Custom-designed cooking spaces with built-in grills, granite or tile counters, and the appliances you actually want — fridges, sinks, drop-in coolers, side burners. Designed and installed by Amberstone, owner-operated since 2018.
Nobody wants to be the one stuck inside running back and forth while everyone else is on the patio. A built-in outdoor kitchen gives you the counter space, the burners, and the storage to feed a crowd without leaving the conversation. Edward Steve Bencomo walks every project personally — materials, layout, appliance pick — before a paver hits the bed.
Countertops. Granite or tile, sized for prep and serving. Both stand up to direct sun and sustained heat from a working grill.
Appliances. Built-in grill, side burner, drop-in cooler, fridge, sink, storage drawers — picked to your cooking style, integrated into the masonry, not bolted on after the fact.
Gas and utility runs. Natural-gas line, electric for fridges and lighting, water and drain for the sink — trenched, sleeved, and inspected before the island goes up.
Patio and shade integration. The kitchen ties into your existing paver patio, pergola, or shade structure. We design the full footprint together — circulation, seating, the path from cook to table.
Start a quote →The reason hardscape works for outdoor kitchens is simple: the materials are made for it. No paint to fade, no veneer to delaminate, no upholstery to ruin. We build kitchens with standard pavers, flagstone, travertine, stone veneer, acrylic lace, coping, stamped concrete, waterline tiles, and tumbled or non-tumbled pavers — whatever pairs with the rest of your yard.
Day-to-day cleanup runs about fifteen minutes. Use it nightly or let it sit for months — it's ready when you are.
The classic kitchen-island shape is the most popular — a single straight run with the grill centered, prep counter on either side, storage tucked underneath. An L-shape adds bar seating for four or five people in a compact footprint. For bigger entertaining yards, we wrap the kitchen into the patio with a separate dining zone, fire feature, and shade structure on the same plan.
Every layout is drawn to your yard, your budget, and how you actually cook.
Edward walks the yard with you. We talk about how you cook, who you cook for, where the patio is now, and where the gas, water, and electric runs live. You leave with a clear sense of what's possible and a real number range — not a guess.
We draw the kitchen to your yard — island, L-shape, or wrapped into the patio. Counters, paver and veneer finishes, and the appliance package get picked together so the bid reflects what we'll actually install.
Gas line, electric, water, and drain are trenched, sleeved, and inspected before the island goes up. The masonry shell — block, paver, or stone veneer base — is built to carry the counter and appliances for the long run.
Granite or tile counters set, grill and side burner installed, fridge and cooler dropped in, sink plumbed, storage drawers fitted. Final walk-through with you, then a quick tutorial on cleanup and seasonal care.
Both work. Natural gas means no tanks to swap and a lower per-meal cost — best if your home already has a gas line we can extend to the kitchen footprint. Propane is the right answer when running natural gas isn't practical, with a hidden tank cabinet built into the island. We'll spec the right one on the consult based on what's already at the house.
Usually yes, depending on your town and HOA. Gas, electric, and plumbing runs are the trigger. As a licensed Arizona general contractor (ROC# 311384), we pull what's needed and handle the inspections — you don't chase paperwork.
Granite and tile both handle direct sun and the radiant heat of a working grill without issue. We seal granite at install and recommend a re-seal every couple of years; tile is essentially maintenance-free. We don't spec materials that aren't rated for outdoor use.
Arizona winters are mild enough that no full wrap is needed. We do recommend covering the grill itself with a fitted cover, draining the sink line before any hard-freeze night, and disconnecting the fridge if you're closing the yard down for a stretch. We walk you through it at handover.
Most outdoor kitchens run two to four weeks on site, depending on the appliance package, utility runs, and whether we're integrating into an existing patio or building from scratch. The consult-to-start window is usually three to six weeks while design, materials, and permits get lined up.
Yes. A lot of our kitchen builds start with an existing paver patio or pergola. We match the paver style, run the kitchen footprint to fit the shade pattern, and integrate the new gas/electric runs into what's already there.
Outdoor kitchens usually come in with a patio, a shade structure, or a fire feature. Plan the full yard together.
The paver patio your kitchen sits on — sized for circulation, seating, and the path from grill to table.
Shade over the cook line and the dining zone. Designed with the kitchen footprint, not bolted on later.
The other reason people stay outside after dinner. Gas or wood, freestanding or built into the patio.
On-site consultations start at $99. Edward walks the yard with you, talks materials and layout, and comes back with a real number. Licensed, bonded, and insured — ROC# 311384.