Meet the Minds Behind the Fire
Some restaurants are built on trends.
Volcano Grille was built on skill, pressure, and purpose.
We’re Ken and Fitz, childhood friends who started building Volcano Grille back in 2006, when we were just 22. What began as a dream quickly became a mission: create a hibachi experience that delivers real quality, bold flavor, and unforgettable energy, without cutting corners.
Chef Ken earned his foundation in an authentic, traditional Japanese kitchen, learning discipline, technique, and standards the right way. That training later leveled up on the Las Vegas Strip at The Bellagio, cooking teppanyaki for high rollers and celebrities, where every plate has to hit and every moment has to be flawless.
Fitz brought the other half of what makes a restaurant great: the ability to build something that lasts. While studying the medical field and coming from a family rooted in business ownership, he understood structure, discipline, and what it takes to grow a concept into a real operation. Together, we built Volcano Grille with both sides of the craft: the food and the foundation.
In 2009, during the recession, we officially opened Volcano Grille in an abandoned shopping plaza. We were the only tenant. The parking lot was still dirt. Other businesses around us couldn’t even finish construction. But we showed up every day, cooked like it mattered, and bet on ourselves when it wasn’t “smart” to do it.
Five years later, we earned a better location, and the vision finally started to grow into what we always knew it could be.
Then COVID hit.
We shut down, regrouped, and rebuilt our model from the ground up. That pivot didn’t just keep us alive, it leveled us up. Demand surged, operations were pushed to the limit, and once again, we adapted, refined, and kept raising the standard.
Today, Volcano Grille is proud to be a Las Vegas staple, recognized not just by our guests, but by the city itself. We’ve won multiple Best of Las Vegas awards, including Fox 5 Viewer’s Choice, and we’ve earned major recognition online, including a spotlight from Keith Lee.
The Volcano Grille Experience
Before anything went viral, Volcano Grille was already built on one thing: Create-A-Plate hibachi, made your way.
That’s the experience that made us a staple in Las Vegas and drove record-breaking sales long before social media ever found us. You choose your proteins, your portions, your base, and your sides, so every plate is customized, satisfying, and exactly what you’re craving.
Then came the item that took it even further: The Volcanorrito, our iconic Hibachi Burrito that brought a new level of attention to what we do. Big, bold, and loaded with premium proteins, grilled vegetables, and signature sauces, it’s the one people talk about and try to copy.
From steak and chicken to premium favorites like shrimp, lobster, and salmon, everything we serve is cooked fresh, seasoned right, and built to hit.
Because at the end of the day, we don’t just want you to eat here once.
We want this to be the place you crave, the place you bring people, and the place you come back to when you want hibachi done right.
Volcano Grille isn’t just a restaurant.
It’s what happens when two friends build something real, and refuse to let it break.
Here’s what makes us different
🔥 The Volcanoritto, Our original creation fuses hibachi flavors into a giant burrito, loaded with premium proteins, rice, veggies, and house-made sauces. It’s the first of its kind and the flavor explosion that put us on the map.
🥢 Your Plate, Your Way, Tradition says the chef decides your meal. We say you’re the chef. Build your own plate from fresh noodles or rice, choose proteins like juicy steak or tender salmon, pile on veggies, and finish with bold sauces made daily from scratch.
🎇 Bold Meets Authentic, From spicy garlic butter to classic teriyaki, our house-made sauces stay true to Japanese flavors while offering new layers of taste. We keep the hibachi spirit alive, just with a modern edge.
At Volcano Grille, innovation isn’t just a buzzword, it’s what transforms every meal into something exciting, personal, and unforgettable. Come taste how tradition fuels our creativity, and why hibachi will never be the same again.
Innovation Meets Tradition
At Volcano Grille, we honor the timeless art of hibachi, but we refuse to be limited by it. We’ve taken traditional Japanese grilling and reimagined it for today’s adventurous diner, blending classic techniques with unexpected twists.