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Boku- Columbia, Columbia, SC

Boku- Columbia

4.2
4.2
283 Reviews
$30 and under
Asian

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2 people
19:00
Booked 15 times today
  • Great for creative cocktails
  • Great for happy hour
  • Lively
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 11:30–22:00 Sat, Sun 11:00–22:00
  • Phone number
    (803) 708-8577
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 283 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
  • 4.2Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.2Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Columbia

    Innovative

  • Columbia

    Healthy

  • Columbia

    Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Boku-Columbia offers a vibrant dining experience with a "great location" and "fun atmosphere," especially during the festive Grinch-themed events. Known for "amazing" pork noodles and "top tier" desserts like Peaches and Cream Yazu, it impresses with "awesome" service and "fantastic" decor, despite occasional service hiccups.

283 Reviews
  1. Christian

    Atlantic City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined today

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great music, beautiful art, and delicious food. Loved the Ube-Bay!

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  2. Trevor

    Atlanta

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    The drinks and atmosphere were excellent. The food left more to be desired. The steak and broccoli contains almost no steak (too much sauce) and the garlic noodles were bland.

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  3. david

    Charleston

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 2
    I feel overall this was a great place for some good food! It was a little crowded at the high top tables. Food was great and will definitely come back!

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  4. William

    Turkey

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Valentine's Day Early dinner. Greeted Quickly and Happily at door. Seated promptly and wait staff was there in a flash!!! Ample time and consideration given to us to choose drinks, appetizers and entrées. Food brought to table as desires. Wait staff was AWESOME!!! Valentine's Day drink menu was very nice I had the Blush and Bubbles and the Campfire Kiss, while my husband had a Savannah River Belgian beer. We had the calamari and the Szechuan green beans for appetizers. I had the General Bob's Chicken and my husband had the Coconut Curry with Tofu. For dessert we shared a the Yuzu Peach Cobbler!!! An AWESOME Way to Celebrate Love!!!

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  5. Derrick

    VIP

    Chicago

    8 reviews

    2.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 5 February 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Service was great. Food is at the level of Panda Express. Filling but not worth the higher price.
    Boku- ColumbiaResponded 5 days ago
    Derrick, we are quite glad to hear that you enjoyed our service. As for the feedback, we can certainly take your comments into consideration. It remains our goal to provide exceptional service, food, and overall experience for each of our guests.

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  6. Eat2Run

    Greater Boston

    38 reviews

    5.0

    38 reviews

    Dined on 2 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A great place to eat as there’s a menu that doesn’t change and a seasonal section that’s always good. Great bartender too!
    Boku- ColumbiaResponded on 3 February 2025
    Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We're glad to hear that you enjoyed our menu options and had a positive experience with our bartender. We hope to see you again soon.

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  7. Vivian

    Tampa

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 January 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great location in downtown Columbia; we were able to walk from our hotel. Food and ambience were great!
    Boku- ColumbiaResponded on 24 January 2025
    Thank you for taking the time to share your experience, Vivian! We're glad to hear that you enjoyed our location, food, and ambiance. We appreciate your support and hope to see you again soon.

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  8. Colleen

    Portland

    7 reviews

    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 30 December 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was really good but even though we put our drink orders (old fashioned, apple cider cocktail and a miller lite) in before our appetizer we were completely done with our appetizer and almost done with our entrees by the time we got our drinks even though we asked about them when we were done with the starter and again when we put our dinner order in and again when we received our entrees. We finally went up to the bar and asked and got our drinks about 5 minutes later in time for our dinner dishes to be cleared. It was not busy, plenty of empty tables so I’m not sure what happened but no one apologized nor took any steps to make it right by offering a dessert or the drinks on the house. It was disappointing. It seemed as though our waiter was the only one waiting tables though there seemed to be many people running plates and drinks. It would have been nice for someone to acknowledge the problem. I felt almost foolish for having to repeatedly ask for the drinks that we had ordered 5 minutes after we sat down and have it not be addressed.
    Boku- ColumbiaResponded on 7 January 2025
    Colleen, we apologize for the delay in getting your drinks to you and for the lack of communication regarding the situation. We appreciate your patronage and hope to have the opportunity to provide you with a better dining experience in the future.

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  9. Ashlynn

    Charleston

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 30 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Boku is THE spot! Workers show they care and are the sweetest! And does not hurt the wallet!! Things I would recommend: PORK NOODLES: amazing! something new that i’ve never tried but definitely hit all my cravings. GENERAL BOB CHICKEN: this is definitely my favorite thing they serve, the chicken taste so fresh and so real, and a side of fried rice makes it even better. This would be on my death row meal! SPICY NOODLES: so delicious, but definitely do not buy if you can’t handle the heat, my boyfriend was in tears… lol. but i devoured with love! PEACHES AND CREAM YAZU: not sure if that’s the exact name but this dessert will make you feel like grandmas hugging you! i still dream about the next day ill see this dessert! Overall this place is top tier, the atmosphere is beautiful, the food is yummy, and the prices are accurate! They are inclusive and accommodating! I LOVE BOKU!!
    Boku- ColumbiaResponded on 13 January 2025
    Thank you so much for your kind words, Ashlynn! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed our dishes and had a wonderful experience. We appreciate your support and can't wait to welcome you back again soon!

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  10. Victoria

    Miami

    10 reviews

    2.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 29 December 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    The dishes we had high expectations for were a bit lackluster. They had sooooo much sauce. I’ve never had food with sooo much sauce. It’s like drenched in sauce and the actual portion of edible food is scare. We got the steak and broccoli and it was 90% sauce 8% broccoli and 2% steak. The pad Thai was 95% sauce and 5% noodles. It was inedible.
    Boku- ColumbiaResponded on 7 January 2025
    Victoria, we apologize that your experience with our dishes did not meet your expectations. We will take your comments into consideration for improvements in the future.

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Boku- Columbia is rated 4.2 stars by 283 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 15 times today
Google Map for Boku- Columbia

916 Gervais St, Columbia, SC 29201-3128

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Area
    Columbia
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Fri 11:30–22:00 Sat, Sun 11:00–22:00
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Asian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
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