9292 Shabu

This is a somewhat small but new and clean looking hotpot conveniently located in Annandale. For $29.99/person as the basic option, this beats the price at a lot of other local AYCE hot pot restaurants in the area. There's also a $39.99/person option but we decided against it, because we weren't interested in the few items that were additionally included at the higher tier (crab & ribeye). What's fun about this place is that you're only ordering broth, raw meat and seafood from the waiter. The remainder of the items such as veggies, appetizers (kimchi), and the more "processed" meat items (ex. fish balls, dumplings), are all located on a self serve buffet display along with the dipping sauce bar. Strangely I also saw Vietnamese rice paper in the buffet display, in case anyone wants to make their own summer rolls (I thought it was a hassle so I didn't take any). The meat here may not be of the highest quality, but they taste quite good for the price and selection. I also really enjoyed the dumplings & meatballs / fishballs here. The cons: there are a few missing items on the menu here, such as fish, which is common at a lot of other hotpot places. Dessert items here are lacking, the one dessert option we saw was grapes in the buffet area. It's nice that this place takes reservations, even if you have a party of just 4, which isn't allowed at some other hotpot restaurants. Given the price and the convenience of this place (especially with the self serve buffet items), I'd come back again to take care of my hotpot cravings!

Great Korean style shabu shabu offering, restaurant was clean and well stocked. One of the better shabu shabu options in the area, and it is all you can eat.

Great fresh meat and seafood for the hotpot. The veggies, sides, and sauces are in a buffet style, so you may go up and get as much or little as you'd like. There are 2 prices tiers clearly shown on their menu: $30 for no ribeye and crab, and $40 with. A bit higher than other hotpots, due to the rising costs for ribeye, and the outlandish costs of blue crab. Therefore I prefer the $30 option, as I'm not big on blue crabs in soups. The service is fantastic with friendly and attentive staff. And if needed, there is a button you can ring to get the attention of the server. But that's common for Korean owned hotpot, which I love. I've been there 3 times, and the only options were Dashi, spicy Dashi, bone broth, and spicy Mara. The veggie and spicy veggie broth weren't available. Tl;dr Overall, a clean and fresh selection of meat and seafood, great veggies and sauces (mostly Korean style). Slightly higher cost due to a $10 upcharge for the ribeye, but if you stick with the $30 option, the Prime Brisket will do, although noticeably tougher meat compared with ribeye. 8.5/10 would recommend.

Awesome place for single serve hot pot with lots of great menu items. Felt a bit pricey maybe, but I won't count that against them since the quality was so high.

Went here on a weeknight on a Thursday. It was relatively empty overall and we were perhaps the third table in the entire restaurant at prime dinner time of 7pm. However, server was pretty attentive when we were there. The only thing we had to order through the were drinks, the meat, and the broth. Everything else, you do it self-serve which is pretty convenient and makes it fast. The selection was pretty good so I had no complaints. However, one thing we did not like was the inconsistency in meat quality each time we ordered it. The same fatty beef brisket came out in different ways on 3 different occasions. All in all, it's pretty good but many better ones available in the area.

A couple of friends and I stopped by 9292 Shabu (not to be confused with 9292 KBBQ or 9292 Pocha) for some hot pot. It was a Wednesday night so it was pretty quiet- which was to our benefit! It allowed us to own the sauce bar and own the very extensive buffet bar which is full of noodles, fish balls, dumplings, vegetables, and other amazing add-ons to your meal (hot dogs anyone?) Honestly was impressed with the wide selection of food- which is a must for any hot pot experience. I was very happy with the entire experience, you'll catch me there again!

Overall, my boyfriend and I enjoyed this place, but wouldn't be our top choice to come back for hot pot. Even though the quality of their meat and veggies was excellent, 40 dollars for all you can eat from a very limited menu, with limited broth choices, is pricey compared to the other hot pot places in the area. The service started off well but as the place got busy (there was one waiter for like seven tables) we hardly got to see our server due to the fact that he was busy with other customers. We ended up with the bone broth for our individual pots and it was flavorful, especially with the fresh vegetables buffet that was the highlight of this place. We tried most of their meat choices which we both agreed was great quality! The place is also very quiet; we came early during 5 PM but as dinner time came around it got quite busy; although it was not noticeably loud. Good for families and overall casual.

This place is ok, very small in space and selection. Sauce bar is pretty weak, the food bar itself looks clean. The meat selection is also limited, we got the prime beef and the fatty rib eye. You would think they roll out with smaller portion for the meats but this place packed it sky high. I was wanting to try their other meats but our family couldn't finish the 2 stack of meats. Not sure if it's because no one was there and they were trying to get rid of it or they were trying to make us full so we wont order anything else. I probably won't be back, there are other hot pot in the area that offers more selection for the same price.