Just how much meat are you cooking that it costs so much? A standard serving of meat with a hibachi dish is 2, maybe 4 ounces at most, and you should not overdo it with the sauce. You should be filling up on veggies (broccoli, onions, zucchini, mushrooms, and carrots are pretty standard, all cheap) and rice/noodles.
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