Benihana Salt Lake City (1964)
Benihana, founded in 1964, has operated a hibachi restaurant at 165 S. West Temple in downtown Salt Lake City for decades. It is known for chef-driven teppanyaki shows, with onions volcanoes and table-side cooking, and it sits across from the Salt Palace Convention Center.
Benihana established the teppanyaki model in Salt Lake City and has remained a downtown staple for convention traffic and tourists.
It anchored the city's hibachi market for decades, creating a recognized style of dining that later competitors would try to emulate.
Tepanyaki Kitchen is entering a market where Benihana already has a decades-long presence. It differentiates by location, being over a mile east of downtown, and potentially by price point or menu focus.
