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      <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
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>June
            29, 2009</b></font>
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            <b>8685 Northwest 53rd Terrace, Miami, Florida</b>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Item
      2.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Results of Operations and Financial Condition</b></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"></font>
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      On June 29, 2009, the Registrant issued a press release announcing its
      earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended March 29,
      2009.
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      A copy of the press release is included with this Report as Exhibit 99.1.
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Item
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      (c) Exhibit 99.1. Press Release of Benihana Inc. dated June 29, 2009.
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>SIGNATURES</b></font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">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
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            Dated:
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          June 29, 2009
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            By: /s/ Jose I. Ortega
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            Vice President of Finance and
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            Chief Financial Officer
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>Benihana
      Inc. Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter &amp; Full Year 2009 Results</b></font>
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>-Conference
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      MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 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 fourth
      quarter and full year ended March 29, 2009.
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      <b>Highlights for the Company's 12-week fiscal fourth quarter 2009
      relative to the 12-week fiscal fourth quarter 2008 include:</b>
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    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total restaurant sales increased 5.4% to $73.6 million
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Opened 2 Benihana teppanyaki restaurants in Coral Springs, Florida and
        Columbus, Ohio
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Restaurant operating profit of $11.4 million, or 15.6% of restaurant
        sales, compared to $9.7 million, or 13.9% of restaurant sales
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Diluted earnings per share of $0.06, which included a $0.12 per
        diluted share compensation charge, net of tax, related to the
        retirement of the Company&#8217;s former Chief Executive Officer, compared
        to diluted earnings per share of $0.17. Exclusive of this compensation
        charge, diluted earnings per share totaled $0.18.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      <b>Highlights for the Company's full year 2009 relative to the full year
      2008 include:</b>
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      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total restaurant sales increased 2.9% to $303.9 million
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Opened 4 Benihana teppanyaki restaurants and 4 RA Sushi restaurants
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Restaurant operating profit of $42.3 million, or 13.9% of restaurant
        sales, compared to $47.4 million, or 16.0% of restaurant sales
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Diluted loss per share of $0.40, which included $0.95 per diluted
        share, net of tax, related to an impairment charge on the carrying
        value of its RA Sushi goodwill, impairment charges on the carrying
        value of its property and equipment at five restaurant locations and a
        compensation charge for the retirement of the Company&#8217;s former Chief
        Executive Officer, compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.75.
        Exclusive of these charges, diluted earnings per share totaled $0.55.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      Richard C. Stockinger, Chief Executive Officer, said, &quot;Despite the macro
      slowdown and its ongoing effect on consumer discretionary spending, our
      quarterly performance met expectations. While Company-wide comparable
      sales improved only modestly on a sequential basis, we generated our
      highest restaurant operating profit margin of fiscal year 2009, along
      with a 170 basis point improvement over the same quarter last year. We
      have been effectively managing controllable expenses throughout the
      organization.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Stockinger continued, &#8220;Currently, we are in the midst of
      reevaluating the overall Benihana teppanyaki experience. Over the next
      several months, we will be implementing initiatives focused on reaching
      out to our guests in a more unique and personal way, elevating the
      offerings of our food and beverages, and raising the level of our
      service standards. These steps will enable us to maximize market share,
      build stronger, lasting relationships with our guests, and enhance our
      business model. Our greatest opportunities are rooted in taking care of
      our guests in the best manner possible. We look forward to providing
      details on these initiatives towards the end of the summer. Overall, we
      are focused on enhancing shareholder value as well as the financial
      strength of the Company by putting our guests first, and we are
      confident that we will be well positioned to capitalize on the eventual
      economic recovery.&#8221;
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    <p>
      <b>Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2009 Results</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      For fiscal fourth quarter of 2009, total revenues increased 5.3% to
      $74.0 million, compared to $70.2 million in fiscal fourth quarter 2008.
      Total restaurant sales increased 5.4% to $73.6 million in the fourth
      fiscal quarter 2009 from $69.8 million in the fourth fiscal quarter 2008.
    </p>
    <p>
      On a comparable basis, Company-wide comparable restaurant sales were
      (10.4%), including (12.1%) at Benihana teppanyaki, (1.2%) at RA Sushi,
      and (12.6%) at Haru. There were a total of 1,131 store-operating weeks
      in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009 compared to 971 store-operating
      weeks in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2008. During the period, Benihana
      teppanyaki represented approximately 68.4% of consolidated restaurant
      sales, while RA Sushi and Haru accounted for 21.4% and 10.2% of
      consolidated restaurant sales, respectively.
    </p>
    <p>
      Restaurant operating profit for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2009 was
      $11.4 million, or 15.6% of restaurant sales, compared to $9.7 million,
      or 13.9% of restaurant sales a year-ago.
    </p>
    <p>
      Marketing, general and administrative expenses for the fiscal fourth
      quarter of 2009 totaled $9.7 million, or 13.2% of restaurant sales,
      compared to $6.8 million, or 9.8% of restaurant sales in the same period
      last year. During the fiscal fourth quarter of 2009, the Company
      incurred charges totaling $3.2 million ($1.9 million, net of tax), or a
      $0.12 impact to diluted earnings per share, related to the retirement of
      the Company&#8217;s former Chief Executive Officer.
    </p>
    <p>
      Inclusive of the aforementioned charges, income from operations was $1.7
      million for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2009, compared to income from
      operations of $2.6 million in the prior year quarter.
    </p>
    <p>
      Net income for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2009 was $1.2 million, or
      $0.06 in diluted earnings per share, compared to net income of $2.9
      million, or $0.17 in diluted earnings per share in the same quarter last
      year. Net income for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2009, exclusive of the
      charges related to the former CEO&#8217;s retirement, was $3.1 million, or
      $0.18 in diluted earnings per share.
    </p>
    <p>
      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 Benihana teppanyaki
      restaurants in Coral Springs, Florida and Columbus, Ohio.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Full Year 2009 Results</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Total revenues for the 52-week fiscal year 2009 increased 2.9% to $305.6
      million, compared to $296.9 million in the 52-week fiscal year 2008.
      Total restaurant sales increased 2.9% to $303.9 million from $295.2
      million.
    </p>
    <p>
      For fiscal year 2009, Company-wide comparable restaurant sales decreased
      (8.0%), including (7.7%) at Benihana teppanyaki, (7.5%) at RA Sushi, and
      (10.6%) at Haru. Benihana teppanyaki represented approximately 68.1% of
      consolidated restaurant sales, while RA Sushi and Haru accounted for
      20.2% and 11.7% of consolidated restaurant sales, respectively. There
      were a total of 4,603 store-operating weeks in fiscal year 2009 compared
      to 4,115 store-operating weeks in fiscal year 2008.
    </p>
    <p>
      Net loss for fiscal year 2009 was $5.1 million, or a $0.40 diluted loss
      per share, compared to net income of $12.8 million, or $0.75 in diluted
      earnings per share in fiscal year 2008. Fiscal year 2009 includes a
      non-cash impairment charge of $9.6 million, ($5.7 million, net of tax),
      or $0.37 impact on diluted loss per share, related to five restaurant
      locations which remain open, a non-cash impairment charge of $11.9
      million, ($7.0 million, net of tax), or $0.46 impact on diluted loss per
      share, related to our RA Sushi goodwill, along with charges related to
      the retirement of the Company&#8217;s former Chief Executive Officer of $3.2
      million, ($1.9 million, net of tax), or $0.12 impact on diluted loss per
      share. Net income for fiscal 2009, exclusive of these charges, was $9.5
      million, or $0.55 in diluted earnings per share.
    </p>
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        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      <b>Fiscal Year 2010 Guidance</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company is providing the following guidance for fiscal year 2010:
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Total restaurant sales of $305 million to $310 million. Total
        restaurant operating weeks are estimated to be between 5,000 and 5,075;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        The opening of four new restaurants, including one Benihana teppanyaki
        and three RA Sushi restaurants, all in the first half of the fiscal
        year. The RA Sushi in Atlanta, Georgia and the new Benihana teppanyaki
        in Orlando, Florida, have already opened;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Cost of sales are expected to remain favorable on a percentage basis
        with the prior fiscal year through the first quarter of fiscal 2010.
        However, cost of sales as a percentage of sales will revert to fiscal
        2009 levels with the rollout of enhanced menu items at Benihana
        teppyanyaki, beginning in the second fiscal quarter;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Capital expenditures of approximately $15 million;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Reduction in outstanding debt by approximately $6 million, resulting
        in an outstanding balance of approximately $27.5 million;
      </li>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        Diluted earnings per share of $0.40 to $0.45. Diluted common shares
        outstanding are estimated to be approximately 18.7 million shares.
      </li>
    </ul>
    <p>
      There is currently one additional Benihana teppanyaki restaurant under
      development in East Rutherford (Meadowlands), New Jersey. There is also
      one additional RA Sushi restaurant under development in Orlando,
      Florida. The Company elected to terminate the leases for the Benihana
      teppanyaki restaurants that were planned for Chicago, Illinois and
      Westwood (Boston), Massachusetts, as well as the lease for the RA Sushi
      restaurant that was planned for Westwood (Boston), 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.</i>
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>Conference Call Today</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its fiscal fourth
      quarter and full year 2009 results today at 5:00 PM ET.
    </p>
    <p>
      The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing
      1-888-228-5193, or for international callers, 1-913-981-5526. A replay
      will be available one hour after the call through July 6, 2009 and can
      be accessed by dialing 1-888-203-1112, or for international callers,
      1-719-457-0820; the conference ID is 2672841. The call will also be
      webcast live from the investor relations portion of the Company's
      website at <u>www.benihana.com</u>.
    </p>
    <p>
      <b>About Benihana</b>
    </p>
    <p>
      Benihana Inc. (Nasdaq: BNHNA) (Nasdaq: BNHN) operates 97 restaurants
      nationwide, including 65 Benihana teppanyaki restaurants, nine Haru
      sushi restaurants, and 23 RA Sushi Bar restaurants. Under development at
      present are four restaurants -- one Benihana teppanyaki restaurants and
      three RA Sushi restaurants. In addition, 22 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>
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        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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

        </div>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>(in thousands except per share data)</b>
        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>29-Mar-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>30-Mar-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>Change</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>% Change</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $ 73,578
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          69,796
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,782
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.4
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Franchise fees and royalties
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          375
        </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 style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          432
        </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 style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (57
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -13.2
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total revenues
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          73,953
        </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 style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          70,228
        </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 style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,725
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.3
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Cost of food and beverage sales
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,122
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          16,686
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.6
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          45,011
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          43,406
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,605
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.7
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant opening costs
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          427
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          752
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (325
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -43.2
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Marketing, general and administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,717
        </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 style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,818
        </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 style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,899
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          42.5
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total operating expenses
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          72,277
        </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 style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          67,662
        </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 style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,615
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6.8
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
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        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,676
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,566
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (890
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -34.7
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
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        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Interest (expense) income, net
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (337
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12
        </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 style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (349
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -2908.3
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,339
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,578
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1,239
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -48.1
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Income tax expense (benefit)
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          175
        </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 style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (329
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          504
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -153.2
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,164
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,907
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1,743
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -60.0
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Less: accretion of preferred stock issuance costs and preferred
          stock dividends
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          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 style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          250
        </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 style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.4
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
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      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Net income attributable to common stockholders</b>
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $ 913
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,657
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1,744
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -65.6
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Basic earnings per common share
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $ 0.06
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.17
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.11
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -64.7
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Diluted earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $ 0.06
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.17
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (0.11
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -64.7
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
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        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Basic
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          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 style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          15,258
        </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 style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          39
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        <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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.3
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
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        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          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 style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,252
        </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 style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1,955
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -11.3
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
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          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
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        <td colspan="5">
          &#160;
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        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (Unaudited)
        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>(in thousands except per share data)</b>
        </td>
        <td colspan="5">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>29-Mar-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>30-Mar-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>Change</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>% Change</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Revenues</b>
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          303,868
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          $ 295,190
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8,678
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.9
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Franchise fees and royalties
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,739
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,756
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (17
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -1.0
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total revenues
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          305,607
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          296,946
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8,661
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Costs and Expenses</b>
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Cost of food and beverage sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          72,646
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          69,727
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,919
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4.2
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          188,922
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          178,099
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          10,823
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6.1
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant opening costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,165
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          3,440
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -37.1
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Marketing, general and administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          30,289
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          28,092
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,197
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7.8
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Impairment charges
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          21,505
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          -
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          21,505
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          100.0
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total operating expenses
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          315,527
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          279,358
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          36,169
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (Loss) income from operations
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (9,920
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          17,588
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (27,508
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -156.4
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Interest (expense) income, net
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (848
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          270
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1,118
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -414.1
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (Loss) income before income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (10,768
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          17,858
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (28,626
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -160.3
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Income tax (benefit) provision
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (5,703
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          5,065
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        <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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (10,768
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -212.6
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
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      <tr>
        <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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Net (loss) income</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (5,065
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          12,793
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        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (17,858
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -139.6
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
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      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
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        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,087
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          1,084
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3
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        <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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.3
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <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 style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (6,152
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          $ 11,709
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (17,861
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -152.5
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
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        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>(Loss) Earnings Per Share</b>
        </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 style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Basic (loss) earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          ($0.40
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          $0.77
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          ($1.17
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -151.9
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Diluted (loss) earnings per common share
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          ($0.40
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          $0.75
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          ($1.15
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -153.3
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Weighted Average Shares Outstanding</b>
        </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 style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Basic
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          15,289
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          15,173
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          116
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          0.8
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Diluted
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          15,289
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          17,169
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1,880
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -10.9
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        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
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          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </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>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Sales by Concept
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (Unaudited)
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        <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 colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
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          <b>(in thousands)</b>
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
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        <td>

        </td>
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          <b>Three Periods Ended</b>
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        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
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          <b>29-Mar-09</b>
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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          <b>30-Mar-08</b>
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>Change</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>% Change</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
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      </tr>
      <tr>
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          <b>Total restaurant sales by concept:</b>
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="bottom">
          Benihana
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
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        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          50,330
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          49,565
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          765
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.5
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="bottom">
          Haru
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,472
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8,553
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1,081
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -12.6
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="bottom">
          RA Sushi
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          15,776
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11,678
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,098
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          35.1
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          73,578
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          69,796
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,782
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.4
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <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 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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Comparable restaurant sales by concept:</b>
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="bottom">
          Benihana
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          43,367
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          49,363
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (5,996
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -12.1
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="bottom">
          Haru
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,471
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8,552
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (1,081
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -12.6
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="bottom">
          RA Sushi
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11,540
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11,678
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (138
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -1.2
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total comparable restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          62,378
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          69,593
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (7,215
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -10.4
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
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      <div style="page-break-after: always">
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        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="height: 1.5pt; color: black">

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

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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Sales by Concept
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (Unaudited)
        </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 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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>(in thousands)</b>
        </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 style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="5" valign="bottom">
          <b>Thirteen Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>29-Mar-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>30-Mar-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>Change</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>% Change</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Total restaurant sales by concept:</b>
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="bottom">
          Benihana
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          206,970
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          215,716
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (8,746
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -4.1
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="bottom">
          Haru
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          35,628
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          34,509
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,119
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.2
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="bottom">
          RA Sushi
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          61,270
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          44,965
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          16,305
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          36.3
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          303,868
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          295,190
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8,678
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <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 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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Comparable restaurant sales by concept:</b>
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="bottom">
          Benihana
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          189,165
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          204,969
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (15,804
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -7.7
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="bottom">
          Haru
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          30,853
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          34,509
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (3,656
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -10.6
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 15.0px" valign="bottom">
          RA Sushi
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          41,500
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          44,886
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (3,386
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -7.5
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total comparable restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          261,518
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          284,364
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (22,846
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -8.0
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
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    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

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

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="5" valign="bottom">
          <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 style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>29-Mar-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>30-Mar-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>Change</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          73,578
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          69,796
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,782
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.4
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Cost of food &amp; beverage sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,122
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          16,686
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          436
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.6
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          56,456
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          53,110
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,346
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6.3
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Labor and related costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          23,934
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          24,195
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (261
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -1.1
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant supplies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,796
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,674
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          122
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,359
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,311
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          48
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.7
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Utilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,175
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,008
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8.3
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,068
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,236
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          832
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19.6
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,382
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4,118
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          264
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6.4
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Other restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,297
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,864
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          433
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7.4
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          45,011
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          43,406
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,605
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.7
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </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 style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant operating profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          11,445
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,704
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,741
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17.9
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
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        <div style="text-align: center">
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          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
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        <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>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          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>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (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;
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      <tr>
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          <b>(in thousands)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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          <b>Thirteen Periods Ended</b>
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
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          <b>29-Mar-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>30-Mar-08</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>$</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>Change</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          303,868
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          295,190
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8,678
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.9
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Cost of food &amp; beverage sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          72,646
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          69,727
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,919
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          4.2
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          231,222
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          225,463
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,759
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.6
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Labor and related costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          104,174
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          100,655
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,519
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.5
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant supplies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,339
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6,841
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          498
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,787
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5,592
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          195
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.5
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Utilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9,293
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7,926
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,367
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17.2
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19,727
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,620
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2,107
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12.0
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,121
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          16,595
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,526
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          9.2
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Other restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          24,481
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          22,870
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1,611
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7.0
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          188,922
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          178,099
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          10,823
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6.1
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </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 style="padding-bottom: 4.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant operating profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          42,300
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          47,364
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          (5,064
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          -10.7
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
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    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 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>
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      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
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    </div>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>29-Mar-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          23.27
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          23.91
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Gross profit margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          76.73
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          76.09
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          32.53
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          34.67
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant supplies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.44
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.40
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Credit card discounts
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.85
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.88
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Utilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.96
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.88
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6.89
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6.07
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.96
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.90
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Other restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8.56
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
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        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8.40
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          61.17
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          62.19
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          15.55
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13.90
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>29-Mar-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant sales
        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          23.91
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          23.62
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Gross profit margin
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          76.09
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          76.38
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          34.28
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          34.10
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Restaurant supplies
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.42
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.32
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Credit card discounts
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          1.89
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Utilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3.06
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          2.69
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Occupancy costs
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          6.49
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.96
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          5.62
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Other restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          8.06
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          7.75
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-bottom: 2.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total restaurant operating expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          62.17
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          60.33
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13.92
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          16.05
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          %
        </td>
      </tr>
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    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
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      <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>
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      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Benihana Inc. and Subsidiaries</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <b>29-Mar-09</b>
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-left: 0.0px" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <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 style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          <b>Assets</b>
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          3,891
        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          13,621
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,897
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          17,512
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          203,299
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,020
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          18,296
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          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 style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          257,127
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          241,654
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          36,566
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          35,102
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          36,566
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          33,351
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          15,237
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          12,065
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          85,154
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          19,536
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

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

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          152,437
        </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; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          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 style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          257,127
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-left: 0.0px" valign="bottom">
          241,654
        </td>
      </tr>
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    <p>
      CONTACT:<br>ICR<br>Raphael Gross or Tom Ryan, 203-682-8200
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