Swish Shabu Shabu

What can I say? Wow! I fell inlove with Swish Shabu Shabu. Our first time here. Got in exactly at 11am yesterday and the place was still empty. Ordered prime rib and rib eye hungry man portions with miso broth. Everything was so good and very filling. Their sauces are addictive. Add to that the friendly service. Hubby’s only complaint was that the music was too loud.
They get a 4.5* from me and a 4* from the man of the house.
We’ll definitely be back with another groupon. They do give military discount but it can’t be combined with other offers like groupon.

Just had the California roll and the miso soup which were delish! Great service! I prefer eating at the bar because I am able to catch the games! Jamie is the best! Love the sake! Plus, the ice cream macaroons are too yummy e.g. Mango, strawberry, green tea!

Best place to get your swish on! Excellent service and the most delicious Swish as well as sushi! We will definitely be back!
Thanks Paul!

I have gone here probably 150 times within a span of 3 years. I have spent a good chunk of my income but it has been worth every penny. The manager Paul is cordial and the service is great! My favorite there is the prime rib, which I think is the best value. Meat is highly marbled and always good quality. I highly recommend.

Sukiyaki was good and flavorful. Also, ordered a rib eye shabu shabu with spicy miso broth. My husband and I both did not care for the broth taste. Overall, food was okay. I’ve had much better in LA for a better price with more veggie assortments.
Service is requiring much improvement. Waited quite awhile until our order was taken and for our food to arrive to our table. Noticed that multiple tables were not cleared for awhile. Water was not refilled once. I had asked a question to two different servers about our order and neither one seemed to speak english very well. Lastly, it took 15 minutes before I could grab someones attention for our check and then waited another 15 minutes hoping we’d receive our check. Finally, I walked up to the front to get it and pay. I noticed other tables were equally frustrated with the lack of service. There were at least 3 other tables that had to walk up to ask for a check as well. It seems like service is something this location struggles with according to several reviews posted in the past few years. I can understand why.

Came in here on a Friday night, had to wait a 10 – 15 minutes just to be seated. No one welcomed you except for random stares of the workers. Seems like they’re understaffed and you really need to wait for a couple minutes again just to get your orders. Patience is a must! Just ordered some sukiyaki and it was way tooooo sweet. But with all this stuff, I’m just giving 3 stars cause I understand that they were 3 – 4 workers that night. They’re making some effort on accommodating people.

I have dreams about this place! So delicious and addicting. Their sukiyaki has so much flavor once the sauce is caramelized, AMAZING with the egg as dipping sauce.
When I’m in the mood for something healthy and light, I go for the shabu shabu! Deliscious as well. I usually like to add a sushi roll here and there. Their baked salmon and The munchie roll is the go to ones for me.

Dinner was amazing until I found a long black hair. Spoke to the manager on the phone (no manager present) and he insisted that this has never happened before and offered no retribution to fix the situation. Plus appetizer came after the meal.
Normally, we eat at a different location. And we will never come back to this location again. Horrible customer service experience.

I had lunch with a friend of mine and tried sukiyaki. I ordered Kobe chuck beef with raw egg. The meal came with plate of vegetables, sauce, condiments and rice.
The server explained the steps and started the preparation for me (excellent service!). The aroma of sesame oil, garlic, scallions, and chili cooking on the skillet was amazing!
When the sukiyaki sauce was added, and when it started to sizzle, I knew this was going to be special. I added the beef and cooked for couple of seconds (as instructed before) and took a bite. I have to say I love Japanese food, but I had never had a flavor like this before. Beef was tender, and it soaked up the sauce from the skillet just perfectly. The egg added perfect texture and flavor to sukiyaki. I really loved the experience. It was fun, interactive and delicious! I will definitely be coming back!

First time here! Not bad. The Sukiyaki with the choice of the filling «healthy portion (6 oz.)» of Prime Rib Eye was great, service was good; a brief explanation of how the interactive meal prep
helped as it was only my second time at a Shabu Shabu restaurant.
I dig the music playlist which added to create a very chill vibe. I went to another Shabu Shabu restaurant on the west side of Vegas and would prefer this one and most definitely would recommend and will return here to Swish Shabu Shabu with a group of friends or a lucky date.

After a hard day exploring Shabu Shabu is the best option. Cold weather begs for a good broth. The place is unpretentious but the food is true to tradition. Good service and excellent waiters. I requested the miso broth with a“touch“of heat and it was incredible. Portions are good and well presented and the staff although attentive is not intrusive. Great experience overall.

Located in Chinatown, in the same plaza as Veggie House and other restaurants. This restaurant is located on the 1^st floor and parking can be a challenge on a busy weekend.
My husband and I came by here for lunch the day after Christmas because we wanted something warm on that chilly day. As soon as we walked in (around 12:45 pm), we were greeted by a male employee (whom I think was the manager or possibly the owner). He seated us at a table and handed up menus. We ended up getting:
Edamame– Normally $ 3.45 prior to tax, but we scored an order of this for free with Unilocal check in (it pays to check in people!). They salted these and provided a bowl to dump the shell. I think I would prefer these to not be salted but I have never been to a restaurant that does not salt these prior to serving. Anyways, they were standard, but pretty good.
Chicken Sukiyaki (4 oz, lunch portion), $ 8.95 prior to tax– I wasn’t too hungry so I opted for the lunch portion. And I thought the 4 oz portion was more than enough for me and my husband actually had ½ of it (since I wasn’t that hungry). All of the shabu menu items come with a plate of raw vegetables (cabbage, broccoli, carrots, a few small cubes of tofu), udon and rice. This is definitely plenty of food for lunch and a good price. The sukiyaki in general was good, but a little on the salty side. I had to add water to my bowl to dilute it a bit.
Prime Rib Eye (6 oz, healthy portion), $ 14.95 prior to tax– My husband decided to order the smaller portion (8 oz, hungry portion is $ 18.95 prior to tax by the way) for lunch. Just like my lunch, his came with a plate of vegetables, udon and rice. He liked his prime rib eye.
Herbal Tea, $ 2.45 prior to tax– Because I was still cold and also I had a scratchy throat (The cold just doesn’t agree with me) I decided to order a tea. However, this tea is just from the can and so it is served cold. But the employee who seated us said he could heat it up for me (they do serve green tea that is heated but I don’t like green tea). And so he brought out my tea in a teacup, wrapped in a napkin so that I would not burn my hand when holding it. This tea tasted really good and wished I had more (I used to drink this tea when I was kid). This type of tea can be purchased at any Chinese market (probably could get some at the market that is in this plaza).
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(Total= $ 28.29 after tax, prior to tip)
When we first made our lunch order, we had requested for hot water. Our hot water was brought out in plastic cups. You shouldn’t put hot food or beverages in plastic. So we didn’t bother to drink it. This is why I decided to order some tea to warm up (even though I had shabu, I wasn’t getting warm enough).
Service was friendly and quite attentive. This other server who was also waiting on us got my husband another bowl of rice (free of charge) and also refilled my husband’s ice water beverage.
Food was good and wait time for all that we needed to have shabu was not long.
The ladies’ restroom was clean upon this visit.
Would come back here again (just don’t order the hot water and don’t forget to check in for your free order of edamame).
By the way, there is free WiFi here (fast too). Just ask for the password.

Great Hot Pot place we had three different
Meats (ribeye, chuck and salmon) and two different broth. The service was fast and on point.
My son had the dumplings and they where great.
The Sushi was ok, we could have done without it.

Yumm!
I have been twice to Swish for lunch (a friend bought a group-​on) and both times were really good.
Swish is clean and comfortable, the staff is very polite and helpful, the food was super yumm!
Different raw protein sources, vegetables and broths are available to choose from. At your table you have a burner with the broth of your choice to cook your food in. Pretty cool.
It is family style so you can share your food with your table mates!
They also use Square pay! Yahoo, that makes them ultra hip in my book, I love technology.
Get in here, you will love it.

TLDR: Reasonable prices; offers sukiyaki as well; edamame or soft drink with check-​in; full sushi bar menu
Swish Shabu Shabu now operates only in their Chinatown location as a new owner has bought out the Sahara location. My friend and I have been wanting to try Shabu Shabu recently and we were lucky to stumble upon this location.
Confessional booth time: I just found out what Shabu Shabu was. I honestly thought it was just hot pot, but boy was I wrong! This meal is like kbbq meats (see what I did there?) hot pot meets soup. Having learned it’s the sound it makes when you swish the food in the pot, we were excited to try it for ourselves. We even tried the traditional raw egg dip. You can find out more about shabu shabu and sukiyaki if you just ask them. I think they love newbies. Just make sure you get the spicy miso.
So the first thing you need to do is check-​in and either get a free serving of edamame of a soft drink. Next, decide what at meat to get. Now, it is my personal belief that an 8 oz portion is good enough to share between two people if you treat the meal as a soup, especially with all the vegetables and small serving of udon noodles. As a pescatarian/​sometimes-​vegetarian, I enjoy the 8 oz of salmon for $ 15.95. First off, where can you get 8 oz of essentially salmon sashimi-​style for $ 15.95? It gets even cheaper at lunch time and if you just want chicken sukiyaki, it’s $ 12.95. You’ll sure be full, especially after the napa cabbage, carrots, onion, button mushroom, and tofu slices.
Service is generally good. I always have to ask for a refill or make eye-​contact with a server to get their attention. It seems like there’s one server and 3 helpers/​bussers/​cooks who cannot function in a waiter/​server capacity due to a business model, but I guess that’s on them.
If you’re in the area, I recommend coming here. They sure won’t disappoint.

We came to Swish with a Groupon and found it to be an excellent value for that price point. The rule of thumb for our family is to always order beef for shabu shabu (not pork). Two large orders (hungry portion, 8oz) of prime rib-​eye that come with veggies, rice, and sauces was more than enough for two people.
We opted for one shabu broth and one sukiyaki (sweeter broth) so we could try both. These two broths are totally different so it’s based on personal preference. If you do sukiyaki you can get a raw egg as a dipping sauce (this is a real thing in Japan) and that was delicious. I’d come here again with a Groupon.

I have been coming to this place for more than 3 years. I love their Shabu Shabu and recommended everyone I know.
Surprisingly I have never write anything about this place until now.
You gotta be patient when you eat here since most of the time there will be only 1 waitress running around serving 3 – 4 tables at the same time. But hey… More than a dozen times the did a good job! I really don’t mind because I do understand why they only have 1 – 2 workers there in this economy.
Shabu Shabu is basically cooking your favorite meats and vegetables on the table by yourself then dipping in sauces which are 2 different types and enjoy them with rice.
Their Garlic Chicken here also fantastic. Crunchy and tasty.
Highly recommended!!!

Checked this place out because they were offering a Groupon and because we had never tried Japanese hot pot before.
We went on a weeknight and there was only once person in there at the time that we went. So we received very quick and attentive service the whole night. It did eventually fill up to about 10 people after a little bit of time.
We ordered one of them seaweed broth based and the other was the sukiyaki. Sliced beef, rice, udon, tons of veggies… it was a lot of food for two people! I will admit that I enjoyed the sukiyaki more. The sugars in it really start to caramelize and that is when the magic happens.
I believe that it has a great value, great service, and a interesting dining experience in where it forces you to slow down and enjoy the food.

I went here with a bunch of people. The place was not busy at all. Service was not consistent. It would good for a minute then they forget about us for a while. I was almost done with my meal and my friend’s shrimp still hasn’t gotten to the table.
We tried: steak, shrimp; miso, spicy miso, seaweed broth; sukiyaki. I enjoyed the sukiyaki. I don’t remember being offered more veggies so, I’m not sure if they have unlimited veggies or not.
One thing we all noticed was the bizarre playlist. Tupac, Biggie, Enya, Whitney Houston…
This place isn’t bad but I’ve had better.

I was avoiding this restaurant like a tourist car pileup on the strip because I thought that it was run by the same owner as the Swish on Sahara (I gave Swish on Sahara a scathing 1 star review for being inauthentic and just plain terrible.)
Good news! They don’t have the same owner (anymore) and they are dishing out reliable and comforting shabu shabu. This Swish location also offers legit hot drops and great tasting ponzu and goma sauce. They always give us more than enough food and I don’t feel like I’m getting robbed with paper thin slices of meat or tiny bits of dry veggies.
The shabu shabu never fails here but I also love their sukiyaki option. The broth is definitely on the salty/​sweet end, but you can always dilute it by adding some water and it’ll be perfect. I always get a large ribeye and it comes with a generous amount of veggies and rice. I also love that they typically offer a complimentary salmon nigiri with Unilocal check-​in! The salmon is always fatty, fresh and sweet every time I come. They use great quality fish so I’m sure their sushi selection is great too! The appetizers are also pretty tasty, I recommend ordering the jalapeño firecracker — they hook it up with lots of toppings and it’s really flavorful.
True this isn’t the best shabu I’ve ever had — I’ve had much better in California and homemade. But there’s a real shortage of great shabu restaurants in Vegas and this place comes pretty close. The service is always top notch and the food always satisfies! We frequent this location and love it!
Pro tip: Ask for the hot drops! But don’t complain about it if you can’t hang. ;p