Entertainment wise this restaurant gets 5 stars. I went with my husband and three sons and we really laughed a lot along with the couple that was seated with us. Our chef was Seth and he made for quite an entertaining and enjoyable show for us.
As for the wait, we made a reservation at 8pm, got there at 7:55 and still waited about 30 mins, so that was disappointing. What was the point in a reservation, to prevent an hr wait?? Plus it was Tuesday, not a huge outing night.
Now the food on the other hand is not as great as I was expecting. This was my first time at Benihana and with the huge reputation and high food cost; I was really expecting the food to be better. It lacked seasoning and was mostly bland so needless to say it fell below my expectation and I failed to understand what the hype is about. Could've just been me and my families singular experience but that's my opinion. Great fun, average food.