Our cook, Sam, was extraordinary! He prepared the food well, and was exceptionally entertaining. Unfortunately, the service, provided by Leneyah, was absolutely horrible. Our appetizers came after we were finished with the meal, and were cold and hard. Rice never did come, until after we had talked to the "manager", who had to "talk to his boss" in order to adjust the check. Sadly, we were trying to celebrate our Son's Birthday, and it was a disaster. After the check was presented, we asked about dessert (which was never offered, but included in the meal, according to the menu), and received about a tablespoon of ice cream each. When did ice cream scoops get so small? We went to an ice cream parlor afterwards to get what we had missed. We won't think of Benihana anytime soon for dinner, which is probably fine with them, because there is always a wait to get in at this one. read more

God this place is so terribly run. The ac is terrible so it's like 80 degrees in summer. We arrived early for a 630 reservation, seated at 720. Then we leave at 900 because they are short staffed. The manager isn't talking to or looking at anyone. She is simply in hiding. The food is whatever, it's fine. The drink server and chef person were both good and making the best of a system that's set up for them to fail. read more

I recently visited Benihana and while I'm giving 5 stars, this is only for our chef. Christopher was incredible and made the night fun and entertaining everything tasted amazing . Unfortunately, our service from the servers and hosts was really disappointing. We waited almost the entire meal before we were offered drink refills, and it felt like the staff outside of the kitchen wasn't attentive at all, a little rude if I'm being honest. At a place where the servers are the ones receiving tips and tipping out the chefs, there should be a much higher standard for service. The only reason I'd consider coming back is because our chef (Christopher) truly made the experience worth it. Without him, the night would have been a letdown. read more

Benihana - Beaverton - Chef - Sushi Bars Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

Our chef really made our night worth it. Shout out Rafael the food was amazing and his jokes were awesome and our server Stephany was very kind fast and awesome. Awesome experience. read more

Noisy, noisy and noisy! If you are looking for a quiet place to eat, this is definitely not the one! You literally feel like seating in a free market, hot and smelly! Service is a nightmare! Needs to have a bigger gap time between two seatings on one table! Long waiting time if guests don't leave after eating on your assigned table! Me and my party of four had sitting arrangements at 6 AM and we're notified that our seat was ready prior to arrival. Then when we arrive at 6:05 PM, they made us continue waiting for over 30 minutes and advise that our table was not ready until another party had departed. Ironically, someone else had previously came in with no reservation or reserved at a later time was seated rather quickly, and I was still sitting there with my party for waiting to eat. We ended up leaving and not eating there.! Did I say the front desk guy was rude! Reading someone else's post from earlier month, glad we left less then 45 minutes after arrival, could be hours of waiting! Very disappointing! Definitely not recommended! read more

I was never a big fan of chain restaurants but I had heard of Benihana for several years. Finally my employer hosted a dinner here and I am not disappointed. The food wasn't extraordinary but the ambiance made for a fun experience and I think that's what most people enjoy about the place. I would come back to try some of their other menu items. They also had an extensive drink menu and the service was great. read more

Benihana - Beaverton - Drinks - Sushi Bars Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

Finally stopped and tried Benihana- restaurant is very dark inside and loud, but I guess that is part of the table side performance. Clearly stated several times we didn't understand the process/menu and once I asked directly how to order got a very short answer. Lunch for two (5course) option with 1 water and 1 ice tea came to $117 with tip. Chef at the table was struggling food ended up pretty much everywhere. Had to stop and scrape egg shell out of the eggs he was cooking for the fried rice two different times. Soup was very strong, salad was tiny and had way too much dressing on it. Fried rice was ok, and the rest was edible. In the end for my half of the bill I got a chicken breast, 1 slice of zucchini, 1/4 cup of onion and a tsp of mushrooms. Was very disappointed. Dinner from Panda Express x3 would have been a better use of our time and money. Sorry I can't recommend this restaurant. Expensive lesson to learn. read more

Don't even bother making a reservation for this place. My wife and I had a reservation for 6:30pm, we showed up 10 minutes early and they told us it would still be an hour to an hour and a half wait even with a reservation. What's the point of making a reservation if it's still going to be an hour+ wait??? We ended up going somewhere else and we were served our food at a different restaurant before they called and said our table was ready. read more

We sat in the bar. 2 hour wait. To sit at table/grill. The bartender(Kasie) was attentive. Took care of us. Made sure our orders were Right. Gave us our sauces. Made us feel like home. I will always sit at the bar. Best way to enjoy the food. Didn't have to waste time on the "EXPERIENCE". Fair prices. Will come back again. Only ding. Not a fan of Japanese whiskey. No matter what YOUTUBE says.. read more

One of the worst experiences we've ever had at Benihana--and we've been loyal customers for years. From start to finish, the service was unbelievably disappointing. We waited over an hour just to receive our appetizers, and then another 45 minutes before the main course even started arriving. That's nearly two hours of waiting while hungry. Knowing how hectic it can get, we politely asked our waitress for bowls of garlic butter upfront so we wouldn't have to interrupt the chef later. She flat-out refused and insisted the chef would provide it. From past visits, we know some chefs get irritated with requests during cooking, which is why we tried to be proactive. When Chef Rob arrived, we told him how hungry we were after waiting so long. He acted indifferent and cooked at a painfully slow pace. Instead of serving the fried rice right away like most chefs do, he cooked it, set it aside to get cold, and then started on the meats and veggies. By the time the fried rice finally reached our plates, it was dry and unappetizing. We asked him for the garlic butter, and he gave a small amount. When my niece politely asked for more, he gave her a nasty look and made a rude comment, saying he had to "drop everything" just to get it. Completely uncalled for. No guest should be treated like an inconvenience. To make matters worse, our waitress disappeared and never came back to refill drinks. I had to get help from a waitress at another table just to find her. After years of coming here and recommending this place to friends and family, I'm sad to say we won't be returning anytime soon. This was a complete failure in customer service and hospitality. Extremely disappointed. read more

Made a reservation for 2pm. We got there, and were seated pretty quickly. Not too long before our orders were taken (there was another family... dad with his son... so between ours and his, 4 kids). Then things went down the hill. Took a LONG time for our drinks to come. The soup didn't come out for over 30min. Salads came out over 1 hour after seating. We went over to tell the front check-in folks that it's been too long, and they sat there and acted like they'd do something... and we watched as they did nothing and told no one (and if they did, nothing happened)... so wife went over to someone who looked like a manager and told him... and he said he'd "check on what's going on". Funny.... soon someone came out... and the show and food was good. Of course, the people who had ordered something not hibachi had already eaten and were just sitting there being bored, and we had to go chase people down to get their desserts ordered early (they enjoyed the show). Through all this... NO ONE... not our server, not a single manager, no one... came by to check on us (but they did check on the group right next to us to see if everything was ok). NO ONE came over to apologize to either of the families at this cook top for being ignored and abandoned. It's not like they were all busy either... throughout all this, I observed them... the older folks who might have been managers... the older ladies who usually sing the birthday songs, etc... all just meandering around talking to each other about something obviously WAY more important than their customers. Were they short of chefs? The one that cooked for us didn't cook while we were waiting... so can't tell. Are they short staffed? Not from what I saw with people standing around doing who knows what. Was the place so packed it was just hopping? NO... multiple empty cook tops. Thankfully, the chef was good and he did a fine job with the food. But everyone else? You don't belong in hospitality or restaurant service if that's how you do it. Kids will want to go back because they love their fried rice. (again, no dings on the chefs). But man, it'd have to be a special occasion before we put ourselves in this fiasco again. read more

Had a reservation for 6:30 pm and waited over an hour until we decided to leave. There was a party before us who were waiting even longer than us. Staff told us that tables were having dessert and were waiting on them to leave. read more

Wanted to really like this place~ The hostess at front was the only good part. One star is not just because our server but for overall experience. stuck us way in the back past sushi bar, no big deal. Pretty outside love the wet ground The woman that ended up being our server didn't know she was suppose to be our server which I'm assuming is why it took so long (36 mins) but w.e Here's the rest of the breakdown I ask for meddled lemon and lime for my $4 club soda & im brought them on the side We ordered spicy shrimp hibachi & was brought chicken which she corrected no problem even brought a side of 'chicken fried rice' back to make up for us having to wait again for the shrimp (how sweet right) When she asked us if we wanted steamed or fried rice with the hibachi, she recommended fried so we went with that. When the bill gets there Im confused about some of the charges... she never informed us 'fried rice' was up charge.... But on the receipt it showed 'chicken fried rice', which was the rice she brought to us without our asking while waiting for our original order - so kind Anyways. & so she pretends to know what she's talking about when we walk up to the front because there's no way we were gona chance her getting lost with our card lol we understand it was busy but after all this forgetting about us and extra waiting we had to do we were over ready to go Mind u this entire time we weren't at all rude. We will be sticking to se Portland area for our sushi/ hibachi Oh yah about the food itself* it was mediocre, nothing to go out way for.. no I'm not just being salty read more

Benihana - Beaverton - Better explaining would be appreciated - Sushi Bars Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

service was very slow--never filled our water. we had to get up from our table to ask for things like to go boxes and plates. food was below average. a bit pricey for what it's worth. read more

See all

Had a lunch date in the sushi bar and it was so good! The service was good too, I'd definitely come back again. read more

See all

We come to Benihana for most of our birthday celebrations and it's become tradition for several visits per year since moving to the area years ago. The chef we had this time around was a perfect match for our table (there was a family with young kids he was able to keep engaged) and kept us laughing with jokes & good conversation, on top of the performance of cooking! My steak & scallops were cooked to perfection, though I miss the larger scallops that were available in years passed read more

Benihana - Beaverton - Sushi Bars Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

I hate making this post. I loved Paul's since I was a kid. My daughter loved it there. So for lunch I decided to check it out since it was reopened. I was not impressed. My go to order is the club house with tots. So it is a roasted turkey club with a salad. Thats fine not paying $2.50 extra for fries. The salad was not a salad. The ranch was super salty. The turkey was so dry and like it has been cooked a while ago and warmed up. It was half a tomato with the core in it. I understand changes happen but this was not good. I won't even go into the price of it. I am sad I couldn't finish it. I wish they would had kept some of the classic dishes. What made Paul's special I felt that it was food you could rely on and it felt nice. I did find it strange nothing seems to really be updated inside only the food. I will say the man they helped us was super nice and had great customer service. read more

See all

This is one of my favorite go to places. I always order the same entree' (Filet Mignon). During the week this entree' is $26.50. We made the mistake of going on a Saturday. The EXACT SAME menu item is $51.00 on Saturday. Across the board this restaurant is almost doubling the prices on the menu. Their prices posted online do not reflect these OVER inflated prices. Also, every one else's meal came with ice cream, but for some reason the $51 Filet Mignon did not. It sounded refreshing, but also be prepared to spend $6.50 for one scoop of ice cream. I called the restaurant to inquire about this. The resolution manager said agreed the price on the menu is NOT reflected online. She kept explaining away the reason they serve and charge DINNER menu prices on the weekends, even if you go for lunch. When I made the comment this is NOT right when you go in thinking you will pay one price, and basically get STICKER SHOCK when you see the menu. I am 100% certain if they posted the real prices online, people would NOT go eat there. UPDATE: You will receive their "boiler plate" response, with no intentions of follow-through. Dear Robin Maddalena, and we're sorry your visit didn't go as expected. We'd love the chance to better understand what went wrong. Please reach out directly at www.benihanalistens.com so we can further address your concerns. I did go to the website with url they included. Completed the survey/questionnaire and gave them all my contact information. What a waste of time. They have no intentions of addressing any concerns or contacting you. They just want the readers to "think" they do. Shame on you Benihana's. 2 stars is 2 stars too many. You would get zero, but since it forces a person to not go lower than 1. There you go! UPDATE: This makes the 2nd "boiler plate" response. This one from Lee C. BTW Lee C. I have called, twice and NO ONE wants anything to do with making it right, or resolving it. You all have the "Too bad, so sad, quit wasting my time" attitude. Jan 30, 2026 Thank you for your feedback, Robin. We're sorry to hear about your experience and appreciate your comments. Please contact us directly through our website www.benihanalistens.com so we can address your concerns further. read more

After going to hibachi for most special occasions or celebrations for YEARS- this is the first time we could truly say, "we will not be coming here again". We arrived at about 45mins before close & were told there'd be about a 15min wait so we enjoyed some sake at the bar top. We were seated at the expected wait time but waited for almost another 40mins after sitting at the hibachi table to even receive our 1st course of SOUP! The waiter was very kind but pretty much said "Sorry you had a bad time. Unfortunately this is pretty normal around here & it's not my fault". We had an overly salty, almost $150 meal for 2 with no hibachi "entertainment" other than an onion volcano. Where has the traditional fun time gone where you'd laugh with your date and get a shrimp thrown in your mouth or a little sake squirt? We'll take our celebrations elsewhere. read more

We were seated 30 minutes after our reservation. We were told it was due to Customers lingering after their meal was over. We were seated in the back near the exit door - worth noting as your experience will be different if you are seated elsewhere. We had a cold draft that randomly kept coming on full blast. Every member of our group & the majority of those seated with us FROZE. Multiple trips were made out to cars to get another layer. Speaking of trips to the car, our tablemates' Father ran out to their car to get a bottled water since our requested water was so very late in arriving and his son was quite thirsty. At this pricepoint, it seems silly that one has to provide themselves a bottle of water. Speaking of service - our Chef - Lester - was AMAZING. One of the best Habachi Chefs I have every witnessed. He was kind & fantastic. I wish we could of just tipped him alone. Our Server, was rarely seen. She is a nice person but was watching over too many tables and lost track of our order and how many birthdays we had at our table (answer 2). She had to be reminded that the family seated with us were celebrating a birthday more than once. We paid for drinks that we never received. My very hungry family watched as food was prepared but then there wasn't enough because the order was conveyed to the Chef inaccuraly. He then made a second batch but it wasn't as good as the first which we still paid for. The amount of food provided was not reflective of the cost (even in today's dollars). We waited a long time for our check - may be why people are waiting for seats. We left hungry and sad as we had been looking forward to this experience. It is beyond loud and difficult to have a conversation. There were staff literally just walking around avoiding eye contact with no apparent purpose to completing any task. And, there were others working very hard and receiving very little support. We spent over $300 for a memorable experience in all the wrong ways. read more

Had reservations for 615. The entire waiting area was completely full. We had to stand among 20 plus people and entertain a 2 year old for over an hour before we got seated. They kept telling us soon. Otherwise we would have just left. I have never waited an hour for a reservation. Multiple other people were complaining about the same thing. Once we were seated the server was great and food was decent. It was just hard to have an 8 pm dinner for a 6:15 reservation. read more

Absolutely ridiculous, we had reservations for 615pm to celebrate a birthday. Got seated at 8pm. This is unacceptable!! We have been celebrating birthdays here in and off for years and never had any problem's! Way to ruin a birthday!! No comps were offered for the horrible inconveniences!! We won't be back! Time to go somewhere else that appreciates the customer. This is a management problem. I feel sorry for the servers and chefs who get the brunt of the complaining. Do better!!! read more

I Like Going To Benihana And There Food Is Really Good And The Chef Comes To Your Table And You Get To Watch Them Cook Your Food.When You Sit Down By The Grill You Get To Interact With Other People At Your Table And You Get To Watch Them Flip Knives In The Air And The Way They Moves Knives In The Air And You Get To Watch Them Onion Into A Volcano And You Get To Choose What Food You Want And What Drinks You Want And It Is A Bit Pricy Because It Has Three Dollar Signs And On The Wall When You Walk In There Are Famous People On The Wall.The Staff Working There Are Really Friendly And Get Really Busy When You Go In And They Got A Lot Of Really Good Reviews And If You Want Really Good Food You Should Check Out Benihana And You Don't Be Disappointed In The Food Or The Services And What I Like Is Watching The Chef Cook Your Food. read more

We made a reservation for Father's Day three weeks prior. They sent us two emails asking us to confirm we will be there on time. We showed up at our reservation time and they were 1.5 hours behind on reservations. We were told the restaurant is full and there is simply no capacity to meet the reservations that were made plus the walk-ins accepted. The small lobby was filled with 40+ people who had already been waiting 30-40 minutes. We left to go elsewhere. Simply put- do not trust your reservation here. You will be waiting just like a walk in. Really disappointing! read more

Lazy employees . I requested my Postmates driver to add Diablo sauce to my Togo order . He said the employees said they had already sealed my order & were too busy to take any request . read more

What a fun place and atmosphere! We had the server Joe who had some of the best dad jokes and did a good job cooking the food. The meat was all cooked really well and very flavorful. Our server was also great and explained things well. Had reservations and got sat pretty quickly. If you don't have a big party you get sat with other small parties. The group we sat with wasn't a lively bunch but appreciated Joe's attempts and getting them having fun. Both the server and the chef asked for any food allergies. Definitely will be back with our own bigger group! read more

Benihana - Beaverton - Sushi Bars Near Me - Beaverton, Oregon

My partner and I celebrated our birthdays tonight at Benihana .. Everything was fantastic...especially our chef "Shane". He was polite, funny, and entertaining. We have eaten at Benihana in 7 different states(including Hawaii)usually 10 or more times a year..The food Shane made tonight topped every other time! He was also very kind to keep it "pg" as we had 2 little girls at our table with another party..as much as we enjoyed it, these little girls will never forget it! read more

Picked up steak & shrimp to take home for a low key 4th of July. The steak & shrimp were okay but nothing to write home about, & the portions were very small, much more so than in the past. The biggest disappointment was the Mai Tai for 2 I ordered. For $35 there was barely ANY Mai Tai. A total rip off for $35. Will not be back. read more

Never order food from the bar it is terrible sort of like dog food for $40/person and the bar is staffed with only one person and the wait was ridiculous. read more

We had a stellar experience for my sister's birthday. Our server, Junko was attentive and very kind. Our chef, Nick was hilarious! We all laughed and it was a lot of fun. Well definitely return! read more

I wish zero stars was an option as we had a 7:09 reservation for my daughter's birthday and arrived to be told we would have to wait at least a half an hour! We were told they took too many walk in guests and the tables weren't turning as quickly as expected?! We did wait almost 30 minutes outside as the inside lobby was packed with standing room only and were told they had no idea how much longer it would be! I wish I would have read the reviews prior to booking as this appears to be a long term chronic issue with this restaurant. We decided to leave and went to Margarita Factory nearby and had a wonderful time! We won't be giving Benihana a second chance..... read more

I really like this place so I thought I would treat myself tonight by getting my dinner delivered. I ordered a shrimp burrito and took a bite and immediately tasted chewy, disgusting steak. It made me so upset because I don't eat steak. My other items were ok. I called to speak to someone and they said they didn't have a manager to speak with and asked me for my information so they could call me. Also I didn't order a lot, and it took way too long. Benihana has never let me down in the past but tonight you were nothing but disappointing. read more

See all

I made reservations four weeks in advance for Christmas Day. My entire party of eight people was there 15 minutes early. So I checked in for my reservation. They found my reservation. They said now you have to wait two hours because we took too many reservations. I was very disappointed. The staff did not care or did not do anything to accommodate. There was nowhere to sit in the bar and nowhere to sit and wait. They clearly recognized that I had a reservation but they overbooked so I could sit for two hours and wait. We decided to just go home. The staff did not care at all. read more

Merry Christmas from the Benihana staff if you ordered ahead of time the hour with no communication was over two hours and we ended up with no food read more

We had made reservations for my daughter's birthday today at 6:15 a month ago. They told us we would have to wait over an hour to be seated. I understand a little late but an hour? Other people said that it was the same for them. So what's the point of reserving a spot if they dont honor it. We drove from Washington to go. What a disappointment. read more

Wow!! Wait staff is so friendly. Karim took such good care of us. Chef Rob was so funny and his grill skillz were amazing! read more

We haven't been here in over 10 years but loved it in the past. We had reservations for 8:15 and we were continuously told it would be soon but didn't get seated until 9:45. When we finally got a table it was with 5 others people that were on their phones and tablets the entire time and they did not order until 10:15. We ordered our dinner the moment we sat down because we were starving! It was obvious the restaurant was closing. It was very uncomfortable so we got up and walked out, so disappointing! read more

Had a reservation at 6:45 they told us it would be a hour wait. The lobby was full of people all with reservations and had been waiting over a hour. You guys need to figure this problem out very upset with the service. I have been here a handful of times and the food is really good. But the in-laws joined us this time and we drove over a hour to get here just to be told it was going to be over a hour. We won't be back very disappointed!!! read more

What happened Benihana? This is now the second time my family of 3 (one child included) has come for a special occasion and had to leave due to over 1.5 hour wait. This time, we made sure to check all the boxes because this isn't our first rodeo at Benihanas- made an early dinner reservation for a casual Tuesday as to not go on a busy weekend during a dinner rush. Arrived 20 minutes early for our reservation only to be told that there was a wait. We originally were told 30 minutes, then after 30 minutes we were told 50 minutes. The nostalgia and fun experiences I grew up with at this restaurant just isn't worth it anymore. This is a recurring theme in the reviews as well. Portland has SO MANY other locally owned places to make memories at. We will explore those from now on. read more

Make your reservation 1 hour before you want to be seated as you will be waiting that after your reservation time to be seated. And if you ask the front desk about it you will be yelled at. read more