Arashi Shabu Shabu Restaurant at Jusco Tebrau City

I had lunch at Arashi Shabu Shabu Japanese Restaurant at Johor Bahru's Jusco Tebrau City some time ago. The restaurant is fairly new and it is evident that a lot of thought has gone into the decor of the place to make it look more upmarket.


According to the materials on each table, what makes Arashi unique is its sauce bar which a customer having a shabu shabu meal can help oneself to (or pay RM2 if one isn't having a shabu shabu meal). The customer can mix and match the various types of sauces which consist of satay sauce, special sauce, devil sauce, sesame sauce, chinese parsley, tonkatsu sauce, teriyaki sauce, mala sauce and miso sauce.

The cost of a shabu shabu meal starts from RM 16.90 and one has a choice of miso broth or japanese broth. To have the kimuchi or tom yam broth, one would have to add a further RM2. There are no refills for the broth. The types of shabu shabu meals are ostrich meat, beef, seafood scallop, tempura etc. If one does not want shabu shabu, one can choose from the set meal page. The prices for the set meals from RM 19.90 to RM 28.90. We shared one ostrich meat shabu shabu ramen set and one beef shabu shabu ramen set with 2 cups of iced green tea which came in total to about RM 43.

The Slog Reviews: 7.5/10. While the ambiance of the restaurant and service level were above average, the portion of the food served for the price paid could be a tad too little - especially for a restaurant which isn't considered fine-dining. The sauces at the sauce bar are also far from exceptional save for the variety which is more than the norm and the ability for one to mix and match the sauces to a combination that one might enjoy.