Choice of Meat

American Kobe Beef
Kurobuta Pork
Lamb
Chicken

Shabu Specials

Dinner for Two - Choose from 2 of the 4 choices of meat: American Kobe Beef, Kurobuta Pork, Lamb, Chicken.

Seafood
Shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels, and kamaboko.
Vegetarian
Assorted vegetables, tofu, enoki and shiitake mushrooms, udon noodles, rice, and ice cream for dessert.

All You Can Eat

All You Can Eat
American Kobe Beef, Kurobuta Pork, Lamb, and Chicken, with assorted vegetables, tofu, enoki and shiitake mushrooms, udon noodles, rice and ice cream for dessert.
All You Can Eat with Beer & Sake
American Kobe Beef, Kurobuta Pork, Lamb, and Chicken, with assorted vegetables, tofu, enoki and shiitake mushrooms, udon noodles, rice and ice cream for dessert, with beer and hot sake!

What 8 people are saying

Shabu Japanese Fondue reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.1

4.1 based on all time ratings

4.2Food
4.2Service
3.8Ambience

Noise • Moderate

8 Reviews

c
colj
Sacramento5 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 23, 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
I've eaten here many times. It's both good and economical (vegetable fondue is filling and healthy at $10).
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Dine4life
San Francisco2 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 18, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I love this place! I drive about an hour every week to eat Shabu. There ponzu sauce is great and authentic!!
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OpenTable Diner
Sacramento3 reviews
4.0
Dined on January 29, 2014
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We got all you can eat and it was good. Wish t included with seafood.
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AJEater
Sacramento1 review
5.0
Dined on January 11, 2014
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
My partner and I love Shabu Shabu it is a great, healthy, and filling meal, so Shabu Japanese Fondue was a perfect date night spot.. The food was great and the service was friendly enough.
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Mia143
San Francisco7 reviews
2.0
Dined on November 11, 2013
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
what a relief when a young man was assigned to be our main server instead of that lady at the desk.Goma and Citrus Ponzu - were good.Broths weren't flavorful.Kobe and Lamb didn't look fresh at all.the meat stuck to the plate and we ended up shoving everything to the pot all at once.true enough,it did not taste fresh at all.vanilla ice cream came with the meal.Their website is not updated so do not expect any of their starters, curry or sushi ala carte. service is kinda' slow - seems like the server is also the one doing all the kitchen work. if you want a parking closer to the restaurant, street parking is available.
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TXMUC
San Antonio28 reviews
4.0
Dined on November 3, 2013
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We were thid time with friends at Shabu for Dinner. Both liked it very well. We love coming back to get a yummy fondue.
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OpenTable Diner
Sacramento2 reviews
1.0
Dined on October 31, 2013
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
The service was horrible. We asked for hot tea and it came to us lukewarm. We had to ask them to microwave it. Once our meal came, the rice was hard and burnt. It was actually light brown, obviously left over from the day before. The food itself, except the rice, was okay, but not enough to return. We were really disappointed. Won't be going back!
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Linda
Sacramento1 review
5.0
Dined on October 12, 2013
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We love the idea of cooking the fresh food at our table. It is fun, and the food is fresh and very good!
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Shabu Japanese Fondue offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (916) 444-6688.

Shabu Japanese Fondue is rated 4.1 stars by 8 OpenTable diners.

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1730 16th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811

Additional information

Cross street
R Street
Neighborhood
Midtown
Hours of operation
Sunday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Shabu-shabu, Japanese, Sushi
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Metered street parking during the day and free street parking after 6pm. Parking garage available on R street between 15th and 16th street.
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Counter Seating, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wine

Website
http://www.shabujapanesefondue.com/
Phone number
(916) 444-6688

Shabu Japanese Fondue

About this restaurant

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Additional information

Starters

Hiya Yakko

Edamame

Sunomono

Wakame Salad

Poki Salad

Curry

Vegetarian Curry

Chicken Curry

Beef Curry

Noodles

Kake Udon

Vegetable Udon

Kitsune Udon

Tori Udon

Niku Udon

Shabu-Shabu

Pick a Broth

Shoyu

Miso

Chicken

Kombu

Select your Choice of Meat

American Kobe Beef

Kurobuta Pork

Lamb

Chicken

Shabu Specials

Seafood

Vegetarian

All You Can Eat

All You Can Eat

All You Can Eat with Beer & Sake

Overall ratings and reviews

FAQs

Does Shabu Japanese Fondue offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is Shabu Japanese Fondue restaurant rated?

Not available on OpenTable

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