Square Shabu

The owner puts a lot of thought into his dishes and sides. For example the clams come in a marinated sauce. The meat is tender and thinly sliced. If you want sheer quantity then go to Shabuya. If you want a finer experience than you can’t go wrong coming here. Hopefully you won’t because I don’t like being in a wait list.

Not going to have to drive all the way to Chinatown for hot pot anymore! A new shabu/hot pot restaurant that seats around 50 people. There are individual burners so you can choose the flavor that you want. Their spicy broth was at a perfect level where your nose sweats a bit from the spice. Next time we'll try more appetizers and their skewers!

We tried this place for the first time and loved it. Shabuya is my usual go to place, but Square Shabu was absolutely better. Meats were QUALITY, the spicy broth was heavenly. They have 2 options, regular menu $32.99 and Premium Menu was 42.99 pp. Will definitely be back.

If you are looking for authentic hot pot AKA shabu shabu, Square Shabu is the place! The small business owner Gavin is very friendly and checks on customers himself to make sure everyone is having a good time and leaves with a full belly. I love the individual personal hot pots of soup so everyone in your party can have what they want. Meat quality is top notch. I highly recommend the wagyu brisket, so very flavorful and it was my favorite. They also have lamb, but we were too full to try it. I got the mushroom dashi broth and it was perfect. There are a large variety of sides and skewers. I really enjoyed the fish skin, which has the texture of jellyfish and the owner was telling me the sauce is made from sechuan peppercorns which gives a fun numbing of the mouth with the spice. Lots of veggies and items you can add to your soup. Sauce bar is on point with a special homemade sesame sauce that Gavin the owner perfected. And try the house soy sauce too. For the sides we got the beef tataki, sweet shrimp, and they had a special of roasted bone marrow. Highly recommend! For dessert I had to ask what the taro balls were. It’s a fried ball with taro inside and is drizzled with chocolate sauce. If taro isn’t your thing, they have a variety of ice cream too. Excellent way to end a meal. For drinks there is a large selection of beer, sake, soju, and whiskey. Best whiskey selection at a hot pot place I have seen in Nevada and California. All pours are 10-25 bucks, very reasonable for some of the hard to find and international pours. We will definitely be back to try more items on the menu!

As much as I would like to gatekeep this place because I don't want their prices to go up in a month or two, I want to share my experience here having dinner last night. I was looking for a new place to try and saw Square shabu pop up on my Yelp, so I took my wife and I here Saturday night. The place wasn't too busy (the area is a bit hidden) and we were seated right away. Riley was our server and I think he was the only server in the place for the most part of our dinner. Despite that, he provided us with amazing service throughout the meal. We were never left wanting. They only really serve 4 types of beef and pork shoulder plus a couple of seafood items on their 32.99 menu, but it was sufficient in filling us up as we probably ordered 10 rounds of 2 items each. I made up my own sauce consisting of ponzu, garlic, and green chili and it was heaven on earth. The meats they serve are really high quality, and please don't overcook them. They also have sake and beer, so the place felt authentically Japanese. For dessert, I beg you to please get the deep fried taro balls. They are life changing. I was telling Riley that I don't think I've ever had anything like that for dessert anywhere else in Vegas. The ambiance also brought me back to Japan, just having been there a month ago. I will definitely be back to Square and am telling you Summerlin people to skip Chinatown and not sleep on this place.