5 stars for Benihana in Schaumburg. We had a great Valentine's Day experience here for dinner. We did the 5 course Hibachi Dinner where the chef comes and makes the food in front of you at the table which is a cool, unique and fun dining experience. We had the Hibachi Salmon and the Ocean Treasure - both were absolutely delicious. I highly recommend the Ocean Treasure if you enjoy seafood - it comes with calamari, shrimp and scallops. It's a nice place to get some hibachi if that's what you're looking for! read more

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Very subpar experience. This restaurant just doesn't have the novelty or excitement it once had. It's been years since my last visit, and I chose to come back for my son's 6th birthday because it was his first hibachi experience. I wanted to make it special, but unfortunately, it fell short. The service was lacking throughout the meal. We had to ask multiple times for water, silverware, drink refills, and for dirty dishes to be cleared from the table. It often felt like the staff was overwhelmed and stressed whenever we requested something. Our hibachi chef also seemed very mechanical, with little personality or interaction. He appeared to be reciting a generic script, and he spoke so quietly that we could barely hear him. Part of the appeal of hibachi is the entertainment and engagement, and that was definitely missing. We spent a lot of money for this celebration, especially considering this restaurant seems to cater to birthdays and other special occasions. I noticed several birthday parties while we were there. With that in mind, I expected a much better experience. To make matters worse, the portion sizes were surprisingly small. Overall, this visit was disappointing from start to finish. There are likely much better hibachi restaurants in the area, and unfortunately, I'm not excited to come back. read more

We had a lunch special which was portioned out well. The hibachi chef was entertaining and the food was well prepared. The restaurant was not busy at the time we dined and the noise level was low enough to hold a conversation. read more

Place blows, $4 extra for yum yum sauce and $7 for fried rice instead of steamed, what kind of hibachi place charges extra for basic hibachicesities. Guy didn't even do the volcano either. read more

Stopped in for a birthday party A group of 6 of us Food Server Cook Fantastic Just one beef , went there early evening Parking lot severely lacking in lighting Fix this please ! Other than that great time read more

I did receive a phone call from Benihana manager Juan Carlos regarding my "Benihana listens" complaint. We had a wonderful conversation and he had emphasized that my experience was not the norm and that they'd like to send me some coupons so I may give them a second chance to have great dining experience. I was very thankful and willing to do just that. Unfortunately the coupons never arrived. read more

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We have been to this Benihana every August to celebrate my FIL's b-day when we are in town, and this year the food and experience fell short of our usual expectations which was disappointing. The service was subpar and that really is what sets the vibe for the whole evening. We still had fun as a family, but we missed the spark of joy that Benihana usually delivers. Restaurants do have off nights and we are hoping that this just happened to be an off night for them. read more

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What a great place for a group for hibachi! You get to watch the cook make your hibachi entree! I tried the Yakisoba Trio Course meal which came with a salad, soup, rice, and entree. It came with three types of protein: Beef, Shrimp, and chicken. You have the option to pick protein on fried rice too. For allergy option, they offer a separate gluten free, vegan/vegetarian, keto options which is nice. You just have to make sure your food is getting served/made gluten free including the sauces. The presentation of the food was presented in varying degrees. For hibachi your plate was prepared as the food was cooked, and not prepared as a complete plate. For sushi, I would imagine they would come as fully prepared. The cook that made our food had minimal cooking/entertainment compared to the other cooks around, he had the metal spatulas spinning skills, and onion volcano. I would have enjoyed seeing the egg toss into hat and a little more flair. Either way the food tasted great! Since Benihana has been around for a long time, I can see some Of their plate cutlery could use a little updating . Some places didn't seem as shiny so you can see water trace that could question its cleanliness. For the price range of their menu items I would expect a little more on the cleanliness, service, and presentation of dishes. Overall the food was great and wouldn't mind going back for special events. read more

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Benihana Schaumburg delivers consistently fresh and delicious food. Meals are pricier than comparable places in the area, but you get a unique and fun dining experience; a culinary show, of sorts, while dining in a group setting. It's a fun place for a celebration or special occasion. We waited over 30 minutes to be seated on Christmas Eve, despite having a reservation. However, we found a table in the bar area and started with some drinks. Once seated, we were asked for our orders pretty quickly. The wagyu beef was a highlight at our table. The texture, taste and tenderness were unforgettable. I ordered the filet and shrimp meal. (In my mind, you can never get enough shrimp)! Our cook was entertaining and skilled and our server, though seemingly busy and frazzled at times, worked quickly to get us our food. The chicken fried rice is always good and worth a little extra wait to get a fresh bowl in hand. The combination of soy sauce, egg and butter make for a rich taste. In all, a festive meal and good food. I am not sure I would return this late again on a holiday due to the crowds and the wait time. read more

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$170 for 2 including tip we have had way better for half that! Food was tasteless! The fried rice was tasteless. Service was ok. Ambience was typical Japanese steakhouse Jammed together at a table surrounding the fryer. Will not be back read more

Went here yesterday so that my husband can enjoy a free delicious meal for Veterans Day. We had a fun hibachi show while we ate the delicious food. I had the 5-course meal that included onion soup, Asian salad, veggies and strip steak. Great service and yummy food. read more

Came here twice once for dinner and once for lunch. We just made it for dinner arriving at 9:30 and got a last seating. This is your standard Benihana with the same decor and menu. Or waiter both times was great. I love the chicken hibachi with extra butter in my rice everytime! The lunch menu is a bit cheaper making it a great lunch option. read more

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Service was great! The place is nice. It can sit upto 10 people I think but its would be a bit cramp. The food was good. But it was a bit pricey. Drinks were like gold its so expensive! However the steak was cooked perfectly it was the first time ever that i finished a steak no left over. I love my shrimp too. Definitely coming back but not as often otherwise id be broke. Lol Happy eating! read more

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It's a show every time:) It's my niece's favorite restaurant ever since she was little. This location is the closest for her (about 1-1.5 hrs away). And she still gets excited. It also has memories of past family gatherings throughout the years. Clean and modern. Food is good and consistent. Entertaining? Well, as much as I think it's funny that I've seen the same tricks for decades, I do love watching my niece's reaction and that elevates my score to 5 stars. It's also a good feeling to sit around the table with the family. It's communal and work doing ever so often:) read more

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Food: Shrimp appetizer 3.5 stars. Cooked perfectly but needed just a little more seasoning. Salmon/tuna poke appetizer - 4 stars. Came in a glass which I've not seen before. Teriyaki steak - 4 stars. Melted in the mouth. I think a couple more seconds cooking would be good for medium rare. Seasoning was perfect. Avocado salmon was okay, I still have yet to find a restaurant that can cook salmon like a west-coaster... a little dry... needs more seasoning and a little less time on the grill. The sauce better than the fish. 4 stars on the sauce, 3 stars on the fish. Service: This location is better than the wheeling location in my opinion because it's a little smaller, more attention was paid by the wait staff to clear plates as the dinner went on, and I really appreciate that. Ambiance: It was good. A few birthdays happening but not too loud, and just a good vibe. read more

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They are so damn greedy! Our bill was almost $200.00 for my husband and I and they are so greedy they charged us for Lemons are you freaking kidding me. We will not be dining here again! WOW we are so appalled SERIOUSLY $2.00 wow you lost a customer for a lousy $2.00 read more

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This was actually my first Benihana experience. I've done hibachi other places, but first time here. It was so expensive for mediocre food. I paid for the shrimp hibachi, and got shrimp, a few slices of zucchini and onions, and some sauces. The meal also included rice and a mushroom soup. The soup was alright. None of it was worth the almost $50 price tag though. I'm definitely not one to be stingy with my money when it comes to food, but this is just not it. You're paying for an experience that they hope will distract from the flavorless hibachi. I will raise my score a little because my friend ordered a Vegas roll off of their sushi menu instead of getting hibachi with us, and it was delicious. However, they made her look up the sushi menu on the internet which had no prices. The service was good and the restaurant was clean, perhaps I would give it another shot only for the sushi bar, but there are plenty of great sushi bars in the area, so this would not likely be my first choice. read more

Been coming here for years and the food is always great, service is good and the staff is friendly. Can't recommend it enough!

Our experience was "meh" and definitely not worth the cost. People with me said the food was okay. I had steak Yakisoba. My dish had way too much sauce. Very sweet, too sweet for me. My steak was a cooked a little more than I asked for but it was good. Our Hibachi chef may have been new. He barely said anything to our group. Very little interaction between him and our table. Left a little disappointed. read more

Have dinned here twice since it opened. The wife and I are foodies (we eat out at least twice weekly).and have dinned at many of the Chicago area restaurants as well as internationally through are travels. Blufish is a beautiful place with a modern and bright look. The food is fantastic, however we do have a couple comments. Let's start with the parking, the lot is way too small for this site, also on our second visit last Wednesday, the snow was not well cleaned, and we ended up parking several buildings away and walking in the snow for several minutes to go in and dine (possibly getting a valet parking service may help) . The second item is the slowness in getting served. We did not get our first drink till at least twenty minutes after we got there. Our waiter, although nice kept looking at his POS device the whole time we were ordering, our food took it's time getting there, and my wife's second drink we had to be cancel because it had not come by the time we finished our dinner. I must say that the cleaning staff was great in picking up the dishes and getting us water and such. Hopefully the management can do a better job training the waitstaff and expediting the food process. read more

We have been going to various Benihanas for decades, including at this location. They are always consistent in their service, food quality, cleanliness, and value and our most recent experience was no different. We were a group of 8, four couples, coming from the Chicago lakefront, Orland Park, Saint Charles, and Rockford areas - meeting in and around Schaumburg is always a convenient area to congregate and this Benihanas location has great access from I-53/290. Our group gathered in the bar an hour before dinner for cocktails and received great service from our bartender Mathew who was prompt and professional in accommodating our drink requests. Our server Angel was also on point; friendly, professional and always there when you needed him. He also went above and beyond accommodating our request for separate checks for each couple which was not as easy as it sounds since we were sitting guys on one side and ladies on the other. Thank you again Angel, we really appreciate you sorting that out for us. We will of course continue to frequent Benihana's in the future, especially since some of their competitors are getting lazy when it comes to the above mentioned criteria - I'm looking at you JMK Nippon - Rockford. read more

Benihana is an American institution, a solid spot for "teppanyaki" cooking (not "hibachi"). And this location upholds the quality of the franchise. They cover all the bases well: a friendly staff, tasty food, and satisfactory service. We came in for lunch and were seated right away. We had our table all to ourselves, which was nice. After quickly taking our drink and food orders the chef arrived after a small wait. He put on the usual show and cooked up some TASTY food. Honestly, I should come here more often because any Benihana always does a great job with the food. Throughout the meal the waiter did a satisfactory job of checking in on the table and making sure we didn't need anything. He was also great in recommending menu choices and accommodated the little ones very nicely! All said, we had an enjoyable lunch and it has brought Benihana back onto my radar. I'm looking forward to another visit sometime soon! read more

First time my girl friend went here at Benihana and the first time I've been there in over 15 years. This place is no comparison to Kyoto. Not even close. The fried rice was very plain tasting, the soup wasn't as good, the ginger dressing in the salad wasn't nearly as good and was a bit watery, and the filet was a bit dry and not really tender. The chef never asked us how we wanted it done either. I had the filet and lobster and my GF had lobster and seafood. My GF got my meal and I got hers but we share everything anyway so that's no big deal. The waitress screwed up some other orders and the chef was visibly upset with her since his cart was not correct and the whole table knew it which was very awkward. Some people say the show is better there from the chef compared to other places and it was nothing special. Yue Son in Wood Dale was better than this for food and show, but still not as good as Kyoto. Some Chefs at Kyoto are better than others (we love Andy!) but the food is always great no matter what Chef you get. Portion wise it was okay I guess and they do have a very large menu that has more variety than your typical Japanese Steakhouse. I did like they had a noodle option instead of rice but we didn't get that. We didn't have reservations so we left and came back about an hour and a half later and still waited quite a long time which is fine but it was clear others that did have reservations had been waiting over an hour since we saw some of them before we left. The place was packed and clearly overbooked. I won't even mention cost because we knew it was more expensive than other places going into it. Will not be returning any time soon! read more

We made a reservation for last night at 7:30pm for 2 people. When we arrived on time for our reservation and checked in with the rude hostess we were told it would be at least a 40 minute wait. What's the point of making reservations? We sat at the bar and ordered a couple of drinks that were served in a sticky dirty glass. We decided to leave at this point because we were already so turned off. We asked the hostess on our way out if it's always like this with the waiting even with a reservation. She snapped at us and said "not my fault.. it's corporate and if you want to be seated right away come before 4:30 on weekends or on a weekday." No thank you... we've seen enough. Horrible read more

The best thing about coming to Benihana every time is the performance of the hibachi. The food is never anything special, but having your food cooked in front of you is a fun, unique experience. I was a bit disappointed with our cook, however, as he messed up a few times and he looked like he really didn't wanna be there. Not exactly a welcoming feel. I got one drink and it was really expensive and I swear there was no alcohol in it. Very disappointing. The food itself wasn't anything special except for the mountain of butter they use on literally everything. I don't remember them using that much the previous times I've been. I was honestly grossed out by how much butter they used. I got the Splash 'N Meadow. The one thing I don't understand is why they ask how each person wants their steak cooked if they are going to cook them all exactly the same anyways (medium well when I asked for medium rare). They shouldn't bother asking if they're going to do that. I did like the soup that you get to start. After we were all done eating, we weren't offered any tea or dessert as we are supposed to get according to the menu. I didn't realize it until later, so I couldn't say anything at the time. Due to the high price and low quality of the food and drinks, this is definitely a restaurant to come only once in a blue moon (for me it's about every 3-4 years or so). The experience wasn't as fun this time around sadly. read more

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Cheesy unique experience. I don't like most of what comes with the meals so I just got pot stickers and chicken fried rice. The chicken fried rice was good but doesn't have much chicken in it, so I was disappointed. I should have asked to order extra in mine since this was my main meal. Meals come with white rice but if you upgrade to chicken fried rice it's the same price as just ordering it. To me it should just be an upgrade charge because it's not like you get both options. While the chef was cooking he broke an egg and still used it! Then I had egg shell in my meal. I don't get why he still used the egg. The potstickers come out from the kitchen. They were enjoyable. I liked at the end they give you a group photo. That was cute! Overall, decent food and cheesy experience. I will bring my son next time! read more

I came in yesterday and ordered takeout. I got the shrimp 5 course. Initially I had a pretty high expectation. But after I got my food, I feel pretty disappointed. I should order something else. It's just shrimp, some veggies, rice. That's it. Costs $40+. It's a good lesson as well that don't order to go. It would be better to just dine in. At least this is what they known for. read more

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Came here with my female friend to celebrate my birthday on Saturday, we had made a reservation for a table for 2 the previous week. When we arrived they did not honor our reservation and made us wait for around 25 minutes, after that instead of being seated at a table for 2 we were seated at a table which was empty at the time but after around 15 minutes 5 completely random strangers were also seated at our table, ( 2 of which were a drunk wife and husband, the husband was exceptionally rude, while sitting down to eat at the table I was hit across my back by the man's hand quite hard (so I was physically assaulted), I asked the server to give us a new table but they never gave us a new table. The only thing good about the food was the chefs performance, other than that the food was dry and pretty tasteless, and in my opinion way too expensive. A also very important thing is to be warey of the Ukranian/Russian waiter, if you speak Ukranian, Russian or any other related or mutually intelligible language, since he is nosy and loves to eavesdrop on private conversations and if you are saying negative things about the restaurant or critique it in any way then he will tell other servers and employees and make them turn hostile towards you and will make you feel unwelcome and will try to stare you down to get you to pay and leave as fast as possible, ( this happened to us). read more

I don't think I'll come here again! Is the foods okay. The problem is it is way too expensive. 38 dollars for a few pieces and shrimp and noodles. What makes it worse is the meals come with rice, If you substitute fried rice it is an extra 7$. Kids mal will run you at leadt 22$. 6 Years ago I ordered the same meal and paid 27 With the rice. Now it comes to a total of 45$. That's a 60% Increase. Well above inflation. read more

We went here for my grandson's birthday who turned 7-that day-absolutely didn't go for the food! I should have known better than to order the tuna-WAY overdone-just like any $4.99 frozen tuna u could buy at the store!! For a $200 meal (with tip) definitely NOT worth it!!! He didn't get the hat-we had to ask numerous times for the mug and show my email-it was just ok-would give it a 2.5 on a scale of 1-10-restaurant quite empty and yet we had to wait 25 plus minutes for our table-tuna was SUPER dry!! So was the chicken I tasted-very sad for the $$ the presentation of the cooking was the only thing that was good read more

Made a reservation 1 week in advance. They overbooked and do not honor reservation on Christmas Day. Are they serious? Oh but they said we could wait 1 hour. We left. Never go back - ever. read more

As soon as I came in with family I got very lil warm welcoming. When we got taken to table lady yelled at my daughter to move as other people were gonna sit next to us may I add this was our first time here so was confusing. Server for daughters order wrong twice top of that could not use bday coupon makes no sense to send if can't use day of bday. Definitely will not be coming back . read more

An amazing time with the family for an early Father's Day celebration! Mindy was such a great help as it was our first time here. It won't be our last! read more

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Mindie was amazing and such a gracious host. Jose was fantastic on the grill with our young children. read more

Our chef, Diego, was terrible. He was not only rude but refused to fry our shrimp tails upon request even though the server said they do that upon request- Diego still refused. My husband and I also specified no mushrooms and were served mushrooms in our steak. We reiterated no mushrooms and Diego made us wait until he finished cooking everyone else's meal then took our food and just picked the mushrooms out right in front of us and gave the same steak back. My husband has an intolerance to mushrooms and got sick from this. He put on no show despite the hibachi style of the restaurant. We will never be going back to a place that hires chefs like that. read more

Made reservations at 6:00pm for my mom's birthday dinner. Host told us to wait and after waiting 20 minutes, host told me to wait another 30min+ because they're overbooked. I complained what is the point of making a reservation if we have to wait this long, and host said they have a separate? call center that takes reservations and can't do anything about it. So unprofessional, we left without hesitation. Ruined our night, never going there again. And the phone number host gave me to call doesn't even answer. They're just busy blaming someone else for poor management. read more

I felt sorry for the server and the chef. I had a party of 9. Ages 2 to 73. Within the party it seems we had all sorts of special requirements. IE vegetarian food cannot mix with any other foods containing meat. We had egg allergies, we had dairy allergies, and shrimp allergies. Then when it came time to cook the food everyone has their own opinion on how their steak is to be cooked. YIKES. The Chef did not make one mistake. He was absolutely perfect. The server had to stay on his toes to keep the refreshments coming and making sure the order was perfect for the chef. What a team!! I cannot thank you enough for your service and the experience for my 8-year-old birthday dinner. ps The flaming onion volcano was a big hit with the 2 year old, 4 year old and the 73-year-old. read more

I should have known to not come and try this location. I always go to wheeling super amazing staff never had a problem. The one time I book here they got some teenagers in the front who overbooked and having people waiting 45 minutes who already have a reservation. They should have been calling to let people know what's going on. What a joke! read more

Mixed feelings out our Sunday night visit. Party of 8, you know we're going to take up the whole table, why not let part of the group sit and order drinks? Food - very good and plenty of it - particularly impressed with fresh shrimp Chef was awesome, friendly, made the whole thing enjoyable. Server did little to engage - half our group had not been there before - she did not ask or offer to explain how things worked - few refills, did not offer extra drinks - just not personable, but very polite. Look and feel of the restaurant is dated, maybe that's what they want ? Just lacked any wow effect. Not sure I would return read more

Excellent service. Food was well prepared and flavorful!! Ambiance was calm. Medium noise!! Thank you