Benihana was founded by a Japanese entrepreneur, Rocky H. Aoki, in 1964 in New York City. The restaurant is one of the leading Japanese-style steakhouses and maintains locations throughout the United States, Asia, Australia and Europe. It serves a variety of Japanese dishes, such as sushi, yakisoba, noodles and beef julienne. It offers a range of salads, soups, appetizers, desserts, and lunch and dinner items. The restaurant s specialty dishes include lobsters, shrimp, and hibachi steaks and scallops. Benihana also serves a range of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, such as juices, smoothies, martinis and cocktails. In addition, it provides various types of greeting cards for special occasions. Benihana, with a location in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fla., also offers gift cards in several denominations.