Hibachi at Home in Culver City

Culver City is one of our simplest LA cities. Most homes have a driveway, streets are wide, and load-in is short — which is why we can often accommodate later booking requests here than on the coast. Downtown Culver City blocks near the Ivy Station and Platform area are the exception, where parking is metered and busy in the evening.

The newer Playa Vista and Fox Hills complexes are where rules come up: shared courtyards and podium decks need the association's OK for open-flame cooking, and that answer comes from the HOA rather than the leasing desk. For private yards there is rarely anything to arrange. We need a flat area about the size of a king-size bed and about 10 ft of overhead clearance, and we set up on hardscape or firm level ground rather than soft lawn.

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

We need a flat outdoor area about the size of a king-size bed and about 10 ft of overhead clearance. Best evening months in Culver City: June through October; best lunch months: April through November.

July averages a high of 76°F against 63°F in January. No month here averages above 93°F, so Culver City takes daytime bookings comfortably across most of the year. Rain is worth planning around in March, when about 25% of days see measurable rain — a 10×10 pop-up tent over the chef station saves the party, and guests can eat indoors. Evenings run longest in June (sunset around 8:06pm); start 90 minutes before sunset for the golden-hour show.

Travel: none for Culver City — it sits inside our free 50-mile radius, so your quote carries no travel fee at all.

Averages from the Open-Meteo historical archive, 2019–2024.

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.

Backyard Birthdays. Carlson Park yards with a lawn, a fence, and twenty friends. Our single most-booked Culver City party.

Studio & Tech Team Dinners. Sony, Apple, and Amazon teams celebrating a launch at someone's house instead of booking another private room.

Kids' Parties That Adults Enjoy. The show holds a room of eight-year-olds and their parents at the same time, which very few things do.

Housewarmings. New Westside homeowners introducing the yard to everyone they know, with dinner handled.

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

Carlson Park Backyards. Flat lots, real lawns, driveway parking. Genuinely the easiest setups on the Westside.

Hillside Homes in Blair Hills & Culver Crest. Stepped yards and view decks with a few stairs from the street — straightforward as long as we know in advance.

Playa Vista & Fox Hills Complexes. Newer developments with courtyards and shared decks. Building approval for open-flame cooking is the thing to check.

Culver City has the thing most of the Westside does not: actual backyards, on flat streets, with driveways to park in. That makes it one of the easiest cities we cook in, and one of the best value-for-effort hibachi venues in Los Angeles — the setup is simple, so the whole evening runs on time.

We cook throughout Culver City and the surrounding Westside, from Blair Hills and Carlson Park out to Mar Vista and Playa Vista. Flat rate $59.90 per adult, $29.90 per child 5–12, and kids under 5 eat free, $599 event minimum, 2 proteins per guest, veggies, fried rice and salad included.