Benihana

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Noord

Overview

Like any good Japanese story, the Benihana story begins with the descendant of a Samurai warrior and a;small coffee shop in Tokyo. After the war, Yunosuke Aoki (a Samurai descendant and popular;entertainer) decided to start a coffee shop with his wife, Katsu. Wanting to offer something different;from other coffee shops in the area, Yunosuke Aoki rode his bike over 20 miles to purchase real sugar to;serve in his shop.

With his seed money in place, Rocky took a loan and used it to start America's first Japanese teppanyaki;restaurant on West 56th street. Named after his parents' Tokyo coffee shop, Benihana opened in 1964,;featuring an authentic Japanese farmhouse interior and food prepared on steel teppanyaki grills right in;front of customers.

His highly trained teppanyaki chefs delighted customers with intricate knife work and theatrics, not to;mention delicious food. But it wasn't until legendary food critic Clementine Paddleford gave Benihana a;rave review that the restaurant really took off, paying for itself in just six months. Soon after, Rocky;opened a second Benihana in New York and a third Benihana restaurant in Chicago.;By 1972, there were six Benihana locations in the United States, with more opening every day. Sadly,;Rocky Aoki died in 2008 at the age of 69. Still, his legacy lives on with more than 70 Benihana;restaurants in the United States, Caribbean, and Central and South America, and more than 100 million;meals served.

Call or visit us at www.benihana.com/locations/palmbeach-aw-pa to book your reservation