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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000859780-02-000007
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020128

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BENIHANA INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000935226
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
		IRS NUMBER:				650538630
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0328

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-49390
		FILM NUMBER:		02518863

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8685 NW 53RD TERRACE
		CITY:			MIAMI
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33166
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3055930770

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8685 NW 53RD TERRACE
		CITY:			MIAMI
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33166

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DALTON GREINER HARTMAN MAHER & CO /ADV
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000859780
		IRS NUMBER:				593418454
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		565 FIFTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2101
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2125572445

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		565 FIFTH AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2101
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	DALTON GREINER HARTMAN MAHER & CO INC                   /ADV
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970519

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VERITAS CAPITAL INC                                     /ADV
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19900326
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				SECURITY AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, DC 20549


                               SCHEDULE 13G
                Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                            (Amendment No. )



    					BENIHANA INC.
                           (Name of Issuer)

                            Common Stock
                    (Title of Class of Securities)


                          	082047200
                              (Cusip #)




Cusip No.    082047200       13G                Page 1 of 3 Pages

1  Name of Reporting Person
        Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co
        IRS Identification 59-3418454

2) Check the Appropriate box if a Member of a group*

3) SEC Use Only

4) Citizenship or place of Organization
        Delaware Partnership

Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:

   5) Sole Voting Power
      249,500

   6) Shared Voting Power
      0

   7) Sole Dispositive Power
      249,500

   8) Shared Dispositve Power
      0

9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned by each reporting person
      249,500

10) Check Box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain Shares

11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
      8.30%

12) Type of Reporting Person
      IA

Cusip No.    082047200          13G                Page 2 of 3 Pages

Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:
            BENIHANA INC.

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:
            8685 NORTHWEST 53RD TERRACE
            MIAMI, FL 33166

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:
            Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office:
            565 Fifth Ave., Suite 2101
		New York, NY 10017

Item 2(c).  Citizenship:
            Delaware Partnership

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:
            Common Stock

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number
            082047200

Item 3.     This statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-
            1(b), or 13d-2(b), the person filing is an
            Investment Adviser registered under Section 203
            of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

Item 4.  Ownership:
         (a)  Amount beneficially owned:
              249,500 shares

         (b)  Percent of Class:
              8.30%

         (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
              (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                   249,500 shares
              (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                   0 shares
              (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
                   249,500 shares
              (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
                   0 shares

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent of Less of a Class :
        Not Applicable

Item 6. Ownership of more than five percent on behalf of another person:
        Not Applicable

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the subsidiary which acquired
        the security being reported on by the parent holding company:
        Not Applicable

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
        Not Applicable

Cusip No.    082047200       13G                Page 3 of 3 Pages

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
        Not Applicable

Item 10. Certification :
        The following certification shall be included if the
        statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b):

        By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
        and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired
        in the ordinary  course of business and were not acquired for
        the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
        influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
        were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
        any transaction having such purposes of effect.

        After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
        belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
        statement is true, complete and correct.

        January  28, 2002

        Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co
        By : /s/Michael W. Keeler
        Title : Vice President-Finance


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