Benihana

Looking for something to break up the monotony of the dining experience? At BENIHANA, your personal teppanyaki chef will prepare an amazing traditional Japanese dinner right before your eyes. Quality ingredients like USDA Choice beef and made-from-scratch sauces combine with an atmosphere of unparalleled showmanship to bring you a truly unique dining experience. Come and celebrate a birthday, an anniversary or just the fact that you had the idea to go to BENIHANA in the first place. Whatever the occasion, we look forward to seeing you soon.

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Benihana - An Experience at Every Table - Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi

Ratings & Reviews of Benihana

Good,but not great
If you never had Hibachi before, this is the place you should consider. Food is not bad but nowhere close to high quality. Service is okay, not all chefs are truely Japanese. (CSMobileUser2, 04/24/2009)
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All Around Excellent
The food is delicious and the wait staff is very courteous. It is a little pricey it can run around around $100 for dinner for two but it is worth the splurge. I would just like to say for the idiot below my review that had this huge birthday bash and was supposedly treated poorly by the valet staff, so you know for future reference the valet service is contracted and not direct employees of benihana. If you are dumb enough to inconvenience your whole son's birthday attendees you must have your head in a different place. That is comparable to taking a lousy cab to a hotel and canceling your hotel reservation because the cabbie was rude. Aside from that person I highly recommend trying the place it is excellent service food and scenery. (cgorilla, 08/11/2008)
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A place to avoid by Alan Z. at InsiderPages
We had a reservation at Benihana's tonight for my son's birthday. As a student of Japanese culture, this was a special treat, planned weeks in advance. However, the valet staff was so rude and obnoxious that we walked in, cancelled our reservation, and left. What a terrible attitude. Everyone in our party agreed that there's no excuse for their behavior. (Citysearch User, 01/17/2008)
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Totally terrible attitude. Avoid!
We had a reservation at Benihana's tonight for my son's birthday. As a student of Japanese culture, this was a special treat, planned weeks in advance. However, the valet staff was so rude and obnoxious that we walked in, cancelled our reservation, and left. What a terrible attitude. Everyone in our party agreed that there's no excuse for their behavior. (AlanZ, 01/17/2008)
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Behihana by Rachel S. at InsiderPages
This is a great place to take some body you are trying to impress. The experience is one in a million. The tricks, the food and the people you get to meet and eat with. I was always asked may i refill your drink. I have been there a few times over. (Citysearch User, 09/28/2006)
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Worth going one time but not the second time
Unless you come with a party of 8, otherwise will be seated with strangers. I ordered the Rocky's Choice ($23.95) with fried rice ($2.25 extra), a side of saute shrimp($7.50). My husband ordered Seafood Combination($33.95). The chef was good and had showed a few tricks. The onion soup was ok, the house salad was below average, lettuce is too cold and dressing was too sour. The side order of shrimp saute totally rip off, you get only 3 extra shrimps which the meal already comes with. Although not extremely delicious but the fried rice is worth the try. The hibachi steak was very tender, highly recommended. The portion of the seafood combo was quite small, not worth the money. My suggestion, it is worth going once in a lifetime just for the experience. Go for the show, but don't go if you expect tasty food. The bill = $80.00 (hly407, 02/01/2006)
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Great Sushi, Great Service and Unique View
I think this is one of the best kept secrets when it comes to sushi and sashimi to be found in the Bay area. Why? Well I've been eating here about 10 years regularly. Obvioulsy throughout that time the staff have changed, the menu has changed and their fish suppliers have probably changed too. What hasn't changed is the quality of the food, the friendly service and the unique view. If you are an aviation and sushi\sashimi buff you can sit at the sushi bar and watch planes take off and land - very cool, and it's a waterfront view to boot. Another great deal is the luncheon special..they have an all you can eat menu which for me translates to an feast of great sushi\sashimi. Try the Ikura and Quail egg, very tasty. I hope you don't tell all of your traveling friends about this place! (florida2006, 01/24/2006)
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we come here at least once a year by Cy Q. at InsiderPages
We love going to Benihana. They have great food & great view of the water. The staff are very friendly & the cook is always pleasant to watch them do their trick while cooking. (Citysearch User, 07/22/2005)
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Good show--but overpriced
I recently attended Benihana's on a Saturday evening for a bachelorette dinner we had. The restaurant was packed and our party of 6 did not make reservations prior to arriving and they were still able to seat us very promptly. The chef at our table was quiet and ninja-like and performed well and marveled us with his tricks with the food. However, the quality of the food just didn't cut it. The sushi was not fresh and the drinks were watered down. I don't know about you--but the presentation doesn't mean anything to me, unless the quality is just as good. I would not recommend this place for a dinner of economical value. Go for the show if you have never been there before, but it is definitely not a restaurant to patronize often--especially if your budget is tight. (feyth23, 10/31/2003)
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nice concept but food lacks pizzaz
Our chef was a bit of a moron. He was new I guess and his tricks sucked. But he was trying hard to make us laugh. The food is pricey and small portioned. The famous fried rice was not all that, sushi was just as good as anyplace else. Steamed salmon and chicked lacked flavor but the steamed veggies and soba noodles were good. A good place for large groups but ask for an experienced and outgoing chef! Expect to stop at McDonalds afterwards to fill your tummies after you empty your wallets! (foodiva, 08/18/2003)
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Go eat here!
Cmon guys! I saw the bad reviews here and had to register on Citysearch and give my thoughts. This is Benihana! Everyone knows it, it's great food teppan-yaki style, a bit overpriced, but a total classic. (kim92, 12/30/2002)
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It's all the same...
It's all the same, Benihana is all flash and show with no substance. The food is less than mediocre and the ambience is totally contrived and artificial. (Bill_C, 09/06/2002)
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Benihana sucks!!!!
My friends and I had no reservations weren't seated for 20 minutes. The place wasn't full! Our chef didn't talk to us or perform any "tricks". We got very few portions of appetizers & fried rice. Other tables had heaping bowls of fried rice. While cooking our meats, he forgot some items in the kitchen. It took him quite awhile and our meats burned. He refused to cook new ones. We showed the manager what happened. She looked at the meats and said "they're not burnt that badly. It's still edible." She expected us to eat burnt meat! We asked a worker why our chef didn't entertain us. His reply was "There are new chefs that won't do any tricks. Sometimes if you're lucky you might get a chef who's experienced and will perform." If you're planning to go to this location, make reservations and ask for an experienced chef. (crystal_clear, 07/16/2002)
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