"This is technically just over the edge of Allston into Brighton, but we’re shouting it out because Japanese hot pot restaurant Spring Shabu Shabu delivers time and again. Unlike other shabu-shabu spots where diners share the same pot of soup, Spring Shabu Shabu offers each diner their own individual soup pot, making this a great option for vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. Between the buffet of seemingly endless vegetables, fresh noodles, imitation meats, sauces, and add-on meat and seafood options, the combinations here are truly endless. For dessert, serve yourself some soft serve for that college dining hall nostalgia." - Lala Thaddeus, Terrence Doyle