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Zabu Zabu

4.3
4.3
93 Reviews
$30 and under
Shabu-shabu
1919 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94704

About this restaurant

  • Romantic
  • Good for special occasions
  • Good for groups
Welcome to Zabu Zabu, established in 2007. We are best known for our all you can eat Shabu Shabu. Shabu Shabu is a Japanese variant of the hot pot consisting of thin slices of raw meat and fresh vegetables cooked in a pot of hot broth at the table. We offer quality Wagyu beef, Kurobuta pork, Australian lamb and chicken breast along with a variety of fresh vegetables. Diners have the option to order from our all you can eat sushi rolls and small plates menu as well. All food is served made to order and can also be ordered a la carte. Zabu Zabu is a great place to gather with family and friends. Please join us and experience for yourself the pleasures of dining at Zabu Zabu.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Shabu-shabu, Sushi, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Monday - Friday 11:30am - 2:30pm Dinner: Sunday - Thursday 5:00pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday 5:00pm - 11:00pm Happy Hour Monday-Thursday 5-6:30pm Please note, The kitchen closes for small plates and sushi an hour before closing.
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Neighborhood
    Berkeley
  • Cross street
    MLK Jr. Way
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Entertainment
    At Zabu Zabu, we support all our local professional and college Bay Area teams. At our customer’s request, we can show the game on one of our three television sets. However, to respect all our diners, we do mute our TV sets and there are also areas of the restaurant where the TVs are not visible.
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 93 people are saying

Zabu Zabu reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.3
4.3 based on all time ratings
  • 4.2Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4Ambience
  • 3.9Value

NoiseModerate

93 Reviews
  1. CeciliaL

    San Francisco1 review

    1.0

    Dined on August 5, 2018

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1
    Disappointed

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco1 review

    5.0

    Dined on July 29, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Best place ever

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  3. JamesM

    San Francisco15 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on July 28, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    We have eaten here twice and had a lot of fun both times. The restaurant doesn't have a liquor license right now, so no cocktails or sake to go along with the meal.

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  4. KristinW

    San Francisco3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on July 19, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Delicious Shabu Shabu. Very attentive wait staff. Glad we finally made it there, as it is a fun delicious place to eat! Way better than fondu!

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  5. funfood

    San Francisco1 review

    4.0

    Dined on July 12, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Interesting place. Good value and quality. Had Shabu Shabu. Fun to cook food on the table. Will definitely go back.

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  6. Virgocook VIP

    San Francisco142 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on July 5, 2018

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Good sushi rolls at reasonable prices. Onion rings outstanding. Service friendly. They don’t have even any beer or wine though, if that’s. Requirement and only had part of the posted menu. Sushi and apps. But came with soup which was good. A good place for lunch.

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  7. davisrlav

    San Francisco1 review

    4.0

    Dined on July 1, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    We were at the theater and had a break between plays. We found the food to be quite good (tempura) and the sushi roll was fresh and good eating. We will come back when we attend the theater. Too bad no wine available. Also, it would have been good to have the sushi roll first, with a delay for the tempura so the latter could stay hot. Also, the onion tempura was excellent!

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  8. MARILYNK

    San Francisco1 review

    5.0

    Dined on June 19, 2018

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The hostess/waitress was very attentive and personable. The food was plentiful and our waitress promptly brought more food when we ran low. The restaurant is a little hard to find, but the location lends itself to a nice, quiet dining atmosphere. Our overall dining experience was very enjoyable and fun.

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  9. JohnShort

    Houston1 review

    4.0

    Dined on June 9, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    This place is great for a new type of cuisine. The food is fresh and there is a lot of variety. That being said it is expensive for the all you can eat option. The sushi should be considered only a side because that is clearly not their forte and there is a lot of rice with minimal fish. Stick with the small dishes which are excellent, especially the mussels. The service was excellent and they were very attentive.

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  10. NewportGuy

    Greater Boston11 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on June 8, 2018

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was GREAT! It would have been really nice to have had a beer.

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FAQs

Zabu Zabu offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (510) 848-9228.

Zabu Zabu is rated 4.3 stars by 93 OpenTable diners.

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1919 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94704

Additional information

  • Cross street
    MLK Jr. Way
  • Neighborhood
    Berkeley
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch: Monday - Friday 11:30am - 2:30pm Dinner: Sunday - Thursday 5:00pm - 10:00pm, Friday - Saturday 5:00pm - 11:00pm Happy Hour Monday-Thursday 5-6:30pm Please note, The kitchen closes for small plates and sushi an hour before closing.
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Shabu-shabu, Sushi, Tapas / Small Plates
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Entertainment
    At Zabu Zabu, we support all our local professional and college Bay Area teams. At our customer’s request, we can show the game on one of our three television sets. However, to respect all our diners, we do mute our TV sets and there are also areas of the restaurant where the TVs are not visible.
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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