Shabu Zen open in Allston

[Allstonian]

I forgot to mention this before - walking home from Gitlo's Wednesday night, BFP and I noticed that the new Shabu Zen branch in Allston (on Brighton Avenue, where Greenfields had been) was open and bustling.

[polias]

Exciting! I've been wanting to go out for shabu shabu for a long time - I've only had it made by a roommate of mine before. How does the ordering work - is it a sharing platter? (I had a look at the menu but wasn't sure.) I've got a friend coming into town and this would be a wonderful way to spend an evening, but I want to make sure it won't melt our wallets first.

[kweesee]

if you sit at the bar, then you each have your own pot, you can choose from different soup stocks (regular, herbal, tom yum, spicy) then you can order a set which includes a plate of meat, plate of veggies, and a choice between udon (noodles), vermicelli, or rice. or you could just order plates of meat or sides (ie, mushrooms, tofu, beef tongue, etc)

if you sit at a table, you have an option of having 1 pot of soup, or a pot thats split in the middle and you can choose two types of soup. you can share everything.

i always order A1: beef, veggies, and udon. my bf always orders two C1s which is beef.

[BostonCorkDork]

what is the allston location's hours? are they open late like the one in china town?

[MtVernon]

It is open and I went for dinner this past week. The place was really busy! Food was great, service was okay. They were a bit slammed so he was overwhelmed. Overall it was a great experience.

[kweesee]

yes, i saw that last week - i am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED! i love love shabuzen (chinatown). my bf can eat 4 c1's (beef).