Hibachi at Home in Big Bear Lake

The mountain is a real drive from our base and past the free 50-mile radius, so a travel fee applies and is shown upfront in your quote. Big Bear sits at about 6,750 feet: the grill runs the same, the cook takes a little longer, and evenings are cold year-round once the sun is behind the ridge — an earlier start than you would book down the hill is the right call, and a heater on the deck helps. In winter, please make sure the deck or driveway spot where the chef will set up has been cleared of snow.

Cabin driveways are steep and parking is tight in the village neighborhoods, so tell us where the chef can park close to the setup spot. Everything for the party arrives with the chef — grill, food, tables for the show, cleanup — and everything leaves with the chef. Your rental's kitchen never opens.

Not sure your space works? Send a photo with your quote request and we will confirm the setup spot before your date.

• Outdoor cooking: cabin rentals almost always allow a propane grill on the deck or driveway pad — a quick note to the host settles it.
• Quiet hours: Big Bear's rental rules are strict about noise after 10pm and about guest counts. A 5 or 5:30pm start wraps the show in daylight and inside them.
• The spot: a level area about the size of a king-size bed with about 10 ft of clearance — deck or driveway, cleared of snow in winter. Deep eaves are the usual reason we shift a few feet.
• Parking: steep, tight driveways — tell us where the chef can park close to the setup spot. Everything leaves with the chef; the cabin's kitchen never opens.

Beef: USDA Choice Angus top sirloin. Choice is the grade above Select. We buy Angus program beef rather than whatever is cheapest that week.

Shrimp: BAP-certified. Best Aquaculture Practices — an independent certification covering the farm, the hatchery, the feed and the processing plant.

Salmon: Atlantic salmon fillet, skinless. Portioned fillet, not trim or belly offcuts.

Chicken: Boneless, skinless breast. Hatched, raised and harvested in the USA. Breast meat only — no thigh substitution.

Lobster tail: Wild-caught Caribbean spiny lobster. Our premium upgrade. Wild-caught, not farmed.

Sauces: House-made yum yum sauce and ginger dressing. Made by us, fresh every week — the ginger dressing from fresh onion, carrot, ginger, orange and lemon. Both contain egg; the ginger dressing also contains soy and wheat.

Allergies: Our standard soy sauce is not gluten free, so a gluten-free guest should have their own gluten-free soy and teriyaki on hand and we'll cook their portion with it; our ginger dressing is made with regular soy sauce, so their salad comes without it. We can't promise a nut- or sesame-free table — the gyoza are a commercial product and contain sesame, and our house-made sauces use store-bought ingredients. Both sauces contain egg. Tell us the allergy when you book and we'll check the labels in use for your date.

Cabin Group Weekends. The friend-group rental with eight bedrooms and a hot tub. Hibachi night is the one meal nobody has to plan, shop for, or clean up after.

Ski-Weekend Dinners. Off the slopes at four, chef on the deck at six. Hot food, a fire show in the cold air, and no drive back down to the village for a table.

Summer Lake Birthdays. Boat day, then the grill lights up on the lakefront deck as the sun drops behind the ridge.

Family Reunions. Three generations in one big rental, and a dinner that keeps the kids at the table — the egg toss and the onion volcano do most of that work.

See how each celebration plays out: birthdays, pool parties, family reunions and more party ideas.

Moonridge & Slope-Side Cabins. The big rentals near the resorts with wraparound decks. The grill sets up on the deck or the driveway pad; the show plays to the whole group at once.

Lakefront Homes. Boulder Bay and the north shore — docks, lawns, and decks that face the water, with the sunset behind the show.

Lake Arrowhead A-Frames. Steep lots and tiered decks. We need one level spot about the size of a king-size bed with clearance above it, and most Arrowhead decks have exactly that.

Big Bear is where Southern California goes when a group wants one house, a lot of bedrooms, and a deck. Ski weekends, summer lake trips, family reunions in a rented A-frame — and every one of them has the same problem on the second night: twelve people and one small cabin kitchen. A private hibachi chef fixes that. We cook on the deck, the fire show happens against the pines, and the cabin kitchen stays closed.

We come to Big Bear Lake, Big Bear City, Moonridge, Fawnskin, Sugarloaf, and across the mountain to Lake Arrowhead, Running Springs, and Crestline. $59.90 per adult, $29.90 per child 5–12, kids under 5 eat free, $599 event minimum, with the mountain travel fee calculated from your address and shown in your quote before you pay.