Had dinner with a group of 10 people for a friend’s birthday celebration. The restaurant is very busy, staff are friendly, attentive and accommodating. The food was good and delicious but the Miso soup is cold. Washroom is a bit small for a busy restaurant. It’s very expensive but still highly recommended to try.
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Shabusen's location on the second floor nearly threw a friend and I walking around as we nearly missed it. We went upstairs on a Thursday afternoon to try out their AYCE lunch menu. For $16-18, it's hard to complain when it has KBBQ and some Japanese dishes on it. We were immediately seated since the restaurant was about 3/4 full.
The menu seemed fairly large for an AYCE lunch. 8 pieces of sashimi each was good. I found the salmon to be fresh and good, however I did not enjoy the tuna sashimi. Cooked food overall was a highlight. It's funny though, they just plopped down the raw food on our table and put in a grill, then silently and casually walked off. My friend and I were stunned by it and eventually after a few minutes figured out that there was nothing else needed and how to turn it on ourselves. The food itself was average, however the price justified it.
Service was average. Nothing too great, nothing too bad besides that incident above. I'd come here for a quick AYCE lunch sushi fix when I'm downtown. All in all, recommended.
We have been going to Shabusen first in its previous Granville location and its current Burrard location for years. Never fails us. Hot delicious shabu shabu and sushi is good and fresh. Try lunch as it's less expensive and the food selection is almost as good!
i must say, this is my new favourite all you can eat places hands down in vancouver at the moment, with the weekend lunch being $18, it's definitely a bargain for me, with the options of korean bbq and sushi oh my, i can't be any happier, so all the pictures this time that i upload are the one that is done in a single seating in an all you can eat lunch. what i love about this place is the cut of sashimi is massive! it's like they know you're here for a reason, and they satisfy your craving to eat a lot. :)) they know us big eaters too much. and at the same time i must say their weekend lunch, because there's korean bbq meat, the seasoning/marinated meat is definitely good, and the meat is definitely alright for all you can eat quality. and the staff are definitely good, the food comes out within 15 minutes when i was there so definitely good. will come back again for sure. there are a lot more dishes but wasn't able to find them at the moment.
Not many places do Yakiniku in Vancouver; Shabusen is the best downtown AYCE and it delivers exactly what it promises. Lots of choice, some really good sushi, and a big hole in the table to cook your meats. I've had better food, but not AYCE, and I leave here satisfied every time.
I was starving today so I hit up Shabusen. It's an all you can eat (AYCE) sushi joint and if you order correctly, it's not half bad!
Good place for BBQ. Been going here for a couple of years now, and I keep going back. Every time I bring it up to friends for a place to eat there isn't any debate. Great food and the novelty of BBQing will always be a big draw-in for me. Great place and will always go back for more!!
Ok place. It's ok for when you just crave meat, otherwise I wouldn't really eat here. The service was nice, but the food quality is a bit below average. Maybe it's just me, but I don't like sweet meat. The tuna sashimi tasted funny as well. To be fair, it was really cheap. Lunch all you can eat was around $13. I don't think you can find a cheaper all-you-can-eat sushi/barbeque place in Vancouver.
This is not a typical Korean barbeque place. The food is typical japanese sushi and korea food but the service and experience was quite excellent.
The price is on the pricy side but for an all you can eat meal, it is worthwhile.
I would consider go back again but definitely will not crave it in the near future
The lunch all you can eat is totally worth it. Me and a friend ate through everything on the menu but the BBQ chicken.
Complaints of poor service are totally off. We had amazing service right in the middle of lunch hour, an amazingly polite server.
The spicy tuna was a way bigger portion than I anticipated. I recommend BBQ beef over pork, as pork charred more due to the fat. Sunomono salad was actually really refreshing, great meal ender.
My favourite AYCE restaurant, their oyster motoyaki is some of the best I've ever had. Hate how you can't ever expect to eat their without making reservations though.
Hetty Martin-Baarsma
+4.5
Everytime we have been we LOVED it
About their chicken teriyaki..... Everything was great ...except the chicken teriyaki
quality is not steady everytime i get it.
first dish might come out right..then...later...and later..you know how it goes.
But still I'd give it a 7/10 restaurant.
Tasty food but poor service!. Food is very tasty, unfortunately the service needs a bit of work. The servers don't come around fast enough to check if you have more orders and they do tend to forget some of your orders so you have to make sure that you keep track of what you ordered on another sheet to see what they didn't bring you.
Decent Food. Went with a group of around 11 people for Sunday brunch and they set us up in the private room, which just barely fit us. It was hard to flag staff down sometimes, but they were attentive and the manager himself would come from time to time to ask how things were :)
As for the food, it came quickly enough and surprisingly, as we ordered. At our request, they let us use all 4 grills on the table, though one grill had a problem with the temperature and could only do "low" setting the entire meal. The BBQ was pretty flavourful and the cooked food off the AYCE menu tasted decent.
Value wise, it's a bit more expensive than the average AYCE place but in my opinion, worth it for good service and decent food.
Good value and love the oyster motoyaki. Its not going to be the best food, but it might well be the best value. Oyster motoyaki is a west coast tradition that I am dying for east of the big rocks.
Big note is that the guy at the door is soooo unpleasent that it bears mentioning. But when the service is bad and the place has been around for ever you know it must be good!
Great spot!. Come here for lunch regularly whilst on a break. Fast service, goood food and variety and great korean bbq! price is not too bad either!
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Pretty fantastic!!!! I rave about this restaurant.. Everywhere I go, everywhere I moved to, I will tell people about the all you can eat Korean bbq and sushi at Shabusen.
this is the place i absolutely love.
by far my favorite.
beats misatos kitchen in kelowna, althought Shabusen is much pricier, it is so worth it.
Service is mediocre but who cares because all they really have to do is bring out the food we check off and fill up my tea.
I love it here. Its delicious. Its been great everytime, and we go here almost every year for my birthday.
You leave disgustingly full, but when you see all this delicious food come out in front of ya, you just can't help it!
I'm surprised their ratings aren't higher. People are too hard on restaurants like these because of their prices, I noticed that people are so much easier on restaurants that are cheaper that serve you half decent meals.
I dont care much for fancy restaurants but Shabusen is totally worth my money.
I dont understand why people are complaining about the pricing here because I find it quite reasonable. Look at the quality and freshness of the food! If you are eating your money's worth which is easily two plates of sashimi and a plate of bbq meat, if ANYTHING, they are underpricing! Come on now.
Places like Shabusen, do not need to worry about ratings like these because being packed every night with a 30 min wait list goes to show that a not so good percentage cant hurt em. They are too good to care.
Good service, great food, excellent atmosphere.
Keep up the good work.
PRO SHABUSEN!
Shabusen. Love their menu
their pricing is on the higher end, but the quality and variety is worth it
i love their gyoza
this restaurant is my favourite all you can eat place, especially since their gyoza quality is better than all the other all you can eat places i have tried
i love their jap chae appitizers
it's a cold and sweet dish
the only downside is that there are no udon on the menu
overall, i love this place
Best place to come for sushi virgins.... I've turned into a sushi whore after eating here. Clean, classy and fair priced... bravo
CHEAP. So, would a bring a date to lunch to this place? Mmmm, maybe not, but a group of friends going for a cheap lunch, well that's another matter. Man, the sashimi was descent, and the bbq was fun, so for the amazingly cheap price, I don't think you can go wrong! Our whole group was satisfied!
Always good value for all you can eat sushi. Sashimi portions are Niger than most all you can eat's so don't over order.
Straight Forward. If you want straight forward all-you-can-eat Korean Barbecue and sushi for a large group, this is your place.
One word: allyoucaneat. Shabusen is a well-known secret. "All you can eat" and "excellent sushi" are not two phrases often paired together- but this place is the exception to the rule. The sushi is fresh and delicious, and there's even Korean BBQ! We have driven and sailed hours out of the way just to stop in for dinner here. There's often a wait on the weekend, so it's worthwhile to call ahead or put your name on the list and then walk around downtown for a bit. If you like lots of good quality raw fish for a bargain, this is the place. Oh- and Shabusen tip #14: don't waste your time on the filler- save all available room for the toro.
Raymond's Sushi Adventures
+3.5
There were a good number of servers constantly making their way through the tables, and for the most part, I found the service to be adequate even though the restaurant was so busy. The restaurant attracts a large crowd due to its unique Korean Yakiniku BBQ grill-at-your-own-table experience. There are some decent items from the Japanese AYCE menu as well, though the sushi rice can be improved.
Shabusen is located on Burrard at Alberni. It’s on the second floor, above several stores, including a Coach. But it’s not exactly the most optimal location for an AYCE Korean BBQ joint. Patrons who are dining in this area of town are more likely to head over to the three Glowbal restaurants on Alberni, only a few steps away. Maybe it’d be better targeted for club-goers but it closes at 10:30pm for dinner! I wouldn’t be surprised if they were struggling for business. However, on this particular night, they were completely packed!
One of the main reasons we go to Shabusen (for dinner anyway, it’s not available at lunch) is the Korean BBQ. First up we ordered some chicken and beef. Spencer is our official cook, seeing as he likes to play with fire and such. The meat is good, I’m not
I have always liked AYCE places...sushi, K BBQ...with the exception of Posh. I guess I just never understood its concept of boiling meat in flavourless water... I was delighted when some friends were heading to the Shabusen down by my work. I was only inv
Months ago, when I’d booked my flight to Vancouver, I knew that a couple of my close friends in London were also going to be in Vancouver at this time. We’d all grown up in Vancouver and somehow we all ended up in London. And when they heard that I’d be in Vancouver this Christmas-time, they both independently announced that surely we’d be heading to Shabusen for a meal together! Shabusen? I knew the name but had never been. It’s a well-known all-you-can-eat Japanese chain in Vancouver though I’ve recently learned that all but this branch at Burrard have closed. It was at this downtown restaurant that we arranged to meet one lunchtime after Christmas. We checked boxes to order food, we ate the food that arrived, we gossiped – it was a fun lunch! The only thing that was difficult to judge was how much food each order would contain. A portion of their tasty goma-ae, a sesame dressed spinach salad, was approximately a heaped tablespoon’s worth. Sashimi (limit of 8 pieces per person) were
Although I didn’t have time to try the BBQ, had Sushi instead. The service was attentive and quick. The orders came in within 5 mins after giving the order. The food was prepared fresh and tasty! The quantity was not too big but enough for me! Will come back again to try the BBQ! Highly recommended!
Contrary to other previous bad reviews, mine is a different one. We were suppose to have a booking at another yakiniku place but it had a fire emergency so we rushed here at Shabusen.
Upon arrival, we were seated in 5 minutes I was here with my wife and sons. The food that they made were all very delicious. Service is very quick, and we got what we want as soon as we ordered. So I ended up with a happy heart and left 20% tip. The man who served us was very attentive and friendly.
So, my kids loves it, we love it. Therefore, we will be back for more! Very good value too!!! 2 adults 2 kids eat all you can, we spent around $150 including tax.
This place is fantastic! A wonderful experience with great service and fresh delicious food.
Located right downtown. Super fun atmosphere.
All you can eat dinner is $40.99 - worth it. We were two people and with a large bottle of asahi it was $98.
Totally great experience and delicious meal.
Amazing Experience!!! I came early because I was super hungry!! The food was amazing and fresh ! My waitress was friendly and took pictures for me .
Dinner starts at 5 pm and all you can eat is $38.99 . I didn't order any meat . I just wanted Sushi ! Cones and rolls . I left happy and full !! What a great night in Downtown Vancouver!!!
The only Japanese/Korean buffet restaurant along Burrard St. Food is reasonably priced. I always come here for meat barbecue and my own option to include sashimi into the barbecue half-cookef. It's a nice place, but not the best in ambiance. Otherwise, they would charge more. Washroom is available. Parking though is an issue. Curbside metered parking is available as being normal in Downtown Vancouver. Underground parking on nearby buildings.
We went here on a weekend (price is differenton a weekday).
Price is reasonable for an "eat all you can".
Service and food is ok, grill cook your own meat.
A lot of Paid parking is available (I don't know on a weekday).
It's on the second floor, you can choose to use the stairs or the elevator. Accessible to persons with disabilities. Covid protocol is observed.
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