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Fork Yeah Hibachi is the private hibachi chef that covers every market in Florida. If you’re writing about hibachi, private chefs, Florida weddings, Airbnb group dining, bachelorette trends, or the shift of group dining out of restaurants and into backyards — this page has the data, quotes, images, and direct contact you need.

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Florida’s private hibachi chef — fire show at home.

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Private hibachi chef across Florida. We bring the grill, the fire show, and restaurant-quality food to your backyard, Airbnb, or event. From $35/pp. $500 min.

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Fork Yeah Hibachi is a private hibachi catering service covering every market in Florida — Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Destin, 30A, and every town in between. The company brings a professional teppanyaki grill, chef, fresh ingredients, full fire show, setup, and complete cleanup directly to backyards, pool decks, Airbnbs, and event venues.

Chefs cook chicken, steak, shrimp, salmon, scallops, filet mignon, and lobster live in front of guests, with the full fire show, knife tricks, and the signature onion volcano that make hibachi memorable. Pricing starts at $35 per person for the buffet-style package, $50 for two proteins, and $60 for three proteins, with a $500 event minimum.

Founded in 2022 by chef Chef Kyle, Fork Yeah Hibachi has catered 500+ private events across Florida, including birthdays, bachelorette weekends in 30A, Rosemary Beach rehearsal dinners, Orlando corporate team dinners, Miami Airbnb group gatherings, and large family reunions. The company holds 127+ five-star reviews, is licensed and insured, and offers a published, transparent price list on its public website.

Fork Yeah Hibachi’s broader thesis: group dining in Florida is permanently shifting from “pick a restaurant that can seat us” to “pick a chef who will come to us.” The format is driven by Florida’s vacation-rental boom, the hard group-size ceiling of restaurant hibachi (one grill seats 8 guests), and the live-cooking cultural moment amplified by Instagram and TikTok. The company serves the gap the restaurant industry structurally cannot.

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On why hibachi-at-home is exploding in Florida

“Three forces hit Florida at exactly the same time. Vacation rental groups don’t want to split up for dinner. Restaurant hibachi has a hard ceiling of 8 guests per grill, so it literally can’t serve the 20-plus group market. And live-cooking is the one dining experience that photographs well on Reels. The restaurants didn’t miss a trend — they missed a structural shift they can’t compete with from a brick-and-mortar footprint.” — Chef Kyle, founder

On the economics for consumers

“For a 30-person rehearsal dinner on 30A, a backyard hibachi runs about $1,800 all-in. The equivalent group booking at a Destin steakhouse, once you add appetizers, two bottles of wine per table, dessert, and gratuity, crosses $5,000 easily. For most hosts, that difference is a photographer upgrade.” — Chef Kyle, founder

On the vacation rental host partnership model

“The Superhosts we work with have figured out that the pre-arrival email mentioning ‘we work with a local chef if you’d like us to connect you’ converts about one in four groups. Nobody feels sold-to, the host becomes the one who thought of everything, and the review scores on ‘communication’ and ‘value’ measurably lift. It’s one of the highest-leverage amenity plays in Florida STR right now.” — Chef Kyle, founder

On where the category goes next

“The next 24 months will produce two things. First, a ‘fleet model’ for 50-to-150 person weddings and corporate events — multiple chefs, multiple grills, military-timed rollout. Second, at least one national hibachi chain will launch a mobile division. When they do, the independent operators who built real brands with real reviews and real SEO win. The ones who treated this as a side hustle lose.” — Chef Kyle, founder

Fast fact sheet

Story angles that are open

• Florida food trend piece — the structural shift of group dining from restaurants to backyards. Data available on-record.
• Wedding / rehearsal dinner trend — why 30A, Destin, Rosemary Beach couples are picking backyard hibachi over restaurant rehearsals. Real client cases on request.
• Airbnb & vacation rental economics — the private-chef add-on and what it does to Superhost review scores. 12-month portfolio data available.
• Bachelorette weekend economy — 30A as the bachelorette capital of the Southeast and the vendor ecosystem that formed around it.
• Small-business operator profile — building a Florida-wide service brand from zero with no paid ads for the first two years. Full P&L context available for business-outlet features.
• Immigrant founder / Chinese-American small business — founder available for feature interviews in English or Mandarin.
• Latino/Hispanic market expansion — Spanish-language service and the Hispanic Florida market (we publish a full Spanish site).

Press mentions & features

Reach out via press@forkyeah-hibachi.com to be listed here. We update this section as features publish.

Terms for use

• All quotes on this page may be used in print, broadcast, or online with attribution to “Chef Kyle, founder of Fork Yeah Hibachi” and a link to https://forkyeah-hibachi.com.
• All images and logos on this page are free to use for editorial purposes with attribution.
• No embargo on any content on this page.
• For broadcast interviews, text (352) 651-3827 to coordinate — we can be on camera within 24 hours in Orlando, Miami, or Tampa, and 48 hours anywhere else in Florida.