Halves Boiling Pot + Grill | Japanese Hotpot Shabu + Yakiniku BBQ

Visited Halves Boiling Pot + Grill in Foothill Ranch on a Wednesday for their AYCE, and it was such a great experience! We ordered the “halves” combo, half shabu, half KBBQ — and honestly, the quality of the meat blew me away. I’ve been to plenty of spots where the meat feels like an afterthought, but here it was fresh, flavorful, and a big step above the usual AYCE places. Their appetizer selection is also impressive and unlimited. We tried the pork gyozas (soooo good), the bulgogi fries (amazing!), and the chicken karaage (really solid). Everything had great flavor and tasted fresh. Food-wise, it’s an easy 5/5. Great taste, great portions, and great quality. Pricing is reasonable for what you get. It is a little pricier than big chain KBBQ spots, but the quality genuinely makes it wort

I have been eating here for years. It is my favorite restaurant to go to for A5 Shabu Shabu. The soup flavor and meat is tasty and good. Service: attentive but nothing outstanding. i feel like they are understaffed. Ambiance: bar like decoration. Modern but nothing particularly awesome.

It’s the best of both worlds when you can combine shabu shabu and teppan grill! Halves is located in a plaza at the intersection of Auto Center Drive and Towne Center Drive in Foothill Ranch. There is plenty of parking except during peak hours. Our servers were attentive but also a bit too introverted. Halves offers a decent beverage menu, whether you like your drink leaded or not. Besides sake and wine, they also carry craft beers so of course I had to try one on my recent visit. For dinner, it’s a no-brainer to go with their best seller which they coincidentally named the “Halves”. Enjoy two tender meat selections of your choice (I opted to boil the American Wagyu and grill the Angus Short Rib), fresh vegetables, and noodles in a savory broth of your choosing while grilling premium ingr

A little out of the way if you live around Irvine like me, but the food quality was worth the drive. We went around 8pm on a Saturday evening, was not crowded and we got seated immediately. Went with an order of halves (beef toro + 3-meat-combo), satisfied with the meat quality as well as portion. Only slight complaint was that my friend found a fly in her soup after she's thrown in all her meat, likely from one of the veggies. When she told the server about this, they were quite stingy about replacing the whole meat plate... Overall positive experience, recommend. Halves

The food at halves is wonderful: high quality meats, fresh veggies. The atmosphere leaves something to be desired for the price though. I would like to go back again, but it’s date night menu prices, but doesn’t have a nice restaurant feel. I wish they would make it more comfortable, with comfortable seating, etc. we spent $120 (including tip) on 2 people, with the halves menu, and 1 drink each.