How much is hibachi catering per person?

SIFU works out to about $40 per guest at the 20-guest package, and every guest receives chicken, steak, and shrimp rather than a single protein choice. Fuel, travel, setup, a professional hibachi chef, and a dedicated event attendant are all included. Guests added between package tiers are $50 each.

How much does hibachi at home cost in Rhode Island?

SIFU's Signature Hibachi is $800 for up to 20 guests, $1,600 for up to 40, and $2,400 for up to 60, with $50 per additional in-between guest. Every guest gets chicken, steak, and shrimp plus all the traditional sides. Fuel, travel, and setup within our standard service area are included, with no hidden fees. The quote you approve is what you pay.

What is included in SIFU's hibachi catering?

The full hibachi menu for every guest: chicken, steak, and shrimp, plus fried rice, noodles, hibachi vegetables, salad, edamame, and signature sauces. Every event also includes a professional hibachi chef, a dedicated event attendant who handles food distribution and cleanup, and complete setup and breakdown. Premium upgrades such as filet mignon, salmon, scallops, and lobster tail are available.

Can SIFU serve alcohol at my event in Rhode Island?

Yes. SIFU holds a Rhode Island Class P caterer's liquor license, so we can provide and serve alcohol with professional bartenders, craft cocktails, beer, wine, and spirits, with liquor liability covered. Most at-home catering companies cannot legally pour a drink. With SIFU, the food and the bar run on one vendor and one invoice. Bar service is priced as a separate add-on. Contact us for a quote.

Can I add a sushi bar to my hibachi event?

Yes. A chef-crafted sushi bar can be added to any hibachi package, with fresh rolls made on site and sized to your guest count, or booked on its own. Pairing live-fire hibachi with a fresh sushi bar is something most at-home hibachi caterers cannot offer. Contact us for sushi options and pricing.

What is the difference between White Glove Service and White Glove Concierge?

White Glove Service is a $300 add-on that brings additional hospitality staff to any package for a smoother, more hands-off event. White Glove Concierge is a separate premium package starting at $1,600 for up to 20 guests, built around personalized planning, a full sit-down setup with tables, chairs, linens, place settings, and decor, and premium protein upgrades including Wagyu, lobster, and scallops. Because Concierge is tailored to each event, contact us for a personalized quote.

Does SIFU offer drop-off catering without a live chef?

Yes. Drop-off catering is delivered to your event without an on-site chef or live cooking, starting at a $500 minimum. Orders can combine dishes from the SIFU kitchen and our partner kitchens, including Mediterranean and Dominican-Japanese fusion, delivered together as one order. Hibachi is optional rather than required. Contact us for menus and delivery details.

Does SIFU cater weddings, corporate events, and large parties?

Yes. SIFU serves events from 10 to 600 guests, with multiple hibachi stations, dedicated attendants, licensed bar service, and custom event planning for weddings, rehearsal dinners, corporate gatherings, conferences, and large private parties. Contact us for a custom quote and capacity planning.

What areas does SIFU Catering serve?

SIFU is a mobile caterer based at 24 Haven Ave in Cranston, Rhode Island, serving Rhode Island along with nearby southeastern Massachusetts and eastern Connecticut, generally within about 35 miles of Cranston. That covers Providence, Newport, Warwick, Cranston, Barrington, East Greenwich, Seekonk, Attleboro, Fall River, and surrounding towns. We come to your home or venue. Contact us about locations outside that range.

Is there a deposit to book?

For parties under 20 guests there is no deposit, and you pay your chef on the day once the grill is set up. For weddings and larger events, a fully refundable hold secures your date and locks your price. Contact us to confirm current booking terms.

Can a Caterer Serve Alcohol in Rhode Island?

Paul Yu
Aug 4
3 min read

Most caterers in Rhode Island cannot legally serve you alcohol. They can cook, they can staff a bar you've arranged, they can pour drinks you bought yourself — but they cannot supply and sell the alcohol as part of the catering.

That requires a Class P caterer's liquor license. We hold one, which is why our bar service is a package you book rather than a logistics problem you solve.

What a Class P license actually is

Rhode Island issues a specific license class for caterers who serve alcohol at events. It's separate from a restaurant or bar license, and it's what allows a catering company to provide, serve, and charge for alcohol at a location that isn't its own premises — your backyard, a rented venue, a function hall.

Without it, a caterer's options are limited to working around alcohol rather than providing it. That distinction is invisible on a quote and enormous on the day.

What this means for your event

The practical difference shows up in four places.

You don't buy the alcohol. With an unlicensed caterer, you're purchasing everything yourself — estimating quantities for a headcount you're still finalizing, hauling it, chilling it, and eating the cost of whatever's left. We bring it as part of the service.

Liability is covered. When you supply the alcohol and someone else pours it, the question of who is responsible if a guest overdoes it becomes genuinely murky. Licensed service carries liquor liability. That matters more at a wedding with a hundred guests than most people consider until afterward.

One vendor instead of two or three. Food from one company, bar staff from another, alcohol from a third run by you. Every one of those is a contract, a delivery window, and a phone number to call when something goes wrong. We're one invoice.

Venues stop being a problem. Many function halls and event spaces require licensed alcohol service and won't accept a self-supplied bar at all. If you've been told your venue needs a licensed caterer, this is what they mean.

What our bar service includes

Professional bartenders
Craft cocktails, beer, wine, and spirits
The alcohol itself, provided by us
Liquor liability coverage
Setup and breakdown of the bar

$800 for up to 20 guests, on the same tier structure as our hibachi packages, priced as a separate add-on so you can see exactly what the bar costs versus the food.

Why almost no mobile hibachi company has this

Mobile hibachi is largely run by booking networks that dispatch chefs across multiple states. That model works for sending a cook to a backyard. It doesn't produce a licensed catering entity in Rhode Island, because the license attaches to a business operating here, not to a chef who drove in for the evening.

We work from commercial kitchens in Cranston and Providence. The license is part of being an actual Rhode Island catering company rather than a dispatch service with a griddle.

The result is that hibachi, a fresh sushi bar, and a full licensed bar can all run at the same event, from one vendor. As far as we know, nobody else in this market can put all three on the same invoice.

Questions worth asking any caterer

Do you hold a liquor license, or do I need to supply the alcohol myself?
If I supply it, who carries liability if a guest is overserved?
Does my venue require licensed alcohol service? Ask the venue, not just the caterer.
Is bar service priced separately, or folded into a per-person food rate? A per-person price that includes alcohol is worth a second look.

A caterer who gets vague on the first question is telling you the answer.

Booking bar service

Text or call with your date, venue, and guest count. If you're not sure whether your venue requires licensed service, tell us where it is and we'll help you work it out.

Call or text 401-402-9616.

Bar service pairs with everything else we do — full details on wedding packages are in hibachi catering for weddings, and pricing across all our services is in what mobile hibachi catering costs.

SIFU Hibachi & Sushi Catering — kitchens in Cranston and Providence, RI. Serving Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts, and eastern Connecticut.