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Boku- Columbia, Columbia, SC

Boku- Columbia

4.2
4.2
263 Reviews
$30 and under
Asian

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 35 times today
  • Great for creative cocktails
  • Lively
  • Good for special occasions
At Boku Kitchen and Saloon, you can be sure you are receiving only the highest-quality meals with the freshest ingredients possible. We pride ourselves on not serving our customer's pre-made food. We make everything from scratch, including our noodles, salads, crab rangoon, calamari, soups, cocktails, and more! All our food is made-to-order. You won’t be able to find quality like this elsewhere!

We want to make your time at our restaurant as enjoyable as possible. Therefore, at Boku Kitchen and Saloon, you can trust that we will provide you with a made-from-scratch meal paired with the best cocktails, sake, wine, and craft beer you will find in Columbia, SC.

Our team is excited to serve you, your family, and your friends' delicious meals and beverages. See you soon!

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Asian
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Fri 11:30 am–10:00 pm Sat, Sun 11:00 am–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (803) 708-8577
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 263 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.2
4.2 based on recent ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Columbia

    Best Service

  • Columbia

    Best Ambiance

  • Columbia

    Best Value

  • Columbia

    Innovative

  • Columbia

    Healthy

  • Columbia

    Hot spot

  • Columbia

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Boku-Columbia offers a lively dining experience with "awesome service" and "amazing food." The restaurant's fun themes, like the Christmas in July and Grinch Pop-Up, elevate the ambiance. While some dishes received mixed reviews, the drinks and appetizers consistently impress. Ideal for happy hour or a festive night out.

263 Reviews
  1. Sabrina

    VIP

    Charleston

    14 reviews

    3.0

    14 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fun but extremely overpriced. Great service staff.

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  2. Jennifer

    Charleston

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The restaurant itself was a very fun experience. They ran out of the appetizer we ordered which was the Brussels sprouts, and the one that was suggested, the green beans were very greasy. Tasted like fair food. Our food came out before our cocktails that were ordered as we were seated. Not so much for a date night, rather a group dinner atmosphere for sure.
    Boku- ColumbiaResponded 1 day ago
    Jennifer, we appreciate your kind words about the fun experience at our restaurant. We apologize for the issues you encountered with the appetizer and cocktails, and we will address these concerns with our team. We value your input and hope to have the opportunity to serve you again in the future.

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  3. Marcia

    Charleston

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Boku is “Grinched” for the holidays and bringing lots of sparkle and cheer! Girls night was so much fun!!! Recommend trying drinks off the Grinch pop up menu, especially loved the one tiny snowflake shooters😋
    Boku- ColumbiaResponded today
    Thank you for joining us for girls night, Marcia! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed our Grinch-themed holiday cocktails. We appreciate your recommendation and hope to see you again soon!

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  4. eddie

    VIP

    Charlotte

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Huge fan second time I've been there in a month after never have been there before.. Love the Christmas theme if you've got kids it really is a must for the Christmas season but for big kids they have a great Christmas drink menu that you will love and the food is fantastic too The only thing I wasn't a huge fan of was the sticky buns They were kind of grainy but everything else we had was fantastic including the pad Thai
    Boku- ColumbiaResponded 1 day ago
    Thank you for your kind words, Eddie! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed our Christmas theme and drink menu. We're sorry to hear that the sticky buns weren't to your liking, but we're glad you enjoyed the rest of your meal, especially the pad Thai. We hope to see you again soon!

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  5. Cassie

    VIP

    Charleston

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    For our monthly ladies night out, we chose Boku for the Grinch experience. The food, drinks, service, and atmosphere were excellent. Isaiah was very personable and attentive. We had several apps and the spicy noodles. Everything was great, but the ribs were outstanding! We will definitely return.
    Boku- ColumbiaResponded 4 days ago
    Thank you for choosing Boku for your night out and for taking the time to share your experience, Cassie. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the Grinch experience, as well as the food, drinks, service, and atmosphere. We will be sure to pass along your kind words to Isaiah and the rest of our team. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon!

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  6. Megan

    VIP

    New York City

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    We got here at 540 for dinner prior to a play. IT was VERY hot. We did not see a waiter for ten minutes. We then ordered drinks, appetizers and food at 550p. By 6:30 we had not received appetizers. We asked on this and the server said he would check. He had not put in dinner order because no appetizer yet. We informed him we had a show at 7;30. My husband and I both ordered a second drink, his came, mine did not until I asked about it. At 705 we asked for our check and to cancel food as we needed to leave for play. Right at that time our food came out. We were not charged for food, just drinks but all in all bad experience.
    Boku- ColumbiaResponded 1 day ago
    Megan, we apologize for the delays and lack of communication during your visit. Your experience does not meet our standards of service, and we are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Your comments will be shared with our team to address the issues you mentioned.

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  7. Patrick

    West Palm Beach

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5
    The grinch theme was fantastic. However, we had the first dinner reservation and had to wait almost an hour for our food. The booth was beyond crammed as their was no room to navigate the table. They seemed to be understaffed as tables around were getting annoyed as to how long food items were taking. Eventually our food came, and my dish was not accurately represented on the menu, missing a couple ingredients (ahi tuna salad). A shame because we really liked the atmosphere.
    Boku- ColumbiaResponded 1 day ago
    Patrick, we're glad to hear that you enjoyed the Grinch theme at our restaurant. We apologize for the wait time and cramped booth experience you had during your visit. Your comments about inaccurate dish representation have been noted and will be addressed with our team. We hope to have the opportunity to serve you better in the future.

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  8. Hayley

    Charleston

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 8, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Our server, Elena Ca., seemed to be annoyed of my party and I and we were celebrating my 23rd birthday. For needing a card on file for if you don’t show up as well as the price of the different menu options and just overall everything at the restaurant, you would think that they’d be more than happy to help us. My party wasn’t even that big it was only six people. She got her order wrong numerous of times, and when we told her that we needed the correct item she seemed to get frustrated. Overall, the price just wasn’t worth the experience.
    Boku- ColumbiaResponded 7 days ago
    Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback, Hayley. We are disappointed to hear about your experience with our server, Elena Ca., and apologize for any frustration you may have felt during your birthday celebration. We appreciate your comments and will address this with our team to ensure better service in the future.

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  9. Megan

    Charleston

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    We went for the holiday Grinch pop up with high expectations but it fell flat. The decorations are awesome, the menu (in theory) sounds good with a nice variety, service was okay but the food… no. The pho tasted like a microwave meal, had a piece of bone or something hard in it and it didn’t come with jalapeños as advertised. The beef was gray and tasteless. It was just very underwhelming. Our table had crab rangoons (ehh) and egg rolls (good, not great). The holiday drinks were very good though. I would go back for drinks but that’s it. No one at our table left satisfied and we are all far from hard to please.
    Boku- ColumbiaResponded 1 day ago
    Megan, we're glad to hear that you enjoyed our holiday drinks, but we're disappointed the food did not meet your expectations. Your comments will be shared with our team for further improvement. We hope to have the opportunity to serve you again in the future.

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  10. Carrie

    Charleston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 8, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had the absolute best time celebrating our wedding anniversary at Boku! The food is so incredible and our fabulous server, Abby took the best care of us. The Grinch theme is so fun and festive! I will definitely recommend to my friend and family and we can't wait to go back!
    Boku- ColumbiaResponded on December 9, 2024
    Thank you so much for celebrating your special occasion with us at Boku! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the food and had a great experience with Abby. We are glad you liked our festive Grinch theme and look forward to welcoming you back soon.

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Boku- Columbia is rated 4.2 stars by 263 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 35 times today
Google Map for Boku- Columbia

916 Gervais St, Columbia, SC 29201-3128

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Columbia
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Fri 11:30 am–10:00 pm Sat, Sun 11:00 am–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Asian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
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