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.

Thanksgiving Catering: Hibachi Turkey at Your Table

Paul Yu
Aug 4
3 min read

A hibachi chef at Thanksgiving means the person who normally cooks gets to sit down at their own table. From $800 for up to 20 guests — about $40 each — with hibachi turkey available as an add-on or a substitution, so the tradition stays on the table.

Nobody is asking you to give up Thanksgiving. The proposal is giving up the four hours in the kitchen.

Yes, we do turkey

Hibachi turkey is turkey breast, sliced and seared on the griddle alongside everything else. Not a whole roasted bird, which is the part that takes over your entire day and your entire oven.

It works as an add-on to the standard three proteins, or as a substitution for one of them. Tell us when you book and we'll price it either way.

So the table still has turkey. It just didn't cost anyone a morning.

What the host actually gets back

Thanksgiving is the one meal a year where the person cooking it misses most of it. They're basting at two, plating at four, and doing dishes while everyone else is on the couch.

A chef and a dedicated attendant handle the cooking, the plating, the serving, and the cleanup. The host sits down when everyone else does and gets up when everyone else does.

It also frees the oven completely, which anyone who has tried to reheat sides around a turkey will recognize as the real constraint. Cook whatever family dishes actually matter — the stuffing your mother makes, the pie — and let us handle the rest.

Thanksgiving catering at a glance

Live hibachi: $800 up to 20 guests · $1,600 up to 40 · $2,400 up to 60 · $50 per additional in-between guest
Per-guest rate: about $40
Proteins per guest: 3 (chicken, steak, shrimp) — no upgrade charge
Hibachi turkey: turkey breast sliced and seared — add-on or substitution
Also included: fried rice, noodles, vegetables, salad, edamame, signature sauces
Staff: 1 chef + 1 dedicated attendant, cleanup included
Indoor capability: electric griddles with our own battery power
Drop-off catering: from $500, no chef on site
Deposit under 20 guests: none — pay on the day once the grill is set up
Service charge and automatic gratuity: none

It's late November in New England

Which rules out most mobile hibachi entirely, and it's worth knowing why before you call around.

Their equipment runs on propane, and burning propane in an enclosed space produces carbon monoxide. Several operators state plainly that they will not cook indoors. That means a Thanksgiving booking is outdoors in the cold, or a caterer agreeing to something they shouldn't.

We bring electric griddles and our own battery power. No combustion inside the house, no reliance on your circuits, and no asking a family of twelve to eat in a driveway in November.

Feeding a family that doesn't agree on anything

Thanksgiving is three generations, a vegetarian nobody planned for, and an uncle with opinions about the food.

Every guest gets chicken, steak, and shrimp — all three, no upgrade charge. Nobody picks one protein and hopes.

Gluten-free: entire menu including the noodles
Vegan: cooked separately, tofu as the protein
Shellfish allergy: managed by cook order — all seafood last, shellfish absolutely last
Notice: at booking, not on the day

Kids eat the fried rice and noodles, which is what kids eat at Thanksgiving anyway.

Book early — it's one date

Every Thanksgiving booking in the region is the same day, which makes it the single most constrained date on our calendar.

Six weeks out is sensible, earlier if your group is large enough to need two chefs. We schedule four hours apart per chef so nobody rushes, and past 40 guests we send two chefs and two grills rather than one chef working two rounds.

Text or call with your date, town, and headcount for a flat quote, usually same day.

Call or text 401-402-9616.

Hosting the friends version too? That's in Friendsgiving ideas. December events are covered in holiday party catering.

SIFU Hibachi & Sushi Catering — kitchens in Cranston and Providence, RI.