Benihana

Benihana is both the name of a chain of Japanese restaurants and the name of the parent company that owns them. The company owns 63 Teppanyaki restuarants, 9 Haru restaurants and 25 Sushi restaurants. Benihana's corporate headquarters are in Miami, Florida.http://www.benihana.com/about/corporate-facts

Benihana has restaurants in thirteen US states. The company also has international restaurants in Peru, Venezuela, Aruba, Chile, and Trinidad & Tobago. The restaurants are operated by franchise owners.http://www.benihana.com/about/franchise/locations

Benihana was a profitable company until it showed a $5 million dollar net loss in 2009. The company's 2009 annual report attributes the net loss to the cost of expansion. Benihana opened eight new restaurants in fiscal year 2009. The plan to regain profitability includes introducing new health conscious menu items and non-beef based menu items. Some marketing promotions are planned as well, including a discounted early dinner menu and a weekend lunch special.http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9MzQ0MDc2fENoaWxkSUQ9MzMwNzk3fFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1

Rocky H. Aoki came to the US from Japan in 1960. For four years he sold ice cream to put himself through restaurant management school. He opened his first Benihana restaurant in New York in 1964. He decided to serve his food teppan-yaki style. Teppan means steel grill and yaki means broiled. The chefs positioned themselves at diners' tables and prepared the food while the diners watched. Business was slow at first, but six months after the opening of the restaurant this changed. Clementine Paddleford of the New York Herald-Tribune published a glowing review that brought Benihana so many customers they had to wait in line.http://www.benihana.com/about/the-benihana-story

Benihana is a traditional Japanese hibachi steakhouses, which features teppanyaki, a Japanese cooking method. Right before your eyes, a performing chef cooks from steak, chicken, seafood and garden-fresh vegetables to a variety of sushi and other Japanese dish.

Menu:

• Teppanyaki
• Sushi
• Children's Menu
• Specialty Drinks