— Private dinners

YAKITORI
AT YOUR
HOUSE.

A private yakitori dinner in Marin County. We bring the binchotan grill to your patio, cook skewers live, and pass them in rounds for about 2.5 hours while your guests stand around with a drink.

$85 a person, $1,500 minimum. Service is a flat $275. Travel anywhere in Marin is included.

Glazed chicken skewers over glowing binchotan charcoal

— How it works

ONE GRILL, ONE EVENING, FOUR OF US.

We arrive two hours before your guests, set the grill on a heat mat, and light the charcoal. Starters go out as people walk in. Then skewers come off the binchotan in rounds, two of each kind per person, passed hot by our server. We close with yaki onigiri and a cup of toripaitan broth, break down our station, and leave the patio the way we found it.

Nick is on the grill. Christian preps and plates beside him. Haley passes and pours. Megumi runs the evening and is your point of contact from the first email to the last plate.

2 HOURS BEFORE
We arrive and set up the grill and prep table.
1 HOUR BEFORE
Charcoal lit. Binchotan takes about 45 minutes to come to heat.
GUESTS ARRIVE
Starters go out.
20 MINUTES IN
First skewers, then rounds every 20 to 30 minutes.
2 HOURS IN
Yaki onigiri and broth. Dessert after, if added.
2.5 HOURS IN
Kitchen closes and breakdown starts. Guests keep going.
3.5 HOURS IN
We're gone. Patio cleared.

— Pricing

WHAT IT COSTS.

Food and chef
Everything listed above. $1,500 minimum, so groups under 18 pay the minimum.
$85 a person
Service
The four of us for the evening, up to 20 guests. One more server per 10 guests over that.
$275 flat
Sales tax
Added at your city's rate on food. Mill Valley is 9%.
At cost
Travel
Anywhere in Marin County from San Rafael.
Included

Two examples

15 guests in Mill Valley: $1,500 food, $275 service, about $135 tax. About $1,910 all in.

20 guests: $1,700 food, $275 service, about $153 tax. About $2,130 all in.

Add-ons, per person

Another meat skewer kind
Kawa, reba, or sasami beyond the three included
$8 a person
Another vegetable kind
Beyond the two included
$6 a person
Miso soup
Tofu, scallion, served to start
$5 a person
Salmon tataki
Seared over the binchotan, ponzu, yuzu kosho, passed as a starter
$10 a person
Dessert
Grilled fig, miso caramel, kinako
$6 a person
Japanese ceramics
Small plates, bowls, sauce dishes, and chopsticks for every guest instead of disposables. We wash them.
$20 a person, $250 minimum

Seated, multi-course dinners and groups over 30 are quoted per event.

— Who comes

THE TEAM.

Nick
Grill
Christian
Prep and plating
Haley
Service
Megumi
Your point of contact

Same four people at every dinner. Nick runs the yakitori pop-ups you've seen at Marin markets and Mac's in Fairfax.

— Where we cook

ALL OF MARIN.

  • SAUSALITO
  • MILL VALLEY
  • TIBURON
  • BELVEDERE
  • CORTE MADERA
  • LARKSPUR
  • KENTFIELD
  • ROSS
  • SAN ANSELMO
  • FAIRFAX
  • SAN RAFAEL
  • NOVATO
  • POINT REYES STATION
  • STINSON BEACH

San Francisco, Sonoma, and the East Bay are quoted per event.

— Questions

BEFORE YOU BOOK.

What is a private yakitori dinner?
A yakitori chef comes to your home with a binchotan charcoal grill and cooks skewers live for your guests. At Suki, that means Nick on the grill, a team of four, starters as people arrive, skewers passed in rounds for about 2.5 hours, and yaki onigiri with chicken broth to finish.
How much does a private yakitori dinner cost in Marin County?
$85 per person for food and chef, with a $1,500 minimum. Service for the evening is a flat $275 for up to 20 guests. Sales tax is added at your city's rate. For 15 guests in Mill Valley, that comes to about $1,900 all in. For 20, about $2,150.
What's included in the price?
Starters, five kinds of skewers with two of each per person, yaki onigiri, a cup of toripaitan broth, chili oil and yuzu kosho aioli on the table, disposable plates, chopsticks and napkins, and the four of us for the evening. You provide glassware and drinks.
How many skewers does each guest get?
2 of each kind. With the five included kinds that's 10 skewers per person, plus the starters, rice ball, and broth. Add more kinds and the count goes up.
Do you cook on site?
Yes. We bring the binchotan grill, the charcoal, and a heat mat, and everything is grilled on your patio or driveway. Sides are prepared ahead and plated on site.
What do you need from my house?
A flat outdoor spot for the grill, about 8 by 6 feet, clear of walls, fences, and anything overhead. Access from the car, and a sink we can use. You provide glassware and drinks. We bring everything else.
How many guests can you serve?
10 to 30 for the passed format. Under 10 the $1,500 minimum applies. Over 20 we add a server for every 10 guests at $275 each. Larger or seated multi-course dinners are quoted per event.
Where in Marin do you travel?
We're based in San Rafael and travel anywhere in Marin County is included: Sausalito, Mill Valley, Tiburon, Belvedere, Corte Madera, Larkspur, Kentfield, Ross, and West Marin. San Francisco, Sonoma, and the East Bay are quoted per event.
Can you do vegetarian or vegan guests?
Yes. Shishito, tofu dengaku, zucchini, and cherry tomato skewers are vegan, shiitake is vegetarian, and two vegetable kinds are included in every dinner. Tell us about allergies when you book and we'll plan the grill around them.
Do you provide sake or drinks?
We don't have a liquor license, so we can't sell alcohol. We send a short list of sake and beer that go with the menu, you buy the bottles, and we pour them. You supply glassware.
How does booking work?
Send an inquiry with your date and guest count. We reply within one business day with a page where you build your menu and see the total. A 50% deposit through Square holds the date, and the balance is due the week of the event.
What if there's a fire ban or bad weather?
If a red flag warning or fire ban is in effect on the day, we cook everything ahead and bring it hot. If weather or illness forces a cancellation, we reschedule at no charge or refund in full. Otherwise cancellations are refunded in full 30 or more days out and at 50% between 14 and 30 days.
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