Shabuya Ayce - Milpitas

There are times that Shabuya was packed and we had to wait about 15-20 minutes... did we mind? nah because it was worth it. Our waitress was able to get us setup pretty quickly once we sat down; she got our drinks and broths right out and we were able to get started. While we waited for our meats to get sliced up, we got our sauces at the sauce bar and side dishes from the buffet. Everything looked and smelled good, no foul odors. Once the meat came out, it was time to start dipping. all the veggies and side dishes went in to cook and we swished the meat around to cook. Please utilize the sauce bar; the broth is made with the idea of you flavoring it to your liking. Check out the reel on IG: @phidingthefam

Party of 12 and we had to split up into 2 tables but it went pretty smoothly. The little veggie/seafood buffet was nice. The quality of the meat was alright but definitely came out way too slowly. The soju sacks were good but probably because 95% of it was just sprite. Food: 6/10 Vibes: 6/10 Service: 5/10 Value: 5/10

4.5 stars! The best value hot pot in town! You really can't beat an all-you-can-eat lunch special for $19.99. There isn't much variety compared to other ayce spots, but the quality is there. For protein, definitely go for the beef toro or the fish fillet. I recommend the the beef prime blade if you like it more lean. The best dipping sauce is the goma sauce and I'll add a little bit of ponzu and garlic to elevate the flavors. I tried the Miso for my soup base and it was decent. I have had better from other shabu shabu places. A little too rich for me, but it added a lot of flavor to the meats. There's also a salad and sauce bar with lots of ingredients. They lack a lot of variety when it comes to vegetables though... They only really had corn, napa cabbage, and king oyster mushrooms. They were completely out of spinach and quail eggs too. I do not recommend the mussels or clams, but the fish balls and veggies I got were great! Don't go overboard with the noodles.

Good place if you?re a bottomless eater. The seafood had a decent variety and meats according to my kids ,the same as all. We also had side dishes, karaage chicken, pot stickers. The karaage was over fried a bit. but, palatable. I did have squid-ward those of you have had kids will know. As always , post wherever your palate takes you.

My brother bragged about this place and he couldn't wait to take us here for a family dinner. Came here to check in around 7:45 pm, and got seated around 8:20 pm on a Sunday night. By 8:30 pm our waiter informed us that the kitchen was closing soon for last dinner requests, even though we just got seated 10 minutes ago. We felt super rushed to order everything. On their website, they close at 10 pm on Sundays, so we thought we had more time. We talked with the manager, Austin, and he promised that the kitchen will stay open till 9:30 pm so we can have an enjoyable experience. By 9 pm, our waiter, Drew informed us that the kitchen could not do any more chicken karaage, which is not what the manager promised us. This was super disappointing to most of us, as we were really there for the chicken karaage. In addition, the employees started pouring BLEACH on the floor at 9 pm, right behind our table, so while we were trying to enjoy our food, STRONG BLEACH smells overtook our noses, therefore our tastebuds were skewed due to the strong smelling bleach that we were smelling WHILE eating our food spoiled the whole experience. What restaurant starts cleaning up and pours bleach on the floor while there are still tables with patrons eating? This was the very first time I've ever experienced this at ANY restaurant. While Austin and Drew did their best in serving us, I believe this falls on the management you cannot start cleaning the restaurant while there are still patrons eating at your establishment. In addition, the Men's bathroom sink did not produce any water to wash your hands (was told by our party) and they did not have any signs letting customers know about this beforehand.