Steakhouses are a staple of the American dining experienceandexcellent choices are abundant.

But Japanese steakhouses, especially hibachi-style ones, are an even more entertaining way to dine.

These are the best Japanese steakhouses in America.

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Benihana

Prior to the 1960s, Japanese food was almost unheard of in most American households.

Each order comes with an appetizer, such as onion soup, and fried or white rice.

First came his flagship Morimoto restaurant in Philadelphia, then additional outposts, and the Momosan ramen shops.

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Open for lunch and dinner, Flame offers hibachi lunch and sushi lunch specials.

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All entrees come with salad, grilled shrimp, vegetables, rice and miso soup.

gyu-kaku

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Each main comes with soup, grilled shrimp and vegetables, noodles, and rice.

Guests fill a bowl with proteins and veggies from an ever-changing buffet and then bring them to their table.

a hibachi chef at nobu in las vegas

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a table full of diners with hibachi chef at a sakura japanese steakhouse

Photo: Sakura

a savory looking tomahawk steak from morimoto

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fancy looking wagyu tartare dish from niku x

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flame hibachi chef

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a hibachi chef from tanaka of tokyo

Photo: Tanaka of Tokyo

a hibachi dinner from wasabi in ohio

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manga niku from futago

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hibachi cooks at fire and ice

Photo: Fire and Ice