“Personable” chefs “get paid to play with the food” and show off their “cool skills” at these “fun” teppanyaki chain links serving “tasty”, “fresh” midpriced dishes prepared “to your liking”; purists pout you should “look elsewhere” for “authentic Japanese”, but the “dining extravaganza” is popular with “large parties” and kids are “captivated” by the show.
Knife-wielding chefs put on a show at this communal Japanese grill.:
In Short
Benihana started out as a tiny four-table restaurant in New York City's theater district before becoming an international chain. Diners sit around large tables where chefs...