Gom Shabu Shabu - Centreville

"Haven't been here for many years and much has changed. Everyone gets the same base broth now loaded at their seat, and you choose a flavor which is brought to you and dumped in. We chose tonkatsu and this slightly purple colored clumpy looking bowl of mystery came out. The taste was very artificial and not pleasant. The meat and vegetable quality is decent, better than a couple of the other local spots. Options are limited however, especially at $35 a person. Service is also good though the staff is not proactive with new menus, you have to ask. The broth is important for hot pot though, and this would not be a choice based on that."

"This restaurant was my first hot pot experience. I've been several times now. I'm definitely hooked on the food now. Excellent service and delicious food. I love the lamb meat option."

"Went with a large party and all had the All-You-Can-Eat Hot Pot. The meat, seafood, and vegetable choices were all very fresh and delicious. Our server was excellent with suggestions and answers to all of our questions, and delivery of everything to our table was quick and friendly. Will definitely go again!"

"My favorite hot pot place. Each table is installed with individual stove so the guests can create their own hotpot. I tried all you can eat style on the menu and the server brings you endless meat, vegetables, noodles, seafood until you are stuffed. You still have to get up and make your own dipping sauce from the buffet style sauce and ingredients bar."

"We had never been to this restaurant before and thought we would give it a try. We went at lunch time and the restaurant was packed with patrons. We sat down and tried to figure out what we should do. The table has individual pots on the table with a simple soup broth in it. You control the heat and turn it up or down once it gets to boiling. You could order individual meats or go for the all you can eat entree. The waitress we had was not easy to understand so we had to bring our patience and listen. She pointed and because we didnt know how much or what types of meat we would eat we ended up ordering the all you can eat entree for two. It cost about $23.99 per person. There were allot of warnings that you must eat what you order or you will be charged extra. That was a bit annoying because this was our first time we didnt really know if we left veggies on the plate if we would be charged. The portions were large so this was a bit alarming if you don't know what they consider to be wasteful. You are handed a sheet of paper and you select the meats and vegetables you want in your broth. It is accompanied by a dipping sauce that comes in various spice levels. We picked the spicy sauce and it was good. I placed some in my soup as it was a bit plain broth. We ordered different types of beef, shrimp, noodles and vegetables. The shrimp came with the head and shell on, so it was a mess to deal with. I won't order shrimp again. This is a restaurant that you go to to sit, cook your food and take your time eating. This is not fast food, it's a communal environment and I found people sat and talked. Overall it was nice and we enjoyed ourselves. It was a different experience for us and we would go back."