Chef Jeremy is the best !! So funny!! Vibes are great. I will be back. He was super funny and made my whole family laugh.

Service was slow but as usual the dining experience and food were top notch! I think we had a new waitress but dinner did take about 1 hour longer than anticipated, but good company made the time go by quickly! read more

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Emily was our server and she was fantastic - very patient with the kids in our group and overall friendly and on top of what our table needed at all times! Jeremy was our chef and he was amazing too! So funny, put on a great show, and really engaging with our table. We had an excellent (and delicious!!) experience for our holiday dinner with friends! read more

Daughter and I came in to have hibachi around noon today (Oct 28). It was completely empty. Lady seated us & walking to table daughter & My shoes were sticking to floor. Plates were dirty as well as something sticky looking on the grill. We sat a few minutes & after looking around a few more minutes decided to leave. We went to House of Japan And could not have been more happy that we did. Service & food was amazing. Benihanna used to be my favorite place to eat but now house of japan will be!!!!! read more

The food at Benihana was delicious, the service was okay, the ambience was really nice!! read more

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Worst dining experience I have ever experienced. We were there for 4 and a half hours. They didn't start cooking our food until we were there for 2 hours. Absolute worst dinner I have ever had in my life. I would give it negative 10 stars if I could. Oh also everything is priced like a 10 star restaurant. Over priced and terrible service. Don't ever come here unless you want to be absolutely pissed read more

Nice staff but food is truly mediocre. The meat hand no flavor and the shrimp was way over cooked. I asked for medium for my steak and see absolutely no pink in it. The show by our chef wasn't even a show. My son has an egg allergy that they knew of and he still cross contaminated. The drinks (plum wine & rising sun lemon drop) were really good though. read more

Where do I begin? My partner and I were heading back to Indiana and were hungry. We decided on Benihana. We arrived and were okay with a little wait as we expected such. What neither of us expected was me to be sprayed with water from the toilet in the women's bathroom, a dirty hibachi when were seated and a 30 minute wait from the time we ordered to getting our soup. The waitress did not return after taking our order to check in until she brought our soup. I'm okay with and understand reasons. What we received was an excuse. After the soup was brought, we waited another 20 minutes for the chef to come out to which they never did. The waitress did not come to add any explanation for the outrageous wait. My partner and I got us and left. I do not recommend this location. read more

Chul was great. Food was delicious! And so it went. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam imperdiet felis vitae fermentum congue. Fusce at gravida libero. Curabitur scelerisque, nisi in viverra fringilla, massa metus consequat felis, in ultrices quam lectus in libero. Nullam ac imperdiet mi. Suspendisse imperdiet nisi non felis laoreet, vitae pulvinar dui porta. Integer nec elit pulvinar, rhoncus lacus tincidunt, iaculis augue. Fusce quis augue nulla. Nullam nec diam et lacus cursus ornare in quis tellus. read more

Food was fine, it was edible. The salad that came with our hibachi was gross- soggy lettuce, bitter dressing. Our hibachi chef was super sweet and fun but didn't know the classic tricks a hibachi chef should know. read more

Delicious food and friendly service from our chef Chul. He made the fried rice to perfection, and was very funny. We all had a great time!

We had 6:45 PM reservations. The restaurant was about 1/3 filled, with plenty of open tables. We waited 20 minutes to finally get seated. Shortly after a family sat with us. This made our table full. We waited and waited and waited to order. 25 more minutes passed and nothing. Finally, the other family decided that they had had enough and walked out. We followed shortly thereafter. Obviously, we won't be back! read more

My wife and I decided to make Benihana the last stop on our annual Christmas shopping date night. We have never been and thought it would be a special way to close out the night, and made reservations for that evening. When we arrived at the restaurant, they told us that they would seat us after 'just a little wait' - which was disconcerting since the restaurant seemed to be only at about half capacity. Although our server took our orders immediately, it was about 15 minutes before we got our drinks - then a half hour before we got soup, and a solid hour just for salads. At this point, our server mentioned that there were only two chefs and the we were 'in line' to have one cone to the table, and that there was a 17 top that required both of them at the same time. This meant that the 4 other tables (on our side of the restaurant) would have to wait until they had their service before the food would even be started. The evening devolved from there: - Why were we not called and told ahead of time that there was an issue? - Why did they continue seating people an hour from closing when the people that had been there for almost two hours hadn't even been served yet? - Why did they not tell us when we were being seated that there was an issue? - Why was the waitress upset that she was the one that had to tell us there was a problem? - Why did I have to sit and listen to the manager whine about it only being his third day and that Benihana set him up for failure? - Why did my wife and I finally walk out of our service and have to end our night with fast food instead of the nice meal we had planned? Incredibly weak leadership - also the reason that they were short staffed. Outside of all of that, the restaurant was filthy. I do not remember the last time I had such a terrible time, but there isn't enough love or money on earth to convince me to return. read more

We had a great time with Chef Jeremy for a birthday celebration! He was fun, personable and the food was delicious. We will be back to see him! read more

Amazing dinner, great chef, and our waitress was very attentive when it came to our drinks and empty dishes. Very tasty, and for the price you do get a good amount of food. Only thing I wasn't a fan of was the sherbet ice cream, but that might've just been me as my sister and mother loved it. Will definitely be back! Update: Came back a year later, took an hour to even see a chef, no refills and attitude from waitress, burned food, no show. Contacted management, essentially got told "oh well" and hung up on. Do not recommend - Iron Chef is better. read more

Our service from Thomas was outstanding. Such a friendly and efficient young man. He made our pre and post service extremely enjoyable What a sweety! Our chef was Jeremy and his skills on the grill were fantastic but his whit and banter made the night. Hands down THE BEST hibachi dinner I've ever attended. read more

Polaris parkway Ohio. Great service from Jeremy and very good food. Our steaks were amazing. All the food was very good. We sat in the bar area. Beautiful restaurant. Clean. We will return. This was our first time here. read more

We enjoy going to Benihana as a family when we're traveling. It's a restaurant we don't have in our local community. We stopped at Benihana around 4 PM. Our. Our server was friendly and outgoing, and looks like she enjoyed her job. I'm sorry I don't remember her name, but she was a lot of fun. Our chef, Jeremy, cooked our food to perfection as we had requested. The food was fresh, hot, delicious and plentiful. Chef Jeremy was lots of fun and entertaining. We were a party of three and sat with a party of five. Together, we laughed and really enjoyed the evening. read more

Went here because my sister-in-law had some birthday coupons and other discounts (although we paid our own, full price.) It's nice inside, though smaller than I imagined (it is massive outside, only mid-sized inside.) We had a reservation, but were still seated well after our time (like 20-30 minutes after.) And service from then on was slooowwww. I think they were understaffed; our waitress did a good job, but was handling several full tables. The place was full on the evening after Christmas. The chef was good, and fun, though not as showy as some others. Baby K loved the volcano, the chopping and such, and he played to her and the other kids at the table. Made sure to keep hot stuff from her. Pretty kid-friendly place in general. The menu was smaller than I expected. Oh, there are all the usual suspects, but I thought they would have some more interesting stuff. And half the menu is mixed drinks, which we did not get. I had the filet and scallops, and of course you get soup, salad, shrimp, rice, etc. The soup was good- broth and mushrooms. Salad, standard Japanese steakhouse iceberg with a ginger dressing. Rice was good-not-great. My filet and scallops were excellent: perfectly cooked and seasoned, not overdone. The shrimp was fine. Baby K and Sweetie got chicken, and it was pretty dry. Baby K liked the yum-yum sauce, and nibbled at rice, veggies, and chicken. If you have a toddler, just pass on getting them a meal- there is enough for them to have bits of veggies, etc. I also had the Vegas roll to start. Just okay; the flavors blended together into a little spice and a lot of bland. Most places like this, I have leftovers, and I didn't here. Sweetie did, and we had some rice for Baby K. But it was slightly expensive even for comparable places, with slightly smaller portions. If the show had been flashy and the service good, I could excuse that. But as it was, it was just okay, not great. I'd go back if I had good coupons, but would take my money elsewhere otherwise. read more

Our chef was very good... food was very good, but I had a hard time getting past the chipped black nail police our server had on his fingers. I mean really??? Where are the chips? So unprofessional not to mention unsanitary. Made the evening a big NO-GO for me in the future. read more

I know it's Benihana so we're already starting behind, but with the amount of time it takes to get started here, yea don't go. The reviews saying an hour, hour and half are not inaccurate whatsoever. This location has already been on my "why bother list" now it's on my avoid at all costs list. read more

Had a reservation for a Father's Day lunch with my sons, mom and fiancee for 130PM. One of us was not on time and did not make it, they would not seat us till all were there so we gave him 10 minutes and told them we were now 4 people. 5 minutes later we were seated (1:45), another 5 minutes, waitress takes our drink order, 15 minutes later brings the drinks - another 10 minutes, takes our order and seats another 5 people at the table. We get our order in, 10 minutes soup and salad show up. Add on another hour and 10 minutes or so and we continue to wait for a chef - no manager interaction, just apologies from wait staff... Right before we leave - manager asks for another 5 minutes while setting up yet another table (which will likely get a cook WAY before we get one). Left hungry at 3:45PM with drinks (3) comped and found a place with (not the same menu) but with significantly better service - wish I could give a zero but it was not an option here... Might be safer on a less busy day but am hard pressed to ever pick these guys again for anything. The check would have been about $200+ if they had managed to find a chef. read more

Chul was our chef for the evening and he was so fun and put on a great show! Food was great! read more

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The food and service and atmosphere were all great. The recommendation is the Rocky's Choice dish and our Chef Shunno and his assistant Alexa :) read more

On 3/3, the wait time to get seated was over 20 minutes. once seated the waitress wasnt sure what could be ordered then took over 30 minutes to bring our soup and salad. to add insult to injury when the next chef came out he went to a table that sat down after us. I have never had such a horrible experience and felt disrespected. we were prepared to spend good money too. very diaappointing. read more

It used to be a great place to go. It has gone downhill. There are good cooks but the way the place is run hurts the experience.

Jeremy did an amazing job !!! loved the "free" egg rolls. the ambience is super nice. All around great experience and more than likely will return again. Thanks Jeremy for a great dining experience last night for our Valentines Day read more

We were celebrating my daughter's 18th birthday! I had never been here before, but she had been here earlier this year and loved it. Sam was our chef - and he was amazing. Very personable, talented, and entertaining. He also had jokes "now I'm going to make a butterfly" and then he made BUTTER FLY this was a fascinating and very entertaining experience! It made for such a great memory. Thank you Sam!! read more

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Benihana is my favorite restaurant! Nunu and Willie were excellent and attentive. I will be back. read more

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Started off with a wait almost 30 min after our reservation, luckily our waitress (Cassie) was friendly and attentive and the situation was turned around. Chef Jeremy was "chef's kiss" I would eat here every night if he was my chef. He was funny and played off of the personalities at the table, which made for a great experience. The only reason a star was lost was for the long wait at the beginning of the experience. Cassie and Chef Jeremy both deserve 5 stars. read more

Everything except the greeter was on point! Sushi is money, hibachi delish and the chief was the man!!! They went downhill for a minute but I guess new management or something brought them back better than ever!! Highly recommend! read more

Chul did a wonderful job!! He was very entertaining and fun. His food was absolutely delicious. We had the samurai treat and it was one of my favorite meals. Will definitely come back! read more

This restaurant needs a surprise visit from their corporate office. Server's need retraining, buss staff needs to stop running around like unsupervised children, managers need to be held accountable for lack of compassion towards customers concerns. The restaurant is dirty and the quality of what you receive does not match the price you will pay. read more

Chef Jermey was very nice and personable everyone was inviting and made the experience great read more

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Jeremy and Zoe were awesome! The food was wonderful and they really made our evening!

Jeremy was a great chef. Very entertaining, and great with the kids. Would definitely recommend him again. read more

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Jeremey was our chef and he did an amazing job. He cooked everything to perfection. Ben was also amazing and was very patient with our table. I was very please with both jeremey and Ben. read more

Wanted to bring our child here for a birthday experience. First person arrived 10 mins early and checked in. The rest arrived on time and were in line to reach the hostess. Yet, we were told we must wait because we were late (2 mins) even though we were in line and being patient as we understand places are understaffed. Didn't get seated until nearly 15 mins after our reservation even though I used the OPEN TABLE app to confirm our reservation. Waiter was pleasant. Soup was lukewarm. Vegetables were over cooked and had zero crunch. My scallops were over cooked. Others shrimp were over cooked as well. While I placed in my notes at the time of reserving the table it's a birthday event. The note was not seen. Waiter did not know what I was talking about but offered to bring ice cream to my child. I then asked, do they no longer sing for birthdays and was told he'd check because they were busy. He came back with the manager and the two sang happy birthday after my child already ate the ice cream dessert. Definitely NOT the experience we were hoping for my child's birthday. Japanese steakhouse historically gave their customers an experience from professionalism of staff, service at the table and the quality of its dishes. We did not experience this. There was however effort to accommodate the birthday singing. read more

Wow, this location (Polaris) has really gone down hill. The waitress was very slow and showed no emotion, even when she spilled a full drink on a customer sitting next to me. Our cook didn't even do any tricks that we have come to know in the past and seemed very unmotivated and lazy and looked tired. When I mentioned that the rice was undercooked just about everyone at our table agreed. It was terrible. Our empty bowls sat at the table for a long time before the (slow) waitress came to collect them. The atmosphere has gone down too. The menu prices have remained same though, if not higher! Needless to say, we won't be going back, unless there are some major changes for the better. We are surprised it's still in business. read more

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The service was exceptional and our chef CHUL was amazing and entertaining. Ask for CHUL when you go!