The round shabu counter at California Shabu Shabu

Japanese hot pot · Fairfax, VA

Hot pot in Fairfax, Japanese style.

Shabu shabu is Japan's hot pot: your own pot, thin slices, a quick swish. 3081 Nutley St, in the Pan Am Shopping Center.

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How it works

Your pot. Your pace.

1

Your own pot

Every guest gets a pot of simmering broth. Nobody else's chopsticks, nobody else's spice level.

2

Six broths

Traditional kombu, spicy miso, tonkotsu, chicken, sukiyaki or tomato.

3

Thin slices, by the ounce

Ribeye, pork, chicken, salmon, scallops, shrimp, mussels. Mini 4 oz to King Kong 15 oz.

4

Swish, dip, repeat

A few swishes in the broth, a dip in goma or ponzu, a bite with rice.

Right now in Fairfax

Hot pot weather.

41° in Fairfax tonight. Your own pot of simmering broth is a few minutes away.

Pick your broth

Six broths.

KombuSeaweed, the classicIncluded
Spicy misoBold, vegan+$3
TonkotsuPork bone+$3
ChickenLight, comforting+$3
SukiyakiSweet soy+$3
TomatoHerbs, vegetarian+$3

Build your pot

Broth, protein, size: see the price as you go.

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Hot pot for a group

Everyone gets a pot.

Birthdays, families, the team. Pick how many, and here's what the table shares.

6guests
6 course setsEveryone builds their own pot
2 × A5 wagyu, 2 ozFor the table to try · $22 each
2 × California Shabu Shabu rollSomething to start · $17 each
2 × edamameWhile the broth heats up · $5 each
3 × mochi, 2 piecesTo finish · $5 each

Find us

3081 Nutley St

Fairfax, VA 22031 · Pan Am Shopping Center

Shabu-shabu originated in Osaka during the 1950s but has since spread all across Japan and now to Fairfax County!

Monday11:30 AM – 2:30 PM · 4:30 – 10 PM
Tuesday11:30 AM – 2:30 PM · 4:30 – 10 PM
Wednesday11:30 AM – 2:30 PM · 4:30 – 10 PM
Thursday11:30 AM – 2:30 PM · 4:30 – 10 PM
Friday11:30 AM – 2:30 PM · 4:30 – 10 PM
Saturday12 – 10 PM
Sunday12 – 9 PM

Weekdays we close 2:30 to 4:30 between lunch and dinner.