Benihana - Fashion Show Mall Happy Hour. The Strip

This Benihana sits inside Fashion Show Mall, which means you get Strip access without the casino-floor noise, plus real parking and reliable air conditioning. For a mid-afternoon recharge off the sidewalk, that location is the draw.

Happy hour runs Monday through Friday, 3 to 6pm. The pricing is itemized and genuinely reasonable: $3 edamame, $6 beer, $9 wine, mojitos, or sake, and $12 signature cocktails. Food bites land in the $6 to $12 range. The edamame at three dollars is an easy starter, fresh and well salted. The beer covers domestics and imports, and $6 for a sit-down restaurant on the Strip is a fair number. A couple of beers and an order of edamame keeps the whole stop under ten dollars.

You do not need a hibachi table to get the deal. Post up at the bar or grab a regular table for the drink specials. If you do want the teppanyaki show, you can still order happy hour drinks while a chef builds an onion volcano and flips shrimp.

The 3-to-6pm slot fits the gap that is too late for lunch and too early for dinner, right when Strip walking has worn you out. The mall connects to Treasure Island by bridge, so it is reachable on foot from nearby resorts. The trade-off is the weekday-only schedule, which leaves weekend visitors out. Land here Monday through Friday and it is a dependable, cool place to reset.