Do you tip Japanese Hibachi chefs?

[WorldlyWise]

If so, how much? Are wait staff tipped separately or is a single tip shared?

 

[Ilovestitch]

Are you talking about Teppanyaki? No, the person cooking the food leaves before you finish eating. You pay the tip just like at any other restaurant.

 

[Cinderella37]

Usually, the wait staff shares tips with the chef. At least at the restaurants around here from what I understand.

 

[MHopkins2]

Usually, the wait staff shares tips with the chef. At least at the restaurants around here from what I understand.

That's always been my understanding as well. I always add an extra 10% or so to the tip I would have given otherwise. (Er, extra 10% of the bill, not 10% of the tip.)

 

[jwsqrdplus2]

We eat at similar retaurants here, and if the chef is especially entertaining, we will tip the chef separately. We are a family of 4 and usually we tip $1 per person or if we have no singles, he gets a 5!