Dinner last night was at Benihana for a mystery shop job. It was okay. However, I would not have been happy about the meal/cost if I wasn't getting reimbursed for it. I took pictures, but they are nothing to look at because of the way things were served. I had never been there and Craig had only been there once several years before we met, so 35+ years. He said it was about the same from what he remembers.
We had tuna poke, which we both did like a lot, and their fried rice. Then it started going downhill. Our soup, their house onion/mushroom, and salad were served at the same time, less than 5 minutes after the poke and fried rice. Soup was okay, though I didn't think it had a lot of flavor. Salad was just a run of the mill salad. Then, the chef showed up. I don't know if he was playing up the accent or was fresh off the boat, but it was annoying only being able to understand a small part of what he was saying for the most part. He went thru their allergy spiel and repeated our orders, all of which was understandable. I had ordered med rare beef tenderloin and scallops. Craig ordered scallops, Northern lobster, and shrimp. My tenderloin hit my plate literally after I took my last bite of my poke. It was medium at best. I was biting my tongue about how long the seafood was cooking, but surprisingly the scallops were cooked perfectly. Craig's shrimp and lobster were another story, seriously overcooked. The shrimp were curled up in a tight O, and both them and the lobster looked dry. We were served zucchini slices and onions as vegetables.
We won't be going back.
so not entirely impossible...
