There are two popular steamboat restaurants in Tawau. Both are found in  Jalan Sin On.

Steamboat is a pot of boiling soup heated constantly by gas stove fire. Uncooked chicken, fish, prawn, various kinds of meatballs, fish balls, crabsticks, variety of vegetables, tofu, noodles, beehun and eggs are served on plates to the patron. These are arranged at a central location and patron can choose whatever he/she likes.

It is eat what you can basis. After picking your choice of foods (uncooked), then proceed with putting some portion of it into the boiling cauldron of soup till it is cooked. Normally, the meat dishes goes into the boiling pot first as they take longer to cook. Prawns cook real fast so a quick dip till it turns red and it can be taken out to eat.

Soup became most tasty after boiling countless meat and vegetables.