text: I had a great experience at Benihana last night My inlaws took me there for my birthdayseriously does anyone go to Benihana for anything other than their birthday The food was great and our chef Jeremy put on a great show though I did notice some of the other teppanyaki cooks were a bit more animatednnThe onion soup salad and shrimp appetizer were as good as ever and the signature Mai Tai in a Buddha mug was delicious I ordered the Splash N Meadow and asked for my meat to be cooked medium rare It was the perfect texture and temperature The shrimp were great too My husband had the mango shrimp and really liked them though he did mention the sauce was a bit sweeter than he would anticipated nnThe staff was really great and made sure we all had constant refills Our server was very attentive and helpful when ordering Go here for your next birthday but make sure you go online and get the free birthday coupon first