FF Benihana Dinner

Laliana · Post by **Laliana** » March 24, 2004, 2:27 am

EDIT: After talking to the Hilton, taking reservations for a party this large requires filling out a form, putting up my CC,and getting approval. Not to mention if we have less than number of people we reserve for, there is a $25 charge per head for no shows. Our best bet is to get there a little early and let them seat us without a reservation. Lucky for us, there are no big parties scheduled for Friday at this point. Last year we had around 30 of us and most of us were seated next to each other.
Thanks!

The restaurant opens at 5:00 PM and Dinner prices range from $15 - $40.

Looking like a pretty good time so far.

Pyrella
Laliana
Calandra
Kindo
Neverflee
Atokal
Robbynn
Aaeamdar
Lalanae
Bakara
Guest^
Guest^
Guest^
Guest^
Sylvus
Kadie
Thess
Mawafu
KaraeAFK =p
Adelrune
Estheria
*Evil FF Overlord* (Maybe) =p
Seebs
Waran
Theramor
Nimblekin
Saerilyah
Troll
Nylith
Calistaah
Valryte
Dolby
Melekor

CalandraWindrose · Post by **CalandraWindrose** » March 24, 2004, 2:31 am

I plan to....was a lot of fun last time

Arborealus · Post by **Arborealus** » March 24, 2004, 5:24 am

It should be mentioned that you can't just sit at a table with the gang for nada...there is basically an entertainment fee if you do, was it $10 bucks last year?...And does anyone recall the average cost of a meal? I'm not goin I just remember that taking us or some of us off guard last year...Though it was

food...just remember to budget for it...

Perhaps a Las Vegan could call and get high/low entree prices for the place, for the students etc...

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » March 24, 2004, 6:34 am

Holy crap I should have signed up for this, I forgot that I can legally drink now and that's why I never went before...

Kindo · Post by **Kindo** » March 24, 2004, 9:41 am

Sounds like fun, add Kindo and Neverflee to the list.

Atokal · Post by **Atokal** » March 24, 2004, 10:34 am

Add Atokal (Jeff) and Robbynn (Staci) and Aaeamdar (Paul) to the list please sounds like fun.

Cheers

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » March 24, 2004, 12:32 pm

Atokal wrote:Add Atokal (Jeff) and Robbynn (Staci) and Aaeamdar (Paul) to the list please sounds like fun.

Cheers

Who is going to sit in the middle?

Lalanae · Post by **Lalanae** » March 24, 2004, 12:36 pm

6 in our group will be there.

Post by **Sylvus** » March 24, 2004, 12:41 pm

You know I'll be there.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » March 24, 2004, 12:47 pm

Arbor, Benihana in Atlanta average meal prices tend to be $18-25. Now of course Vegas may be more expensive.

Aaeamdar · Post by **Aaeamdar** » March 24, 2004, 1:01 pm

Toker replied for me. I'll be there. I am a vegetarian, so not sure if there is stuff for me to eat, but if not I'll make up for that by ordering enough drinks that they won't care.

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » March 24, 2004, 1:20 pm

Aaeamdar wrote:Toker replied for me. I'll be there. I am a vegetarian, so not sure if there is stuff for me to eat, but if not I'll make up for that by ordering enough drinks that they won't care.

they have vegetarian meals. even if not on the menu, you can talk to the chef right there.

if you have a problem with your food being prepared on the same cooking surface as meats as well as with the same utensils, well then you are fucked

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » March 24, 2004, 1:40 pm

Aaeamdar wrote:Toker replied for me. I'll be there. I am a vegetarian, so not sure if there is stuff for me to eat, but if not I'll make up for that by ordering enough drinks that they won't care.

You liar I know for a fact you like Meat

Kadie · Post by **Kadie** » March 24, 2004, 2:16 pm

*bounces around Lali* I'm going I'm going!

Thess · Post by **Thess** » March 24, 2004, 2:29 pm

Count me in

Mawafu · Post by **Mawafu** » March 24, 2004, 2:41 pm

I will be there

Karae · Post by **Karae** » March 24, 2004, 3:12 pm

Count me in

Lalanae · Post by **Lalanae** » March 24, 2004, 3:30 pm

Karae wrote:Count me in

Hey chicken!

I didn't know you were going to FF this year! Glad to hear it!

Spankes · Post by **Spankes** » March 24, 2004, 3:36 pm

When I was there last time they cooked the vegies before they cooked the meat, so mixing was not really an issue.

Wish I could go this year

Nimdale · Post by **Nimdale** » March 24, 2004, 3:57 pm

Be sure to get plenty of photos for FF weekend and I'll make another video-photo collage if people want it.

Adelrune Argenti · Post by **Adelrune Argenti** » March 24, 2004, 3:58 pm

Estheria and I should be there on Friday.

Vannoth · Post by **Vannoth** » March 24, 2004, 4:14 pm

I'd like to attend, but I'm usually running around like a insane monkey on crack all day Friday...so we'll see.

-V

Post by **Sylvus** » March 24, 2004, 4:17 pm

I'll save you a seat on my lap, V!

And thanks for the title change.

There actually is a Cupcake Sprinkletop (though he spells it differently) on Veeshan, and I work with him irl.

Pilsburry · Post by **Pilsburry** » March 24, 2004, 4:26 pm

Aaeamdar wrote:Toker replied for me. I'll be there. I am a vegetarian, so not sure if there is stuff for me to eat, but if not I'll make up for that by ordering enough drinks that they won't care.

You can get the vegetable tempura, I don't know if they have it there but I have eaten it at other restaurants similar to Benihanas. It's pretty good. Tempura means batter fried, so it's not done at the table.

They do cook the vegetables before the meat. However...They cook the chicken fried rice before the vegetables from my experience.

They also have sushi, I'm not sure if that counts.

http://www.benihana.com/menus.asp
Look mainly at the side-order area.

If all else fails or your not hungry...you can always take the oppotunity to get drunk. The serve some drinks in buddha souvenier glasses, I tried to aquire a buddha army one night. I had quite a few lined up.

Post by **Sylvus** » March 24, 2004, 4:28 pm

In my experience, it hasn't been "chicken fried rice" per se, though they do make it with eggs.

And if you want to just drink and not eat, a lot of Japanese restaurants (including Benihana) charge a seating fee (as Arbor said) of something around $10. I think you still get soup and salad for that cost though, both of which should be vegetarian-friendly.

Claritin-CT · Post by **Claritin-CT** » March 24, 2004, 4:34 pm

Oddly enough... completely unaware of Fan Fare I got myself a flight to Vegas... I will be leaving Vegas on the 1st... so no Fan Fare for me.

However I am talking to the Owners/Moderators I hang with on EQII.com and they found out I was going to be in Vegas and happened to be going to Fan Fare and said I should hook up with them.

So if they will not be there the night before I will probably try and make it to this dinner.... or maybe I can convince them to tag along also.

In any case I would really like to meet some of you guys in RL... most of you probably forgot who the hell I am... but Thess, Winnow and prob Sylvus remember me... and it would be worth it just to meet them.

The catch is this... I will have my wife and daughter with me... so I will also have to try and sort that out also... odds are they will not want to be there.

Oh shit... Thess... you live there right? If I can't do dinner with everyone at once... be expecting a PM from me....

God my wife is going to hate me.... turning a family vacation into hooking up with like 40 EQ junkies.... oh well.

Seebs · Post by **Seebs** » March 24, 2004, 4:35 pm

I would like to attend please.

Claritin-CT · Post by **Claritin-CT** » March 24, 2004, 6:08 pm

It depends on the Benihana's or maybe the time of day

Downtown Cincy at lunch -
no chicken in rice
vegetables in side dish are carrots and onions

tri-county Ohio (north of Cincy) at dinner -
chicken
vegetables in side-dish are zuchinni and onion

I am not sure if it is meal dependent or branch dependent.
in all cases they have egg in the rice.... although you can request it without at least in tri-county.

I learned to cook Japaneese-American food from Benihana's just by watching them... and I am pretty damn good at it.... some say I can do it better... however if I tried to flip my utensils around while I cook like they do sometimes (not all the time...) someone would get seriously SERIOUSLY hurt heh....

Anyway this info was mostly for the vegeterian guy..

For you other guys... if you are allergic to shell fish.... like highly allergic... tell them prior... everyone gets a shrimp appetizer with thier meal (at least at the ones I have gone to) and this is prepared BEFORE your meal.... on the same surface. So this might be of importance to you... I dunno.

Karae · Post by **Karae** » March 24, 2004, 6:16 pm

Lalanae wrote:Hey chicken! I didn't know you were going to FF this year! Glad to hear it!

I wasn't gonna, had some college thing that weekend but it's not happening now so I'm going.

Lalanae · Post by **Lalanae** » March 24, 2004, 6:20 pm

Karae wrote:
Lalanae wrote:Hey chicken! I didn't know you were going to FF this year! Glad to hear it!
I wasn't gonna, had some college thing that weekend but it's not happening now so I'm going.

Waran · Post by **Waran** » March 24, 2004, 7:06 pm

Count me in

Theramor Laeorth · Post by **Theramor Laeorth** » March 24, 2004, 7:49 pm

Please add Theramor and Nimblekin to the Dinner list.

Looking forward to good food, good drink, and good company.

T

Saerilyah · Post by **Saerilyah** » March 24, 2004, 7:53 pm

Add me too!

Drolgin Steingrinder · Post by **Drolgin Steingrinder** » March 24, 2004, 9:19 pm

you guys might wanna make reservations...

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » March 24, 2004, 9:25 pm

Drolgin Steingrinder wrote:you guys might wanna make reservations...

That's why they have this thread! ><

Vannoth · Post by **Vannoth** » March 24, 2004, 10:23 pm

Sweet thx for the uber title Drolg/Swede.

Sargeras · Post by **Sargeras** » March 24, 2004, 10:39 pm

Count me in!

Drolgin Steingrinder · March 24, 2004, 11:39 pm

Let me just say that Vannoth is mean and cruel, so mean and cruel that I no longer think of him as Saiphos, friendly and weird lizard with a slightly disturbing gnome-fetish, but as VANNOTH, evil overlord of Fan Faires, slave of the entertainment-industrial complex, tormentor of small animals and giver of very rude titles.

I hate he.

Nylith · Post by **Nylith** » March 24, 2004, 11:42 pm

Calistaah and I will be there.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » March 25, 2004, 12:01 am

Seebs wrote:I would like to attend please.

Bring your own golden griddle! They didn't have any last time.

valryte · Post by **valryte** » March 25, 2004, 2:48 am

Count me in as well. Just let me know what time. I won't be attending fan faire officially, but I'll be around.

Brittney · Post by **Brittney** » March 25, 2004, 3:03 am

Laliana · Post by **Laliana** » March 25, 2004, 3:25 am

valryte wrote:Count me in as well. Just let me know what time. I won't be attending fan faire officially, but I'll be around.

5:00 PM Friday, Benihana's is on the main floor of the Hilton. All Veeshan peeps and their guests are welcome to come whether or not they are *officially* attending FF.

Spang · Post by **Spang** » March 25, 2004, 6:21 am

what word is inbetween no and maybe?

put me down as that word.

i need 2 things to happen before i can go... a job and then time off once i get it.

Lynxe · Post by **Lynxe** » March 25, 2004, 9:03 am

I really want to go, does that count? If Narmgarf tossed some food around on the Foreman Grill and I sipped on a beverage from my Baby Budda... I could pretend I was there

*~*stragi*~* · Post by ***~*stragi*~*** » March 25, 2004, 2:58 pm

Lynxe wrote:I really want to go, does that count? If Narmgarf tossed some food around on the Foreman Grill and I sipped on a beverage from my Baby Budda... I could pretend I was there

Dolby · Post by **Dolby** » March 25, 2004, 4:16 pm

I'll come!

Thanks to Kadie and Ther for pointing out this thread. Havent visited this place in 6 months hehe.

Sargeras · Post by **Sargeras** » March 25, 2004, 9:24 pm

Dolby is always making a better sig than me. ><

Brittney · Post by **Brittney** » March 25, 2004, 9:48 pm

NM, Me and Dan prolly wont be able to make it. ><

Melekor · Post by **Melekor** » March 25, 2004, 10:28 pm

Please add Melekor to the list.

Can't wait to mack down Japanese food and steal Shrimps from the PE folks.

VeeshanVault

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Fried rice and vegetarians