text: As you can probably tell by my other reviews I am one of those if you do not have something nice to sayyadda yadda yadda But in the spirit of Yelp and actual critical review I will have to suggest steering clear of Benihana at least until they add more spices and seasonings to their repertoirennYes yes yes I should have known I am not much of a chain eater but this was my boyfriends familys pick for his graduation dinner It seems to be a family favorite which I cannot say I really understand At all I also should mention that this review is based entirely on their only vegetarian dinner option nnI did not get a look at the bill but my course was at least over for far less than exemplar fare Granted this included a miso soup small lettuce carrot salad tofu appe egg fried rice grilled assorted vegetables as the entree and a scoop of rainbow sorbet for dessert but it reaffirms how one should rely on the old standby of quality versus quantity And I guess they have to charge that much to keep the Benihana salt mines open heaven sakes The waitress was giggling to herself about how much water I was putting down but I really cannot imagine that this is a rare thing with their preferred method of seasoning salting the bejesus out of everything from the pasty gingeresque dressing on the salad and the soggy cold fried tofu appe to the soyandbutter sopping vegetables The only reprieve was the rainbow sorbet and a nice hot green tea closer nnEveryone else at the table had either a meat or seafood course and were quite satisfied with their meals so MAYBE it was just the veggie option or MAYBE I am just a picky foodie or just MAYBE this place really needs the constructive criticism And yes I also realize this place is possibly more about the show than the food but our chef though nice was quite lackluster and did not have a full cashe of tricks to unveil Just the onion volcano Sigh