The in-house dining was disappointing. The experience was less than mediocre. The food was oily and sapos. Our chef was in a hurry and the tea was lukewarm at best. read more

Crazy our reservation was at 11:45am and we are waiting still for our table with 2-4 tables wide open... my kids are hungry and pissed will never be back hope they get shut down or get new workers.... This place sucks!! read more

Food was decent but waited a full 45 minutes after we finished our salads for chef to arrive at our table. Chef rushed through preparation, waiter actually did a good job making the best of a bad situation. No offer for comp on our bill from Mgmt. Next time we'll go to Shoji. read more

Went for a birthday dinner. The waitress was so rude and unnecessarily aggressive. She practically barked at us if you asked a question. The people that were seated with us actually left after ordering because she was so rude. Our chef was a young guy and very inexperienced. He wasn't able to put on the "show" you expect at a hibachi place. Also it was very awkward waiting around for food without being entertained he wasn't good at conversation either. . By the time everyone got their entree the people who got theirs first had to eat cold food. The food was super disappointing too for $27 you would expect some flavor but the salmon had no seasoning. The shrimp was bland as well. I've been to other locations that were great but this one was exceptionally disappointing. I would definitely avoid this particular location. read more

I love their fried rice and I eat here 2 times a week. Lovely staff and delicious food and beverages.

Took my husband for his 33rd birthday and it was his first time. I'm shocked about that butttttttt any-who our cook Thla was A-MAZING!!! The food was good. The price was good. We'll be going back. We got there at 12.30 and seated at 12.40 and left at 2.20p. read more

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The only reason I am giving one star is because the food was decent. Our server Tammy was all over place except our table. We didn't get our waters till 20 mins after we sat, our alcoholic beverages weren't brought to us till about an hour after we sat. She took our drink and dinner order 10 mins after we sat and the chef didn't arrive at our table until we went up to front desk and asked if the forgot about us after about an hour of waiting. We came to celebrate a birthday. Had to ask for our soups and second round of drinks. Worst experience. First and last time at a Benihana's. Tammy was very rude and the manager did comp the meal but it wasn't about the money. I came to spend money and have a great time. Sadly that wasn't the case. Super disappointed. read more

I ate here, had the teriyaki steak med rare. My girl had colossal shrimp but spicy. Both drank water. Chicken fried rice was delicious of course! Steak, great! Her shrimp, good, slightly over cooked. Only thing I felt was a don, is the sequence in which you receive your entire plate. Rice, then veggies, then entree. read more

edgar was literally so fucking awesome. highly recommend him. so funny and cool. great conversations and personality. 10/10

I am very disappointed in my visit to Benihana. I ordered a specialty dinner and they never served me the ice cream that was included in the meal. Then I left the majority of my chicken and shrimp on my plate to take home and they threw it away before I had a chance to get it to go. So half of the meal was for waste. read more

Great waitstaff, the chef was funny and food was delicious. Got the filet mignon and jumbo shrimp, seasoning was perfect. I will definitely come back read more

Love the vibes, great food and amazing service, if you wanna go on date great, or out with guys!! Or even bring the family you'll have a great time!' read more

The food was good overall, but the restaurant was filthy and uncomfortable. Went here at dinner and tried the chicken, steak, and shrimp. The soup was good, the salad was OK, the steak and shrimp were cooked to perfection, but the chicken was bland. The chef didn't put on much of a show, he squirted a ketchup bottle, flung an egg, and set an onion on fire while blowing into a train whistle. We have been to a few other similar restaurants and the chefs at the different places were far more interactive and they had more tricks, so this was disappointing. The restaurant overall seemed run down. The floor was sticky as we walked to the table, it was uncomfortably hot inside the establishment, and we didn't see any of the smoke getting pulled by the fans hoods. Instead, the smoke was going around the vent hoods and slowly filling the restaurant, making the atmosphere more uncomfortable as dinner progressed. At the table where we sat, it was somewhat sticky in spots on top of the table and I saw a lot of leftover crusty old food at various points on the table. It looked like no one had deep cleaned it in some time. The bathrooms were not much better and there was trash thrown in the urinals, pee covering the floor, and the trash cans were overflowing with garbage onto the floor. The establishment needed cleaning, but it doesn't appear to be a priority. read more

Overall I enjoyed this place and their Las Vegas Roll. I decided to have a non alcoholic beverage because I'm trying to stay away from a quick drink. Thanks for the good time and thanks to the chef. The lunch chicken and fried rice was excellent! read more

Benihana - Plano - Great Non alcoholic beverage!!!!! Yay - Steakhouses Near Me - Plano, Texas

This was a waste of time the hostess was very rude and inattentive and it wasn't even that busy

My go to chef here is David. He's absolutely amazing. Amazing Chef and entertaining! I recommend this particular Benihana only because of David. The servers here are questionable as sometimes it seems like they don't want to be there. I come to Benihana for the service and quality of food. I only receive that if David is our chef. 5/5 recommend and ask for David as your chef. You will not be disappointed. read more

Walked out on Birthday celebration lat Thursday 8/12/21! I made a reservation for 7 confirmed by email & an employee who made a courtesy call to me hours earlier. Upon check-in, we told the hostess that one of our members was on her way. Instead of keeping the reservation for 7 they changed it to 6 (unbeknownst to us) & seated us with a couple. When the 7th member arrived we were rudely advised that our reservation was for 6 & we couldn't have an extra person at the table. Before this our server was so rushed that she didn't allow us any time to review the menu & rushed us to make drink orders. Meanwhile, the rude hostess sends the manager over. He proceeds to approach the situation as if we were in the wrong. After I explained what happened and showed him the emails showing a reservation for 7 & a time-stamped email of the change after we checked in, he stated they they don't change reservations. To this point, I start speaking again and he puts his hand on my arm aggressively to stop me from talking and says ma'am...(at this point I blocked whatever he said out bc you don't touch a patron unless asked)!! He walks away, comes back and asks if we had someone else on the way. When we responded no he tried to save face and say that he was misinformed by the hostess and since none else was coming we were fine. No apology, no incentive for us to stay, nothing! When I called him back to inform him that we felt disrespected (etc.) but wanted to pay for our drinks before we left his response was "you're leaving bc of that little miscommunication, ok you don't have to pay for the drinks". Nonchalantly and unapologetically rude! When the manager doesn't have good customer service of course the staff will follow suit. Too pricey to be incompetent & rude about your own mistakes!! read more

The bartender, Raven, always greets me with a smile and is alway prompt with my order. She definitely makes my lunch break a little sweeter!

I really don't do Yelp reviews but they changed my mind yesterday. I made reservations for my birthday with my family 3 weeks ago and I asked if we could sit facing each other. My reservation was at 8:15 by when I got to the restaurant there was only 2 people from my party missing and they refused to sit us until we knew what they wanted to order and had it written down for them. 8:40 they finally try to sit us down with 2 tables where my party is completely separated from each other. We spoke to the manager and told us to wait 10-15 min for another table. By 9:20 we were finally able to be seated, waitress still took another 30 min to get our order which made completely no sense as to why they couldn't sit us before. Food was not worth the money, very overpriced. This was definitely my first and last time coming here. And in conclusion your reservation really doesn't mean anything. read more

the manager, Brad, is extremely rude and disrespectful. has an unnecessary attitude, and is very demeaning. I would NEVER spend my money here if that asshole is working. EVER. read more

Had reservations for my birthday. The food was amazing but the service was absolutely terrible. We didn't get everything off our 6 course meal. We got overcharged for stuff we didn't order(wasn't given an itemized receipt until after I payed). I definitely wouldn't return here. Maybe order takeout because the food was still worth it. read more

Made 7:30 pm reservations to celebrate my granddaughter's 10th birthday. Upon arriving we waited 45 minutes to be seated. Waitress was totally unprofessional and unfriendly. Appetizers took a 1 hour to arrive. To place our order we waited 30 minutes. There was a table who sat 30 minutes after we did and they received their appetizers and drinks shortly after. Plates were dirty. Found hair in our food on many occasions. Waitress was frustrated with our table. After waiting for long time for a chef to come to our table, I went and spoke with the assistant manager who was the manager that evening. Jason said he would check to see why it was taking so long and said the table next to us only ordered fried rice and 1 steak. The assistant maager came back to the table 15 minutes later to advise us the chef is getting the cart ready. The table next to us did not just order fried rive and 1 steak, they ordered seafood, chicken, and steak. The chef came 20 minutes. At that point I wanted to leave but because it was so late and nothing else was open the children were hungry and wanted food to eat. I cancelled my order while my family waited patiently for theirs. When it was time to leave the waitress did not cancel the items off my bill and also added items we did not order. The bill was originally $350, by the time she adjusted the bill to the correct amount it was $264. She also told me that I HAD to pay $43.90 for gratuity. After expressing my concerns, my discomfort, the poor service we received and that no one came to our table and sang happy birthday to my granddaughter as seen at other tables that were celebrating a birthday, that I was not comfortable paying the gratuity. She also said the reason why they did not sing was because we wanted to take the cake home. I told her that was no excuse. She kept telling me I had to pay the tip and that it was mandatory. She followed me outside to make sure I came back in to pay the tip. At this point I told my husband to speak with the manager. My husband spoke with assistant manager and expressed the poor service we received and the discrimination we experienced. The assistant manager did not apologize, the waitress stated they did everything right, per assistant manager any restaurant you go to you HAVE to pay gratuity. My husband proceeded to take out his credit card to pay the tip because I had already paid the check of which the waitress tried to run the tip in the transaction while I was trying to pay the food bill, I told him no. I said your not going to be forced to pay for bad service and discrimination. Assistant manager started raising his voice and so did I. He said your not going to be raising your voice at me and threatened to call the police. My husband told him to go ahead. While waiting outside for the police to arrive, assistant manager came outside and took a picture of my. I said to the assistant manager so your going to come out here and take a picture of my car? He shouted "SHUT UP" to me in front of my family and went back inside. The officers came. My husband asked one of the officers to go inside and hear their side first and then come back to here ours. The other officer wanted to know what was going on. We explained the service and treatment we received and she was blown away and says there is no law that states it is mandatory to pay a tip. She told us we did not break any laws and that she was sorry that we had to endure this kind of treatment especially in front of small children. The other officer came out confused and said as long as we paid our bill we did not break any laws by not paying the gratuity. The staff for the restaurant came out to be nosy and the officers told them to go back inside that this does not concern them. Told us to go that we are not in any trouble by the law and apologized again for the service we received! Spoke with GM, apologized on behalf of Asst Mgr. Invited us to come back and to refund our ticket. I declined the revisit. I did not receive my refund. Complaint went to Regional Mgr. Never contacted me regarding this incident. read more

James was a great hibachi cook! Definitely recommend this place 100%!! Food was great! Service was great! Will not disappoint!

Waiter was extremely ignorant Very unprofessional offered me to eat a mushroom off the ground told me to pay attention more if I could rate this -5 stars I would food was good very good cook Everthing Else was unprofessional Tammy was the waiter read more

Terrible handling of food. How can you touch uncooked meat immediately before serving cooked food? Manager failed to take responsibility and all the staff was extremely disrespectful from the beginning. Definitely will not be returning. read more

Zero enthusiasm, the should be show was blah!! The food was so over cooked that it was not edible! The cook had zero tricks, not an egg spin or anything excellent making a little noise with the salt and pepper shaker.. spoke with a manager and asked if there was a better time to call, he gave me the third degree as to why I didn't complain during the show... I told him i don't like drawing attention and disruptive to other at the table, he again started raising his voice and saying if it was so bad why didn't you tell me. I told him it was more about other people and time and place.. what were they going to do, fire that guy on the spot.. I told him I would talk to general mgr on Monday.. not happy with Brad and conversation we had! read more

We had Carlos as our chef and could not have asked for a better experience. He was so attentive to our daughters allergies and our special requests. He made everyone's food to their extra requests. He made sure our daughter had exactly what she wanted and cooked our chicken in a special spicy sauce. While the waiter wasn't as attentive, Carlos made up for it with his incredible customer service. read more

We got sat at 8 and did not see a chef until 9:30 last night on 7/31/22. We had been sitting in the bar area already for 20 min waiting on our reservation and had spent 30 plus on drinks prior to getting seated . We asked to speak to the manager who made excuses and who said "well the chef is here now" as we waited 1.5 hours on him to begin with and we had a 4 year old with us whose birthday it was and a younger sibling who had not had dinner. The manager was very unprofessional and did not seem to care no one had eaten especially very young children who had been waiting for hours. The whole table of 8 chose to leave the service was so bad and the manager was beyond unpleasant about it all. He did nothing to compensate other than say "well sorry" as the whole table left. Poor customer service and experience over all. Will not be back. Corporate will be notified as well. Zero stars read more

It would be nice if I could rate the food and service, but we never got seated for our reservation. They weren't very apologetic despite our arriving 25 mins early for our 8:15. At 8:35, we were told the party before us was socializing, at which time we decided to take our party of 12 to a competing restaurant. A shame they couldn't seat us, as we were all looking forward to dining there. None of us will be eating there in the future. read more

Restaurant appeared dirty. Floor was slippery with grease and food that had fallen from the cooking grills. Ordered teriyaki steak which was not tender at all. For better food and a better cooking show try Tokyo Harbor on 75 in Plano. This was my first visit and my last to this location. read more

Went there today with my hubby to celebrate our anniversary and it was just disappointing.... the place is nice and clean good staff and our chef was funny over all a good presentation but, the food was just disappointing.... the chicken was dry the steak was too... the shrimp was the only good part but not even the best.... I was just very disappointed with the taste of everything... the only thing worth it was our drink I would have to say read more

Benihana - Plano - Drink at Benihana was great but barely any alcohol in it - Steakhouses Near Me - Plano, Texas

So disappointed in the food taste, the food order was all messed up and delayed. When you bring two kids under 6 it's important to not mess up their order when it's usually the simplest. Seemed like Server and hibachi chef seemed like they weren't happy kept referencing he learned his technique from Waffle House? Really but for how much money you spend I expected more. Worst was it was my niece 6th birthday and they took so long to get a check that they came to table to sing happy birthday when we were already outside and in the car?! I would skip. read more

I was there to celebrate my sons birthday since he loves the cooking in front of him just to realize a few days later that the charge twice for dinner I call the restaurant they say I have to contact Amex since they don't have record of the transactions 160.95$ for dinner plus tip and 200$ charge twice into my credit card almost 400$ for dinner I would never gonna come back to this restaurant poor manager no one came to our table to check if everything was ok my son order steak and shrimp they gave him chicken only....we left smelling like food ...overall worst experience read more

Benihana - Plano - I have to pay almost 400$ for dinner - Steakhouses Near Me - Plano, Texas

Made a reservation for Saturday 5:15pm. Got there exactly on time. The restaurant was empty except for one other table, but we were made to wait 10 minutes. People who came in after us, with no reservation, were seated immediately. During the very long wait for our waitress to take our drink orders, a gigantic cricket hopped over to our table to say hello. Various staff members walked by it and pretended not to notice, so I stepped on it and kicked it towards some other table. I guess they escaped from the soup? Placing our drink orders and waiting for the drinks to come took a good 15 minutes. Keep in mind the restaurant was 90% empty. After ordering all of our entrees with the fried rice that our waitress offered, I discovered that the fried rice is an additional charge. I don't know when they started charging for this basic staple of hibachi food. I had to retract several orders of fried rice and change them to steamed rice. Note that 4 people in my party ordered steamed rice and never got it because the absent-minded waitress never brought it. The chef was below average. There was some throwing of shrimp tails and a tiny bit of fire but nothing like I've come to expect at Benihana or other hibachi restaurants. I ordered the chicken with noodles which, for whatever reason, cost around $20, even though it contains maybe $4 of food. The fried rice had no flavor and I ended up dumping all of the mustard sauce on it so I could taste what I was eating. The very tiny portion of vegetables, mostly onion, was good, but much less than I expected. My yakisoba noodles were left cooking, untouched, for a good 10 minutes longer than it should have. Some of the noodles were fried to a crisp, and the little bit of chicken that was mixed in was severely overcooked, dry, and somewhat crunchy. Just before the final course was served, I discovered that one of my kids had no plate and thus missed all of the previous courses (vegetables, shrimp, etc.) Long after we finished eating, with no drink refills of course, the waitress brought the check. We did not get the iced cream or tea that was supposed to be included in all of our meals. The waitress was also extremely rude to my wife when she pointed out all of the items that we paid for but were not served (3 salads, 4 steamed rices, 1 shrimp, 1 vegetables, 3 ice creams, 2 hot teas) read more

What an awful experience. First of all, I'm not a fan of overpriced and mediocre hibachi food. I came to this location for the first time for a friend's bday. One of our friend requested for Chef Uno, because he had a great experience with this Chef and thought he's the funniest guy ever. The whole time my friend was hyping him up and we were pretty excited until we saw him. He totally shut us down and told us there's absolutely "NO REQUESTS." He didn't fail to reiterate over and over again that he does not like requests cause Benihana doesn't pays him enough. He made it super awkward but we tried to be in good spirits because it was our friend's b-day. To make matters worst, he totally didn't give us the hibachi experience we should get, so it was just silent and awkwardness the whole time. Toward the end of the night, we saw him at a different table and people were laughing and having fun. So yup, he hated our table and made our night a little miserable. None of us appreciate this terrible service. I regret sitting here writing about my terrible experience instead of reporting it to the manager, and we tipped them that night. Now to the food. Everyone loves the fried rice here but it's really nothing to write home about, and sadly that was probably the best thing I had there. We asked for rare filet mignon and the meat was still cold (and of course not rare). The lobster was actually very fishy and not fresh. We ended the night with a very forgettable green tea ice cream. This confirmed to me for the third time that I don't like hibachi. What a unforgettable and horrible experience. read more

I checked out the new Benihana last night in Plano and I am definitely a fan, if they can get the kinks worked out this might be a 5 star place for me soon. It was kind of hard to find (its NORTH of legacy on a side street by the fountain and RA sushi). We arrived about 15 min early for our reservation and they were able to seat us within 5 min. I'll go with the bad first and then the good. The service was a little slow. I had to re-ask for my cocktail and then ask for a soda refill. The kitchen seemed to send the chef out with the wrong meats and he had to run back and get replacements a couple times - which caused him to overcook my chicken a little. Now for the good - our order wasn't messed up at all and it was fantastic. The veggie tempura was the best veggie tempura I've had in a long time. The chicken fried rice was delicious. My filet was cooked perfectly and the sauces provided were awesome - ginger and what tasted like a garlicky sauce. The chicken was a little dry but it didn't keep me from cleaning my plate. Also - the decor was gorgeous - next time I'll ask for a seat where I can see the fountain out front. I was too full for dessert, but banana tempura sure sounded good. I will definitely be back. read more

The food was ok. It was tasty and one meal was enough for two people. That being said, I made a reservation for a friend's birthday party and we were only seated an hour later! Also when I asked on the phone I was told I could decorate the table for her, but when I got there I was told I couldn't. Also I think that the price was high and the tip was obligatory even though we were not seated promptly. I wish management would have sat us down faster and not make us wait over an hour for our reserved seat! read more

Very disappointed in our Benihana experience. It was a birthday and a party members first time ever at Benihana. They were clearly overbooked and understaffed. Our chef was not fun at all. He did none of the tricks and fun things during cooking, and did not say more than 10 words total from start to finish. We could've have gone to any hibachi, but we chose Benihana because it's normally a fun time, but we left disappointed. The server was split between at least 4 tables, so we were left with no drink refills, late soup and salad, and late appetizers. It almost embarrassing that you rant and rave about a place to someone and when you finally take them there, they are not happy during the visit. Will probably not return since this seems to be a common problem with this Benihana, covid or not. Again, the chef experience was horrible and so disappointing. You're paid to be entertaining while you cook, and he did not want to do anything but cool the food and get out of there. One last time... very disappointed in our service. read more

Went for lunch today and it was just meh... not good not bad just basic flavorless hibachi. The sushi roll we had was good but the hibachi experience was lacking of fun and super bland tasting food. read more

This review is for Happy Hour only.... do not miss! Great selection and great price. With the extensive drink and food menu there is no way to lose on this one. I only sampled sushi but it was really good. The only thing I didn't like about this place was the bar setup. They do not have a lounge so going to HH with a bunch of friends isn't easy as you have to sit at the bar and that makes it tough to carry on good conversation. read more