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Benihana - North Little Rock, AR

4.5
4.5
1335 Reviews
$30 and under
Japanese
Welcome to Benihana and a dining experience unlike any other! Our guests are seated at communal tables in groups, where your personal chef will perform the ancient art of Teppanyaki. Watch as we slice and dice, preparing a meal that will dazzle your eyes as well taste buds, whether you choose mouth-watering steak, tender chicken or succulent seafood. You can also enjoy sushi prepared by a talented sushi chef and indulge in a specialty cocktail.

Due to the current restrictions, We are only accepting in-house reservations at this time.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 32 times today

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    Japanese, Sushi, Steakhouse

  • Hours of operation

    Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 2:00pm, Sunday: 12:30pm - 2:30pm. Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 9:30pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm, Sunday: 4:30pm - 8:30pm.

  • Phone number

    (501) 374-8081

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Smart Casual

  • Private party facilities

    Private room available for up to 90 people.

  • Private party contact

    Shapoor Karimi: (501) 374-8081

  • Neighborhood

    Little Rock

  • Cross street

    Broadway

  • Parking details

    Free surface area parking. Free valet parking also available.

  • Entertainment

    Live entertainment in our bar Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 1,335 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.3Value

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Loved For

  • Little Rock

    Great for brunch

  • Little Rock

    Good for groups

  • Little Rock

    Healthy

  • Little Rock

    Hot spot

  • Little Rock

    Lively

  • Little Rock

    Most Booked

  • Little Rock / Central Arkansas

    Great for brunch

  • Little Rock / Central Arkansas

    Good for groups

  • Little Rock / Central Arkansas

    Healthy

  • Little Rock / Central Arkansas

    Hot spot

  • Little Rock / Central Arkansas

    Lively

  • Little Rock / Central Arkansas

    Most Booked

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  1. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The host was very friendly and accommodating. They kept me and other parties updated. The server was on top of our drinks without even having to ask. The chef was funny and personable, and very impressive.
  2. WeLoveBenihana

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 27, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience3
    Great Food! We always enjoy our date nights here.
  3. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I love the place and the food and the people’s will be coming back soon
  4. LarryD

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A bit pricey so it will not be on my weekly 'go to' list but I had a coupon and that softens the pain. Great place for special occasions. We have been going there for many years and always look forward to our visit.
  5. PaigeP

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Ben (chef) was excellent. The food was delicious.
  6. TomL

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on May 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everything was great as always. Will keep going back.
  7. Carla

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love the food..garlic butter yum! Everything was hot and good!
  8. Dinnerout

    Denver

    30 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    30 reviews

    Dined on May 12, 2023

    overall4food3service4ambience2
    Eggs in fried rice over done. Server did not allow time to review menu. Terribly loud in dining room.
  9. OpenTable Diner

    Little Rock

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    We went for a 5th birthday celebration. Our food was delicious!
  10. NandTBearden

    Little Rock

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Never a bargain but always good!
  11. KrystalR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Really nice dinner and great server Chris. My son enjoyed his Birthday.
  12. BethB

    Houston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Should have been advised fried rice was extra charge
  13. DishaA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Benihana is always top notch! Enjoyed spending my birthday there.
  14. LeonH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful service! Great food! And a exceptional chef who seasoned his service with a fun personality! My family enjoyed our experience!
  15. TeresaS

    Little Rock

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Everytime l am in Little Rock l eat at Benihana, it is always a treat . The food is great, the service is good. Everyone that knows me has heard of Benihana . Teresa Schooley 😊👍
  16. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall1food5service1ambience1
    Our waiter was terrible after we received our food we did not see our server for the rest of the night. He looked at our table and walked away. The manager had to come bring us to go stuff and our tickets. Never once did anyone give us a explanation or apology why our server never came back to our table. We were a table with all African American people he had 2 tables down from us who were all Caucasian and he provided all their needs. Me and my husband will never be coming back and we will make sure to tell everyone about our experience. Hate to say it but some of the servers and manager provided better service to Caucasians especially if you wore a suit.
  17. Tony

    Memphis/West TN

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 22, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4
    I asked for them to sing happy birthday to my guest and they never did. The food was great.
  18. Destiny88

    Little Rock

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 12, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    It was a really good experience. Two was our cook-his name may be mispelled. Sorry. He did a great job! He was energetic and friendly. Cooked our food just the way we wanted it and my husband can be very particular! :) Natalie was very very helpful as well.
  19. WarnerS

    Little Rock

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 6, 2023

    overall2food4service1ambience3
    The wait time is entirely too long. The chef was great. A person who has short patience, well this is not the place for you.
  20. annonymous

    Little Rock

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 6, 2023

    overall2food4service2ambience3
    For the past 12 years, I've been celebrating my birthday at Benihana. On the 7th I returned once again to celebrate my 70th birthday (a big milestone). Much to my disappointment, shortly after the chef finished cooking the meal, people started coming by to clean off the table - I was still eating. There were still two couples remaining at the table and the waitress brought us our checks. She never offered any sherbert nor did anyone come to the table to sing 'happy, happy, happy.' We had to inquire about the sherbert ourselves. Both me and my husband felt as though we were being rushed out off our seats. I doubt I'll be returning next year as it did not feel very celebratory this time around.
  21. Nancy

    Little Rock

    26 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on April 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Another wonderful experience at Benihana Restaurant. Will be back in 2 weeks.
  22. OpenTable Diner

    Little Rock

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Birthday dinner. Best table. Best waiter. Best cook. Good food. We enjoyed ourselves. Thank you Benihana NLR. I will be back soon.
  23. Debby123

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience3
    So disappointed that they no longer do the Benihana show. There was no flaming onion or anything exciting. that’s the only reason we went there. I ordered filet mignon and there is no way I got filet mignon. I’m thinking that they must’ve mixed mine up with the kids food because my steak was tough and rubbery did not even look like fillet. The rice had three huge scoops of garlic butter, though I love garlic butter the rice was swimming in it. it was just so much I couldn’t eat it.
  24. Steve

    Tampa

    12 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on March 24, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience3
    Server was polite, yet overwhelmed. I did NOT order fried rice, rather steamed rice with my meal. The steamed rice came out, after I finished my meal. Beverages were not refilled. When restaurants charge a premium for their food/service, I do not accept "understaffed" as a reasonable defense.
  25. CarolynN

    Little Rock

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 23, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    It was nice having dinner with family for a birthday celebration.
  26. DeeD

    Little Rock

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 22, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Please hire customer oriented waiters. I’m very upset at the price I paid for the service I received. It was very unpleasant. The restaurant wasn’t exactly clean. I understand the restaurant is a busy place. I can’t begin to describe how upset I was due to how the waiter treated my niece and I. It took us 2 hours to get food and leave. Waiter was watching videos on his phone and very rude. He bumped into me but he did apologize. He did not being the other party at my table until almost 30 minutes later. No bags. We carried all of our food out in our hands. I’m very upset.
  27. OpenTable Diner

    Little Rock

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We were seated quickly. Our waitress was great. The chef was great. Had a wonderful overall experience.
  28. OpenTable Diner

    Little Rock

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The waitress and staff were very friendly! Food was delicious, we will definitely be back!!!
  29. ChelseaE

    Little Rock

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I would recommend this place the food and drinks are delicious .
  30. OpenTable Diner

    Little Rock

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 14, 2023

    overall3food5service2ambience2
    The server was brand new. We only saw her once to take our order. The manager and other staff members took care of everything. David was a fabulous cook as always.
  31. KeshaR

    Little Rock

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The food was amazing and it was fun to watch the chef, who seemed to enjoy cooking our food. He entertained us the whole time he cooked. We had a really good time interacting with the others at the table as well as the chef.
  32. OpenTable Diner

    Atlanta Metro

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great loved it Nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooiiooiiiooooo
  33. OpenTable Diner

    Little Rock

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always a great experience. Consistently good, love the sushi! My favorite place for hibachi
  34. Single46

    Little Rock

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I Really Don't Have Anything Negative/Bad To Say About Benihana's I Just Love Going To Benihana's For Any Occasion
  35. ShaB

    Cancun

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 8, 2023

    overall2food4service2ambience4
    We stated we were celebrating a birthday but they never even acknowledged the birthday child. We were told they would sing Happy Birthday but nothing was done. Service took way too long to even begin the cooking & our cook didn't really engage with anyone at our table. We used to love Benihana Hibachi but don't see us coming back due to the poor service.
  36. Lovebug

    Little Rock

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on March 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Had a girls day & had a great time. Chef & waitress were both amazing. Chef was entertaining. Food was awesome as usual!
  37. OpenTable Diner

    Little Rock

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was a birthday celebration! Wonderful as always!
  38. RobertC

    Los Angeles

    83 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    83 reviews

    Dined on March 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great service and nice food
  39. KrystieB

    Little Rock

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 20, 2023

    overall4food4service3ambience4
    The hostess is somewhat rude. She seems to acknowledge the white people before the black ones without taking into account or finding out is first. I’ve experienced this on more than one occasion and this is the first time I’ve been given a survey for feedback. Last evening was no different. When my party and another lady, which was white, was standing at the check in she acknowledged the white lady even though I was standing directly in front of her face because I was first and the lady was behind me to the side.
  40. OpenTable Diner

    Exclusive

    4 reviews

    1.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 20, 2023

    overall1food5service1ambience1
    We have been going to Benihana’s for decades & this is the far most worst experience we have had. Have been celebrating our son’s birthday here since he was 6, and he is now 22. It took an hour to get soup or salad- and this is because I had to speak to the manager, which did go above and beyond once she was aware of the issue. They were not busy- the couples we had sitting next to us where ordering a ton of shots and drinks - and the waitress stayed focused on them the whole night. Not once did she fill our drinks- we ended up staying only because of the manager & her willingness to help the situation. Once we had our food, it was excellent but we where rushed since they where already closed & the waitress’s lake of managing her time.

FAQs

Benihana - North Little Rock, AR offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (501) 374-8081.

Benihana - North Little Rock, AR is rated 4.5 stars by 1335 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 32 times today
Google Map for Benihana - North Little Rock, AR

2 Riverfront Place, North Little Rock, AR 72114

Additional information

  • Cross street

    Broadway

  • Neighborhood

    Little Rock

  • Hours of operation

    Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:00am - 2:00pm, Sunday: 12:30pm - 2:30pm. Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 9:30pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm, Sunday: 4:30pm - 8:30pm.

  • Cuisines

    Japanese, Sushi, Steakhouse

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress code

    Smart Casual

  • Parking details

    Free surface area parking. Free valet parking also available.

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Entertainment

    Live entertainment in our bar Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Phone number

    (501) 374-8081

  • Private party facilities

    Private room available for up to 90 people.

  • Private party contact

    Shapoor Karimi: (501) 374-8081

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