Shabu Sushi Restaurant at Hougang Mall and NEX

I like the concept of this restaurant where the items for your steamboat comes around a conveyor belt just like the sushi places. Would could be funner than that! We've eaten at the NEX outlet several times. It's inexpensive especially for kids and senior citizens and students. Which would explain why it's getting more and more crowded these days and since it's a buffet waiting for a table can take forever. The NEX outlet is also a bit cramped.

You get to choose from 2 or 3 different stocks - sukiyaki, Tom yum and chicken I think it was. Nothing fantastic really, standard stock, we usually choose sukiyaki and Tom yum.

NEX outlet

Recently we tried the Hougang Mall outlet. It was TERRIBLE! Not sure if it's always like that but you can bet we'll never go back there again. Staff attention was pretty lame and they ran out of ice for the drinks (at 8pm!). The sushi and other 'hot food' was pretty crummy too. One of the worst things there is the lighting. They have this horrible disco light affect overhead that changes from green to red to yellow to blue. Argh it was horrible, gave us a headache.

NEX outlet. Lots of dipping sauces available.

Fresh prawns are available at both outlets.

So in short, try the NEX one and avoid the Hougang one if you can!

Angry Birds fish cakes,

some other shaped fish cakes....these were tough

happy camper :)

Tom Yum soup base with the overhead funky lights reflecting off the soup (at Hougang)