Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House is built around an all-you-can-eat Japanese shabu-shabu experience centered on premium wagyu beef. The San Diego restaurant offers four dining tiers ranging from approximately $45 to $98 per person, with higher tiers unlocking access to additional cuts of American, Australian, and Japanese A5 wagyu, along with expanded seafood selections and specialty items. Guests select their broths tableside and cook thinly sliced meats, seafood and vegetables themselves in classic shabu-shabu fashion during 90-minute seatings.
According to the company, Mikiya places particular emphasis on broth quality and meat sourcing, with umami-rich soup bases designed to complement rather than overpower the beef. Broth options typically include house broth, spicy miso, tomato, and sukiyaki-style preparations, while higher-tier menus may include premium seafood such as scallops, oysters, and abalone, along with specialty sides like wagyu nigiri and bone marrow.
The brand traces its roots to Temple City in Southern California and has rapidly expanded nationwide under the Chubby Group umbrella. Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House now operates locations in Cerritos, Las Vegas, Houston, San Mateo, Boston, Honolulu, and New York, with additional openings planned, including a forthcoming Michigan location. The San Diego debut further solidifies the group’s expansion into major metropolitan dining markets with concepts centered on high-end, all-you-can-eat formats.
The opening also reflects a broader shift along Convoy Street, where traditional regional Chinese hot pot concepts increasingly share space with Japanese shabu-shabu, Korean barbecue, and modernized pan-Asian dining experiences. The address was previously home to Shancheng Lameizi Hot Pot, a long-running Beijing-founded chain known for its Chongqing-style broths and extensive buffet of sauces and snacks. That restaurant had originally been announced for San Diego in 2019 and later opened in the Kearny Mesa space in early 2022 before quietly closing this past fall.
The opening also reflects a broader shift along Convoy Street, where traditional regional Chinese hot pot concepts increasingly share space with Japanese shabu-shabu, Korean barbecue, and modernized pan-Asian dining experiences. The address was previously home to Shancheng Lameizi Hot Pot, a long-running Beijing-founded chain known for its Chongqing-style broths and extensive buffet of sauces and snacks. That restaurant had originally been announced for San Diego in 2019 and later opened in the Kearny Mesa space in early 2022 before quietly closing this past fall.
Mikiya’s arrival brings a more upscale, steakhouse-inspired take on hot pot to the corridor, emphasizing marbling, presentation, and variety over the intensely spicy profiles that once defined the location. With Convoy continuing to attract regional and national restaurant groups, the opening underscores the area’s status as one of San Diego’s most competitive and dynamic dining districts.
Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House is now open at 4225 Convoy Street in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa neighborhood. For more information, visit mikiyashabu.com.
Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House is now open at 4225 Convoy Street in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa neighborhood. For more information, visit mikiyashabu.com.
Originally published on December 14, 2025.