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.

Hibachi at Home in Rhode Island: Private Hibachi Chef at Your House

Paul Yu
Aug 3
5 min read

Yes — you can book a private hibachi chef to cook at your home anywhere in Rhode Island. We bring the griddle, the ingredients, the chef, and a dedicated server to your backyard, driveway, kitchen, rental house, or venue.

From $800 for up to 20 guests — about $40 a head, with chicken, steak, and shrimp for every single guest.

We're actually in Rhode Island

Most companies advertising hibachi at home in Rhode Island are national booking networks. You submit a request, they dispatch whichever chef is free in the region that night, and nobody involved is based here.

We operate out of a commercial kitchen at 24 Haven Ave in Cranston. Our chefs are our staff. The same people answer the phone, take the booking, and show up at your door.

That matters when something changes — a date moves, a headcount shifts, weather turns. You're talking to the person who can actually fix it.

Every guest gets all three proteins

This is the biggest single difference between us and everyone else advertising in Rhode Island, and it's worth being specific.

Every other mobile hibachi company serving this state includes two proteins of choice per guest. A third protein costs $10 to $15 more per person. Noodles are usually $5 extra. Edamame runs $6 to $10. Gratuity is typically suggested at 20% on top of the bill.

Our package includes, for every guest:

Chicken, steak, AND shrimp — all three, no upgrade charge
Hibachi fried rice
Noodles
Hibachi vegetables
Side salad
Edamame
Signature sauces

And included in the price:

A professional hibachi chef
A dedicated event attendant who plates, serves, and handles cleanup
Full setup and breakdown
Fuel and travel within our service area

Premium upgrades — filet mignon, salmon, scallops, lobster tail — are available if you want them. You just don't need them to get a complete meal.

What it costs

Up to 20 guests — $800 (about $40 per guest)
Up to 40 guests — $1,600 (about $40 per guest)
Up to 60 guests — $2,400 (about $40 per guest)
Between tiers — $50 per additional guest
Over 60 — custom quote, up to 600 guests

Run the comparison yourself. At $60 per person with a third protein added, plus noodles, plus edamame, plus 20% gratuity, a 20-guest party elsewhere in Rhode Island lands closer to $1,900. Ours is $800, and everything listed above is already in it.

No hidden fees. The quote you approve is what you pay.

Add anything you want

Fresh sushi bar — a chef hand-rolling sushi on site, next to the grill, at the same event. Not a platter delivered in a box. Other companies sell sushi trays; nobody else in this market brings a sushi chef. Quoted to your guest count.

Full bar service — $800 for up to 20 guests. Professional bartenders, craft cocktails, beer, wine, and spirits. We hold a Rhode Island Class P caterer's liquor license, which means we can legally provide and serve the alcohol rather than working around a bar you arrange yourself.

White Glove Service — $300. Additional hospitality staff for a hands-off evening.

White Glove Concierge — from $1,100 for up to 20 guests. Tables, chairs, linens, place settings, and decor, all brought and set by us. Most companies require you to supply your own tables, chairs, plates, and utensils. We bring everything.

Winter events, indoors, done safely

Several hibachi companies serving Rhode Island cook outdoors only and say so plainly. At least one states it will not cook on indoor premises at all.

There's a real reason for that. Burning propane in an enclosed space produces carbon monoxide. In a closed garage or basement with a commercial burner running for two hours, that's a genuine hazard, not a theoretical one.

We don't run propane indoors. Ever. For indoor winter events we bring an electric griddle and our own battery power, so we aren't relying on your circuit and we aren't putting combustion inside your house.

If a caterer says yes to your garage without hesitating, ask what they're burning.

One party per chef, per evening

Mobile hibachi chefs often stack several bookings in a night. Which means the chef at your event is watching the clock — the show gets cut short, the cooking gets rushed, and breakdown starts while guests are still eating.

We schedule four hours apart per chef. Nobody at your event is trying to get somewhere else.

Past 40 guests we send two chefs and two grills, not one chef cooking in two rounds. A single chef tops out around 30 guests before the food slows or the quality drops. The last person served should eat as well as the first.

Where we serve in Rhode Island

Statewide, from a Cranston base: Providence, Cranston, Warwick, Pawtucket, East Providence, Woonsocket, Johnston, North Providence, Cumberland, Lincoln, Smithfield, Coventry, West Warwick, East Greenwich, North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Narragansett, Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton, Bristol, Warren, Barrington, Westerly, Jamestown, Charlestown, Richmond, Exeter, Scituate, Foster, Glocester, Burrillville, West Greenwich, and Little Compton.

We also serve southeastern Massachusetts and eastern Connecticut.

Backyards, driveways, patios, kitchens, rental houses, Airbnbs, boat decks, offices, and venues. We've cooked on all of them.

What we need from you

Less than you'd think. A flat, stable surface with roughly eight feet of clear space, access to the setup area, and somewhere for guests to sit and eat.

We bring the griddle, the fuel or battery, the ingredients, the chef, and the attendant. With White Glove Concierge we bring the tables, chairs, linens, and place settings too.

Setups are different at every house. We make it work.

Common questions

Can you cook indoors? Yes, with an electric griddle and our own battery power. We never run propane inside an enclosed space.

How far in advance should I book? Summer Saturdays fill first. Two to three weeks is comfortable, and we'll tell you honestly if a date is tight.

What if my guest count changes? Tell us as soon as you know. We price in-between guests at $50 each, so a few either way is easy.

Do you serve alcohol? Yes. We hold a Rhode Island Class P caterer's liquor license and can provide and serve a full bar with professional bartenders. Most at-home caterers legally cannot.

Is gratuity included? Our quote is flat. Tipping the chef and attendant is appreciated but never added to your bill automatically.

Can you do sushi too? Yes — a chef rolling fresh sushi on site alongside the hibachi grill, at the same event.

How many guests can you handle? From 10 to 600.

How to book

Text or call with your date, town, and guest count. We send back a flat quote, usually same day — no back and forth, no per-person calculator, no gratuity added later.

Call or text 401-402-9616, or email sifu.catering@gmail.com.

More detail on what separates a good setup from a bad one is in what makes good hibachi catering, and full pricing breakdowns are in what mobile hibachi catering costs.

SIFU Hibachi & Sushi Catering — 24 Haven Ave, Cranston, RI 02920.