98 Shabu Grill Seafood AYCE - Authentic Vietnamese Hot Pot & Grill Buffet in Westminster, CA

How could anyone say no to all you can eat grill and hotpot at $22 lunch? There's a few obstacles to my giving it five stars. A lot of reviews dinged the service. I found it to be somewhat unfair. The lady has limited English and was never unpleasant. Yes she didn't come round every 60 seconds to ask if everything is okay, but we're expected to fetch our own food. We have no difficulty with her asking to add extra hotpot broth. My friend was more out going and started a pointing and body language to clarify which things go on grill and she spent two minutes pointing and body language explaining. So I think service is acceptable as long as you knew it's not Olive garden. My only criticism was that she has difficulty processing my friend's credit card and we ended up paying cash Of the spread the meats and protein are of course mainly average quality or previously frozen. The vegetables are all fresh. But all are well kept at correct temperature. The spread has much bigger variety than I expected, including razor clams. This makes it fantastic value. The sauces available has every permutations you can ask, and you can mix your own custom creations to your heart's content. The only omission I desire is sesame paste/tahini. The purist in me went for soy sauce and sesame oil with a dash of chilli. The cooked food section looked great but turned out average to above average, not that different from the average Chinese buffet. The fried noodles and shrimp fried rice are okay. The highlight is the braised pork neck bone, which was excellent. Honorable mention the papaya salad. My main beef was the heating power of the grill is too low. It took much longer to get colour except the thinnest cut. The hotpot induction plate was acceptable. It took about five minutes from when we are seated to come to a full boil. Meantime we sort ourselves out and get a bit of cooked food and there's no waiting. The deal is big hotpot small grill, not equal. I do appreciate the two compartment hotpot, one spicy/sour one clear broth for variety. Overall very good value with many rare stuff and recommended. I'll return for the exotic experience and items not available elsewhere. It's enjoyable if expectations are adjusted.

Hot pot broth was delicious. I recommend the Thai and the Vietnamese broth. Good selection of meat and seafood. It was nice to have the grill at the table also for a change of flavor and texture between hot pot and BBQ meat. Service was fast. Would come again.

This spot may not wow you with extraordinary flavors, but it more than makes up for it with generous portions at a reasonable price. The meal is priced at $29.99 per person, and with a 20% promotion, I only paid $23.99 definitely great value! If you eat a lot, this is the place for you, but if you’re looking for rich, bold flavors, you might not be as impressed. What makes this restaurant unique is that you can enjoy both shabu shabu and barbecue at the same table, a fun dining experience. The menu also features a variety of fresh seafood, including conch and crab, which are rare finds in many all you can eat places. The spacious interior and ample seating create a comfortable dining atmosphere, although the ingredient display could use some improvement. The service is very nice and attentive, with friendly and helpful staff. Plus, there’s plenty of parking around, which is very convenient.

We were in town for a Disney trip and was looking for a place to eat. After watching YouTuber Tim Lee trying this place, we gave it a shot. I'm all for AYCE. Dinner was $24.99 and you get the grill and hotpot. Nice selection of vegetables and raw meat/seafood to cook in the hotpot or marinated meats to use on the grill. The staff were really friendly and welcoming. They refill the stock only if you ask. We came at a pretty busy time so they didn't really take away our plates when it started piling up. Overall, the variety of selections were good and we enjoyed it.

Thank you to Bao/Steve for being super friendly and helpful for are first time here. Loved the hotpot, loved the bbq, all the staff is friendly, the place is clean, staff also checks in to the table often to care for us. No complaints, can’t wait to come back.

Their broths for the hot pot are very tasty one is Phò and the other is something sour which is good to make sinigang. There are a lot of selection of seafood and meats for both soups and also for grilling. Vegetables abd a wide variety of wondeful sauces are also included in the all-you-can-get counter. They have fresh seafood bar, fresh marinated and unmarinated meat bar, cooked seafood/shelfish bar, vegetable bar and sauces bar. They also have a few dessert available and very refreshing drinks you can order. Customer service is on point. The owner and the staff were very nice and accommodating. The only thing is, it was very hot when we went there and unfortunately got a table near their open door. So the enjoyment of the hot soup was a bit minimized because we were profusely sweating while eating. Nevertheless we still enjoyed the food.

Interesting place. Generally okay with the price. You get a little bit everything, but not so good. Again you always have to take the price into consideration. For now at least the food is safe to me, I didn't get diarrhea after eating. I actually like their traditional snacks.

This place was packed..you know it’s good. Got there perfect time. Got seated. The selection was immense. Fresh vegetables, seafood, meat, poultry, many types of mushroom. They have everything. Shabby and Grill.all you can eat. Reasonably priced. Ample parking. Would definitely go again when in the area. I tell everyone to go when in the area