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It's all you can meat at Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House

The backstory: Mikiya comes from the California-based Chubby Group, which is behind a myriad of concepts. There are Mikiya branches in California, Vegas, New York, and more. Managing partner Kevin Liu is local, and also cofounded Brookline's Matsunori Handroll Bar, which recently expanded to Long Island City. What to eat: Choose from one of the set menus: Basic ($45 per person), Silver ($55), Gold ($78), or Diamond ($98). (If you buy a year's membership for $28, you can knock off a few dollars by claiming the member price.) Everyone at the table must choose the same tier. The Basic wagyu set gets you American wagyu, chicken, pork, and vegetables. The Diamond wagyu set includes Japanese A5 wagyu, seafood, specialty dishes like sweet shrimp sashimi and wagyu nigiri, and more. Choose two broths, available in sukiyaki, spicy miso, tomato, and house flavors; these are what you'll cook your food in. Then head to the condiment bar to fill bowls with soy sauce, garlic, Thai chiles, and more. Sit down, get cooking, and eat as much as you can. Everyone gets ice cream for dessert, not that it's a good use of your stomach or your time. Get Winter Soup Club A six-week series featuring soup recipes and cozy vibes, plus side dishes and toppings, to get us all through the winter. Enter Email Sign Up Celine Nguyen arranges ingredients at Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House in Chinatown. Erin Clark/Globe Staff Advertisement What to drink: The self-serve drinks station has unlimited soda and green and black milk tea. The takeaway: We tried the Gold set, sampling several kinds of Japanese A5 wagyu and some Australian cuts. We enjoyed the seafood platter as much as the meat. But we are lightweights who failed to do the all-you-can-eat concept justice. The place was full, and people were in serious consumption mode. Bring on the meat sweats! If you love a buffet, and are wagyu-curious, Mikiya is a good deal. Pro tip: Visit the bathroom for some floss and mouthwash before you head out to meet friends who didn't just consume 12 heads of raw garlic and a cow's worth of chuck ribeye and brisket. 21 Hudson St., Chinatown, Boston, 617-229-6386, Advertisement Stacks of plates display thin-sliced A5 wagyu brisket in a refrigerated case at Mikiya Wagyu Shabu House in Chinatown. The highly marbled beef is precisely portioned and ready to serve to diners at the all-you-can-eat hot pot restaurant. Erin Clark/Globe Staff Devra First can be reached at