My first time in a Benihana and wasn't impressed . I was on a first date and my guy wanted to impress me, lol. I hadn't eaten the whole day saving space lol. we arrived at 7pm on a Thursday, restaurant was really packed, so we waited for 20mins before being sat down, then another two families joined us at the table. Drinks came at about 7.40ish. Appetizer soup n salad came at 8.20pm lukewarm. The chef came to our table at almost 9pm, by the time he was done cooking all our meals it was almost 10pm, I was tired, grumpy, hungry and angry lol and food was cold for some of us because it's made in batches.He forgot to make one girls noodle dish who had her hibachi meats and veggies already cold, she ate two spoons of her food and took the rest home, she had brought her bf on a birthday treat so that wasn't the best experience for them. I noticed also it's like they wait till the table is full before a chef comes over, so the third family that joined us came in an hour after us and their food actually was made sooner than us two other families who came earlier, so it's not first come first serve, it's like they make the white meats and see food first then red meats later. I ordered steak and shrimp hibachi, they give you only 3 shrimp and steak was really a small portion. . I won't recommend it for a first date or if you are too hungry and have to wait that long . Also try a less busier time if not patient enough. For a lesser price, Better go to a AYCE Korean bbq with so many ENDLESS Portions OF varieties of meats and veggies and rice and noodles read more

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Antonio was an incredible chef. We celebrated our daughter's bday. Food was fabulous.

Celebrating a birthday and it was amazing! Service (Marcelo) to Chef who read the table and interacted with the kids! We couldn't have asked for better experience! read more

Our chef Fernando B. was awesome and cooked our food to perfection! Hope to get him next time, he was great with kids and really catered to our food preferences. read more

Our chef Antonio was awesome! The food was great and seasoned really well! We had a great time!

Antonio was our Hibachi cook! ‍ He is simply amazing and the food is delicious and well prepared. Service was great for the lunch experience. We had a birthday coupon that was not able to be honored due to it being only valid at dinner according to management. Over all great food service! read more

Antonio was our chef, amazing! Satisfied our family and we loved him! Our food was just as phenomenal as him, never tasted anything better here. The lights were beautiful, the sun was setting near this time and our family wowed it awe of this! Next time you come here, recommend Antonio! read more

BEWARE OF THE CHICKEN FRIED RICE SCAM!! My family of 4 (2 adults, 2 kids) were asked if we wanted chicken fried rice after we ordered not knowing that we would be charged over $30 for this "up charge". We got our bill and asked the waitress about it and she said it was on the menu (upgrading to "chicken" fried rice). Maybe that's true - but don't ask people after they order and put their menus down, and then not verbally disclose the upcharge. At the least- the waitress should have said- would you like to upgrade your fried rice to chicken fried rice for $7.50 a person? What a ripoff!!! read more

Aaron our chef was great very good customer service and friendly!! Food was amazing ! The restaurant was clean and inviting!!! Great visit overall!!! read more

Benihana - Sushi Bars Near Me - Maple Grove, Minnesota

chris and Aaron wonderful people! Goodness food was amazing..................................,,,,bbb bbb bbbbbbbb

Absolute worst service! The chef was good but the lady at the register for check-in (not the younger lady but the older one) was mean, not understanding at all, rude, and was even faulting me the reservation was messed up. I originally made a reservation for 3, but wanted to add 2 additional people. i called to make sure that's ok first. I was told it's ok and they will fix my reservation to 5 people. Great! I came in and it was a madhouse. Luckily I got in front and stood there to checkin. The younger lady was on the phone so everyone was just waiting. Some people just cut in line without caring that there are others in front of them. After what seemed like 10 minutes, the older lady checked me in and i told her 5 people. She said it's 3 and they might not hv space. I told her I called and was told it's ok. She said to take a seat, so we waited 15 minutes and was taken to a table and they didn't hv enough seats because my reservation was supposed to be 3. So we had to wait again. I was told 5 mins but we waited for another 15 minutes and so I decided to go check. I asked the older lady and she was faulting me and arguing with me about my reservation. I told her had they told me they can't do 5, i wouldn't hv brought the extra 2 people. I couldn't believe she tried to argue with me and made it seem like it was my fault. What a joke. We finally got seated. Waited 15 minutes to get water, and another hour to get food cooked. The chef was great and the experience was good, but not showy enough. My nephew had a wonderful time! The food was good too, and the yummy sauce was tasty and went well with the entree. We got fried rice which added an extra $6 or $7 per person, which i thought was expensive. I got the Splash n Meadow, which also came with onion soup, a salad, green tea, and ice cream. I did not get any green tea though. The ice cream was extremely limited; they only had sorbet and vanilla. Not sure if I would return to this location again. It was literally the worst (the seating lady ruined it for us). read more

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They don't tell you about a chef's fee until the end of your food. Not professional in my opinion. They had a great person his name is Antonio. We tipped him and didn't know he would still be tipped on the bill. read more

The food was tasty, server kept our drinks filled and even sang a solo to our son whose birthday we were celebrating. Thank you Sheryl!

Ricardo, Rynie, and Nanni were awesome. Food was delicious. Service was really quick. Ambiance was incredibly lively

Imagine a Benihana virgin. I just never got around to it. Then Linda H. tells me to sign us up for the birthday Chef's Table and Basil had his 70th coming up. We shared with 2 other couples. First the chef bangs on the grill with a cleaver, cooks, cleans the grill and leaves. I loved the onion soup, especially on an overcast day. I enjoy a simple iceberg lettuce salad, the topping had an odd consistency, it seemed to be the dressing but it tasted good. Great shrimp appetizer and I loved the shrimp sauce. I had the teriyaki steak, so good and so tender. My favorite was the signature fried rice. So simple and one of the best I ever had. Got a couple of meals out of that. I loved seeing the eggs scrambled on the grill. I got a strawberry Japanese pop, but it was too sweet for me so I settled on a sprite. Basil ended the meal with a green tea ice cream. I can't wait to go back in April. read more

What can you say about Benihana besides you know the experience will be fun, food will be good and the bill won't be that crazy for the portions and quality! We love taking the family here for special occasions as they have something for each of the kids to eat and also they love the hibachi chefs! We love this location for ease of parking and typically friendly staff! read more

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The worst service ever and the food really was a dud my tenderloin steak had no flavor the portions were small for the price the shrimp still had the poop veins still in some of them we spent 400 dollars on the four of us the vegetable portions were small to !! We will never go back there !!! Overpriced for what you get read more

If I could give them 0 stars I would. This place is horrible. Let's start with the dinner. We went there for our 13th anniversary. We were greeted by the dumbest hostess. We had a reservation that she wouldn't check us in because we were early. Then after finally being seated, we dealt with a server that had no idea what she was doing. Our cook arrived to cook before we got our drinks, soup, salad. I had to tell him we needed our drinks and everything prior to him cooking. He had to tell the waitress 3 times to bring everyone's stuff first. After all that BS, the cook decided that because there was a Mexican family with us, that the entire time he would speak in Spanish with them and almost completely ignore us. What absolute disrespect. Adding to this horrible experience they no longer include fried rice with the dinner you have to pay an extra $8 on top of the $40-$60 for the hibachi dinner. After all that bad service, overly expensive dinner, they charged us an automatic 18% service fee. So, for horrible service, horrible communication, and an i don't care attitude we had to pay a tip way higher then I'd ever pay for horrible service. This was the worst anniversary dinner we have ever had. We will NEVER GO BACK. Unbelievable how this place has no care in the world for good service. read more

We had a birthday celebration here last night for one of my granddaughters 16th Birthday. In all honesty it was one of the most disappointing expensive and poor food quality dining experiences I have have had in a long time. Our steak was grossly overdone, shrimp and lobster tiny in size and ice cream desert extremely small. We ordered our steak rare to medium rare and it came well done. We mentioned it to our waitress and nothing was done or reduced in price! Yet you were brazen enough to add a nice tip to the bill automatically!! When I pay $51 per meal and pay over $545 for a diner for 6, I expect much better!! We will not return to this overpriced and under-portioned restaurant!! read more

Hua was awesome! Great service and even better food. 10/10 would come back just to see hua again and have a good laugh

Nanni was amazing! So fun and efficient! We enjoyed our birthday experience!! The food and service was awesome!!

My son wanted to go to Benihana, Maple Grove for his birthday. It was a last-minute choice. We were seated to a table all by ourselves around 7pm. First, they've outpriced themselves ridiculously. My son ordered a 1/2 carafe of sake - it was $29, I ordered a strawberry margherita - that was $18.50 in a somewhat small glass $54 for two drinks. My son wanted the wagyu ribeye $69 - okay, he'll probably never order it again. The land and sea is now $57.50 and the scallops are half the size they used to be. Our soup and salad were served promptly, then we had to wait about 30+ minutes for the chef to arrive. Of course, we always order the fried rice - used to be an extra $4.95 it's now $8.00 and he didn't fully cook the fried rice or add enough garlic butter or soy sauce, it was kind of tasteless. The pricey steak had good flavor but was a bit tough. I had the filet mignon which was very good. We've been to this location before, and the food just isn't quite topnotch. The chef seemed irritated, probably because we were the only order and he had to split the 20% surcharge ($29.70) with the busboys and wait staff. I imagine there is typically 2-3 groups so more $ to split. I did tip the waitress a bit more as she was great. The attention we received from the staff sans the chef was great. $194.28 for two people - crazy, that's not including the two cocktails. We'll never go back to the Maple Grove location. St. Louis Park has a better ambiance and the food is always superb. I don't mind spending $ on great service and food but for the $ one out of two doesn't cut it for me. read more

Manager was a very nasty woman. Warered down drinks for 12$? That's a negative. For a 300$ meal for 5, I figured we would have at least relieved a show we expect. Server forgot our salads and drink order. To top it off, it was my daughter's birthday and they told me " we might sing happy birthday". What you mean? You know, considering the cost of the meal. What an embarrassment on their part. Where was my talented, Japanese cook. Once again, the manager working on November 22 night shift, was a nasty, nasty woman. I could have done better on my Blackstone. I hope the night manager reads this and turns red with embarrassment. read more

We typically love Benihana for the food and the experience. Last night we had the worst experience we have ever had in a restaurant. It was unbearably cold at our table, to the point that we could not take off our winter jackets and could see our breath! We were told it was cold everywhere. Our chef seemed irritated with us because we were uncomfortably cold and complained so he didn't do any of the "fun" hibachi tricks. He ignored us when we asked questions. My husband's food was cold in the middle and he didn't apologize or acknowledge him when he asked him to put it back on the grill to cook it through. We were not offered any discounts for terrible service or freezing temps and we were charged an automatic 20% tip. The restaurant should have been closed yesterday as it appeared the heat was not working. At a minimum, staff should have done a better job of apologizing and providing a fun experience. I have never wanted to eat and get out of a restaurant as much as I wanted to last night! read more

hector was very funny and the food he cooked was amazing! All of the service was also very good

If I come back I would definitely recommend Ricardo to be my cook for my friends and family I really enjoyed the fact he made everyone sitting at the table feel included even the kids 10/10 cook definitely needs a ride read more

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Such a fun environment! Very cool they cook the food right at your table. The food and soups are amazing.

Sat in the bar after being seated for 20 minutes without being served. Hire more people or hire less Gen Zers

Great food and nice Ambiance. Avoid weekends - normally crowded and preferably weekdays.

We showed up at 8:45 yesterday night an hour before closing time. We had amazing service from Lamar & Rynie. Food was absolutely amazing they were both super nice and they even took our picture. My best friend and I go out for hibachi pretty often and this was extraordinary . There was no lack in flavor. The customer service was one in a million. I will specifically drive to the Maple Grove location for them anytime if I'm looking for hibachi !!! I give this restaurant a 10 out of 10 experience but my only negative review is that we were not able to leave a tip after paying with our cards due to the restaurant having a service charge! LAMAR & RYNIE need to be compensated for the amazing work they do! read more

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We had a party of 7. Two of us are from South Carolina, two from Australia, and three from the area. One person is a vegetarian. The server and chef were so careful not to mix the foods. Rynie, our server, was very attentive. We had a great time and will definitely return when we are back in the area. read more

Antonio was a great chef. He did "all the things" even though all of us were previous patrons of the restaurant. A good place to celebrate a birthday. I think the prices are way high here and don't come here because of the surcharge. My daughter chose this for her birthday dinner so we made this exception. read more

The food was really good and made fast! The cook Aaron was very friendly and funny as well! I came for my birthday and it was very enjoyable! Will definitely come back again. read more

Went for a team lunch meeting and the staff was fantastic. Food and service was prompt and entertaining. Ambiance typical hibachi restaurant. The restaurant could use a bit of deep cleaning but overall ok. I also added on an order to go which they happily obliged. read more

I ended up going here for the first time last weekend. The hibachi was delicious, the chef was humorous as he prepared our food in front of us, with lighthearted banter, jokes and he was considerate of me not wanting onions. Soup, salad, and ice cream (options included; vanilla, chocolate, strawberry and matcha) was included in my meal selection. I ended up getting chicken and shrimp, with an upgraded fried rice. It was cooked perfectly, and just crispy enough. The ambiance of the restaurant was a little loud, the chatter with people enjoying the company around them, laughter, banging of cooking tools, and the sound of servers/cooks buzzing around. Overall it was fun, and engaging. My one star off was due to the floors being horribly sticky, and slippery. They hadn't just been cleaned and weren't outrightly wet, but it was raining out. In terms of price versus worth of what we got -- it felt a little overpriced for what we got, although the atmosphere and interaction definitely made the experience more worth it. read more

We had a HUGE party of 3 teppan tables on Halloween and we cannot say enough how fantastic this team was. The service was impeccable, all the way from the hostess, server (Chrissy) and our chef Aaron. We come in to this area once a month for work and we will definitely be back! Thank you for everything and I'm sorry I didn't get everyone's name!! read more

Benihana - Sushi Bars Near Me - Maple Grove, Minnesota

The chef and services was absolutely awesome. Chef urban and server Emilio was great. I will always bring back my family here anytime

The server Emilio was very nice and helpful for my first time this was great give him a raise Chef Urbano was funny and a great person to work with all around 2 great people read more

Grill was filthy as we were sat down. Blackened Chunks of previous meal cooked still on the grill. Prices were very high and they added a mandatory 20% "gratuity". Cook not into the show he was performing, seemed bored. Not again. read more

Really nice place... Love it...Awesome food and Service specially. Awesome place to take your Family and Friends for any celebrations.