My girlfriends and I stopped here for lunch on Saturday afternoon before our bridal fittings. I remember coming to a Benihanas when I was young for my parents engagement party. Perhaps the thrill I felt then was due to my age. I found the food was bland and very basic and for the price...it was outrageous. I drank water, and ordered the chicken. My bill was $18 dollars...JUST FOR ME! There were TONS of onions, mixed in with mushrooms and a little bit of zucchini. Nothing else. I don?t enjoy making a meal out of onions. And the man cooking seemed to try too hard. He kept saying 'Happy birthday' and it was nobody?s birthday. He clicked the knives around but really didn?t do anything spectacular. And all of the chiefs I noticed were Hispanic, including ours. His name was Felipe. I found this ironic as it is considered a communal Japanese grill.
Save your money. Next time you?re in your own kitchen...tap the blades of your knives together and tell yourself happy birthday over and over and you?ve got basically the same thing.
Pros: Its beautiful inside
Cons: You spend around 20 dollars a head, and leave hungry!
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