<SUBMISSION>
<ACCESSION-NUMBER>0001157523-09-001364
<TYPE>8-K
<PUBLIC-DOCUMENT-COUNT>2
<PERIOD>20090218
<ITEMS>2.02
<ITEMS>9.01
<FILING-DATE>20090218
<DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20090218
<FILER>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>BENIHANA INC
<CIK>0000935226
<ASSIGNED-SIC>5812
<IRS-NUMBER>650538630
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>0330
</COMPANY-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>8-K
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>000-26396
<FILM-NUMBER>09618662
</FILING-VALUES>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>8685 NW 53RD TERRACE
<CITY>MIAMI
<STATE>FL
<ZIP>33166
<PHONE>3055930770
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>8685 NW 53RD TERRACE
<CITY>MIAMI
<STATE>FL
<ZIP>33166
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</FILER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>a5899158.htm
<DESCRIPTION>BENIHANA INC. 8-K
<TEXT>
<html>
  <head>
    <title></title>
<!--Copyright 2008 Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company.-->
<!--All rights reserved www.businesswire.com-->
  </head>
  <body style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt"><b>UNITED STATES</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 12pt"><b>Washington,
      D.C. &#160;20549</b></font><br><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>FORM
      8-K</b></font><br><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>CURRENT
      REPORT</b></font><br><br><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934</b></font><br><br>
    </p>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; width: 60%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 10pt">
            Date of report (date of earliest event reported):
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 40%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Times New Roman; margin-top: 0px; font-size: 10pt">
            <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>February
            18, 2009</b></font>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p style="text-align: center">

    </p>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>BENIHANA
            INC.</b></font>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p style="text-align: center">

    </p>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 30%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>Delaware</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; width: 5%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 30%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>0-26396</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; width: 5%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 30%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>65-0538630</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="width: 30%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (State or other jurisdiction
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Of incorporation)
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="width: 5%">

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="width: 30%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (Commission
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            File Number)
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="width: 5%">

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="width: 30%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            (I.R.S. Employer
          </p>
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Identification No.)
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>

    </p>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 67%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>8685 Northwest 53rd Terrace, Miami, Florida</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 33%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>33166</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="width: 67%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">(Address
            of principal executive offices)</font>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="width: 33%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">(Zip
          Code)</font>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; width: 60%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 40%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>(305) 593-0770</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>None</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Former name or former address, if changed since last report
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Check the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
      simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
      of the following provisions </font>(see General Instruction A.2. below):
    </p>
    <p>
      <font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font>
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)</font>
    </p>
    <p>
      <font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font>
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)</font>
    </p>
    <p>
      <font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font>
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14d-2(b))</font>
    </p>
    <p>
      <font style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS; font-size: 10pt">&#8414;</font>
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))</font>
    </p>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>Item
      2.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition</b></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"></font>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: justify">
      On February 18, 2009, the Registrant issued a press release announcing
      its earnings for the fiscal third quarter ended January 4, 2009.
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: justify">
      A copy of the press release is included with this Report as Exhibit 99.1.
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: justify">

    </p>
    <p>
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>Item
      9.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits</b></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"></font>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: justify">
      (c) Exhibit 99.1. Press Release of Benihana Inc. dated February 18, 2009.
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: justify">

    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font>
    </p>
    <p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 60.0px">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to
      the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
      Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</font>
    </p>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 7%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 48%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 45%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>BENIHANA INC.</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 7%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 48%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 45%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            &#160;
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 7%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 48%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 45%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 7%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 48%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 45%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; width: 7%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Dated:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; width: 48%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          February 18, 2009
        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; width: 45%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            By: /s/ Jose I. Ortega
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 7%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 48%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 45%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Jose I. Ortega
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 7%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 48%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 45%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Vice President of Finance&#160;and
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="width: 7%">

        </td>
        <td style="width: 48%">

        </td>
        <td valign="top" style="width: 45%; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Chief Financial Officer
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>

    </p>
  </body>
</html>
<!--<!DOCTYPE html
     PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
     "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">-->
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99.1
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>a5899158ex99_1.htm
<DESCRIPTION>EXHIBIT 99.1
<TEXT>
<html>
  <head>
    <title></title>
<!--Copyright 2008 Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company.-->
<!--All rights reserved www.businesswire.com-->
  </head>
  <body style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 8pt">
    <p style="text-align: right">
      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>Benihana
      Inc. Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2009 Results</b></font>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>-Conference
      Call to be Held Today at 5:00 PM ET-</b></font>
    </p>
    <p>
      MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 18, 2009--Benihana Inc. (NASDAQ: BNHNA;
      BNHN), operator of the nation&#8217;s largest chain of Japanese theme and
      sushi restaurants, today reported results for its 12-week fiscal third
      quarter ended January 4, 2009.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Fiscal Third Quarter 2009 Results</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      For fiscal third quarter of 2009, total revenues decreased 3.7% to $67.2
      million, compared to $69.8 million in fiscal third quarter 2008. Total
      restaurant sales decreased 3.8% to $66.8 million from $69.4 million in
      the same quarter of the previous year. On a comparable basis,
      Company-wide comparable restaurant sales were (11.1%), including (10.9%)
      at Benihana teppanyaki, (9.1%) at RA Sushi, and (14.6%) at Haru. There
      were a total of 1,069 store-operating weeks in the fiscal third quarter
      of 2009 compared to 985 store-operating weeks in the fiscal third
      quarter of 2008. During the period, Benihana teppanyaki represented
      approximately 68.9% of consolidated restaurant sales, while RA Sushi and
      Haru accounted for 19.9% and 11.2% of consolidated restaurant sales,
      respectively.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;The recent Holiday season was another very difficult period for our
      industry and marked a continuation of the sales downturn we have
      experienced over the past few quarters. We have strengthened our
      operations in the face of these softer volumes by managing expenses, as
      reflected in lower labor costs as a percentage of sales, promoting
      greater purchasing synergies across the organization, and holding the
      line in our G&amp;A expenditures on an absolute dollar basis. As an
      organization, we are more streamlined than ever, and while this is
      certainly important for the health of our business in the near-term, the
      full benefits of these efficiencies will be even more appreciated once
      we emerge from the current downturn and can begin to leverage our costs
      through higher sales volumes and additional restaurant locations.
      Overall, we have three solid brands that can return compelling results
      over time, and the long-term opportunities for our competitive niche
      remain solid,&#8221; said Juan C. Garcia, President and Chief Operating
      Officer.
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Garcia continued, &#8220;Our Benihana team members are doing an incredible
      job and continue to define for our guests what a &#8216;special&#8217; dining
      experience truly means, while emphasizing all the touch points that
      build brand equity. With the onset of the new calendar year, we are
      celebrating our 45th anniversary of blending delicious Japanese dishes
      with a dazzling chef performance by treating our teppanyaki guests to a
      &#8216;$45 Dinner for Two&#8217; anniversary special. We look forward to marking
      this important anniversary milestone with our guests, while also
      providing them with incredible value in face of hard economic times.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Restaurant operating profit for the fiscal third quarter of 2009 was
      $9.5 million, or 14.2% of restaurant sales, compared to $11.7 million,
      or 16.8% of restaurant sales a year-ago.
    </p>
    <p>
      Marketing, general and administrative expenses for the fiscal third
      quarter of 2009 totaled $6.0 million, or 9.1% of restaurant sales,
      compared to $6.2 million, or 8.9% of restaurant sales in the same period
      last year.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      During the fiscal third quarter of 2009, the Company recorded
      impairments on the carrying value of its property and equipment at five
      restaurant locations. The carrying value of each restaurant's assets was
      compared to the fair value of those assets, resulting in a $9.6 million
      non-cash asset impairment charge, or a $0.37 impact after-tax, on
      diluted earnings per share. These restaurants, which remain open,
      include a Benihana teppanyaki restaurant in Tucson, Arizona; a Haru in
      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and RA Sushi restaurants in Corona,
      California, Glenview, Illinois, and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
    </p>
    <p>
      This resulted in a loss from operations of $6.5 million during the
      current quarter, as compared to income from operations of $4.6 million
      in the prior year quarter.
    </p>
    <p>
      Net loss for the fiscal third quarter of 2009, including the
      aforementioned impairment charge, was $4.0 million, or $0.28 in diluted
      loss per share, compared to net income of $3.2 million, or $0.19 in
      diluted earnings per share in the same quarter last year. Excluding the
      impairment charge, net income for the period was $1.7 million, or $0.09
      in diluted earnings per share.
    </p>
    <p>
      During the third fiscal quarter of 2009, the Company completed its
      remodeling program with the re-opening of its Benihana teppanyaki
      restaurant in City of Industry, California. The Company also added three
      locations to its portfolio during the 12-week period, as Benihana
      teppanyaki restaurants were opened in Plano, Texas and Plymouth Meeting,
      Pennsylvania, while a RA Sushi restaurant was opened in Huntington
      Beach, California.
    </p>
    <p>
      More recently, in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009, the Company
      reopened the Benihana teppanyaki restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee which
      was previously destroyed by a fire. In addition, the Company opened a
      Benihana teppanyaki restaurant in Coral Springs, Florida and will soon
      be opening a Benihana teppanyaki restaurant in Columbus, Ohio. With the
      opening of the Columbus location, the Company will have completed its
      development activity for fiscal year 2009.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Guidance</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company has also made slight modifications to its annual guidance
      for fiscal year 2009:
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total restaurant sales of $303 million to $308 million, consistent
        with prior expectations, although the Company now anticipates being at
        the lower end of this range. Total restaurant operating weeks will be
        between 4,575 and 4,600 (including the effect of 64 gross operating
        weeks that were lost due to the Benihana teppanyaki renovation and
        revitalization program, which has since been completed);
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        The opening of a total of eight restaurants, including four Benihana
        teppanyaki and four RA Sushi restaurants, of which seven have opened
        so far;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Accelerated depreciation costs of $0.4 million related to shortening
        the useful lives for those restaurants affected by the Company&#8217;s
        remodeling efforts, which has already been incurred in the first half
        of the fiscal year;
      </li>
    </ul>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Non-cash impairment charge of $9.6 million ($5.7 million, net of tax,
        or $0.37 impact on diluted loss per share), which has already been
        incurred in the fiscal third quarter of 2009, related to five
        restaurant locations which remain open;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Charges totaling $3.2 million ($1.9 million, net of tax, or $0.12
        impact on diluted loss per share), which will be incurred in the
        fiscal fourth quarter of 2009, related to the retirement of the
        Company&#8217;s former Chief Executive Officer;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Capital expenditures of approximately $47 million;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Additional utilization of the available line of credit, resulting in
        an outstanding balance of approximately $40 million by the end of
        fiscal 2009;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.04 to $0.09, inclusive of all
        non-recurring costs. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, which
        excludes the non-cash impairment charge and costs to be incurred in
        the fiscal fourth quarter of 2009 related to the retirement of the
        Company&#8217;s former Chief Executive Officer, are expected to be $0.40 to
        $0.45. Diluted common shares outstanding are estimated to be
        approximately 15.3 million.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      During the first fiscal quarter of 2010, the Company is planning to open
      three RA Sushi restaurants in Houston, Texas; Leawood, Kansas; and
      Atlanta, Georgia, along with one Benihana teppanyaki restaurant in
      Orlando, Florida. The five remaining restaurants under development will
      open between late fiscal year 2010 and the end of fiscal year 2011,
      subject to the respective landlords making the sites available to the
      Company. Theses sites are comprised of three Benihana teppanyaki
      restaurants in Chicago, Illinois; Westwood, Massachusetts; and East
      Rutherford (Meadowlands), New Jersey, and two RA Sushi restaurants in
      Orlando, Florida; and Westwood, Massachusetts.
    </p>
    <p>
      <i>The above discussion contains certain non-GAAP financial measures as
      defined under SEC rules, such as net (loss) income and diluted (loss)
      earnings per share, adjusted in each case to exclude certain items
      disclosed above. The Company believes that each of the foregoing
      non-GAAP financial measures improves the transparency of the Company&#8217;s
      disclosure, provides a meaningful presentation of the Company&#8217;s results
      from its ongoing operations excluding the impact of items not related to
      the Company&#8217;s ongoing operations, and improves the period-to-period
      comparability of the Company&#8217;s results from its ongoing operations<b>.</b></i>
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Conference Call Today</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its fiscal third
      quarter 2009 results today at 5:00 PM ET.
    </p>
    <p>
      The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing
      1-888-663-2235, or for international callers, 1-913-312-0395. A replay
      will be available one hour after the call through February 25, 2009 and
      can be accessed by dialing 1-888-203-1112, or for international callers,
      1-719-457-0820; the conference ID is 5613645. The call will also be
      webcast live from the investor relations portion of the Company's
      website at <u>www.benihana.com</u>.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <b>About Benihana</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Benihana Inc. (Nasdaq: BNHNA - News) (Nasdaq: BNHN - News) operates 94
      restaurants nationwide, including 63 Benihana teppanyaki restaurants,
      nine Haru sushi restaurants, and 22 RA Sushi Bar restaurants. Under
      development at present are ten restaurants -- five Benihana teppanyaki
      restaurants and five RA Sushi restaurants. In addition, 21 franchised
      Benihana teppanyaki restaurants are operating in the U.S., Latin America
      and the Caribbean.
    </p>
    <p>
      To learn more about the Company and its three Japanese theme and sushi
      restaurant concepts, please view the corporate video at <u>www.benihana.com/about/video</u>.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>

    </p>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="6">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="6">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="6">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="6">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="6">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>(in thousands except per share data)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="6">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="7" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>Three Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>4-Jan-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>6-Jan-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>$&#160;Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>% Change</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Revenues</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          66,790
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          69,439
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (2,649
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -3.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Franchise fees and royalties
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          424
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          375
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          49
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          13.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total revenues
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          67,214
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          69,814
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (2,600
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -3.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Costs and Expenses</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Cost of food and beverage sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          16,025
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          16,343
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (318
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -1.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          41,271
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          41,428
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (157
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -0.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant opening costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          755
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,227
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (472
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -38.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Marketing, general and administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          6,049
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          6,208
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (159
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -2.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Impairment charge
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          9,625
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          9,625
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          100.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          73,725
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          65,206
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          8,519
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          13.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          (Loss) income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (6,511
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          4,608
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (11,119
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -241.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Interest (expense) income, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (121
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          147
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (268
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -182.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          (Loss) income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (6,632
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          4,755
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (11,387
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -239.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Income tax (benefit) provision
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (2,663
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,584
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (4,247
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -268.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Net (loss) income</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (3,969
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          3,171
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (7,140
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -225.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Less: accretion of issuance costs and preferred stock dividends
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          251
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          250
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          0.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (4,220
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2,921
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (7,141
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -244.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>(Loss) Earnings Per Share</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Basic (loss) earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (0.28
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          0.19
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (0.47
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          247.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Diluted (loss) earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (0.28
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          0.19
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (0.47
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          247.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Weighted Average Shares Outstanding</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          15,297
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          15,252
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          45
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          0.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          15,297
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          17,130
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (1,833
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -10.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>(in thousands except per share data)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>Ten Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>4-Jan-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>6-Jan-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>$&#160;Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>% Change</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Revenues</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          230,290
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          225,394
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          4,896
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Franchise fees and royalties
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,364
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,324
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          40
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          3.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total revenues
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          231,654
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          226,718
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          4,936
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Costs and Expenses</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Cost of food and beverage sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          55,524
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          53,041
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2,483
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          4.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          143,911
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          134,693
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          9,218
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          6.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant opening costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,738
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2,688
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (950
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -35.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Marketing, general and administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          20,572
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          21,274
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (702
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -3.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Impairment charge
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          9,625
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          9,625
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          100.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          231,370
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          211,696
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          19,674
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          9.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          284
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          15,022
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (14,738
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -98.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Interest (expense) income, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (511
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          258
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (769
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -298.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          (Loss) income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (227
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          15,280
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (15,507
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -101.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Income tax (benefit) provision
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (421
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          5,394
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (5,815
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -107.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Net income</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          194
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          9,886
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (9,692
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -98.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Less: accretion of issuance costs and preferred stock dividends
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          836
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          834
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          0.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (642
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          9,052
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (9,694
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -107.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>(Loss) Earnings Per Share</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Basic (loss) earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (0.04
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          0.60
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (0.64
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          106.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Diluted (loss) earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (0.04
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          0.58
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (0.62
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          106.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Weighted Average Shares Outstanding</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Basic
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          15,288
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          15,147
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          141
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          0.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          15,328
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          17,134
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (1,806
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -10.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Sales by Concept
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>(in thousands)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="5" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>Three Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>4-Jan-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>6-Jan-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>$&#160;Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>% Change</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Total restaurant sales by concept:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left">
          Benihana
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          45,994
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          51,666
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (5,672
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -11.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left">
          Haru
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          7,525
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          8,042
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (517
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -6.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left">
          RA Sushi
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          13,271
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          9,731
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          3,540
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          36.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          66,790
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          69,439
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (2,649
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -3.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Comparable restaurant sales by concept:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left">
          Benihana
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          43,986
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          49,361
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (5,375
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -10.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left">
          Haru
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          6,868
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          8,043
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (1,175
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -14.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left">
          RA Sushi
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          8,844
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          9,730
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (886
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -9.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total comparable restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          59,698
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          67,134
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (7,436
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -11.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Sales by Concept
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>(in thousands)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="5" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>Ten Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>4-Jan-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>6-Jan-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>$&#160;Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>% Change</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Total restaurant sales by concept:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left">
          Benihana
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          156,640
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          166,151
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (9,511
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -5.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left">
          Haru
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          28,156
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          25,956
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2,200
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          8.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left">
          RA Sushi
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          45,494
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          33,287
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          12,207
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          36.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          230,290
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          225,394
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          4,896
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Comparable restaurant sales by concept:</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left">
          Benihana
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          145,798
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          155,606
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (9,808
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -6.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left">
          Haru
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          23,382
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          25,957
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (2,575
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -9.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left">
          RA Sushi
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          29,960
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          33,208
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (3,248
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -9.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total comparable restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          199,140
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          214,771
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (15,631
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -7.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant Operating Profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>(in thousands)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="12">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="5" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>Three Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>4-Jan-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>6-Jan-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>$&#160;Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>% Change</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          66,790
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          69,439
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (2,649
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -3.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Cost of food &amp; beverage sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          16,025
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          16,343
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (318
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -1.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          50,765
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          53,096
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (2,331
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -4.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant operating expenses:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Labor and related costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          22,595
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          23,673
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (1,078
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -4.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant supplies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,564
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,630
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (66
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -4.0
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Credit card discounts
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,290
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,354
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (64
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -4.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Utilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,919
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,726
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          193
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          11.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          4,436
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          4,024
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          412
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          10.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          4,138
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          3,739
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          399
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          10.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Other restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          5,329
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          5,282
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          47
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          0.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          41,271
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          41,428
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (157
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -0.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant operating profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          9,494
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          11,668
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (2,174
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -18.6
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant Operating Profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>(in thousands)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="12">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="5" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>Ten Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>4-Jan-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>6-Jan-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>$&#160;Change</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>% Change</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          230,290
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          225,394
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          4,896
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2.2
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Cost of food &amp; beverage sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          55,524
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          53,041
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2,483
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          4.7
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          174,766
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          172,353
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2,413
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant operating expenses:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Labor and related costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          80,240
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          76,460
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          3,780
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          4.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant supplies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          5,543
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          5,167
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          376
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          7.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Credit card discounts
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          4,428
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          4,281
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          147
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          3.4
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Utilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          7,118
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          5,918
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,200
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          20.3
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          14,659
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          13,384
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,275
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          9.5
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          13,739
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          12,477
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,262
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          10.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Other restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          18,184
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          17,006
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,178
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          6.9
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          143,911
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          134,693
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          9,218
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          6.8
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant operating profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          30,855
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          37,660
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          (6,805
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          -18.1
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant Operating Margins
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>Three Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>4-Jan-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>6-Jan-08</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          100.00%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          100.00%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Cost of food and beverage sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          23.99%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          23.54%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Gross profit margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          76.01%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          76.46%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant operating expenses:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Labor and related costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          33.83%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          34.09%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant supplies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2.34%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2.35%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Credit card discounts
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1.93%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1.95%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Utilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2.87%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2.49%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          6.64%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          5.80%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          6.20%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          5.38%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Other restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          7.98%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          7.61%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          61.79%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          59.66%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant operating profit margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          14.21%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          16.80%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant Operating Margins
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>Ten Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>4-Jan-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>6-Jan-08</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          100.00%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          100.00%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Cost of food and beverage sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          24.11%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          23.53%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Gross profit margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          75.89%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          76.47%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant operating expenses:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Labor and related costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          34.84%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          33.92%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant supplies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2.41%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2.29%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Credit card discounts
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1.92%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1.90%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Utilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          3.09%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          2.63%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          6.37%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          5.94%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          5.97%
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          5.54%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Other restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          7.90%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          7.55%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          62.49%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          59.76%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Restaurant operating profit margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          13.40%
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          16.71%
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-left: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%; margin-right: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align:left">
    <table cellspacing="0" style="font-family: Times New Roman; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-size: 8pt; width: 100%">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Balance Sheet Data
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>(in thousands)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>4-Jan-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center">
          <b>30-Mar-08</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Assets</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Cash and cash equivalents
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,931
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          1,718
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Other current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          14,429
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          17,897
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          16,360
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          19,615
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Property and equipment, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          199,225
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          184,176
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Goodwill
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          29,900
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          29,900
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          13,832
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          7,963
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          259,317
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          241,654
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          <b>Liabilities and Stockholders&#8217; Equity</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Other current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          40,741
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          35,102
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          40,741
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          35,102
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Long-term debt&#8212;bank
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          28,597
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          17,422
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Other liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          12,906
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          12,065
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          82,244
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          64,589
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Convertible preferred stock
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          19,515
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          19,449
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left">
          Total stockholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          157,558
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          157,616
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          259,317
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          $
        </td>
        <td valign="bottom" style="padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right">
          241,654
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>

    </p>
    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>For Benihana Inc.:<br>ICR<br>Raphael Gross or Tom Ryan,
      203-682-8200
    </p>
  </body>
</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SUBMISSION>
