From the team at Fujiya, cooking teppanyaki in Gordon since 2004.
What the word means
Teppanyaki (鉄板焼き) joins two Japanese words: teppan, an iron plate, and yaki, grilled. The hotplate is a large, flat sheet of steel heated from below, and your chef cooks everything on it: steak, seafood, vegetables, eggs and fried rice.
How a teppanyaki dinner works
Guests sit around the hotplate instead of at separate tables. Everyone chooses a set menu, and the chef cooks each course in front of you.
At Fujiya, every adult set comes with fresh salad, miso soup and teppan fried rice. The sets run from $58 to $140 a person, and you can see them all on our menu page.
The show
Part of teppanyaki is the performance: the clatter of spatulas, a flip of an egg, and fried rice flicked straight into your bowl. At Fujiya your chef may toss you an egg to catch, and the fried rice arrives by air. Our chefs read the table, so anyone who’d rather just eat can sit back and watch.
Teppanyaki, hibachi and Japanese BBQ
Hibachi. In Japan a hibachi is a traditional charcoal heater. In America, “hibachi” became the everyday name for teppanyaki restaurants, so if you’ve been to a hibachi grill overseas, teppanyaki is the same idea.
Japanese BBQ (yakiniku). At yakiniku you grill the meat yourself, over a grill set into your table. At teppanyaki a chef does all the cooking for you on a flat hotplate.
How much does teppanyaki cost?
It depends on what goes on the hotplate. Premium wagyu and seafood such as scampi, lobster and black cod cost the most. At Fujiya, set menus are $58 to $140 a person and the kids’ set is $35. Every adult set includes salad, miso soup and fried rice, and we’re BYO.
Our Wagyu sets use Japanese A5 wagyu and full blood MS9+ wagyu. A5 is the top grade in Japan’s beef grading system, and MS9+ is the top of the Australian marble score scale, for beef with the most marbling.
Is teppanyaki good for kids?
Very. Kids sit right at the hotplate, watch everything being cooked and love catching their fried rice. Our kids’ set is $35. Read more about kids, birthdays and groups.
Tips for your first teppanyaki night
- Book ahead, especially for Friday to Sunday.
- Tell us about allergies or dietary needs when you book, because everything is cooked on a shared hotplate.
- Wear something you’re relaxed in. Some of your dinner may come your way through the air.
- Everyone can order a different set, so there’s no need to agree on one.
- Bring a bottle. Fujiya is BYO, and we’ll keep it cold and pour it for you.
Teppanyaki on Sydney’s North Shore
Fujiya has been cooking teppanyaki at 785 Pacific Highway in Gordon since 2004. We’re five minutes’ walk from Gordon station and a short drive from Pymble, Killara, Lindfield, St Ives, Turramurra and Chatswood. We’re open for dinner Tuesday to Sunday from 5pm.
