Athens in May is graduation season at its most concentrated. University of Georgia commencement fills every restaurant, hotel, and Airbnb within 30 miles of campus. Finding a group reservation for 20 people on graduation Saturday in Athens is genuinely difficult. A private hibachi chef at your Athens home or backyard eliminates that problem entirely — the chef comes to you, performs for 90–120 minutes, and every guest gets exactly what they ordered without anyone leaving the property. The format that makes even the most distracted Dawg Nation crowd stop looking at their phone.
Your chef arrives with everything: teppan grill, propane, all fresh proteins, fried rice, vegetables, house-made sauces, plates, and chopsticks. The performance runs 90–120 minutes — fire tricks, flying shrimp, and every plate cooked to order in front of your guests. For large Athens graduation events over 25, we bring two chef stations. Full cleanup when dinner is done. Your backyard or venue is spotless when the chef leaves.
Athens graduation season (May–June) books 4–5 weeks ahead — UGA commencement weekends fill fastest. Serving Athens and surrounding northeast Georgia including Commerce, Gainesville, Madison, Watkinsville, Winder, and surrounding communities. Starting at $60/adult, $30/child, $600 event minimum.
Athens graduation season books fast. Call or text (201) 565-3878 to confirm your date.
One simple rate. Everything included — chef, grill, ingredients, full setup and cleanup. No surprises.
Graduation parties, multigenerational family dinners, and milestone events — Georgia celebrates big, and we're built for it
We serve Athens and all of northeast Georgia — Athens, Decatur, Gainesville, Commerce, Madison, Winder, and surrounding communities throughout the region.
Call or text (201) 565-3878 to confirm your Athens date. Most large-group events are confirmed within a day.
Athens graduation families and UGA celebration hosts choose private hibachi when every restaurant near campus is fully booked and only a backyard dinner will do the occasion justice. Our certified chefs travel to your Athens home with the full teppanyaki setup, handling every detail from arrival to complete cleanup. Here's what Athens hosts are saying:
Check Availability"UGA graduation party in our Athens backyard — 48 guests from four states, dual chef stations, and the whole crowd was locked in for two hours. Grandparents front row, college seniors asking the chef questions all evening. Best graduation dinner we've ever hosted."
"Birthday dinner in Decatur — 22 guests, backyard setup, chef was exceptional from start to finish. The Decatur crowd is opinionated about food and everyone agreed this was one of the best meals they'd had all year. Already planning a repeat for next summer."
"Athens family reunion — 36 guests, backyard, relatives in from Atlanta and Charlotte. Chef set up two stations and had the whole crowd entertained from first flame to last plate. Grandparents took three rounds. Best reunion we've had in fifteen years."
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A certified teppanyaki chef comes to your Athens home. All ingredients, live performance, full cleanup. From $60/adult.
