I only know the Swiss version of Fondue Chinoise and was eager to try this similar dish from Japan. After an afternoon in Japantown we thought this dinner might be the perfect end of our day. It was fun, and the shabu-shabu is indeed a very social and great way of eating. Unfortunately, the quality of the food is not very convincing. You only get a pot of water and have to add spices yourself. I'd prefer an already prepared broth. While the beef was ok, the pork for example didn't look tasty at all. We gave it back, before we even tried it. Also, the decor could use a facelifting ... As I learned now after a little bit of research, there seem to be better places for shabu-shabu in San Francisco.