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For a table of 8 with 5 November birthdays, this would be a place NOT to come back to. The "enticing" $30 birthday certificate allows you the $30 off their teppan specialties with a purchase of a full price teppan dish Monday through Thursday.
Cocktail: Benihana Plum Wine - from Berkeley (me thinks) $7.50 for the glass. This is a regular plum wine.
Specialties:
6 course meals comes with: Onion and mushroom soup, salad, sauteed shrimp, zucchini, mushrooms and onions. Served with their mustard sauce and ginger sauce. Steamed rice. Hot green tea. ice cream or sorbet.
My pick: Deluxe Treat $38.
- Filet mignon (medium rare) and a cooked lobster tail with garlic butter and lemon. This is a normal surf and turf meal cooked before your eyes.
The teppan chef first started with cleaning the teppan top. Oil, then made the beating heart fried rice (which is an optional for an additional $5). Next up is cooking the zucchini, mushrooms and making the onion volcano and choo-choo train. Then was the chicken, steak, filet mignon and lobster tails.
Menu books changed from the nicely bounded one to the economical thin and easily replaceable, cleanable menu books.
Overall: 0-star rating
Minus a star: Server failed to provide the hot green tea.
Minus a star: Server forgot about the ice cream.
Minus a star: Server didn't take, nor offer the birthday pictures
Minus a star: Server never refilled waters
Minus a star: Server messed up the checks
I doubt the birthday recipients enjoyed the birthday experience. Better dine on a non-birthday.
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