Shabu Pub - 3809 Geary Blvd. at 2nd Ave., SFCA

   Shabu Pub occupies the site of Rohan, a Korean style shoju bar that replaced my all-time favorite Chinese restaurant in SF, Happy Family. It's now almost semi-tiki and serves shabu-shabu, the traditional Japanese hot pot, along with sushi on the dinner menu. I had a coupon for $20 and I hadn't had this dish in probably 35 years, back when I lived near the Japan Center.
   At the top you see your pot with a broth of your choice - I chose the spicy miso - your spoons, some peanut dip and light soy sauce. The server gets the broth going and then brings your choice of meats and/or vegetables and rice. I selected the Regular Seafood (12.99) which includes shrimp, scallops and mussels. You also get a bowl of vegetables, fish cakes, rice noodles and vermicelli. I neglected to take a shot of the bowl before dumping it in the pot, but you can see what I'm talking about in the third pic. The server brought the seafood first, all of it right from the freezer, but it cooked up quickly and I removed all of it back onto the plate so it wouldn't overcook. I then helped myself to a little of the vegetables and broth, a mussel or a shrimp, a little more from the pot and so on. Oh, and a nice glass of Shrimp Tempura (6.99) - I just needed something fried.
   They have an all-you-can-eat for $28, and you get a scoop of ice cream with your meal. Fresh oysters are $.99, which were unfortunately not available if you use a coupon, which doesn't make much since to me.
   The sushi looks interesting and I'm going to wait on giving this place a rating until after I try it. Check 'em out at:www.shabupub.com