Hibachi South · Southern-style hibachi at home
Georgia IsOur Home Kitchen
We load the grill in Buford, so most Georgia parties are a short drive for us, and the farther corners of the state are still well within reach.
Starting from Buford
Our grills, coolers and propane tanks live in Buford, a few minutes off I-85 and close enough to the Mall of Georgia that we know every way around its weekend traffic. That puts much of Gwinnett, Forsyth and Hall County right in our backyard. Families in Buford, Sugar Hill, Suwanee and Braselton tend to book us for the in-between occasions: a graduation cookout after the ceremony, a cousin home from college, a Saturday with no plan except a good dinner on the patio.
Push a little farther into the suburbs and the parties get bigger. Swim-tennis subdivisions in Johns Creek and Alpharetta, older ranch lots in Marietta, cul-de-sacs off Peachtree Industrial in Duluth: the setup is usually a driveway or a back deck, and the guest list often includes a neighbor or two who wandered over when they smelled the garlic butter.
Water, mountains and game days
Lake Lanier is where a lot of Georgia summers happen, and plenty of those weekends end with us at the top of the yard while the boats come back to the dock. A dock itself is rarely the right spot for a propane grill, so we set up on the level ground or patio above it and let everyone eat with the water in view. Rental cabins up in the Blue Ridge area, along the Toccoa River or near Lake Blue Ridge, are another story entirely: steep gravel drives, decks hanging off hillsides, and cool evenings even in July. Tell us about the driveway before the party, because it decides where the grill goes.
In Athens, the calendar runs on Bulldogs football. Home game weekends fill rental houses around Five Points and Normaltown with families who want a sit-down meal that does not involve fighting downtown crowds, and a chef at the house solves that neatly.
The coast
Savannah has its own rhythm. Hosts in Ardsley Park and the streets south of Forsyth Park often use a courtyard or carriage-house drive, while groups out on Tybee rent raised beach houses with a parking pad underneath, which happens to make a fine shaded cooking spot. Tybee is reached by road on US-80, so there is no ferry to plan around, only the summer traffic on the causeway.
How does travel work for a party in Savannah or Blue Ridge?
Distance is figured from our Buford base or the nearest major city, whichever is closer, and the travel charge shows up in your quote before you book. Closer metro parties usually see little or none.
Can you cook at a Lake Lanier house that only has a sloped yard?
Usually, yes. A driveway, a flat patio or a parking pad works fine, and we will ask for a couple of photos ahead of time if the lot is steep.
We are renting near campus for a Georgia home game. Is a Saturday night realistic?
It is, as long as you book early, because football weekends are the first dates to go each fall. Plan dinner for after the game crowd clears so the chef can get to the house.