Tong Yang Shabu-Shabu and Barbecue: the food choices are endless

June 24, 2018

For delicious hotpot and unlimited barbecue, Tong Yang Shabu-Shabu is the place to go.

Tong Yang Shabu-Shabu and Barbecue offers a unique dining experience wherein customers are given the liberty to cook their food in whichever way they desire. Diners may cook their food in the hotpot (shabu-shabu) and on the built-in smokeless grill on the table.

Hotpot at Tong Yang Shabu-Shabu and Barbecue
The hotpot

Tong Yang Shabu-Shabu and Barbecue: the food choices are endless

    What is shabu-shabu?


    Shabu-shabu or hotpot is a Chinese and Japanese way of cooking food in boiling broths contained in metallic pots. Slivers of meat, seafood, and vegetables are dipped in boiling soup until they are cooked. These morsels can either be eaten as is, dipped in a flavorful sauce, or as a soup using the hot broth as the base.

    The Buffet


    As with other buffet restaurants, it’s quite hard to decide where to begin at Tong Yang because there seem to be endless choices of meats, seafood, and vegetables, so we just asked our server to prepare the soups for us. 

    Food selection at Tong Yang Shabu-Shabu and Barbecue
    Food selection

    Each table was given two flavor choices for the soup and we opted for plain and sinigang, as recommended by our server. On its own, the broth is a bit bland so you would need seasonings to add flavors to it.

    The buffet table is actually a huge selection of fresh cuts of beef, pork, chicken, and seafood, as well as leafy vegetables. By huge, I mean bountiful choices of seafood and meat. 

    Grilling at Tong Yang Shabu-Shabu and Barbecue
    Grilling

    It was only here when I got to see some “exotic” cuts on display – chicken gizzard, liver, heart, pork kidneys, and intestines. There is also fresh seafood like shrimps, octopus, squid, clams, oysters, and mussels. These can be cooked in the soup or barbecued on the grill.

    Some of the selections that are available upon request but not on display are crabs and thin slices of pork neck. 

    Big crabs at Tong Yang Shabu-Shabu and Barbecue
    Big crabs

    The crabs, big and fatty, are served steamed and ready to be eaten while the pork neck is fresh and ready to be barbecued. With the assortment of ingredients on display, it was like the options for creating dishes are endless.

    For those who love Japanese dishes, there are sashimi rolls available. It’s not an extensive selection but enough to satisfy one’s cravings. There is also kimchi, fried dumplings, and crunchy pork rind (chicharon) that are great as appetizers.

    Drinks and desserts


    At Tong Yang Shabu-Shabu and Barbecue, drinks are overflowing. There are lemonades, fruit juices, iced tea, and soda. For desserts, ice cream, pastries, fresh fruits, and halo-halo are available. You would never run out of choices, no matter how you want to cap your satisfying meal.

    Our verdict


    A dinner buffet with shabu-shabu and grill costs P645 per head. I think this is not bad as compared to other buffet restaurants, most especially those that add unnecessary choices just to jack up the prices. 

    At Tong Yang, you get only what is necessary, what you would actually eat and enjoy. That is good value for money. Service is also quick, which is a necessity in any restaurant.

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    6 comments

    1. I'm looking forward to try it
      So yummy and looks deliciozo ❤️
      Love the fact that it was worth the money

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    2. Sobrang sarap naman po nito..Must try po talaga ito.. For sure magugustuhan natin ang mga foods nila. 🥰😋

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    3. never ko pa pong na try yang shabu shabu😁 parang ang sarap pong ma experience yung mga ganyang klaseng pagkain na galing pa sa mga chinese at ang galing po may buffet po sila na pwedeng pwede mong pag pilian ng mga gusto mong kainin😋

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    4. I like shabu-shabu and it's nice that Tong Yang Shabu-Shabu and Barbecue offers a reasonable yet unique dining experience. I love that they give their customers freedom to choose and the service is quick. A must visit.

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    5. FAVORITE ko din po yung shabu shabu pero matagal na ako hindi nakakain nito kaya bigla tuloy ako nag crave. Must visit po itong Tong Yang Shabu-Shabu lalo ns 645 per head lang. Busog kana hindi pa butas ang bulsa🤗

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    6. Gstong gsto ko lang po talaga matikman ang Shabu-shabu nato sobra akong naaamaze sa Pangalan palang .. really must visit this Place tingin ko palang sobrang Mabubusog na ako sa sarap.... 👌👌💯🤤😋 salamt sa pagshare daddy Ivan .. really worth the Price pa ...

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