Sat at the bar to get a drink and was slowly greeted by an unfriendly bar tender. The bar looked a bit grubby. I wasn't impressed by the staff at this point nor the surroundings but I was there for the show that was to come.
Luckily was sat with a table of people about my age versus the tables that had tons of kids. I almost felt like I was at a Chucky Cheese at times when I looked around.
Our teppanyaki chef seemed to be somewhat new and didn't have all the tricks and showmanship of the others around. He made a very tasty steak meal for us but I was hoping to get a bit more liveliness out of him. All in all the food was good. The fried rice was very nice. I even ate shrimp which is rare.
I was expecting a bit more out of the whole experience. I have been there a few times. It feels like this Benihana could use some better management and employees.