"Feeling like a cheat meal this weekend, I decided to get a months worth of protein at Shabuway in San Mateo! I've been here a couple times in the past 4 months, and if you are looking for AYCE shabu, they got two options: (A) $41.99 includes Kobe, lamb, angus, pork and more. (B) $34.99 angus and pork. Both include traditional veggie plate, shrimp dumplings, and rice/noodles, and ice cream for dessert. When it comes to shabu, I dont have enough of a sophisticated palate to tell the difference between the cuts when it's dipped into the sauce, so wanting to save a little bit of money, I went with option B with the spicy miso broth. This was a solo dining adventure, and they had plenty of seating available and the food came out quick. They were quick to ask if I needed more meat, and I was pretty full after 2.5 plates, and I feel like I got my moneys worth. The sesame sauce is my favorite and I like how I can add garlic and green onions at each seat so I can build my own sauce combo. I tried the shrimp dumplings, but they were pretty mid. I'd stick to meats and not get full on the dumplings Ordering Option B AYCE, tax tip, and a canned coke, it came out to $50. Looking at the receipt it was refreshing to just see the sales tax and not all these additional mandates/taxes that seems to sneak there way on at other spots. Lastly, I want to know what kinda ice cream they use. The cookies and cream was so FIRE, Oreo cookies, French vanilla mix, so good I had to get a double order. Not sure if that's AYCE, but two servings was plenty."
