Onyasai Shabu Shabu In Tokyo: Perfect For Cold Weather

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My friends and I have decided to have a Christmas Party where we'll be exchanging gifts. Actually, it's just an excuse to gather and eat together. The week prior to this we gathered and ate and then made a decision to gather again - what else for but to eat. 😅

We've already tried different cuisines together so we're not so sure what would be the best for this special occasion. @thinkeringbart was put in charge (actually I assigned him LOL) to look and reserve a place to eat but he was busy and all he could think about was the last resort of going to Yama-chan, a famous restaurant for serving teppanyaki and peppery chicken wings. A friend didn't want that because it's not his mood, and since it's now cold in Tokyo, he wanted to have shabu shabu. The preparation of looking and reserving a restaurant for 8 people only took less than a week and with my help, we got a spot!

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Onyasai Shabu Shabu is a shabu shabu chain in Tokyo, with many branches in different places, even 3 in Shinjuku, but we opted to dine at Ebisu in Shibuya-ku. We noticed that the Google Maps rating for the branch in Ebisu is high so we decided to have our party there. It's also an opportunity to roam around Ebisu and see the illumination at the nearby Yebisu Garden Place.

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The restaurant is so very near the train station (and also very near my workplace LOL). Even when I've been here few times, I didn't notice this until the day we went. I think it's because it's located on the basement floor, that's why you won't notice right away.

Inside the restaurant

It's hard to get seats for a big group like us so we're lucky to be able to reserve online. And we're situated in their private-like room, good for hosting a bigger group. There were tables too where you don't need to take off your shoes.

Our seat

In this private-like room, you need to take off your shoes to enter this area. Restaurants with seats like this are for me so traditional and I like it because the feels is so Japan. Just that my only regret that day was wearing sneakers that weren't easy to wear and they didn't really have a seat for wearing and taking out your shoes. They have a shoe cabinet though, and of course they provide slippers for you to use when you go to the toilet.

Menu stand outside the restaurant

There are different all-you-can-eat courses on their menu but you can opt for non all-you-can-eat. Given we're so hungry that night, we got the Onyasai Course All-You-Can-Eat. It's that 3,480 yen (without tax) on the menu. We also got the softdrink all-you-can-drink for an additional amount. We decided not to get the alcoholic all-you-can-drink that night because we'll just drink later in another place.

Choosing what to get. Photo from my friend

The food came fast. The mechanics was that after the first round of food would arrive, we can order additional items on the tablet they provided per table. But before the first round arrived, we were already busy ordering for add ons. 😂

Veggies platterShabu shabu meat

The first round would be the veggies platter and different kinds of meat. We immediately put all the veggies in the soup and ordered some side dishes.

Wagyu Beef Dashi and Sukiyaki dashi

Our soup were Wagyu Beef Dashi (牛テールと香味野菜の和牛だし) on the left and Sukiyaki (たまり醤油と黒糖のすき焼きだし) on the right. On the other table, they got some spicy soup and Sukiyaki like us. We were separated into 2 tables, so 4 of us shared one pot.

Cheers

Kampai~ (Cheers!) It's always a must before eating. We've become accustomed to Japanese culture of drinking first before eating. 😅

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I couldn't remember anymore what we ordered but we ordered a lot of dishes. It's all-you-can-eat so we made sure to fill our bellies that night. I couldn't count how many containers of meat we ordered because after it arrived, we put it in the soup right away and eat. The meat was cut so thinly, so perfect for shabu shabu. The marble on the meat was okay. It's still very tasty!

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I didn't have any favorites but the mochi we accidentally ordered was interesting. Actually it was me who ordered, and I just ordered anything that I thought would be tasty. We were so efficient in our roles - I was in charge of ordering, others in cooking, another for dishing out. 😂

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We wouldn't miss ordering meatballs in any Shabu Shabu restaurant. It's in a bamboo tube, and they had 2 kinds: one with cheese and one without. We got both and both were good!

The meat and vegetables options were good. I've been to another Shabu Shabu restaurant in Osaka before and that's still my top 1. Onyasai is probably my top 2. I haven't been to a lot so I could only compare a few restaurants. I super like their service here because it's really so fast. After ordering, the food would arrive immediately. There's no room for breathing. 😂

Aftermath

15 minutes before our time ended, we were already full but my friends on the other table were still eating their pile of meat and veggies. Honestly I could still eat but I chose not to, it might be difficult to move if you're 100% or more full. And there's room for desserts!

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I got tiramisu while my friends got coffee jelly and parfait. While our table was enjoying the desserts, the other table was so full they were just sharing their desserts. 😂 Desserts are part of the course menu we got but it's not all-you-can-eat, only for 1 round. My tiramisu was good! Just enough to wash away the meat in my mouth and replaced by the sweet and chocolatey flavor.

Eating happily. Photo from @appleeatingapple

Overall, we totally enjoyed dining. For around 4,300 yen (~30 USD) each, it was totally worth it. I even want to come back with my partner or with other groups of friends.

Did I say this was a party and we'll be exchanging gifts? Of course, we didn't do that. 😂 We're totally preoccupied by eating and we didn't have time to think about other things.

Bidding farewell and saying thank you

Going out of the restaurant, we were greeted by this message on the wall saying thank you for coming today. Ohhhh I really want to come again!

If you're planning to dine in here, make sure to reserve especially if you're a big group. You can reserve online or call the restaurant.


Thanks for reading!
See you around! じゃあ、またね!



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All photos are taken using my phone unless stated otherwise.

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The entrance looks totally inconspicuous but inside looks a great place to dine. The food appears very tasty and 4300 yen seems a pretty good deal for all you can eat in Tokyo! Thanks for sharing.


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It seems that many people come here to dine, as it’s always crowded. You won’t really know from the outside. 4300 yen isn’t cheap but if you compare it with other all you can eat restaurants of this same type, it’s already a good deal.

Thanks too!

Wowww shabu shabu looks really good! I wonder what it taste like. I really badly wanna try it but sadly, there's no restaurant like that in here. Its cool that you experience like the japanese tradition of eating before drinking. That dessert's looks delicious,Your outing with your friends seems like so fun. It makes me want to plan a gathering with my friends soon.

You should definitely hang out with your friends too! And what better way to gather than to eat, right? hahaha
Actually this is just very simple, shabu shabu is hot pot in english so you just need to have a soup stock then add your veggies and add your thinly sliced meat and then you can eat it~ Great bonding with friends and family so usually in every household here, there will always be a time to enjoy this hot pot~

wow! Grabe sarap ng all. It's really fun to eat with a huge group of friends ano, I hope you will have more gatherings to follow soon, MErry Christmas po sis

Thank you sis! It's fun to be with these people~
Merry Christmas!

yum... ginutom ako dito ah.
hehehe.
BTW, Zel, I've trying to join the HivePH discord channel, I can't seem to click on the link at the HiveH community page... I want to join the channel using an old account.

That's strange. The link should work.
Have you tried this? https://discord.gg/4jSTKA82?event=1179623883079426119 This link is the event link tomorrow though but it should take you still to the discord server.

ewan ko kung bakit ayaw magclick. pero nakapasok na ako gamit ko yung binigay mo. Thanks

I guess it's payback time now 😄

I didn't have breakfast yet and these dishes are calling my name 😩

Even though I've never tasted any of it, everything loooooooooks great!

Hahahaha be careful visiting here when you haven’t eaten 😂
It just doesn’t “look” good, it also tastes good!! Definitely recommended!

I know your posts are dangerous, have learned it the hard way 🤣

Anong sarap na celebration yan uwu. The food looks really amazing, when kaya ako maka try nyan, palibreee nalang ninang Witty hahaha

hahhahaa pag punta ka rito libre kta ruff

30usd each.. Wow.. Ang mahal hehe .
May xmas party din sana ako dadaluhan kaso hndi natuloy lol

Mahal ba? Di na sya masyadong kamahalan dito given na all you can eat naman sya hehe

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I like the food! My baby I mean, maybe because it looks like there are veggies! The dessert too! Ah remembered the time I suddenly craved for an 🍨🍨🤣.

Eating is the best bonding with friends 😁

Best bonding! Of course we love to eat e hahhahaa

HAHAHAHA does it show?? HAHAHAA
Well I was so full! hahahhaa

😂😂😂

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Place looks nice. Definitely adding to my bucket list

Hahahaha go na sa tokyo~

WOW the foods looks great and the place is cozy it's a perfect place to spend time with your friends and even family

YEsss! I saw a lot of groups here drinking so it's really a great place to hang out with friends or family while having good food.

Wahhh the room looks so comfy and that foods looks so tasty too. I hope I could visit shabu shabu in the future(⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠). Also your skills on taking photos was on another level.

It was comfty indeed! The tables outside too were comfortable enough but usually the tables outside this private room are only for four people. We liked that we were seated here in their private room as we’re just so near each other.

Ohhh thanks for appreciating my photo skills. I still have a long way to go to get great shots!

I agree, you will enjoy each other's company more if you dine on a private room cause it was less noise, and your always welcome and you may still have a long way like you said but still the shots were really good and I wish I was this good on taking photos ಥ⁠‿⁠ಥ.

Wow, Shabu Shabu looks like a nice restaurant. I was hoping that I'd experienced that too, but it's supposed to not be here in our place. Seeing this blog engaged me to try this restaurant, but sadly, it was too far from our place. Nice seeing you experience that restaurant. What a nice place that you've visited.

It would be nice if you could try. It’s really perfect for the cold weather, and it’s also a great bonding with family or friends.

Woaaa those food looks so delicious
I want to travel to Japan and try their food, maybe someday✨❤️🤍

I hope you can! And when you do, please don’t skip the shabu shabu! 😉