Best Fun Restaurants in Riverside

Have always wanted to go to Benihana. I lived in Japan for 6 years so am a fan of tepanyaki. My husband and I chose seating in the bar area since it was just the two of us. We were seated in a quiet, intimate area next to windows overlooking the snow covered Japanese garden. Beautiful view despite the urban setting! We selected meals from the specialties section of the menu - excellent value for what you get: grilled filet mignon, veggies, shrimp, lobster with soup, salad, green tea and sherbet! The food was fantastic! Grilled to perfection with ginger and garlic sauce and a mustard sauce for added umami. Delicious! You don’t have to be seated at the communal grill with a view of the chef for an excellent meal. Can’t wait to go back!!

One of our favorite restaurants! Delicious food and excellent, caring service!

Great food and service, gets very noisy on weekends but overall great experience!

Great service, the food was great! The lobster ravioli was especially good. The arugula salad was fresh and the margherita pizza sauce was delicious. I'll definitely come back!

It was an awesome experience. Do it every year, and it gets better each year.