Michael, Andy, Dwight, and Jim then go to a local Benihana restaurant, where Michael and Andy find dates with two of the restaurant's waitresses.
The Beastie Boys song "Putting Shame in Your Game" from the album Hello Nasty features the lyric "I'm the Benihana chef on the SP12/ I chop the **** out the beats left on the shelf."
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In the 30 Rock episode "Leap Day," Tracy Jordan reveals he did a TV ad for them and was paid with a $50,000 "Benibucks" gift card that he wound up spending in its entirety feeding both his friends and the homeless on February 29, 2012.
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The restaurant was also featured in the Chuck episode "Chuck Versus the Colonel", where Morgan reveals his goal in life is to become a Benihana chef.
He failed as a Benihana chef, Anna left him for a classmate, and he now lives in the Buy More.
Lucky and Luanne are talking about a restaurant, a teppanyaki steakhouse à la Benihana, where they are planning on eating that night.
Vox was awarded a gift certificate for eight to the Japanese restaurant Benihana for her performance in the segment, which included a solo performance of the "mouth trumpet" which she produces by singing through slightly parted lips, on the right side of her mouth.
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In 2009, J Rice teamed up with producers The Phantom Boyz and JUiCY RNB in cooperation with DJ Benihana releasing a mixtape on Chappell/Warner label called HeartBreakerz: The Official Mixtape with 18 tracks all showcasing J Rice vocals.
The Japan Project: Made in Japan is a 52 minute documentary film by Terry Sanders that covers the story of the entry of Sony, Honda, Benihana, and Sega into the American market.