Bathroom cleanliness does not correlate to the prices on the menu. I should have taken pictures. Changing station in men's bathroom was covered in layers of dirt and took half a pack of brand new baby wipes to "clean" before I washed it with soap and water. They would do well to install paper towel dispenser so the floor doesn't stay wet, which is of course a hazard. Server was excellent and attentive. Cooking/chef service was good. read more

- We had a 6:30p reservation on a Sunday evening and arrived on time, but were not seated until approximately 6:45p - The restaurant is quite large, with multiple dining areas and a substantial number of tables and hibachi stations; with so many diners and hibachi tables operating at once, the atmosphere was quite loud throughout our visit - Service throughout the evening felt disorganized--both the waitstaff and chef appeared flustered at times, and there were multiple order issues; servers delivering drinks often seemed unsure which guests had ordered them, and one water glass brought to our table was visibly cracked; we also had to remind staff about a missing soup and salad that should have accompanied one of our entrees - Overall, service was quite slow, yet once the meal was finally completed, the experience felt rushed--our server offered to-go containers almost immediately after the last item was cooked and served - The hibachi show was surprisingly low-energy and lacked many of the interactive tricks and entertainment typically associated with this type of dining experience; we noticed neighboring tables appeared to be having a much more engaging experience with their chefs - The food was generally tasty, but the filet mignon was overcooked and tougher than expected - One item that may not be obvious from the menu: chicken fried rice is a separate order rather than an upgrade or add-on to the standard white rice included with the meal - Our birthday celebration was as expected with staff singing to our birthday boy; a candle was added to the ice cream that came with our meal and we received a complimentary photo of our family - It's possible our experience was impacted by the dynamics at our shared hibachi table, as some fellow diners encountered multiple issues with their orders that appeared to require additional attention from the staff--would consider giving the restaurant another try, particularly if we were able to reserve a full hibachi table for our own party of eight read more

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THE FOOD ---------------- = Land 'N Sea (Filet Mignon + Scallops), Deluxe Treat (Filet Mignon + Lobster Tail) and Teriyaki Chicken - All of the food was pretty much what you would expect from a Hibachi restaurant, but I DID expect a litttttle more from Benihana. The lobster, steak, shrimp and chicken from the 3 specialty entrees were OK. Fried rice was on point, but the steak was a bit overdone. THE SERVICE ------------------- - Had to wait a good 15-20 minutes before we were seated, despite having reservations. Chances were that we had to wait for our tablemates to show up too, which is a downside to having to share a table with strangers. - The hibachi show, or the lack thereof, that our chef put on was disappointing. ---- Our chef didn't show up and start cooking until 45 minutes after we were already seated! 45!!! That's an eternity when you're hungry, let alone when you have kids dining with you. ---- Chef was not very enthusiastic. Other chefs were more animated and had more showmanship. Have seen a better show at other hibachi restaurants (e.g., Arirang). = Although they were very nice and patient, the waitresses seemed to not remember people's orders and handed out soups and appetizers to the incorrect people at our table. + Expect a Happy Birthday song from the staff and complimentary ice cream if it's your birthday. THE SURROUNDINGS ------------------------------- + Restaurant is located right across the street from Menlo Park Mall, so definitely convenient for mall-goers. + Huge private parking lot outside. + Inside is very spacious with hibachi and non-hibachi sections of the restaurant. - It gets NOISY inside as you can imagine with all of the hibachi action. RANDOM OBSERVATIONS -------------------------------------- = Try to come with a large party, if you can, else you WILL have to share a table with strangers. Definitely not the worst thing, but depending on how social you are, it can get awkward because some tablemates might not be very friendly. read more

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My bf and I came here for hibachi dinner. The wait was 10 minutes for the two of us, and then was seated with 2 others. The service was friendly and the cook was mellow. Nothing too fancy. The filet mignon was amazing, the chicken was a bit dry and under seasoned. However, the vegetables were pretty good. When we got the bill gratuity is included for 8 people but there were just 2 of us. The bill was 149.75 and paid $200. We only received $30 back in cash... Which means the waitress took $21 to herself. She would have gotten a bigger tip if she had given the correct change back. My bf waited 10 minutes for her to come back to ask where the rest was but she never returned, so we just left. Wont be coming back to this location. read more

Benihana - Edison - Japanese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

The food was just ok. A little on the salty side. Unfortunately they lost me forever when they added the 18% tip to my table for TWO. I always tip 20-25, so it was his lost. I can understand doing this for a large party, not a table of two. read more

Benihana never disappoints for a casual, yet flavorful experience. The food is always good whether you do the whole hibachi show or just grab a table. My friend and I went on a Friday night and were fortunate enough to be seated promptly. Our server was friendly and attentive. All of our food arrived cooked to perfection and full of flavor. I was pleasantly surprised by the festive cocktail menu. Highly recommend the cranberry spice mojito! read more

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Nice location with plenty of parking, and the inside is very clean and well kept. The staff was very friendly and welcoming, which we appreciated. However, we were a little disappointed with the food. We ordered the six-course combination, which included the onion soup, appetizers, filet, chicken, and shrimp. Everything was cooked to our liking, but the dishes lacked seasoning and didn't have the flavor we've experienced at other hibachi restaurants. Overall, it was an okay experience, but the food could definitely use more flavor. read more

Benihana - Edison - Rose Sangria - Japanese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Great service from sonam S and the food was great . I will come again to bring the family to eat again

This location does not honor the Memorial Day special for veterans. I just showed up for the Memorial Day meal posted on their website and they said they weren't doing it. Mind you I'm a veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan. Very Un-American! read more

Had a great time at Benihana today. Sonam was our waiter and he was really good! Food was great. will come back

So this is a franchise that Does Not participate in corporate promotions just so you all know. This Memorial Day weekend Corporate promotion was Free Habachi dinner with purchase of Appitizer for Active Duty Miliary , Veterans..... this property refused to honor this promotion which in of its self should speak volumes of ownership. They also do not honor the Special Benifits Birthday program. Think twice before spending your American cash here. read more

Absolutely vile and repulsive of a restaurant. The chef's hands were dirty with dirt under his finger nails and he essentially used his hands without gloves to move the food around and stuck his fingers in the food while serving. I don't think they understand the word sanitary. The manager did absolutely nothing as she stood there watching her employee cooked with his hands. People like this should not be anywhere near food for pets let alone people. read more

Service was awful! I was overcharged on my credit card too! This place has no customer service etiquette at all! Our table was full of empty plates and glasses ( we never were offered refills either) I would never recommend this place to anyone read more

I went here for the first time and I can honestly say that the food was pretty good and the customer service and ambiance was great as well I had the raspberry lemonade to drink and the hibachi steak well done with the colossal shrimp well done and white rice and I think next time I'm gonna get the same thing but with the fried rice no egg I definitely will be back soon read more

Benihana - Edison - Hibachi steak and colossal shrimp and white rice with a raspberry lemonade - Japanese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

We grabbed dinner here this weekend as walk-ins. We were told about a ~20 minute wait for Both Hibachi or regular dining but it moved pretty quickly. I ordered the exotic mojito and it was delicious.i ordered steak and my friend got chicken. The food was great and the staff provided great service. This was my first time visiting this Benihana location and I would return again. I took a star off because the bathroom wasn't the cleanest. read more

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Food: delicious American-friendly hibachi, portion sizes can be inconsistent, same for the veggie cuts, protein, etc but that's not really the reason we all go - it's the garlic butter! Service: in general, the staff is great, friendly and helpful Ambiance: fiery, fun, can be chaotic at times - this is what hibachi is about - the place is fairly well kept, clean read more

Very nice restaurant with good ambiance. Food was pretty good but Korean barbecue is much better in my opinion. Arturo the chef was very nice and interactive. read more

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Thank you Benihana for your generous portions and fun staff making a birthday celebration for all ages delicious and entertaining. It's been a few years since I've visited this location and I would come back. Courses will well spread out, chef used up all his tricks and my toddler daughter enjoyed them all. Now it's not Benihana without the garlic butter and fresh veggies. Thankfully the food was flavorful and enough leftovers for lunch the next days. Did you know they have souvenir mugs? A great item to bring home for your favorite drink or even a small plant. Location did however feel a little sticky inside so I removed a star. read more

Benihana - Edison - Beautiful kimono front entrance - Japanese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Came here for a bday lunch. 2nd time visiting Benihana, and this visit was pretty consistent with my prior one. They do offer a lunch special and the pricing was quite reasonable, especially relative to the dinner pricing. Ordered the hibachi chicken. It was actually a little dry, and I didn't love the teriyaki flavoring. I did try some steak as well which was a lot better, so if I was to return I would get that instead. The chef was fairly funny and he did a few cool tricks. Note that they do offer a great bday deal... believe it is $30 off. You need to sign up online and receive an email. It is only valid mon-thurs though. read more

Much better experience this time and our server Jose was very on point! I even tried a new few things and danced around the menu and was pleasantly surprised by my new picks. read more

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Horrible experience! The chef was the only good thing about tonite. One of the waiters came by with the cart and ran over the sleeve of my jacket and ripped it. When I stopped him from causing even more damage he did not seem to care. I spoke to the Manager who stated the restaurant would pay for a new jacket but did not seem to care about collecting all the information. Lastly, when it came to splitting the bill 4 ways everyone received a different amount. I mean anyone with a phone can split a bill 4 ways pretty easily. I really hope that the jacket gets covered by the restaurant without any problems. Benihana, if you are reading this, make it right! read more

Today was my first time trying Benihana. I've read reviews before so my expectations weren't high. We went on a Tuesday for lunch. The restaurant itself is very nice. It was super clean and nicely decorated. Bathrooms were spotless. We had to wait maybe 10 to 12 minutes before we were seated. The hostess was pleasant. Our waiter was being trained and he did an excellent job. He refilled lemonade without being asked. He paid lots of attention to our table. He made sure the kids had the children's chop sticks. I appreciated his attentiveness. Our cook was Emilio. He was great!! I see a lot of reviews speaking on how the food is tastelessand even my friend who I went with said the food is bland. Welllll, thank god for Emilio. Everything tasted great. He did a great job seasoning. We sat with a women who requested extra garlic butter on everything and I think that actually might be the key to having lots of flavor. It also could be that the place wasn't super busy so I don't feel like Emilio rushed to get through our seating. The lunch prices are great! No complaints. Portions we're very good. I had a full container of left overs. I'll definitely be back again! read more

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I hadn't been to Benihana for at least 25 years and thought it would be nice to bring my kids, as we all love Hibachi. We had a reservation so it did not take long to be seated. Once seated it took an extremely long time for anyone to take our order, and the restaurant was extremely loud. Once greeted I was a bit disappointed to find that you only get noodles or rice, not both, as is customary at our local Hibachi restaurants. Our soup and salad arrived and not a server was to be found for the next 30 minutes. I saw lots of employees and a manager walking around, but nobody stopped at our table. The soup was extremely bland and after multiple attempts to try to ask someone for soy sauce, I got up and walked around for 10 minutes trying to locate our waitress. By the time we were able to get soy sauce the soup was already cold. Our chef was very nice and put on a nice show, however the lack if service, length of waiting, not all meals coming with dessert, just isn't enough for us to want to go back. read more

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Should have made a reservation because the wait was about 20 minutes. The food was great never disappoints I do wish the wings came with sauce on the side maybe that's an American thing dipping my wings but it good nonetheless. The staff was polite loved the drinks peach sangria definitely ordering again the ambience was nice decorated traditional I guess but seemed clean space. Would definitely go back read more

It's just worn out and tired. The food tastes good but the process is played out. Geared towards kids, about 70% of the patrons were under 15yrs old. Know what you are getting in to and expect to pay a decent amount for an average (at best) experience. Thankfully, they have a liquor license. read more

Benihana - Edison - Chicken Benihana - Japanese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

Great time! Great service! Great food! I definitely recommend coming here and I'll definitely be back! Had a good time! The staff from the server, cook and manger was very attentive the entire time I was there! I stepped out side of the box and order the tuna steak, OMG! It was SO good!! I'm so glad I decided to go with something different! Please give it a try! Especially if you're a pescatarian or if you're like me and just out right love seafood. The coconut mojitos and white sangria are amazing! A must try! read more

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Food is always Fresh Service always great Jason was the best he definitely deserves a raise very attentive and patient! read more

Benihana - Edison - Japanese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

As a person who loves hibachi, this location didn't disappoint. The food was delicious, especially the hibachi steak. The steak was seasoned well and was tender. The benihana mango lemonade tasted watered down, but their mojito was flavorful. The chef put on a good show and made sure it was interactive. He had a good sense of humor. Although it seemed to be a lot of people were present, the wait wasn't bad at all. We were seated fairly quickly. It did take a little bit of time to start preparing the entree, but I'm assuming it was because there weren't too many chefs that night. Overall, the ambiance was nice, and the staff was nice. But the women's bathroom was lacking in cleanliness a bit. They have a spacious parking lot with plenty of spots. If you want to get food to go, I would advise you to put the order in when you put your dine in order because prep time is 15-20 lintures. Nonetheless, this restaurant is great for a night out or celebrating with friends and family! read more

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Service with excellent. Bridget, waitress, took good care of us. She was very sensitive to our needs and she was very nice. The cook was also very pleasant and friendly. The food was delicious!! A bit pricey, but it was a nice night out and worth every penny! read more

I been here more times than i can count for birthdays or just to enjoy a good meal. Always a great experience delicious food, a show and very nice staff with good service. A def go to spot for a good meal and a great time. Does not dissapoint. I usually get the steak and shrimp or steak and lobster. I always get the chicken fried rice and the shrimp tempura. A def must. Add a plum wine or a great cocktail and your all set. read more

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Very large restaurant. Great hibachi. Delicious food especially the shrimp and steak hibachi. Friendly staff and quick service. Highly recommend. read more

My friend and I were craving hibachi so we went to Benihana. As Asian food lovers and Asian people, this chain is definitely not the traditional experience. It hit the spot though. Don't come here if you're looking for really good Asian food. Come here if you want the chain hibachi experience that is not at all authentic, very salty, but is also the dinner and a show hibachi experience you've been craving. The chef was very cool and made fun animals and designs because there was a kid at our table. Unfortunately, it felt like my friend and I were the only ones out of the whole restaurant remotely amused by the chefs tricks. Literally everyone else was talking, on their phones, etc. It was weird to us since we felt like the whole point of this was to watch them cook. We also got drinks that were very yummy and suprisingly strong! read more

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The good- Food is good, flavorful The bad- service was okay. Bad- credit card over charged. They auto added 18% tip for party of three. However final charge on the credit card statement was over $8 then what I authorized and signed. Not good. read more

We were supposed to visit a different Hibachi spot yesterday (Thursday), but opted for Benihana because my date and I really enjoyed our last time here (2021). It was crowded upon our arrival and were told we'd would have to wait 25/30 minutes. We only waited 15 minutes. I don't mind eating with people I don't know and thankfully we had an excellent group, and a birthday at our table as well. The food was amazing as was the gentleman who cooked it. He was extremely entertaining! Lol We got there at 6:30 and by 7:30 the place cleared out so if you don't want to wait I suggest getting there later. And the more people in your group the faster you'll get seated. Their tables seat 8. You definitely won't be disappointed! read more

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I have been coming to this place for YEARS, but felt so disrespected and unwanted on my SONS BIRTHDAY!! From the moment i walked in, to the moment i got up from my chair. We felt rushed, food was undercooked, waitress didnt even introduce herself. I will NEVER come back here again, they have lost a loyal customer! read more

Such a classic place for a birthday celebration. Hoping to come back again soon... It was a long wait but the food and the staff were very kind. The people at our table were also really cool! We took some cool pictures... Check them out! read more

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We placed a pick up order and large order to be exact. This is what we received in one of the orders. Additionally during pick up I had to wait although they texted my order was ready it was clearly not. By looks of it they was in the back eating it. This is unacceptable. read more

Benihana - Edison - Steak & Shrimp for 2 - Japanese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

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Soo, we got here and maybe waited 5 minutes to be seated. Thankful for that. I hadn't realized we'd be seated with others, but that was ok because they were kind people. The table seats about 8 people so if there's less than that I'm assuming that's when people share tables. So, one of my guests ordered the spicy tuna rolls. They said it was good but the spicy was definitely spice lol. They also ordered spicy green tea of which they said they didn't like too too much because it had a weird bubble gum after taste. I ordered the garlic wings and spicy chicken fried rice. The chicken I didn't care for at all. Couldn't taste any garlic. The waiter told me I could pick a sauce so I picked a garlic sauce. But didn't taste it. So I asked for me and when she brought out the bowl I just immediately was turned off. Looked...not appealing so I didn't consume it. The spicy fried rice was ok. I could taste what I thought was a familiar hot sauce. I wasn't paying attention when the chef made my bowl of rice. My other guest had hibachi chicken with chicken fried rice. They enjoyed it. They also got a side of corn and zucchini. All of our orders came with a soup or salad. Only one of us ate the soup. I sent my Salad back because they doused it with what appeared to be Russian dressing and k didn't want that. The waiter was ok. Not mean, not overly nice but she got the job done. The chef was very bubbly. The ambiance of the place is moderate. Nice amount of space between each table. Not too loud and not too quiet either. I enjoyed trying the food here. The bathrooms and other areas were also very clean. BEAUTIFUL fish tanks in the waiting area. read more

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Benihana needs no introduction. I think it is a must for anyone getting introduced to Japanese cuisine. Best is the Teppan style hibachi cooking where the chef cooks on a hot plate right in front of you. The jugglery skills of the chefs are too good Food quality : 4/5 Service and chef skills 5/5 read more

Benihana - Edison - Shrimp Crunchy Roll - Japanese Near Me - Edison, New Jersey

When we arrived they told us 25 minutes. After about 50 minutes we were seated. And we waited. We had been in the restaurant almost 2 hours before our drinks ever showed up. We attempted to substitute extra veggies for the rice and they were unwilling to do so. The service, attitude of the employees lacked on all levels. For the money I would look at all the choices. Definitely not an experience we will ever repeat. read more