When I think of hibachi, I think of Benihana being one of the originals. Growing up, it was a place you'd go for a special occasion-usually a birthday. It's a dinner and a show and kids especially love it. If you're looking for a quiet, romantic setting, this isn't it. But if you're here for a loud, in-your-face experience, you'll probably love this. You order off a menu and then the food is prepared on the grill at the table. Unless your group is large, you'll likely be seated with strangers, so keep that in mind. Interaction is mostly limited, but you can get as social as you'd like. There is a lot of food with this experience, so come hungry. And it's probably not the best place to eat if you have shellfish allergies or strong preferences, since the food is all cooked on on grill. My favorite is the chicken, although the steak is good too. And it heats up nicely the next day, so don't ne shy about taking leftovers home for later. read more

Food Quality: 5/5 Service: 5/5 Cleanliness: 5/5 Value: 5/5 Benihana's hibachi experience is always consistent and entertaining, a great place to celebrate any occasion or just for a nice dinner. The menu offered a good variety of meats and fish all cooked before your eyes and also a good amount of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to fit everyone needs. We tried the special menu with the ribeye and A5 wagyu along with the tuna and steak yakisoba dishes. Everything was cooked to our liking and so flavor! Big thank you to our chef, Ramon, for making it such a fun night. Make sure to make a reservation as there is limited space in the restaurant and can get very busy, very fast. Also, if you park in the garage off state street, you can get validation at the hostess stand before you leave. Can't wait to go back! read more

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Too long to wait to be served drinks and appetizers while waiting for a hibachi chef.......

Tonight is my daughter's last night in SLC. It was only right to end her stay with a fun dinner! Hibachi sounded like a fun time so we headed to Benihana's for dinner. We made our reservation for 5:30. Checked in and got sat. We were seated next to another family. The mom was celebrating her birthday with her 2 boys. Amya took care of us tonight. The other part of the table got their orders started and taken care of. Amya did a great job getting us taken care of and up to speed. My daughter and I did look over the menu before dinner so that helped the process move a little faster. Ramon cooked for us tonight. He did such a great job! Everything was seasoned nicely. My veggies were all slightly charred from the grill. My chicken and steak was cooked to perfection. I asked for a side of yum yum sauce. My favorite is dipping my veggies and chicken in it. I made sure I packed every bit of my plate to go. I look forward to finishing it tomorrow. It's been years since I have been to Benihana's. And every time it's been fun and memorable. Tonight's visit will have a special place in my heart. Dinner was perfect. I got to spend a great night with my daughter before she heads home. Food was fantastic! Service was stellar. If I'm ever in these neck of the woods again, I will most definitely be making a stop here again. read more

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The establishment was tucked away from the street and one has to look hard for this wonderful restaurant. It was a nice Friday afternoon and I had the pleasure of being treated to a terrific culinary experience by Giovanni. He is an ex trucker and now he is living his best life as a cook. Attentive, humorous, engaging, and lively he made the whole eating the meal an experience that it is at Benihana's. The floor manager added a level of humor to the conversation. His name starts with a Ph...And he is From Tibet. His grasp of customer service and his friendly banter certainly added to the experience. Hats off to Giovanni and his wife who served us and made our meal extraordinary. the upstairs lounge was ambient and was dressed up in cherry blossom. Thanks Benihana's. read more

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We visited Benihana and reserved Teppanyaki table seating upstairs. The location is a bit hidden (you can enter from Temple or 200), but easy enough to find. The upstairs area had very low ceilings and got quite smoky during peak time, which was a little uncomfortable. Our cook was kind, though the show wasn't quite what it used to be, and our waitress was attentive and very nice. Portions of soup and salad were standard, but there's currently a $7.50 upcharge for fried rice, which felt steep. The veggies were minimal, just onion and a bit of zucchini (and they added mushrooms to filet) which was underwhelming for the price. My filet and shrimp with fried rice came to nearly $60. The food itself tasted good, but overall the experience didn't quite match the cost, and I'm not sure I'd return to this location. read more

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I ordered DoorDash while I was in town working and saw bennis was on here so I was like hell yeahhhhh fried rice!! They let you buy singles and multiple portions. This is all I wanted so I got a double portion. They definitely do a much better job when you are table side. Not only do they chop the protein down, but they cook it into your rice. This was a weird sloppy version: janky chicken portion precooked and on top of rice. There was also no garlic butter cooked into the rice per usual table side show either. I bought a couple sauces on the side but was sad that Diablo sauce wasn't an option. My driver didn't try getting it (per my note-not the restaurant's fault) and they didn't have my drink. They told me to go through DD to get a refund on my drink. Kind of disappointed on the order. Very grateful for the utensils requested though. read more

Benihana - Double portion chicken fried rice - Sushi Bars Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

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We did the hibachi grill setting. Our chef was not entertaining at all. The food was mediocre. We went for my son's birthday and I guess I expected more, especially for the price you pay . I will not go back. We could have save ourselves about 100.00 if we went somewhere else. ‍ read more

Waited 45 minutes after our reservation time and decided to go to another restaurant because they told us there as still 7 people in front of us. Very frustrating making a reservation for 8 people and kids and were forced to just wait outside read more

Timothy was so much fun! He made us laugh so much and made the best fried rice. Our food was excellent. We all had a great time. read more

Hit up Benihana's for lunch today. It was great! I was seated quickly and the service was fast. The chef created a fun atmosphere and did all the cool showy things, onion volcano and what not. I ordered the lunch boat special. It was delicious and filling. I particularly enjoyed the sauces that accompany the meal. Everything was really tasty. They flavored lemonades are very good. read more

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Benihana missed the entire point of making a reservation. We expected to be seat at 5pm (the time we had reserved). We were not taken to a table until just after 6pm. We were very frustrated. The lobby was full of angry folks, everyone there had been waiting (with reservation) for an hour+. Once we were seat, the server blamed "corporate". It's not us, it's "them". The excuse fell flat. We reasoned that by the time we went somewhere else, it would take just as long, so we wound up staying, though I wish we would not have. We cancelled our subsequent (after dinner plans) since we just didn't have time. The food here is amazing, and I recommend going, but expect low service, and mismanaged time. They disrespect their customers and don't keep reservation commitments. Go during a "slow time" only. read more

We booked reservations for our Christmas Day dinner. Worst experience ever. Had to wait 30 plus minutes. Then got seated and it was freezing by the windows. Chef came out and barely said hi. Started cooking and didn't speak the entire time. Half of the experience is to go and be entertained. Everyone else had pinchers at their tables talking, laughing, doing the onion volcano, choo choo train, throwing shrimp to catch, you name it. Nothing. And there were two little kids at the table watching others. He cooked and cooked and cooked the meat. Just kept adding more and more spoonfuls of butter. My daughter got served her chicken first and it was another 10 min for us to get ours. They don't cook that way. They do it all together and serve it up to everyone at the same time. But he separated and just kept adding more and more butter. It was inedible at that point. He cut the pieces so small it was like cat food. Two steaks were suppose to be medium and one medium rare. All were well done. Again cooked and cooked with more and more butter. Inedible. Veggies? Worst. He chopped them up into tiny pieces. Overcooked, tons of butter, soggy and didn't ever give us mushrooms. And he even left some of the onions on the tray that was brought out and never cooked them up. My daughter ordered Benihana Delight and only got 3 pieces of shrimp. Overcooked. And for the price? Half her meal was shrimp. Usually they butterfly and cook. These were just whole and overcooked! He poured the sauces but didn't tell us what they were. Gave the fried rice to the wrong person, then took it back and passed it to who ordered it. That's not ok with food. Once it hits a persons plate you aren't suppose to give it to someone else. Yuck!! Bathrooms were a mess. No toilet paper and no paper towel. I complained and so someone went in and stuck a roll on top of the container. Not inside properly. I went to take to the manger on duty and he didn't want to hear anything. And told me to just leave. Tried to show him the photos I took so he could have reference to what was going on and said to put my phone away. Never been treated with such disrespect for paying $70 a meal!!! This was suppose to be our Christmas dinner and we left hungry and angry!!! Also the prices have gone way up...$7 for upgrade to fried rice or noodles?! The poor family next to us the mom got her salmon at the very end. 45 min later! And it was destroyed as he kept pulling it apart to see if it was cooked. He was a disaster and should have never been allowed to be a chef at that level and when we pay that kind of money. And to have the manager be so rude and dismissive was the point that I decided I'd leave a review and let my expense be known. It took over 2 hrs an we even left before the ice cream was offered!! Horrible. The unit saving grace was our waitress, I believe her name was Mia. read more

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We paid $20 to park, made reservations at 3:30pm just to wait and be told we may not get seated because there's no service. Understandable because there was an hour traffic situation caused by an accident. My issue is I walked in, hostess was standing at the host stand, playing on her phone with her head down. Not even noticing a line of people waiting on her. I watched her play on social media for 2 minutes before she looked at me to ask how she can help. She then proceeded to complain about how she was asked to stay later than her shift, complain about all the servers, managers and all the workers there. I get it was a stressful situation. People were late to their shift. I saw the accidents and traffic myself! But to stand at the hostess stand, ignore customers and complain about your staff to the customers is unacceptable. I saw no professionalism. I left after waiting an hour past my reservation, not because of the wait but the negative energy this hostess had throughout my wait! read more

Great food, entertainment and service. The only negative about Benihana is you have to wash all your clothes when you get home. read more

Benihana - The Henry boys and friends excited about having a delicious dinner. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

Avoid at all costs. My husband and I both got food poisoning afterwards. Steak and shrimp were both undercooked. Shrimp was not opaque or firm. We both othered medium rare steak as part of our entrees and it was raw in the middle and steamed, instead of seared, on the outside. I also ordered a mojito. I was asked whether I wanted it alcoholic or non alcoholic. I clarified alcoholic and the drink came out non alcoholic. We had a 3pm reservation. Our order was not taken until 3:20pm. Soup and salad were served at 3:30pm. The chef did not start cooking around 3:40pm. At 4pm, while I was still finishing my entree, our server brought out the check and demanded payment while I was still eating and asked for our dessert order. She brought out the ice cream shortly after, again while I was still eating my meal. Overall, a very unpleasant experience. read more

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We were there early on a Sunday evening. The food was good, but very overpriced. Charge $7.50 each for fried rice is ridiculous. The vegetables included an onion & zucchini. Service was good but she was overworked and working 2 tables I could see leaving her struggling to keep up. The ambience was noisy and made having a conversation across your table difficult. I have had better and been to better places read more

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My family and I went to dinner last night, we had the absolute best experience thanks to our chef, Timmy. He was hilarious, energetic, and genuinely one of the most entertaining chefs we've ever had. From the moment he stepped up to the grill, he brought a level of personality and fun that completely lifted the atmosphere, honestly, he brought life into what is otherwise a very outdated restaurant. Not only was he an incredible entertainer and conversationalist, but the food he made was fantastic. You can tell he takes pride in the craft and knows how to keep guests engaged the entire time. The restaurant is very lucky to have someone like him, chefs with this level of talent, humor, and charisma are rare. If you go, ask for Timmy. He's the reason we'll be coming back! read more

Absolute worst experience ever. This place was dirty, the service was terrible, and the food was very mediocre. It did not match up to how expensive it was. We had a reservation at 8:30 and didn't get seated until 9:00. The service was so slow we didn't end up leaving until 11:00. So disappointed and will never come back. Go to bonsai, It's way better. read more

The service was fine, the best of the show was the recorded video. First time Benihana experience it was fun, not all I thought it would be though. The food was solid, the French onion soup was delicious. I also liked the yakisoba, that being said everything was a little bit salty. Ambience was fine, it was very fun and loud. Not my cup of tea, I would prefer a private booth area to sitting next to other parties. read more

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Don't come here if you have elderly or anyone who has a hard time with stairs. They only have a bathroom on the second floor and the elevator is out. I get it happens but on the weekend when you guys are busy, probably should get that fixed read more

Always one of my favorites. We went to celebrate a personal milestone. The food was extremely well prepared and we enjoyed talking with the other folks seated near us. This particular location is a little tight, but for me it just makes it cozy ... especially during the colder months. Highly recommend! read more

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Food is what you'd expect. We were severed by the bartender which was kinda strange. Our chef was great and funny.

Tried Benihana for the first time and it did not disappoint. The chefs made the whole night so fun, the service was amazing, and the food was delicious. I especially loved their chicken fried rice and the sushi was so fresh and flavorful. We enjoyed everything, and even left with a printed photo from the night. Definitely coming back read more

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Eddy makes it happen!!!! That's the experience we come to Benihana and celebrate!!!! Fantastic customer service. So much fun... read more

Benihana - Eddy made this meal... Thank you so much!!? - Sushi Bars Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

Made a reservation a week in advance, showed up and they told us it would be 30 minutes as they were behind. Came back after 30 minutes and they said they'd need another 30 minutes. Left with my party of 8 after an hour to look for somewhere else to eat. read more

Worst... horrible experience 2 hours behind. Won't even tell you what's happening. Missed out on our entire evening. They blame it on corporate and Ai booking appointments, what a joke.. read more

We had a great dinner for 6. We had reservations and they sat us on time. The dinner moved quickly. The food was outstanding for all of us. The "cook" or chef or what ever they call them was good but she was so quiet and soft spoken. I didn't enjoy as much bc she was so quiet. We really missed the jokes etc bc we were concentrating so hard. read more

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Delicious! Went to celebrate my birthday with family I love the service and the ambiance but overall it's expensive and the cocktails are subpar. Would say it's fun for a team or a corporate lunch read more

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Food was amazing, and January was entertaining as well as a great chef. My kiddos received great attention- paper hats, rubber banded chop sticks, etc. The host was kind and CJ was able to accommodate every ask. We are excited to come back! read more

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Seating over an hour after a reservation. Been in business long enough they should know the routine. SERIOUSLY GONE DOWN HILL

Food and service was on the money!!! Giovanni made our experience a dream It's definitely a must to come back! Had so much fun Food was great Worth the price your paying read more

I should have checked Yelp before making reservations here. Our first waiter was just absolutely awful. He had a huge issue with my husband and I swapping seats (???) and that my hub wanted his drink to come out with the food (which we were told we may need to wait for others to be seated with us before hibachi service started. My husband's request was reasonable). I requested a different waiter and she was the exact opposite - really warm and friendly. She made the visit worthwhile! Also, Rogelio did a great job with our food and we were very pleased with the quality. read more

Benihana - Doing his thing! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

Our chief Timmm "Tim with ms" he was excellent and our waiter Mia was also great food and service was delicious took a while to get our table but it was worth it read more

We've been waiting for our table for over an hour. We had a reservation at 6:30 and we didn't get into our table and it's 7:38. Absolutely ridiculous. They have tables sitting there past 2 hours and refuse to say something to sit people who are waiting. Wouldn't recommend coming here unless you want to wait way past your said reservation time. read more

Food, great. Table service, great; our waiter Bobby was awesome. But they had heavy lifting to make up for the knucklehead kid working the front desk that I'm pretty sure didn't know how to count to five. We had a reservation, and waited for an hour for our table. That wasn't the bad part...I get that it's tough to forecast when people will leave their table. But this dude had no idea what he was doing or why he was there...an Indian call center could just as easily tell you 15 minutes every 15 minutes. I'd also give the restaurant cleanliness a 3 of 5 tops...but that's kind of typical with Benihana across the country. Cleanliness is not their strength. read more

Five of us went for a birthday. The food was great. Service was great. The chef show was excellent. Highly recommend!Kudos to Katie and Rojelio for making it a memorable birthday dinner! read more

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Service was slow, waited 45 minutes for food and never got a refill on our drinks. We ordered a sushi roll as an appetizer that came after the dinner. read more

Wow... my sushi roll was amazing!! I went here with a friend and we got the chili shrimp roll. They are pricey, but they are massive! The sushi section itself definitely doesn't get as busy as the hibachi upstairs, but either way I would make a reservation just in case. read more

Benihana - CHILI SHRIMP ROLL - Sushi Bars Near Me - Salt Lake City, Utah

They called my friend gay and took an hour to sit us. Unacceptable service and way over priced