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 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.

How Much Does Mobile Hibachi Catering Cost in Massachusetts?

Q: 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.

Paul Yu
Aug 3
4 min read

Short answer: mobile hibachi catering in Massachusetts generally runs $40 to $70 per guest, with most companies setting a minimum somewhere between $500 and $800 regardless of how small your party is.

But there are two different ways to buy it, at two different price points, and most pricing pages blur them together. Here's the split.

Two ways to book: drop-off or on-site

Drop-off catering — from $500. Food is delivered ready to eat. No chef, no live cooking, no show. You're paying for food and delivery only, which is why it's the cheaper option. Orders can combine dishes from our kitchen and our partner kitchens, including Mediterranean and Dominican-Japanese fusion, delivered together as one order. Good for office lunches, casual gatherings, and any event where the entertainment isn't the point.

On-site hibachi — from $800 for up to 20 guests, about $40 a head. A professional chef cooks in front of your guests on a live griddle, with a dedicated attendant plating, serving, and cleaning up. You're paying for food, staff, equipment, and the show. This is what most people mean by hibachi catering.

The $300 gap between the two minimums is roughly what live cooking and two staff members cost. If the theater matters to you, it's worth it. If you just want good food on a table, it isn't, and we'd rather tell you that than upsell you.

On-site hibachi pricing

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)
Guest counts between tiers — $50 per additional person
Over 60 guests — custom quote, up to 600

If your headcount lands between packages, we price the extra guests individually. If you're close to the next tier, we'll tell you which option costs less — usually the package.

What's included in an on-site event

Chicken, steak, and shrimp for every guest — all three, not pick-one
Hibachi fried rice, noodles, vegetables, salad, edamame, and signature sauces
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

Most mobile hibachi companies in New England price per person at roughly $50 to $70 per adult, with children discounted, and treat the second and third protein as paid upgrades running $5 to $15 each. They also typically send one person to cook and serve. Two proteins at $60 with an upgrade charge is a different product than three proteins at $40 with two staff, even when the headline numbers look close.

Before you compare two quotes, ask both companies the same three questions: how many proteins per guest, how many staff, and is cleanup included.

What's included in a drop-off order

Prepared food, packaged for service, delivered to your address. What you don't get is live cooking, on-site staff, setup, or cleanup — and that's the entire reason it costs less.

One practical note: not everything travels well. Anything fried goes soft in transit. If a drop-off menu is heavy on fried items, that menu was built for the kitchen's convenience rather than for how it'll eat when it reaches you. Ask what holds up over a 30-minute drive.

Hibachi itself is optional on a drop-off order. Plenty of our drop-off customers order sushi, Mediterranean, or a mix without any hibachi at all.

Add-ons and what they cost

Fresh sushi bar — a chef hand-rolling sushi on site alongside the grill. Quoted to your guest count. This is the piece most mobile hibachi operations can't offer at all.

Full bar service — $800 for up to 20 guests, same tier structure as hibachi. 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 more hands-off event.

White Glove Concierge — starts at $1,100 for up to 20 guests. A full sit-down setup with tables, chairs, linens, place settings, and decor, plus personalized planning. Wagyu, lobster, and scallop upgrades available.

Premium proteins — filet mignon, salmon, scallops, and lobster tail can be added to any package.

What actually changes your price

Guest count is the main driver, and the per-guest rate is flat across our tiers rather than sliding. There's no volume discount to negotiate for, because the price is already built at $40 a head.

Protein upgrades move the number most. Filet mignon, lobster, and scallops carry real cost, and any honest caterer quotes them separately.

Distance matters past a point. Fuel and travel are included in our standard service area. Beyond that we quote travel up front, before you book — never after.

Bar service is priced separately from food. A quote that folds alcohol into a per-person food price is worth a second look, because the licensing behind alcohol service isn't incidental in Massachusetts or Rhode Island.

Date and season affect availability more than price. Summer Saturdays book out first.

Where in Massachusetts we actually serve

We're direct about this, because a caterer who claims the whole state usually means they'll drive anywhere for enough money — and the travel charge shows up later.

We operate from a commercial kitchen in Cranston, Rhode Island, and serve southeastern Massachusetts within roughly 35 miles: Fall River, New Bedford, Attleboro, North Attleborough, Taunton, Seekonk, Rehoboth, Swansea, Somerset, Dartmouth, Mansfield, Franklin, Milford, and Brockton among them.

Further out — Boston, Worcester, the Cape, western Massachusetts — ask us. We do travel for larger events, but we quote the travel before you book rather than surprising you with it.

How to get an exact number

Text or call with three things: your date, your town, and your guest count. Tell us whether you want drop-off or on-site, and we'll send a flat quote. If you want a bar or a sushi bar added, say so and we'll price those separately so you can see what each piece costs.

We've also written about what makes good hibachi catering and what makes good sushi catering, which cover what to look for beyond price.

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