EXHIBIT 32.2



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     In connection with the Quarterly Report of Benihana Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ended July 16, 2006 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Michael R. Burris,
Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2. The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Michael R. Burris
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Michael R. Burris
Senior Vice President -
Finance and Chief Financial
Officer

August 25, 2006