Japanese-born restaurateur Hiroaki “Rocky” Aoki opened the first Benihana in New York City in 1964. Aoki was also a champion wrestler and the first person to fly across the Pacific in a hot ...

The Japanese restaurant chain is in talks to take over the old Chevys spot in Emeryville, and could open there in early 2026.

Benihana didn't really fit into any existing equations. However, everything changed after a rave review by Clementine Paddleford in the New York Herald Tribune. The review ushered in locals ...

The world-famous Benihana, the Japanese restaurant chain known for sizzling onion volcanoes and heart-shaped mounds of fried rice, is opening not one, but two, brand new Bay Area restaurants.

STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS BY SUBSCRIBING TO MORNING REPORT NEWSLETTER Japanese-born restaurateur Hiroaki “Rocky” Aoki opened the first Benihana in New York City in 1964. Aoki was ...