tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82325955354864191842024-02-20T06:13:43.599-08:00California Shabu Shabu South Coastcalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-43121475980133162112011-05-04T16:02:00.000-07:002011-05-04T16:13:08.278-07:00We're a Treasure from the East!Let's just hope we never get buried! OK enough with the horrible puns.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.californiashabushabu.com/treasures_from_the_east_oc.pdf" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnxatNJDaEFGzrMYyqFZ23woIQXGWQzv-IslJMqNXjQfHts7tUmPZQFMKBYf-1yia4VfGlbuHir2w8Mrk3eyO0PTTAHDsY4Nm7F0UqnbXY5fcgv5CHA_8B3l9CebtvVODpKvOz8DJSIdxj/s320/locale.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603001730109088498" /></a><br />For those of you who haven't picked up an issue of Locale yet, they have been providing a peek into Orange County that even some Orange Countyers (Countyites? County Folk? I digress...) may not know of. Anyhoo, I'm a little bit behind on this post, but wanted you guys to check out an article written up by Anna Tran for Locale's last issue (poke the image above for the full article). They gave us a quick review that you can catch on page two (2) and also a great shout out for our friends over at 85c on page four (4).<br /><br />For up to date Locale articles, visit:<br />http://localemagazine.com<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-4614949984876373872011-04-29T11:25:00.000-07:002011-04-29T11:25:00.389-07:00The Cal Shabu Santa Monica Blog Officially Launced!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DMjVcZNiq8U_AMaYsTqkjLtx3uFw_thMiTK2d3xSAXB2Pt1cJ5Uc1dZ7Qhe1-lqDkU5pMv4B7WVc3-4Frzi5Htc6131qKN0bpEKEKgtj6ko2MI-DEtUTCdBNLkndop9NVIUZkgpfFi4G/s1600/IMG_0030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DMjVcZNiq8U_AMaYsTqkjLtx3uFw_thMiTK2d3xSAXB2Pt1cJ5Uc1dZ7Qhe1-lqDkU5pMv4B7WVc3-4Frzi5Htc6131qKN0bpEKEKgtj6ko2MI-DEtUTCdBNLkndop9NVIUZkgpfFi4G/s320/IMG_0030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600332655716105410" /></a><br /><br /><br />It may have taken a bit of time *ahem, ASH*, but the California Shabu Shabu Santa Monica site blog has launched!<br /><br />For those of you who don't already know or have wondered where Ash has been lately, his blog will let you see what's been swirling around and taking up much of his life at the moment.<br /><br />When you guys get a moment, pop on over to the blog and wish him luck on his new endeavor!<br /><br />http://calshabusm.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-59732927271046470572011-04-27T11:22:00.000-07:002011-05-04T15:55:21.124-07:00Did She Swallow?After a dinner together, Shabu made some new friends (and hopefully fans) in Jason and Dee. She posted up some words about us on her blog, hit the following link to take a peek:<br /><br /><a href="http://didiswallow.blogspot.com/2011/04/dish-so-nice-they-named-it-twice.html" target="_blank">http://didiswallow.blogspot.com/2011/04/dish-so-nice-they-named-it-twice.html</a><br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-80704992275178255302011-02-23T09:58:00.000-08:002011-02-23T10:03:33.010-08:00I Love Our Customers...but these kind of conversations are driving me insane:<br /><br />*Phone rings at Cal Shabs*<br /><br />Me : California Shabu Shabu, can I help you?<br /><br />Earthling : Ummmmm, will you guys be busy today around 7:30?<br /><br />Me : *Shaking Magic 8 Ball in order to tell the future* I'm not too sure, but the usual forecast says that we get busy between 7:00 to 8:30.<br /><br />Earthling : Ummmmmmmmmmmm, ok. Do you take reservations?<br /><br />Me : I'm sorry, we don't. Every seat is first come, first served.<br /><br />Earthling : Well, what if I have a party of six?<br /><br />Me : yeah, it's still first come, first served. Again, i'm sorry.<br /><br />Earthling : Ummmmmmm, can you write my name on the list?<br /><br />Me : No, sorry, but one of you could come early and scribble down a name.<br /><br />Earthling : Hmmmmmm, could you save me 6 seats at 7:30, would that work?<br /><br />Me : It would work, but unfortunately, that would be making a reservation, and we don't take reservations. Your best bet would probably be to come in a bit earlier just in case, but we do have lounge seating where you can grab some beer or sake. I also just brought in a Galaga/Ms. pac-man machine that would rock your socks off.<br /><br />Earthling : What? Ummmmm, ok. Thanks.<br /><br />Me : You're welcome, hope to see you tonight!<br /><br /> <br /><br />Sometimes i feel like smashing my phone against our grey tiled kitchen floor.calshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-32067434286813827182010-11-23T16:04:00.000-08:002010-11-23T16:18:02.339-08:00Help Wanted...Again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRT6I3UPlYS9tP0KA6Tx_yBXRwDbNdJNwUelq-Vqx8mu4aIBBKHRnr5h33cx40qx7_5PLjmdghxFlJe0BITSfcOP-hsxY6WHAcNPFHbdK1zq4J39aCM_vxGmJ0RywwQHUWfdTg53UR_Iw/s1600/help-wanted.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRT6I3UPlYS9tP0KA6Tx_yBXRwDbNdJNwUelq-Vqx8mu4aIBBKHRnr5h33cx40qx7_5PLjmdghxFlJe0BITSfcOP-hsxY6WHAcNPFHbdK1zq4J39aCM_vxGmJ0RywwQHUWfdTg53UR_Iw/s320/help-wanted.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542900714000268338" /></a><br /><br />Welllllllll, we're looking at picking up someone to join our cult...errr family. So if you're interested in slinging meat and vegetables alongside yours truly, you can check out the craigslist post here:<br /><br />http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/fbh/2076361716.html<br /><br />or you here you go:<br /><br />California Shabu Shabu in Costa Mesa is looking for an energetic and friendly server that can work well in a fast paced environment. Our application can be found online @ www.californiashabushabu.com/application.pdf. <br /><br />We are looking for: <br />- Minimum 1 year serving experience. <br />- Able to work quickly under pressure, as we do get busy and our customers expect and are accustomed to a high level of service <br />- Energetic and ambitious attitude with constant sense of urgency while working. <br />- Motivated team player. <br />- Flexible work schedule is preferred but not required. <br />- Fluency in Japanese is a BIG plus. <br /><br />Please fill out the application and email them to the address listed above (leonard@californiashabushabu.com) or drop them off @ 801 Baker Street #A in Costa Mesa. Ask for Leonard between 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM or 2:45 PM to 4:30 PM on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, or Fridays. <br /><br />Thank you! <br /><br />Please pass the message on to anyone you know who may be interested.<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-48235546655658114242010-11-08T10:07:00.000-08:002010-11-08T10:07:00.576-08:00There is No Escaping the Ogre<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-593Tdl4-fuVqVi3AwbhrtIOwnP5VxozeRyKFGl2yumymHq2wKRA_F93EcHD4DyFG9yhNFczJF6FsbE4bsnaDncImehY9Vjio4E2uqD6TZ5Tqcn7giwpDookXMr01xrRiUGDTjj1KboRI/s1600/IMG_0010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-593Tdl4-fuVqVi3AwbhrtIOwnP5VxozeRyKFGl2yumymHq2wKRA_F93EcHD4DyFG9yhNFczJF6FsbE4bsnaDncImehY9Vjio4E2uqD6TZ5Tqcn7giwpDookXMr01xrRiUGDTjj1KboRI/s320/IMG_0010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534722695772068578" /></a><br />Do you see that? That's more money flying out of our bank account because of more things failing us from our original contractor/ogre. So, this time, our sealed concrete floors were rippling and bubbling up. On top of that, the original layer wasn't as strong as we were promised, so there were scuff marks and all around ugliness on the floors.<br /><br />Luckily for us, our concrete guy, Carlos was able to salvage some of the headache. Sorry for all of you that came in and ate while we were grinding away the old floors. It was so loud, my brain was shaking in my skull. All-in-all, we have nice shiny concrete floors again in our bathrooms. Now we just have to get our footprints back in there!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOkJ6LQnIctuv1pJWfUt5Bg7JQDJBl9y5uURzDuJYIsN23ylUTdvd6xNESUteePgDuOrdHehbtvP388G6F06ROE06SL2rib984ZlLdENAQ3ZxSD5DkOoarqGuuyNbj7f7Zy6oAd79316E/s1600/IMG_0024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOkJ6LQnIctuv1pJWfUt5Bg7JQDJBl9y5uURzDuJYIsN23ylUTdvd6xNESUteePgDuOrdHehbtvP388G6F06ROE06SL2rib984ZlLdENAQ3ZxSD5DkOoarqGuuyNbj7f7Zy6oAd79316E/s320/IMG_0024.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534724307540735810" /></a><center>Oooohhh Pretty</center><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9POLQGQ2HdvrUsTP0BTKu-AA-ZvGBHwimg3dd8rqEjcgnSSEK2LTRVD9r52JIe9llCpg9suxHVOWLjjfYU6nzk9F1W_fgVgolmrl5w6myrFMcZZ5l05sDnrI3rh4c47X-aB6BmqzbKbTz/s1600/IMG_0026.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9POLQGQ2HdvrUsTP0BTKu-AA-ZvGBHwimg3dd8rqEjcgnSSEK2LTRVD9r52JIe9llCpg9suxHVOWLjjfYU6nzk9F1W_fgVgolmrl5w6myrFMcZZ5l05sDnrI3rh4c47X-aB6BmqzbKbTz/s320/IMG_0026.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534725113842665618" /></a><center>Carlos!</center><br /><br />Do you think that was going to be it? Of course not! Tune in soon to see what else has fallen apart, yay!<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-68729510999836868402010-10-29T11:32:00.000-07:002010-11-01T11:35:46.245-07:00Deja Vu All Over AgainI promised these would be up about three (3) months ago, and like most promises I make about blogging, it was left unfulfilled...until NOW!<br /><br />Our friends below happened to stroll in on day one - June 18th, 2009 AD and exactly again on our one (1) year anniversary.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3IH8V1tQm5IQrYmJCyYg17rb9g8vP2y9lQG4MoFRFdy7kG0XKR15aFo6KQ9cSRdyOGFTqZheYQ8l4kab_MPXXv5Akb8Hidj6Ic1WuitzQzt1G4zZHt4xMksazZ-tvy8Tq2LdtyNDsYlci/s1600/DSCF8111.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3IH8V1tQm5IQrYmJCyYg17rb9g8vP2y9lQG4MoFRFdy7kG0XKR15aFo6KQ9cSRdyOGFTqZheYQ8l4kab_MPXXv5Akb8Hidj6Ic1WuitzQzt1G4zZHt4xMksazZ-tvy8Tq2LdtyNDsYlci/s320/DSCF8111.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533538518278599490" /></a><center>Bao and Tim, Our First Customers</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWuWE2wOR1i-q1DzxiZ7EVD1t82gOFCK_njH62OCwOZ5pBXzGjcLAQmBn5sN6S0w3ykAFfqH7HM8jLPVpTs37kefqtoQ9AWOVaWK540EsF2NrThBetVOKakmXtdzJmhFVRhaW8mAOQEKn/s1600/tim.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWuWE2wOR1i-q1DzxiZ7EVD1t82gOFCK_njH62OCwOZ5pBXzGjcLAQmBn5sN6S0w3ykAFfqH7HM8jLPVpTs37kefqtoQ9AWOVaWK540EsF2NrThBetVOKakmXtdzJmhFVRhaW8mAOQEKn/s320/tim.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534650102057325714" /></a><center>Tim Dug Out the Same Shirt Haha</center><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMCGVjpu8T2FSW4Z3t3g9lBQqkUZDVz10ZQkNcnBF3WwXw8g5AgVtWbVDBRx-XExxaGNiYV8Z_r6qGWJqpmGYANHDdYedewftIhLYdSfx9tM0qZWE-25K8sJwpuCjuuaOVTNqK5Ips7aH/s1600/061809A.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMCGVjpu8T2FSW4Z3t3g9lBQqkUZDVz10ZQkNcnBF3WwXw8g5AgVtWbVDBRx-XExxaGNiYV8Z_r6qGWJqpmGYANHDdYedewftIhLYdSfx9tM0qZWE-25K8sJwpuCjuuaOVTNqK5Ips7aH/s320/061809A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534650690890205346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmZ5_jKQjAae4WSbtZJWlYCnA86zueL-DtFHscrTUSePtvk6rWnO-a5jDNS_tB5Iwa4_FcKIMWhjmLsxgYgO5J-gRKA5-8W_ULfgnQCAPFlO_toy05Fyvga0l0SsWNL8Ya05zs04jb6rA/s1600/061809D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirmZ5_jKQjAae4WSbtZJWlYCnA86zueL-DtFHscrTUSePtvk6rWnO-a5jDNS_tB5Iwa4_FcKIMWhjmLsxgYgO5J-gRKA5-8W_ULfgnQCAPFlO_toy05Fyvga0l0SsWNL8Ya05zs04jb6rA/s320/061809D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534651211156225170" /></a><center>Dynamaria and Mike</center><br /><br />And here they are on our Anniversary:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsKRtor3H-YHJfhGY2nN1YaChpwRv7P2nsgBDJcECpvPUP5szC1dgHkki2JJoYRnxwaLSj3stLTGvH6ujbV3LmEW2zSjruF5eFEdKA4k06X2v76YGlCUYAWbirJTacZgN1bGvaTENimR_/s1600/maria.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigsKRtor3H-YHJfhGY2nN1YaChpwRv7P2nsgBDJcECpvPUP5szC1dgHkki2JJoYRnxwaLSj3stLTGvH6ujbV3LmEW2zSjruF5eFEdKA4k06X2v76YGlCUYAWbirJTacZgN1bGvaTENimR_/s320/maria.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534651479569945090" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for coming in and celebrating that day with us, guys!<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-26169649855562779372010-10-25T09:10:00.000-07:002010-10-25T09:21:49.977-07:00You Can't Escape Beef<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBSrSqYPB9zd-inklfg8Poq6kWO1gRcWkZTLf6MlMjxskf1mxkqVScE5Ey64orjhb6FS_1vBKRyoHmz6CB-FJGv91cwrJ4xJpigObrTBs71o6AW_75dCB34SDOVCGhTS4l9hRI0ECJjW5/s1600/500x_no-such-thing-as-a-vegan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBSrSqYPB9zd-inklfg8Poq6kWO1gRcWkZTLf6MlMjxskf1mxkqVScE5Ey64orjhb6FS_1vBKRyoHmz6CB-FJGv91cwrJ4xJpigObrTBs71o6AW_75dCB34SDOVCGhTS4l9hRI0ECJjW5/s320/500x_no-such-thing-as-a-vegan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532017480693206530" /></a><br />Yowzas, has it really been almost four (4) months since our last entry? Well...we're back! This time, hopefully more frequently *ahem*.<br /><br />Anyhoo, I caught this image that shows that eating beef isn't so bad and that vegans and vegetarians may find it difficult to dodge using some product in their life that has some cow in it. Cheers to you, bovine, for you are supplying us with a plethora of goodness (**we still have our vegetarian offerings**, love you). Hit this <a target="_blank" href="http://streakr.com/no-such-thing-as-a-vegan/">link</a> to check out the full article at Streakr.<br /><br />I know I have said this before, but check back soon with us, we'll be posting up some new stuff soon!<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-14679871026790690852010-06-30T17:43:00.000-07:002010-06-30T17:56:41.747-07:00KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNN!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJayK4KWG6hZLzsU12vnb5tDjQmSiNymQs07m_58gjXv6p32t8chLu2Y6vAe0ufyNjq0nTiI1Z5UtYliljXY3kg-D55VSXSmjm_8ZaYiw32x36eWCT4Xm8dF1LLw9OattOluX9StIv2ZS/s1600/DSCF8543.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJayK4KWG6hZLzsU12vnb5tDjQmSiNymQs07m_58gjXv6p32t8chLu2Y6vAe0ufyNjq0nTiI1Z5UtYliljXY3kg-D55VSXSmjm_8ZaYiw32x36eWCT4Xm8dF1LLw9OattOluX9StIv2ZS/s320/DSCF8543.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488733312690985634" /></a><br />I am a genetically enhanced superhuman, well, at least a certain marketing/ad company thinks so. But, honestly, could you even trust a company that claims to have our best interests and can't even get my name right?<br /><br />For those of you who are either too young or just not a complete geek/nerd/dork like I am, the Star Trek reference completely escaped you, please accept my apology. For those of you who want to relive that great scene of Captain Kirk screaming "KHANNNN!!!" and having it echo into outer space, take the leap of faith <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRnSnfiUI54" target="_blank">here</a>. Regardless, even if you don't know what the heck I'm rambling about, you need to check out that scene. Shatner is a deity.<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-63699982792575672452010-06-24T16:54:00.000-07:002010-06-24T17:15:56.713-07:00One Year Anni Part 1<a href="http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=764727567803%3A265531125&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee" target="_blank"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnohpyV52fXrFkvFd6clSY3wgyOqUC7jM61QtDWCJlo-8h3WY0t6d5harg8wDAn308SIAGdkC5PPFMfXg6DRqiSqdDgBiLW2_8U0-a_8fz5d8TSlM_jTdrRg376-xFs3kXyd6K2lxUNdkJ/s320/P1000361.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486493744844228146" /></a><br />Yikes, that was us at 7:30 PM PST on our anniversary (click on the picture to hop to the album. Make sure to check back here soon for some more pictures, too). Needless to say, it got progressively worse from here on out.<br /><br />A big thanks goes out to every one who has supported us through our first year of infancy. It's been full of bumps and brusises, but along with those, a ton of laughs, fun, and drinks...many, many, many drinks.<br /><br />We hope everyone had a great time on Friday! Sorry for anybody who came around not knowing how crammed in there it turned out to be, we had no idea it would turn into such a mad house. We are truly appreciative of all the great friends and people we have met in our first year. Here's hoping there will be many more years for us to celebrate.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />All of us @ Cal Shabu<br /><br />Huge Ups for all the DJ's, Pinky Taylor, and "Sheric" for helping us with the first round of pictures.calshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-32984838200090891382010-06-09T16:09:00.001-07:002010-06-09T16:26:06.988-07:00Come Celebrate Our Baby Turning 1!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2f5zxtO1JFDDukmyJMLXVG81SWsUv5bHWYi4jkQkyOAJzoaEli6QohkM995qDDGEInnKXmmkPU2BySDYRYAph7sc7qrul_QUEMkdFBlaaDbr3YYQOIQD7z5CLKXxDImNklBm5_bs8p3Rg/s1600/cal+shabu+shabu+flyer+-+letter+size.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2f5zxtO1JFDDukmyJMLXVG81SWsUv5bHWYi4jkQkyOAJzoaEli6QohkM995qDDGEInnKXmmkPU2BySDYRYAph7sc7qrul_QUEMkdFBlaaDbr3YYQOIQD7z5CLKXxDImNklBm5_bs8p3Rg/s320/cal+shabu+shabu+flyer+-+letter+size.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480915182102369778" /></a><br />The year has flown by for us, so much so that we almost forgot about our one (1) year anniversary! Ash and I had been talking since March about what to do and then *WHAMMY*, it all of a sudden is a week and a half away. Fortunately we have some pretty rad friends, and we've pulled together an event for Friday - June 18th, 2010 AD!<br /><br />We're going to be be throwing $1 beer, $4 pitchers, $1 sake, and free ice cream to kiddies (or those acting like kiddies who don't want to drink with us) at you all day long. Starting at 7 PM PST we will also be hosting live art exhibitions with Pinky Taylor, Karafuru, and Kimo. Spinning some sets for us that night will be DJ's: Flashpoint Grafix, Mike Ill, Wendy City, Pretty Boy Paul, and noMSG.<br /><br />Ash and I have staffed up some extra people throughout the day, so feel free to cheers us! We may have to take a quick nap between shifts to recharge our livers, though. The party stops, well...when it stops! We hope to see you guys there.<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-43970655817863185972010-05-31T10:58:00.000-07:002010-05-31T10:58:00.125-07:00A Mini Bit of Perspective<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi487mawI68K0xudRiHpDFKfmucRuaRE1d10lKvzHVQsxJmccfGwTzDUmaeYbxgfk-byy7ek0efpxO5Qr9rQJN39E_N47fTlzylw_ttHkiG3pVqQ1BTWiHflXnwDPq4dtKWwlSNB2xryYhE/s1600/DSCF8538.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi487mawI68K0xudRiHpDFKfmucRuaRE1d10lKvzHVQsxJmccfGwTzDUmaeYbxgfk-byy7ek0efpxO5Qr9rQJN39E_N47fTlzylw_ttHkiG3pVqQ1BTWiHflXnwDPq4dtKWwlSNB2xryYhE/s320/DSCF8538.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474899596105901906" /></a><br />Doesn't the vegetable plate above look delicious and fresh? Now...can you figure out what's wrong with the plate?<br /><br />If you can't, the picture below will spill the beans:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRiLSeMfKuQgZU5PACYnNGO7-dV9qIVAl80dswSiCyoUr8c90fWtZBIzi3Xq-8PTxLYRFu2I7hc5v_5XDmokHyWxMFh2wQ1AlSXDQrDiMikMjY2V8XKVaggRqF1i3Qu9MRX9wvshXPBS4/s1600/DSCF8539.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrRiLSeMfKuQgZU5PACYnNGO7-dV9qIVAl80dswSiCyoUr8c90fWtZBIzi3Xq-8PTxLYRFu2I7hc5v_5XDmokHyWxMFh2wQ1AlSXDQrDiMikMjY2V8XKVaggRqF1i3Qu9MRX9wvshXPBS4/s320/DSCF8539.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474901334822555586" /></a><br />Johnny, our resident multi-tasker and one of the original vegetable platers from Cal Shabu Fountain Valley, decided it would be fun to miniaturize a plate of vegetables. To give you some kind of perspective on just how small this is, it's sitting on one of the tiny pickle plates. Which are about half the size of our ice cream plates! Sometimes, people just have too much time on their hands ha ha.<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-45546330373678962272010-05-22T11:28:00.000-07:002010-05-23T12:01:03.168-07:00Fridges Aren't Supposed to be Frozen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TZZPbCnADI_3wXqyReimCYQO6-0P_dAKYZDQDdkWS9T8jXr_6z-Yt1iN4NkyQR2ALz3cmW-RbLKLu9qm1pmnqOtv1V0lZiaqa7FK29hOLOi0gF55QZIcHU5hcP3FxGtN6hEBcq78-yu1/s1600/IMG_0235.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_TZZPbCnADI_3wXqyReimCYQO6-0P_dAKYZDQDdkWS9T8jXr_6z-Yt1iN4NkyQR2ALz3cmW-RbLKLu9qm1pmnqOtv1V0lZiaqa7FK29hOLOi0gF55QZIcHU5hcP3FxGtN6hEBcq78-yu1/s320/IMG_0235.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474163679736673874" /></a><br />That, my friends, is what happens when empty plastic bags get too close to the condenser. Ash and I were drinking a beer when we looked at each other in disgust as the beer was pretty darn warm. Ash said he cranked the refrigerator down because it wasn't getting cold enough, so I strolled back to check it out. After scratching my head in confusion, I poked my head behind the condenser and what did I see? A frozen mess.<br /><br />Ash and I started filling up spray bottles with warm water and began squirting and chiseling away at the ice block. As customers started filing away, we asked Jorge to finish up the job. We poked our heads back later and saw Jorge had grabbed a hose and melted away all the ice in a couple of minutes...much more efficient than spray bottles that cramped up our hands ha ha. Needless to say, plastic bags are not allowed on the top rack anymore. Our apologies go out to a few customers who had to have their beers put in ice buckets that day. Sowwie!<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-85694316579146775652010-03-29T10:09:00.000-07:002010-03-29T10:09:00.342-07:00Happy Birthday to Me Julies!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhCVIj3JsAwZKHNqJ6hlE5YYYGlNjkVWcwr3BvRuLp9DxzNv9KFgKvk4Jzh8w_QrCTHacWKrZ-G2tVXmasvDTXrS5FA1ev6p43xazIlraoJ8ndHeH_-p6dyhFXcRZBsJ4w1Yl-FvehThG/s1600-h/IMG_0153.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhCVIj3JsAwZKHNqJ6hlE5YYYGlNjkVWcwr3BvRuLp9DxzNv9KFgKvk4Jzh8w_QrCTHacWKrZ-G2tVXmasvDTXrS5FA1ev6p43xazIlraoJ8ndHeH_-p6dyhFXcRZBsJ4w1Yl-FvehThG/s320/IMG_0153.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451924365005539986" /></a><br />One of our own, Julie, celebrated breaking out of her 21 years on this little green and blue planet and into her 22nd year at where? Yup, her place of employment.<br /><br />Things got a little sloppy, but it was definitely a ton of fun. Well, besides me making her cry by telling her that people already left her party when I knew darn well they were just outside grabbing a smoke (sorry, my luv, you know I can't refrain sometimes). Thanks to everyone who came in to drink, laugh, and eat.<br /><br />Next time you guys see Julie in here, you guys owe her 22 spankings!<br /><br />On a side note, what kind of face is Yuka making over there on the right? I have no idea.<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-6363695184131639912010-03-23T12:57:00.000-07:002010-03-23T13:07:35.122-07:00Happy (Lucky) 13th!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6MuLkwYfQSrIGwJOU6OnPwLaQEiMt0hc2yDQuVNQ4eSqiShlptC5s8He59K4nzkXz-9KG6WzwPN_tiLF_WnKcHJtXzOi782cPW_gcJYVkoZAqxg1GDf95M2Je5-XX7d_1XMb7Qd6ckJ5p/s1600-h/interior.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6MuLkwYfQSrIGwJOU6OnPwLaQEiMt0hc2yDQuVNQ4eSqiShlptC5s8He59K4nzkXz-9KG6WzwPN_tiLF_WnKcHJtXzOi782cPW_gcJYVkoZAqxg1GDf95M2Je5-XX7d_1XMb7Qd6ckJ5p/s320/interior.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451922595998205634" /></a><br />Ooooopsies, This is a little bit late, but we just wanted to scream a big "CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 13TH YEAR IN FOUNTAIN VALLEY!!!" The original shabu shabu location in Orange County just rolled into their 14th year on March 10th, 2010 AD.<br /><br />The next time you guys stop by in there, give them all a round of high fives. Especially Kenny and his only-guy-since-1992-to-still-have-a-fade haircut.<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-88436203636866473862010-03-18T10:20:00.000-07:002010-03-18T10:20:00.256-07:00Our Resident Hair Stylist<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrGxDUl1yfz19L-i0UQF9Hp8a-bHsq-rdmXbL7JZSevJwzlql8UYPH6OvchUYjXYrVD7gKQrZECc-ft1ZaT7AG0ni_FlorIie6D7zENVqCJ4V9vzUKviUIOMN3zwFBYHhnkCv6wzgol2S/s1600-h/DSCF8193.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrGxDUl1yfz19L-i0UQF9Hp8a-bHsq-rdmXbL7JZSevJwzlql8UYPH6OvchUYjXYrVD7gKQrZECc-ft1ZaT7AG0ni_FlorIie6D7zENVqCJ4V9vzUKviUIOMN3zwFBYHhnkCv6wzgol2S/s320/DSCF8193.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448649723415579042" /></a><br />Meet Tim. Tim cuts my hair. Tim drinks a lot of Sake.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtgZ4BeTzQndZZ5K5RycBlRN2I3zhbWy2kA8Ihz2kWfaCdoQP2aJuFp3At7yP25A14aPefe1jLeCKrTYQPWsiunwfe_iAAW8nnC3w67qSrs1B_Zu9oDGlj2IFEOSL2SDnSYHlykfk_Kuw/s1600-h/DSCF8368.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtgZ4BeTzQndZZ5K5RycBlRN2I3zhbWy2kA8Ihz2kWfaCdoQP2aJuFp3At7yP25A14aPefe1jLeCKrTYQPWsiunwfe_iAAW8nnC3w67qSrs1B_Zu9oDGlj2IFEOSL2SDnSYHlykfk_Kuw/s320/DSCF8368.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448649472006548114" /></a><br />Tim likes to help clean after drinking a lot of Sake. By cleaning I mean just pushing around the dirty stuff on the table.<br /><br />Happy birthday, Tim!<br /><br />You can see Tim here or make an appointment to see him at the <a href="http://www.richardmichaelsalon.com/" target="_blank">Richard Michael Aveda Salon in South Coast Plaza on the Crystal Court side.</a><br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-7405606807903537412010-03-15T10:54:00.000-07:002010-03-15T10:54:00.139-07:00110 Roses<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuE2xoWbI2Wp8QIeNJmrroD_WGclW_v6y3hbDfPFw18IeYUdbDAC6LIF9-ePYDhYnOjFClKWVYT-XM9bX9A2YPel0Y5x98R8FOPy2aHajrdEBlEuLgb15GtIwud75PgpoZZbJfeX4addm/s1600-h/DSCF8521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuE2xoWbI2Wp8QIeNJmrroD_WGclW_v6y3hbDfPFw18IeYUdbDAC6LIF9-ePYDhYnOjFClKWVYT-XM9bX9A2YPel0Y5x98R8FOPy2aHajrdEBlEuLgb15GtIwud75PgpoZZbJfeX4addm/s320/DSCF8521.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448596110302345986" /></a><br /><br />This is a just a quickie...we had a bucket of 110 roses that we handed out to the ladies on Valentine's day. By the end of both shifts, we gave out our last one to our last customer. Perfectomundo!<br /><br />For the best flower arrangements on the planet, visit Panage @ <a href="http://www.panage.com/" target="_blank">http://www.panage.com/</a> and ask for Mr. or Mrs. Yang and tell them Leonard sent ya.<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-59053463360032035502010-02-25T10:43:00.000-08:002010-02-25T10:43:00.554-08:00Paranormal Activity in our Kitchen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVM6LMVa9gwEvSt8iuiam3Oy3-nPalNx0xgfDeBdDhqr0Vst9n1-0VafkUeK3ELdbGZ9K0z71qIOqY0i9wROlqJbtm5ijoOWNQW0orYSpYFaaLAT8QjOz2VWcxYMoYxRSkYE6fvvGNjBoF/s1600-h/DSCF8392.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVM6LMVa9gwEvSt8iuiam3Oy3-nPalNx0xgfDeBdDhqr0Vst9n1-0VafkUeK3ELdbGZ9K0z71qIOqY0i9wROlqJbtm5ijoOWNQW0orYSpYFaaLAT8QjOz2VWcxYMoYxRSkYE6fvvGNjBoF/s320/DSCF8392.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436424835560304658" /></a><br /><br />I walked in this morning to find our kitchen looking like it was possessed, but deduced shortly after that it was just more silliness at the hands of our kitchen staff. The decided to dump all the dry ice that came in with our shipments in every possible place where water would run, making the entire back area look like a scene from a really terrible horror movie (which is one of my vices, bad horror movies are soooo good). In addition to this, the floor was like an oil slick causing Ami to almost eat it a few times as she was prepping for the lunch shift. Nice to know that our insurance plan may get put to use for something not so much restaurant related.<br /><br /><center>Here's another look</center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJRVBijg4W-zIqB3pHg3bc03m1GSyhtwWkhY31AjFu34e4e1mifKYWhu4Y9i2NVnunIo1SilbL_-7GGy_p_KbtCPhxBnoeVk3rlUmtMDkbQ5p1pdEWZ7-qZDcxaKk8N4nV4rGQEYfwMMU/s1600-h/DSCF8391.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJRVBijg4W-zIqB3pHg3bc03m1GSyhtwWkhY31AjFu34e4e1mifKYWhu4Y9i2NVnunIo1SilbL_-7GGy_p_KbtCPhxBnoeVk3rlUmtMDkbQ5p1pdEWZ7-qZDcxaKk8N4nV4rGQEYfwMMU/s320/DSCF8391.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436425737725600034" /></a><br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-87369569348472390572010-02-22T10:35:00.000-08:002010-02-22T10:35:00.147-08:00People Love Us on Yelp!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUU3jk9IkW9XmY6Ba5VyYlHTtNcs_sAkOfanGcEuDb9Pxi_kBnO-FsZJouFdZLZjGRO8nqOsePZGfFoNzU8FpDwXthgzXsAl4Ef3RmAbzbHRA4YyQiJozQEAGLn3QinXU350MURF490mt/s1600-h/DSCF8520.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUU3jk9IkW9XmY6Ba5VyYlHTtNcs_sAkOfanGcEuDb9Pxi_kBnO-FsZJouFdZLZjGRO8nqOsePZGfFoNzU8FpDwXthgzXsAl4Ef3RmAbzbHRA4YyQiJozQEAGLn3QinXU350MURF490mt/s320/DSCF8520.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436423087873322466" /></a><br /><br />People love us on <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/california-shabu-shabu-costa-mesa" target="_blank">Yelp</a>! Ok, not everyone, but most people. We've had some random hate reviews that were downright ludicrous, especially if you guys know how we are and how we treat every one that comes in to Shabu. Otherwise, we love the feedback, whether it be positive or negative. It lets us know what we're doing right and what we can do to make everyone's exprience here a bit better.<br /><br />Let us know how you feel about our restaurant and throw up a review on us, yeah?<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-46445008748192313062010-02-18T10:21:00.000-08:002010-02-18T10:21:00.140-08:00Pole Pullers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaT685QKCCAA4f_6KWRR8MeX2YYV55wiXCG41s_emdzVGh_AOSm59Ri4OFySAeEutq4ylCdUrfE2l_pww-4bmrEkECdlOS8Tfk9MGM87DBTacrQbn0FCBg_aLYjK9m-_BGa2_eUAhOg3O/s1600-h/DSCF8383.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaT685QKCCAA4f_6KWRR8MeX2YYV55wiXCG41s_emdzVGh_AOSm59Ri4OFySAeEutq4ylCdUrfE2l_pww-4bmrEkECdlOS8Tfk9MGM87DBTacrQbn0FCBg_aLYjK9m-_BGa2_eUAhOg3O/s320/DSCF8383.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436419434764542274" /></a><br /><br />Ha ha, that's all there is to say about that picture. It looks much worse than what was really going on, which was stripping lessons, I mean ummm...yeah.<br /><br />So, as most of you guys have noticed, our front parking lot has been recently adorned with beautiful new signs that boldly state "NO RESTAURANT PARKING". We've received some comments that our neighbors aren't giving us much love, but in all fairness to them, we actually called the property management company to have them put up those signs. When the weather started cooling down and water started dropping down from the fluffy grey clouds, our business began to pick up a bit. There were a couple of shifts where the front lot was packed up with our customers, making it difficult for people visiting the other shops to find spaces to put their cars into "P". Anyhoo, sorry if you guys have to walk a little bit further than usual to put your butts into "P" at Shabu, but we promise you we appreciate it (plus you're working up a little bit of an appetite, right? RIGHT?).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3ElwObG_BQQzV6voYvXsBK4WpiRTgMOwmLQKyi2q3WBNXDs1_JICgHWjGyWrojkPyymZFPxoxHBDdRsQ1oPzI-yP9_HrvhKxXHZCG-kANhsVey7KR5ggiL6-KPNtsc_9rr7EMlJNv0Ro/s1600-h/DSCF8386.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3ElwObG_BQQzV6voYvXsBK4WpiRTgMOwmLQKyi2q3WBNXDs1_JICgHWjGyWrojkPyymZFPxoxHBDdRsQ1oPzI-yP9_HrvhKxXHZCG-kANhsVey7KR5ggiL6-KPNtsc_9rr7EMlJNv0Ro/s320/DSCF8386.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436419686362390258" /></a><br /><br />We asked them to put some signs up that said something to the effect of "More Parking in Rear" at the entrances of the lot, but they screwed up and plopped them into the ground right in front of our restaurant. Besides being terrible on the feng shui front, they were also terrible eye sores. We had some help from Angel and RJ on the second pole while Ash and I were able to wrangle the first pole out of the ground.<br /><br />It never ends.<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-82783516363986959922010-02-15T10:36:00.000-08:002010-02-15T10:36:00.203-08:00Ogre Patches - The Grease Trap Edition<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIty1o9c0nw3AP3EzkKghgO06EZ9gDdROGR3jhboowOzdeythhw63tv9wwW7vE5GNi8xYsUiEszWW4De8pJKBh4Bfzla7rbMcZcyPQxlJb3omLL8oodnSoH-nt0VEbeacaLNrb7FZp01hg/s1600-h/DSCF8372.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIty1o9c0nw3AP3EzkKghgO06EZ9gDdROGR3jhboowOzdeythhw63tv9wwW7vE5GNi8xYsUiEszWW4De8pJKBh4Bfzla7rbMcZcyPQxlJb3omLL8oodnSoH-nt0VEbeacaLNrb7FZp01hg/s320/DSCF8372.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435603855102655154" /></a><br /><br />For those who are following us a bit (ahem, I know it's not many so you can just shut it), you guys may remember the <a href="http://calshabu.blogspot.com/2009/08/things-are-finally-settling-downpsych.html" target="_blank">grease trap fiasco</a> we were enduring back in August of 2009. For those that don't take the leap and read up on it.<br /><br />Anyhoo, we've finally got that giant hole all filled in and the big farkin' truck below brought the concrete that smoothed out our gravel and our hearts.<br /><br /><center>Big Farkin' Truck</center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm42UBQIk7yxK_GHdmtoT-B2O3UZ6EBODEMoGxlnZ7pA1uRoj7etMoK9m1ptzYm83aQroKp7_Qnw2xRImjU-mLFacSkTr42a5O8AEJ_etpGAzUZ9nKWWn3hIw-Ke_r7PLL10LkQ-K-bmYp/s1600-h/DSCF8373.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm42UBQIk7yxK_GHdmtoT-B2O3UZ6EBODEMoGxlnZ7pA1uRoj7etMoK9m1ptzYm83aQroKp7_Qnw2xRImjU-mLFacSkTr42a5O8AEJ_etpGAzUZ9nKWWn3hIw-Ke_r7PLL10LkQ-K-bmYp/s320/DSCF8373.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435605053749638786" /></a><br /><br /><center>The Finishing Touches</center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepQpOfGMjIWKyJUUpUcbucifmPFVyrnErOdJdFsH7b9ZigDTJDvlNPgI-3ILCWYLQWArNyN5PJ2Xrn4Fo7w4zFZGSvo54V1h7VONK7FytqxXUVCGlsa29xP4vFv2fY3Ee2Zf-1m_zGhfV/s1600-h/DSCF8376.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepQpOfGMjIWKyJUUpUcbucifmPFVyrnErOdJdFsH7b9ZigDTJDvlNPgI-3ILCWYLQWArNyN5PJ2Xrn4Fo7w4zFZGSvo54V1h7VONK7FytqxXUVCGlsa29xP4vFv2fY3Ee2Zf-1m_zGhfV/s320/DSCF8376.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435605567462083906" /></a><br /><br />Please keep your fingers crossed that this will be the end of the story on our grease trap and closing in on the last of the patches from the sub-par Ogre contractor, thanks!<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-36103579173935376862010-02-11T10:00:00.000-08:002010-02-11T10:00:00.752-08:00Invest in Shabu Bonds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyqKY0RqNQJwZzir46WWMgPtbgLQX3JOGyZWr_z7eXthuk_y99p4UpouhcUXQTGTQoMRRyyZ1cbyAHABNWI6N7dV7bQaGlkqiazGmL0rZ73DotKh7kFOprQ9M2edo0hW0sSb-An-Ia0D3/s1600-h/DSCF8388.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyqKY0RqNQJwZzir46WWMgPtbgLQX3JOGyZWr_z7eXthuk_y99p4UpouhcUXQTGTQoMRRyyZ1cbyAHABNWI6N7dV7bQaGlkqiazGmL0rZ73DotKh7kFOprQ9M2edo0hW0sSb-An-Ia0D3/s320/DSCF8388.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436417757570706802" /></a><br /><br />OK, so it's not like this will go up in value, but after promising people we'd have gift cards for about five (5) months, we finally have them in. If the design looks familiar, it's because we were too lazy to come up with a new design and all the photos we took didn't come out right, so I just took our street sign and made some minor adjustments, woo hoooo!<br /><br />Ask any of us if you wanna buy one (1) or seventy-three (73). I'm just sayin'.<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-76242683806086008112010-02-07T12:19:00.000-08:002010-02-07T12:33:53.060-08:00Vivian's a Spicy Mango<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9Kuy6YIzgI-ObfUm9kol0OONEWPznhqHBAfmeAhL4qWUvHkJ8ui5JVGnIorHOSz9rXZbWm0BE-8wZMtcZBBOshBdZRBcCi-VGKb5knF-FYshgr701AH9HngpCv_qWOHoC21rAY0QWbL1/s1600-h/IMG00083-20100104-2034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9Kuy6YIzgI-ObfUm9kol0OONEWPznhqHBAfmeAhL4qWUvHkJ8ui5JVGnIorHOSz9rXZbWm0BE-8wZMtcZBBOshBdZRBcCi-VGKb5knF-FYshgr701AH9HngpCv_qWOHoC21rAY0QWbL1/s320/IMG00083-20100104-2034.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435599260250319090" /></a><br /><br />Can any guess what the picture above is? Yeppers, that's our mango sherbert with five (5) hot drops on it. I tried making it look like a sad bear, not so much. Anyhoo, the person behind this you ask?<br /><br /><center>Vivian "Bui Bui En" Peng</center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUM3vVFW45gaOhT23PhQzBxLE591FBcG3Huo8X5KYQNkCxNAmO_eY6QXWzKKVpqIeF_h-ZObrZNLt-bkitM5omhEj30Svxr3y4ZhZ-Q6unIOqWZlhRp90KqZIy7UhZHXJctJbygbi9ijHs/s1600-h/IMG00088-20100104-2200.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUM3vVFW45gaOhT23PhQzBxLE591FBcG3Huo8X5KYQNkCxNAmO_eY6QXWzKKVpqIeF_h-ZObrZNLt-bkitM5omhEj30Svxr3y4ZhZ-Q6unIOqWZlhRp90KqZIy7UhZHXJctJbygbi9ijHs/s320/IMG00088-20100104-2200.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435599416992870290" /></a><br /><br />Since then, we've been mixing in hot drops with beer, sake, mochi...pretty much anything. I'm not sure what's going on here, but we've also been mixing mango sherbert with sake and Calpico with sake (which, by the way, is around to stay!).<br /><br /><center>The Scene of the Crime</center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWOoWWguEqx2oDP_vzWqsR_MLUw2ks-EuH-_fOYTE2RJ9fqpz5HrIMax2-R8pNWxF2c3ntbFxhVK9KUalAvnWHsg6OYuakgs6fkJ4Q3UIIONEIdS68xFqPU6iqEFQBYSpGzRYE-Hto4hg/s1600-h/IMG00062-20091228-2227.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWOoWWguEqx2oDP_vzWqsR_MLUw2ks-EuH-_fOYTE2RJ9fqpz5HrIMax2-R8pNWxF2c3ntbFxhVK9KUalAvnWHsg6OYuakgs6fkJ4Q3UIIONEIdS68xFqPU6iqEFQBYSpGzRYE-Hto4hg/s320/IMG00062-20091228-2227.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435599358537843218" /></a><br /><br />Viv, hope school's going good for ya! See you on your next trip back down.<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Len<br /><br />P.S. Visit <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/85c-irvine" target="_blank">85 degrees</a> for some ridiculously good pastries and cafe goodness.calshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-8530368479590542332010-01-28T10:44:00.000-08:002010-01-28T10:44:00.314-08:00Case of the Mondays?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDn-w0rVb3aCBmMiZcix0WsxT7QRIPOrM-_qmUr11xcXkq6qQ36qwc27tsBpi-3Q9FR9bS8HiSOajbtVW4kJ2qgISGQsPq2ZkE3UtDBLQH7ls-aWzpXHUPIinoMbnqlIVJvu5hxpOR5Ky/s1600-h/DSCF8370.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitDn-w0rVb3aCBmMiZcix0WsxT7QRIPOrM-_qmUr11xcXkq6qQ36qwc27tsBpi-3Q9FR9bS8HiSOajbtVW4kJ2qgISGQsPq2ZkE3UtDBLQH7ls-aWzpXHUPIinoMbnqlIVJvu5hxpOR5Ky/s320/DSCF8370.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426869657376567762" /></a><br /><br />Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays (please tell me you've seen <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/" target="_blank">Office Space</a>). That someone is ME. For some reason, after Ash started taking off Mondays, I've had some horrific luck on Mondays at Shabu as shown from <a href="http://calshabu.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">this previous post</a>. I thought I had maybe possibly sort of kinda perhaps left that bad juju behind me, but noooOOOOOOooooo. On December 21st, 2009 AD around 10:00 AM PST, yes on the Winter Solstice, I strolled in to the restaurant to find out that our water was shut down. About fifteen (15) minutes later, we had flowing water again. Catastrophe averted!<br /><br />End blog entry? HA! I wish!<br /><br />Another five (5) minutes goes by and the water dries up like Jim Carrey's improvisations (oh where oh where have you gone great Jim of yesteryear?). I jog outside and and find an employee that was sent over from the Mesa Consolidated Water District. We talk it over for a bit and he explains to me that the backflow device was turned off initially (if you guys remember, it's the pipe we spent over $2000 to install before we opened). The employee turned it back on and thought that the sprinklers came on, too. So we falsely thought the water pipes were ok, until he realized that it wasn't the sprinklers, but rather a pipe that looked like it had been rammed and bent. Due to the damage, water was squirting out of the concrete like a Slip 'N Slide. He went on to explain that he couldn't allow water waste like that to continue on just so we had running water to our building. Of course we agreed and sent him on his way.<br /><br />After that I made some frantic phone calls to our property management, so they called a private plumbing company, who sent Joey (pictured above). Needless to say, Joey broke the news to us...he had to jack hammer the concrete, fix the pipe, install a stop valve, and patch everything back up. That was the bad news, the good news was that they were on the ball and had us up and running in about two and a half (2.5) hours! Unfortuantely, we had to close down for lunch on the first day of Winter, but RJ, Linda, Xiao, Erin, and I ended up popping out for lunch and chowing down on some grilled fish before we headed back to the restaurant to prepare for the dinner rush.<br /><br /><center>Joey's Clean Up Job (Not a Hitman)</center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCGG6Mo1kXXrkXh24c1rOn0k8Vy8K57JlcXUmrv_MXLbxbz0i1pacr1izy4ZFMwXfBx83-bWoeuS2fMKSuib_5wfTO7jmsaAnspVk5gdNqQL_MN9n4XguObAA-WRVFvbrvKVI8Z51-f58/s1600-h/DSCF8371.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCGG6Mo1kXXrkXh24c1rOn0k8Vy8K57JlcXUmrv_MXLbxbz0i1pacr1izy4ZFMwXfBx83-bWoeuS2fMKSuib_5wfTO7jmsaAnspVk5gdNqQL_MN9n4XguObAA-WRVFvbrvKVI8Z51-f58/s320/DSCF8371.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426876018068347538" /></a><br /><br />What I learned from all of this? Mondays are the pits.<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8232595535486419184.post-79126983196684949562010-01-21T10:31:00.000-08:002010-01-21T10:31:00.054-08:00Best Monday EVER<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpnpWUX5kyEOqlMtkcR_FRBqoajyOSZd83H8h43K1ljhMmMby45_MgV9ce0kJeiQ507xG0t-XswAlwY7utY1c4525qdgXvwUxKHrvzQlvPl7EfCaBVG7VYHuRrW8gi3JzwAlv0fakzUGcX/s1600-h/DSCF8362.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpnpWUX5kyEOqlMtkcR_FRBqoajyOSZd83H8h43K1ljhMmMby45_MgV9ce0kJeiQ507xG0t-XswAlwY7utY1c4525qdgXvwUxKHrvzQlvPl7EfCaBVG7VYHuRrW8gi3JzwAlv0fakzUGcX/s320/DSCF8362.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425212084332271810" /></a><br /><br />So the above picture depicts our faithful customers who came in on December 7th, 2009 AD right at the beginning of our lunch shift. Why is it so dark you ask? Because the power was out for the second time in our short life at 801 Baker. About fifteen (15) people stuck it out for about thirty (30) minutes (the power was actual out for about double that time, but prior to any one coming in to boil meat) before the power came back on. What made it even more painful was the fact that it was the first rainy and cold day of the season, meaning we had more people who were craving some hot soupy goodness.<br /><br /><br /><center>Emergency Lights</center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EK_liYPOI6eDbBMdP8E5KktqmpOsgFHxc4djoJAwxD97rBYD1nKz4eNPr-B9fJog6E0Fgu7_r6KRMOUUWYqna-wlXyZ6G7SBA-pGzsukUvL1XXrzb2lbodQh3gAAs9lp_tN_vUuWjPUy/s1600-h/DSCF8361.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EK_liYPOI6eDbBMdP8E5KktqmpOsgFHxc4djoJAwxD97rBYD1nKz4eNPr-B9fJog6E0Fgu7_r6KRMOUUWYqna-wlXyZ6G7SBA-pGzsukUvL1XXrzb2lbodQh3gAAs9lp_tN_vUuWjPUy/s320/DSCF8361.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425213217488025490" /></a><br /><br />So if that wasn't bad enough, when we turned on the hood vents, rain water started shooting out of them, splashing on top of some of our customers. UGH. It was probably the worst start we cold have possibly had for the cold season. We found out later on that our retarded sub-contractor from before flipped the panels upside down on our make-up air blowers. Instead of keeping water out of the units, we were collecting water ha ha. Alas, it is behind us now and things are smooth once again.<br /><br /><br /><center>Collecting Rain Water From the Vents</center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzl7G6SXJbVFDO8GZIrFNiCa-XZUefrNeJeifNhX3zd8Uds2t7Me7cb6daRpOiKUAQEoHcKqtigQ35Kjb8KPnVWHMGztSRM-YS6UDfsGvVqvds8R4mIXsKQuer-HvF0N4Q8UtLJdGKb3jb/s1600-h/DSCF8366.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzl7G6SXJbVFDO8GZIrFNiCa-XZUefrNeJeifNhX3zd8Uds2t7Me7cb6daRpOiKUAQEoHcKqtigQ35Kjb8KPnVWHMGztSRM-YS6UDfsGvVqvds8R4mIXsKQuer-HvF0N4Q8UtLJdGKb3jb/s320/DSCF8366.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425214917984801730" /></a><br /><br />That being said, a big "Thanks, buddies!" goes out to everyone who waited around in hopes of some boiling pots.<br /><br />Smoochies,<br />Lencalshabuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00492292264270259462noreply@blogger.com1