Shaba-Shabu Thai Japanese

Crystal H. 

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11 years ago

This USE to be one of my TOP sushi places to eat until RECENTLY the customer service was a DISGRACE.Ive come there on several occasions (mostly for my ME time). This last visit was for my sons 12th birthday and it was myself and my two other children. Later arriving we're my mom n brother. Due to my moms financial situation they (my mother and brother wanted to sit at another table due to the buy one get one free rule) ,while my children (3) and myself sat at another. The "manager" (the African man that's ALWAYS there, who h... read more

Christopher A. 

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12 years ago

Had a nice dinner last night. Our server, Mandy, was fantastic. We had our 5 year old with us, and she worked with us to concoct something he would likely eat. She was also helpful with the menu, attentive, and generally a pleasure. This is the fifth time we've been to Shaba Shabu. The other times have just been two adults. I am taking the time to write, however, because we were surprised by your "BOGO policy" and even more so by the manager on duties manner in handling it. We had decided, because of the BOGO, to order two i... read more

vhb 

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14 years ago

Delicious sushi rolls. – I feel like i'm a regular at Shaba-Shabu. I have been there 10-20 times and have always been impressed with the food. The service is hit or miss but the sushi rolls never fail to make me say "mmmmmmmm" as soon as I take a bite. My favorites: the yummy roll, spider roll, okinawa roll. The seaweed and japanese house salads are also both excellent. Sitting at the sushi bar is also fun and their cocktails are delicious. I have never had a bad experience there and it's my favorite sushi place in Raleigh. 

BlueberryRed 

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14 years ago

Miss, do you know what a smile is? – Any possible appreciation of the food was all but obliterated by the extremely poor service we received while we were there. I will not, however, fault the entire restaurant for this, since friends of mine have told me that they received decent service on other occasions. Rather, I think much of my negative opinion of the restaurant was a result of our waitress, Sophie's, extremely bad attitude and neglect of our table. This waitress came to our table literally four times during the cours... read more

2001carolinagirl 

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14 years ago

I absolutely love Shaba Shabu. I ate here for the first time 4 years ago and still think it is the best sushi in the area. I have celebrated 3 birthdays here and plan on visiting many many more times. However, my advice is Sit At The Bar! If I had only sat at a table at Shaba Shabu, I doubt that I would feel the same way about this restaurant. The service in the dining room leaves a lot to be desired, the wait staff can be short and not very attentive. However, it is completely different at the bar. The service is much faste... read more

Milo A 

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15 years ago

Love This Place – Been there a few times over the years. My wife and I love it. Can't wait to go back. 

sushi critic of triangle 

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15 years ago

Bad Japanese Food – # of visits: 2 (it was enough) The Good: The good is that you have the option of choosing between large variety of items from their Thai and Japanese menu. The selections are vast and much to choose from. The cocktails were well made and the staff friendly. They even had some authentic shabu shabu tables which I was looking forward to test out. Out of the three categories of their food(sushi, Thai, shabu shabu) I'd say the Thai food stood out of the rest. Definitely not the best Thai in the area but then ... read more

Sullyman 

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15 years ago

Service so bad it's surreal – This place is truly awful. If you like it, get it well you can, because it will not be open long. I went to the Durham location last night for a drink and a light meal. I was one of only six or so diners in the place and the only one at the bar. I ordered a vodka martini with a twist. The bar tender disappeared for a while (to ask how to make a martini). When she returned she banged around out of site for a while and when she finally emerged, she handed me a glass with (I'm not kidding) the rind... read more

anonymous88 

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15 years ago

Don't judge a book by it's cover... – I have been to Shaba-Shabu twice since moving to NC in 2006. I had excellent previous experiences, and convinced my boyfriend to take us here for our date night. We called in a reservation, and a table was ready for us upon our arrival. We had a friendly waiter who took our drink order and made us feel at home. We ordered our appitizer (sushi roll) and entree's and up to this point, I was very impressed with this restaurant. Then my opinion went down hill. I was not pleased with the Tast... read more