Tabu Shabu Bressi Ranch - Carlsbad

This place is great and I have visited on numerous occasions. The main attraction to me is the quality of the meat and the authenticity of their ponzu dipping sauce- it tastes exactly as I remember from living in Japan during my 20s. I also really like that it's NOT all you can eat, so I can bring my leftovers home and enjoy them later. The portions are generous and the staff friendly. I only wish they were closer to me.

Very glad we tried- birthday dinner so I took us somewhere new. This is a great place for people with different diets, and the server was so on top of it and considerate. We had a vegan, a vegetarian, and a meat eater in the group, and as soon as she asked about allergies/preferences I knew we would be fine.Multiple noodles options for vegans, and two broth options. I went with the spicy miso and loved it, a little too spicy for my mom so next time we'll do the very plain broth and doctor it up with sauces.The veggie plate was great, I could have had a whole plate of just the kabocha squash and mushrooms, they were so good.Definitely come early to snag a spot, we waltzed in right at 6:00 and had our choice of spots but it was packed by 7:00. It's also on the louder side, and a more casual bar-style seating.

Incredible food, fantastic service, and just an awesome experience over

This is a fun spot and definitely something different to do. I thought the food was good, especially the meat. It was really flavorful.BUT its SOOOO expensive. I just feel like this is so overpriced and I guess I was a little disappointed at the food/value ratio.Also, my daughter had the tonkatsu broth and it was so salty she was not able to eat it. Unfortunately she decided not to tell me until we were on our way home. We had the spicy broth and when they say its spicy, believe them. We like some spice but between the heat of the soup and the spice, look out! All in all we had a good time and I enjoyed the food and the experience, I just don't think this is a spot I will need to go back to.

OMG .... I came in hangry... cranky ... I Love sukiyaki ... my mom made it when I was little, hard to find good sukiyaki,. I told my hubs would love to find a place that had good sukiyaki, Bless his heart, he found it ... and everyone, our Hot Pot assistant was Hayden, was SO NICE and HELPFUL!! (swish, swish, swish) I love you get to cook and eat at your own pace ... ?The sukiyaki was SO GOOD... We will go again soon ... and we've been sharing with friends!They don't take reservations?, and we waited about 10 minutes! Well worth the wait even when you are hungry and cranky ?Highly recommend!!