Find Japanese steakhouses and teppanyaki restaurants nearby — where dinner is also a show!
FIND HIBACHI NOWHibachi (teppanyaki) restaurants are unlike any other dining experience. A skilled chef cooks your entire meal on an iron griddle right at your table, flipping shrimp into their hat, building onion volcanoes, and sending flames shooting up while you watch. It's performance art and dinner in one. Perfect for birthdays, dates, family outings, and anyone who wants their meal to be memorable.
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In the American context, 'hibachi' typically refers to teppanyaki-style dining where a chef cooks on an iron griddle (teppan) at a communal table while performing entertaining tricks — onion volcanoes, shrimp flipping, and cooking your meal right in front of you. Classic dishes include fried rice, steak, chicken, shrimp, scallops, and vegetables cooked in butter and soy sauce.
Hibachi dinners typically run $20-$50 per person, not including drinks and tip. Premium proteins like lobster and filet mignon cost more. Lunch specials at many Japanese steakhouses are significantly cheaper — often $12-$18 per person — and include fried rice and vegetables.
Hibachi is one of the best birthday dinner choices — the chef usually acknowledges birthdays, the performance format is inherently festive, and the communal table works great for groups. Call ahead to mention it's a birthday when reserving.
The classic hibachi order: hibachi steak or chicken (or the surf-and-turf combo), fried rice, and vegetables. The clear soup and salad with ginger dressing that come with most combos are excellent — don't skip them. Yum yum sauce (the white/pink sauce) and ginger sauce are the essential accompaniments.