Benihana Inc. to Present at the Roth Capital Partners New York Conference.

MIAMI -- Benihana Inc. (NASDAQ:BNHNA) (NASDAQ:BNHN), operator of one of the largest chains of Asian restaurants, announced today that Joel A. Schwartz, President, and Michael R. Burris, Senior V.P.-Finance and CFO, will make a presentation at Roth Capital Partners New York Conference on Monday, September 13th at 12:00 P.M. Eastern Time.

About Benihana

Benihana, now in its 40th year and one of the nation's largest chains of Asian restaurants, currently operates 70 restaurants nationwide, including 57 Benihana teppanyaki restaurants, five Haru sushi restaurants, seven RA Sushi Bar Restaurants and one Doraku restaurant. Under development at present are five restaurants -- one Benihana, two Haru and two RA Sushi. In addition, a total of 23 franchised Benihana teppanyaki restaurants are now open or under development in the U.S. and Latin America.

About the Roth Capital Partners New York Conference

This annual event is the largest in the nation for emerging growth companies. It provides a concentrated forum where Institutional Investors can meet the executives of growth companies hand picked by Roth Capital's research team. The conference will highlight approximately 225 companies from industry groups including Health Care/Life Sciences; Consumer Products; Defense & Industrial Technologies; Digital Media, IT & Entertainment; Broadband & Fiber Optics; Gaming; and Business and Banking/Financial Services.

This year, as a result of numerous client requests, Roth has extended the conference to three working days, including a Discovery Day, which will be hosted by RedChip Resources, LLC. For more information about the conference visit:

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Statements in this press release concerning the Company's business outlook or future economic performance, anticipated profitability, revenues, expenses or other financial items, together with other statements that are not historical facts, are "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined under Federal Securities Laws. "Forward-looking statements" are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated in such statements. Such risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to, changes in customers' tastes and preferences, acceptance of the Company's concepts in new locations, obtaining qualified personnel, industry cyclicality, fluctuations in customer demand, the seasonal nature of the business, fluctuations of commodities costs, the ability to complete construction of new units in a timely manner, obtaining governmental permits on a reasonably timely basis, and general economic conditions, as well as other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any obligations to update any forward-looking statement as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release.