Bijin Nabe - Washington

Francheska patiently assisted us throughout our dining experience, making us feel relaxed the whole time. Service makes all the difference. Aside from that, their hotpot specialty is tasty and full of ingredients. Definitely not like your ordinary hotpot.

Their signature golden collagen chicken has a weird texture but is definitely flavorful and has a creamy feeling. The chicken is very tender and soft. Their nikumakis is also a must try!!

I've been eating here for over a year now and I try to introduce friends to it whenever I can. It really is a unique experience. First of all, if you're not going to try their Collagen Hotpot, you've wasted your time. I recommend you opt for egg noodles rather than the rice porridge. Second, you need to let the staff do the preparation. I made the mistake of assuming it was like other hotpots and went off on my own, hahaha, so I got scolded by the staff because there's an order to the preparation. Other menu items to try: Chicken Nanban, Shitake Nanban, and Spicy Nikumaki. The nanban spicy options are great, but really spicy, so if that's not your thing, go for the original!

The resto is intimidating at first because its not the usual hotpot food that we have in Manila. The servers are very accommodating and kind. Very knowledgeable of the menu and gives good recommendation on what to order for first time diners. The hotpot food is around 900 but included a big pot of collagen broth (it looks like jelly when it arrives on your table but would turn into broth after it gets heated , veggies, shrimp and ground chicken (they’ll turn into meatballs when they cook it . Hotpot will be cooked by the waiter and will portion everything out for you. The broth is really good and they did not overcook the veggies. They would refill the broth when its almost empty (its free and will put ramen noodles in the end. For price point its a little expensive but for me its worth it. For special celebration or for bagong sahod food trip moment. :p its one of those restos you’ll be happy that you tried. It can even trigger a craving! ;

Japanese shabu shabu who use the collagen chicken, the taste is similar with ramen soup, so tasty. They use the good quality product, and chicken ball is homemade. Good for want to eat healthy food. The service is good, they service us from beginning (soup tasting until the end they peeled the shrimp).