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(763) 542-9922
850 Louisiana Avenue
South Golden Valley,
MN
55426
44.9734
-93.3707
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Benihana
Last updated 10.13.09
What People Are Saying About Benihana
The Owner
Benihana
Owner
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.
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
In Short – Benihana started out as a tiny four-table restaurant in New York City's theater district before becoming an international chain. Diners sit around large tables where chefs ostentatiously chop, slice, stir-fry and grill. Entree options are simple--shrimp, chicken, steak and scallops--and preparation is uniform. Every entree comes with a similar stock of sides: rice, onion soup, shrimp appetizer, iceberg lettuce drizzled with dressing, sauteed vegetables and green tea.
01/29/09
If you like your dining to be like Russian Roulette...
by Pitoui at Citysearch
A quick glance of the responses on here give you a good idea of what to expect. If all goes well, the food is good and I highly recommend you poor "the yummy sauce" on everything. If it doesn't go well, you can expect something like this: You will be told you will be seated in 15 minutes. You will be seated about an hour and 15 minutes later. You will be told that the "special" of the day is filet mignon, shrimp, and chicken. You will tell them you would like the "special". Little known to you, there happens to be the acual menu item called "the special" which contains lobster and steak. They will put lobster and steak on your plate. When you clarify with the cook that you ordered something differently than lobster and steak, he will call over the person who took your order. That person will argue that he never called the "special" he offered "the special" in spite of the fact that everyone else at the table heard him. When you state that regardless of the cause of the miscommunication (which was his!) you wanted something else and don't care for lobster, he will go ask the manager and come back and tell you that it cannot be changed. You will not eat the food. You will drop the argument as to not make a scene among strangers and post a review online as I have here. The food is good, but you will receive better service at Burger King. At least while you are there, you can "have it your way".
- Pros: Yummy Sauce / Original Experience / You will be stuffed
- Cons: Terrible Service / Unrealiable reservations and wait times
12/11/08
Try Kabuki
by macvision at Citysearch
Overated and average. They couldn't wait to clean our table and get us out the door. They might want to check their competition to see how un-commercial others are.
- Pros: Quickly seated
- Cons: Felt we were rushed to finish our food so they could turn over the table
06/08/08
Service: you get what you give at Benihana
by Pookareena at Citysearch
My husband and I live close to Benihana in Golden Valley and we dine there about once a month (in fact, we were there last night). I agree with a couple of the other comments about lackluster customer service, as they don't have the most accommodating staff. That said, I think people need to go here expecting to have all members of your party ready to be seated at the same time; it makes sense to me, if you show up with 5 people and are waiting on 1 more, don't expect the other couple at your table to sit there and wait for your 6th to show before they can order...welcome to communal eating, folks. Benihana is usually a hectic place, so I guess I understand why they are a little rough around the edges when it comes to seating people. My husband and I go as a twosome often and NEVER have a problem getting in, even when it's busy. We've also gone dozens times with large groups, which, on occasion, is a little more complicated. Overall, I've found that if you're extra nice to the staff and expect that things can move a little slow here, you won't get all bent out of shape. My opinion is that the food and the chefs are totally worth any drama you get from the hosts or servers. And here's a hint, act like you're interested in the show. Clap for them when they do a trick! Give them a little something to let them know you're engaged and they'll pay you back in spades. The food is consistently very good, and believe me when I say we've had just about everything on the menu. Here's another hint: be assertive with the chef. Let them know how you like your filet cooked or if you want extra shrimp sauce. They'll take care of you! Feel free to joke around with them and you'll have a lot more fun. My favorites include the fried rice, shrimp, scallops, filet, lobster, the onion/zucchini side dish, tuna steak, and of course, the SHRIMP SAUCE. My final hint: pour the shrimp sauce on your fried rice...you won't be sorry=)
- Pros: Great food, fun dinner show, lots of free parking, nice bar area to wait in
- Cons: May have to wait for a table, have to be patient with host staff
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Business Dining, Family Style Dining, Group Dining, Carry Out
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Message from Benihana
- Personal Teppanyaki Chef
- Made-from-Scratch Sauces
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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