Benihana - Beaverton, OR

Our server Noel and our chef (Brady or Brody?) were both fantastic. We were celebrating and they genuinely helped us celebrate. The food was excellent and it was a really great experience.

We checked in early at 6:05pm and we’re told it was going to be another 25 min and to return at 6:30pm (the original time for our reservation). We completely understood and went shopping. We returned a few minutes after 6:30 and were told that they already started our table and they tried to call us. I had no messages from them to show they tried to contact. Then a manager looked at the computer and said the reservation was for 6p. I told her that is not correct and have Open Table confirmation for 6:30p. She disagreed and we were upset that we would have to wait further. Then she found a table with two openings for us and they’d only gotten to drinks. The rest of the night was wonderful and went off without a hitch.

Great birthday experience for my 13 year old. Loved the chef he was too
Much fun

Overall experience was satisfactory.
When we go to a place, we should always know what we want to take away from that place. For Benihana, we are there for the Benihana style cooking show. The chef wasn’t feeling well and having a hard time focus. The part I respect him the most was he didn’t touch his sweaty face while he was standing in front the table.
If you are sensitive to odor, try to avoid Benihana. The restaurant smell will until after change of clothes and shower.

Booked a 10:45pm reservation at 9:50pm. The staff was great and inviting. The experience was my son’s first we had a blast and will be back again.

Outstanding food, service was great. Definitely recommend for birthdays.

It took nearly 40 minutes from reservation time to receive drinks and appetizers. Chef was nice, but was not much of a showman (finished before other tables around us who had been there far longer). Food was good, however portions seemed significantly smaller for the dinner menu.

We had a wonderful experience for our dinner! Our server was top notch. Our chef was outstanding and very experienced! Highly recommend for a fun even and family friendly.

We’re lucky enough to live close and have been many times. Sometimes the chef is ok and sometimes phenomenal and Joseph was amazing so it made for a great evening!

Highly enjoyed the night. Loved the food and our chef.

This restaurant always provides great service, entertainment and food. This time was a bit slow on the beginning service but otherwise great!

Went here for my fathers bday. NY strip steak wasn’t very good. Meat was so thin which made it hard to be cooked-to-order. Since it was a thin cut, the chef didn’t get the opportunity to char the outside of the steak without over cooking.

Another note. The party next to us requested that their fried rice and veggies to have extra soy sauce. The chef accommodated them, but then we weren’t given the opportunity to eat the rice and grilled veggies as originally intended. The chef did however let the server know that we needed fried rice that was cooked normal so she brought some over. The whole point of our experience was to have our food cooked in front of us and unfortunately it didn’t happen for our fried rice. Probably won’t be coming back

The seasonal choices are a fun way to enjoy the season-they are spendy but they taste good and help to make beautiful photos. Make sure to download your birthday meal because $30 off is NO joke especially with 5 or 6-course meals starting at ~$30. Its important to encourage the chef during his preparation, they do it ~4 times a day and need some new encouragement to keep peppy-even respectful but silly jokes are allowed. The staff ensure that you are socially distanced but still stack the tables so that you are not alone, its nice to meet new people. Enjoy your meal out!

We were sat at a table that apparently had the HVAC vents on the whole time pushing out freezing cold air. So my son and I were shivering cool the whole entire time while we're sitting at the table waiting for her food. Our waiter was great, very friendly but It took over an hour for the cook to get to our table, which I don't think is normal so we sat for a while. And for the types of food, the amount of food and beverages that we got our bill was extremely expensive!! I have had better times there then what I experienced with my kids yesterday for an early dinner.

Benihana is very accommodating. Our party has 3 separate reservations and we requested to be close to each other so we can all celebrate bdays. Thank you for the accommodating us.

Our family enjoys this place a couple times a year, for over a decade now. It’s always tasty good fun!
This was the best time, best food, best service, best chef we’ve had in 15-ish years ♥️

This is one of our favorite places to eat. We come for every birthday and occasion that we can. This time our waitress was not friendly, over changed us and the chef gave my food to someone else at the table. I wanted to say something but our waitress just kept saying she was busy or "just a moment". Every other time we have come was an excellent experience.

It was good but loud. The kids loved it and the food was good.

Good dinner experience. Food was nicely prepared. Chef was good.

Great food, good drinks

Eh. Used to be nice. Had to take a shower when we got home we smelled like burnt food and oil. Not worth it.

Great service. The manager accommodated us when restaurant was packed.

We come every year for our birthdays. The chef was good. Great dad jokes, which was a nice change. Waitress was much better this time. Big flaw is the extreme wait for the food to come out to be cooked. It gets longer all the time.

Long wait time.

Our tableaidw chef, Jose, was amazing. Engaging, funny, and talented. Really made the meal stand out!

The experience was overall great. Good food and service. The only problem was that there was no communication that there were going to be another group seated at our table. We had a group of 6 and the tables had 8 chairs. We had a group of 2 seated with us. This was fine since they sat on the the end and kept to themselves but there was no note when I set up the reservation, nor were we informed when we got there. They just sat us down with 2 strangers. Not the end of the world but I would've liked to at least be notified if we are going to have to have an extra 2 people at our table. Still an overall amazing experience!

The food was good and overall it was a good experience for us. Unfortunately the prices keep climbing and make it more difficult for us to justify the drive and price of meal.

The only critique I have for the chefs (literally all of them over the past 10+ visits) is they don't know how to do medium/rare. Every time it comes out medium to meduim/well. When I pay $46 for a steak it would be nice if it was cooked properly. I leave a $20 tip to the chef every time they cook it right, on top of my normal tip. Haven't tipped the chef directly in over a year.

We love Benihana and will keep coming back, but maybe a bit less often. There is a great steakhouse in our home town that cooks it perfect every time. If I could get my Chateau cooked properly, there would be no competition. Benihana for the win. See you next time!

Great first experience. Was a little worried sitting so close to people we didn’t know, but it ended up alright. Waitress was really attentive with filling up our drinks and attending to the table.

Almost the worst experience..I would put this experience and our worst in the same bracket! The cook SUCKED and basically just cooked our meals with NO presentation and just put it on our plates. No cutting up of shrimp etc. and the egg that was put in the rice was burned BROWN. Yuk steak full of fat and undercooked. They need to train that chef in a big way. Not the Benihana experience we were hoping for.

Wonderful staff and the food was delicious. It would be nice to have some kid options of American food if possible, for fussy eaters

Time has taken a toll on this restaurant and management is pretty reluctant to motivate the staff to clean-up the place or do maintenance. Food is still good, but overall the place and the concept seem tired.

As always, Benihana is a special treat and a delight to our family. Our chef was fantastic---skilled, entertaining, excellent, funny, and personable. We appreciate also all the extra touches Benihana provides. Thank you!!!

The cook was super funny and put a great show on. The waitress was very busy. We waiting 45 minutes just to start cooking our food. Then when we were done with our dinner we were offered a birthday Sunday dessert, which we waiting over 27 minutes to be brought to us. We almost walked out without it. Our reservation was at 8:30pm, we didn’t get started with cooking our meal until almost 9:30pm. We finally were leaving the restaurant at 11:06pm! The food was good, but the service was so horrible!

Sage was awesome!

Overall the experience was great. The seafood we ordered was slightly over cooked, but still edible. Being sat with a large group when celebrating our anniversary was slightly frustrating - we were wished a happy anniversary but there was nothing special during the cooking. The last experience I had at a Benihana was very individualized and I did not have the same experience. I will definitely eat here again.

The cook was really rude to our table. I think he may of been having a bad day. But still, he took it to another level calling one of our parties an "idiot," after they realized they ordered something on accident. It was very disappointing when he got angry and ruined the night. I would strongly suggest talking with him about his behavior. I don't think we will be coming back to this location.

This was our first visiting and it was above and beyond our expectations. Great value, good food and drinks. Allen was our chef and he was awesome too.

A wonderful food experience. The chef was wonderful and was able to entertain all of the different ages at the table.

Great food! I feel like the filet and the other steak are a little small for the cost..

We had such a great time at Beninhanas! I’ve never seen my boyfriend, a 32 year old grown man, smile so brightly as he did last night watching his fried rice be made. He fit right in with the rest of the kids at the restaurant. You have to keep in mind that the food prices are also paying for an hour long performance from the chef. It’s such a great deal for the whole experience and a night filled with deliciousness and entertainment. The meal and drinks were divine and we can’t wait to come back. Hats off to Chef Rob who absolutely blew our minds.