We were excited to find a Mongolian style restaurant here since we used to frequent one weekly when we lived out of state... we were quite disappointed. The first disappointment came when we sat for too long to order a drink. When the table next to us who had been there a shorter time got their drink order in, we decided to jump to the soup and salad bar. The pickings there were slim as only one soup was available. The waitress showed up as we ate our salad. We got our bowl and headed over to get our stir fry ingredients. There were no containers for the sauces so we waited as people grabbed the last of the soup bowls for their sauces. When we did get our sauces, we headed to the grill where there were two very genial cooks. Sadly, they had no protection from the hot utensils they used to flip the food, so I watched them burn themselves multiple times. I also watched them add sauce to the wrong meal. Then they left mine on the grill while my husband and I waited for them to wash their hands. Both our meals were burned, but I got about three extra minutes of burn added to mine. There wasn't enough sauce I could add to cover the taste. It was not worth the time or money. The staff was generally nice, but they were manning a sinking ship. We gave two stars since I like to reserve one star reviews for downright rude places. Still, we won't be back. read more

Food was meh, they were out of a lot of the ingredients in their food bar. They served our appetizers while we were in line to have our food cooked on the open oven. Cold appetizers aren't that appetizing. Also, we came on kids night and my kids participated in the checklist for a "reward". They completed the list and we were told by the server that they didn't have any rewards at the moment. Overall, we left pretty disappointed. Definitely won't come back. read more

Excellent place to eat dinner. When I come to Columbus, I have to have bd's! The food is create your own bowl with meat, veggies, and spices. It's usually busy but little wait time. The only draw back of this place... It's noisy. read more

If negative stars were possible they would have it. I made reservations for 7pm, we were finally seating at 7:40pm. I asked to be close to the grill because my mother is handicapped and has trouble walking. Atleast this time they honored the request even though is was 40 minutes late. Last time they sat us in the furtherest corner of the restaurant with the same request. Then we get waited on by the kitchen staff who tells us she is in training. Glad we were such an inconvenience. Make it to the grill. One guy working on the grill while the other guy mingles. No organization. Then they grab random bowls. Watched him skip me who was first out the the group throw number 12 on the grill then walk to the opposite side of the grill and help that lady. So I now have my food at 8:07....please tell me why my tiny bowl took another 15 minutes to cook. No engaging interaction like there used to be. I seriously can't believe how bad the service is here. It's gone downhill since the day they opened and I'm pretty sure this is the worst service I've had. Last birthday celebration we will have here. I'm sure it's worth the 35 minutes drive to Dublin if we feel the need to eat here again. read more

BD's Mongolian Grill - Mongolian Near Me - Columbus, Ohio

Went in on a Monday evening, around 7:30... Plenty of tables open, took WAY to long to be seated. People in front of us were upset when we walked in, apparently they felt that they waited to long as well. The waitress was not around enough for my refills that I needed for making my food a little too hot.... oops. NOW... on to the positive. The cooks on the grill were entertaining, fun and quick to get food on and get me back to my table. They sang songs, joked around, and did tricks while getting our food prepared. The food was a solid "B" and everything seemed fresh and ready to go. I was skepitcal on the Mahi Mahi... but, by far... it was the best of the seafood! The mussels were a little gritty and tasted canned... Hopefully they will get the front desk staff and waitstaff on the ball to make this place as good as it used to be. Don't fear it, just be prepared for some initial seating problems... read more

Actually if there was a - star I'd use. Waiter was very nice. Food bar was stocked. Then everything hit the fan. Nobody directing traffic to get food cooked. Half of the stone empty. If u would to put everybody in line probably would have been 2 deep. Instead they had single file around bar. Everybody else was lined up around food bar. Left my daughter go ahead of me and set my uncooked food down and went back to table and drank my beer. What cluster .... read more

The epitome of morbid obesity. Probably because of the unlimited food option, which costs $3 more than the standard one bowl option. Not a mongolian bbq at all, for those who know it (see Wu Er review) but actually a kind of huge frying pan onto which 6 cooks throw a bowl of raw food you give them. Best dessert is fried oreos - I rest my case. read more

My first time here, loved it, I am vegetarian and they inquired about my diet when they cooked my food which was nice. We will be back!!

I love this place!!! Great food, great prices, internet connection and an all around great time!

I had a pretty crummy experience here. I've been to other locations and enjoyed the food/service but that was definitely not the case here. We came on a weekend in between lunch and dinner time. The server gave us lunch menus. I was expecting it to be busy but it was not too bad when we arrived. I went through the line and went up to the grill to have my food cooked. I guess I stood in the wrong spot. The cook came up to me and started yelling at me! RUDE! He moved my bowl and someone else took care of my food. As I waited I noticed that they hardly touched my food. When I did get it there were parts that were cooked and other parts that were uncooked with no sauce. There was also some blackened bits. I couldn't eat it! I asked the server if I could just do the salad bar instead. He said that was fine and he would only charge me for the salad. The salad bar was pretty small. I wouldn't come here just for salad. Anyways, we spent over and hour here and my husband got one small plate of food and I got some salad. Even though we had a lunch menu they still charged us for dinner. The server still charged me for the full dinner. We spent around 40 dollars on crap. We ended up having to go somewhere else for food after. I had pretty bad service and even worse food here. I don't see myself ever returning to this location. read more

Sat in the bar area for 5 minutes listening to the servers and bartender argue about who would get our drinks....not me, I'm not doing it was the consensus. I can see why there were only 10 tables filled up! Then called to complain to manager and it went to voicemail! Seriously....pathetic! read more

I recently moved to Columbus and my boyfriend suggested we go here. I never heard of Mongolian BBQ so I was open for the experience. I am so glad we came. The choices were amazing: shrimp, chicken, beef tips, scallops, shaved rib eye, was on point. So many veggies to choose from and the yum yum sauce was amazing as well! Everything you want goes in a bowl and you take it up to be cooked! The cooks were singing and dancing, it was awesome! The food tasted amazing, the service was great and don't forget the fried Oreos for dessert! We will definitely be back! read more

**PEOPLE WITH FOOD ALLERGIES BEWARE** This place is pretty unique if you're looking for something different, but it is one of those places that you REALLY need to read up on before going in if you're a newb - especially if you're a vegetarian or have severe food allergies (though I'm sure they make accommodations). Also, be prepared to spend some money because it is not as cheap as the place looks. Upon walking in, I was instantly reminded of Golden Corral, as it seemed to have that type of atmosphere. We were seated immediately and our waiter did a pretty good job at explaining how everything worked. They had some pretty cheap cocktails and I was happy that they actually listed the prices for their signature cocktails ($4), unlike other restaurants that leave you to find out the price at the end of the meal. So we got up and took our bowls over to the beginning of the "buffet," where you choose your noodle-base and meat (which by the way, is ALL raw). Then you move on to the veggies and then onto the sauces and spices. After that, you then take your bowl over to this counter where there's a big round grill and the grill masters then take your bowl and dump it onto the grill and cook it in front of you while you wait. They have fun with each other and make it entertaining to watch, but what really had me concerned was the amount of cross-contact with other people's food, as they touch everyone's food with the same cooking utensils as they rotate around the grill to toss the food around. I don't have any food allergies, so I wouldn't have any problems. But with some of the sauces containing peanut accents and other ingredients, it just had me wondering what accommodations are made for those that have those problems. Might be worth calling ahead and finding out, if you happen to be one of those people. My meal, overall, was good - not great, but good. If I ever visit again anytime soon, I'll be a little bit more mindful of how I build my palate. I did not know that the soup and salad bar was included in our meal, so I missed out on getting the most of what I was charged for, which brings my good first experience to a very severe buyer's remorse. My entire bill for 3 people with three $4 cocktails was $60. I was expecting maybe a $40 bill at the most but $60?? That's when I learned that the price per person for the meal is $12.99. Had I known that before deciding to eat there, I would've saved it for another day when I wasn't worried about spending too much. I'll admit, it was my fault for not paying attention to what the prices were before deciding to eat there, but I did try to look in the menu so I could be mindful about what I was able to spend, but I do not remember seeing anything mentioning $12.99...just a bunch of significantly smaller prices for add-ons. Even on my way out, I looked all around the greeting area and didn't see anything about the price. So word to the wise: only come here when you aren't worried about spending too much money because it all adds up QUICK. read more

Food is average and I see no need to charge $2.75 for a soda. That's beer price so I feel like it a rip off

We came on Thursday evening around 6:00 p.m. with 16 high school students. Many of them had never been to BD's before. They LOVED it! The wait staff was very courteous and welcoming--set our tables up in a area to ourselves. The kids loved the show put on by the grill staff, and our food was delicious. I liked the new choices such as the brussel sprouts. The kids were able to have desserts, too. It was such a special treat for our kids! We will definitely come back! Thanks so much! read more

My family used to come here all the time for birthdays, graduations, etc and we decided to eat here for the first time in a few years, and the quality has gone down. The restaurant was packed and noticeably dirty with sticky floors. It was unbearably loud the whole time. My sister ordered chicken tenders, it took so long that she got them for free. The raw meats at the creation bar were uncovered and touching other meats and toppings. That whole area was very messy. The food was burnt to crisps when it came off the grill. Its sad, BDs used to be so upscale, I remember loving going here on special occasions. But we've decided not to return this time read more

The chiefs talked too much. They might want to be playful and closer to customers. But they forgot the food on stove, it turned out that my dishes burned out at all. I felt they are not professional enough. read more

I've been to other BDs locations before. I like them. But, this one seems inferior to other locations I've been to. There were 4 people in my group, which totaled 5 trips to the grill. On 3 of those trips, food from someone else was either mixed in with ours (which included the inclusion of pieces of shrimp that didn't belong) or was removed and put into someone else's (the loss of all broccoli to the neighboring dish). The grill cooks didn't seem the best at making sure that the food of different people were not getting mixed together. I also found the table service to be rather slow. I did not initially realize that the server had to bring a 2nd bowl for a 2nd trip to the grill (I'm used to the bowls being at the beginning of the line), so there was considerable waiting until she checked in and provided a second bowl. The food is good, and I like the Mongolian grill theme of being able to design your own dish. However, there are better BDs, and better Mongolian grills, than this location. I wouldn't refuse to come back, but it wouldn't top my list, especially since there are so many restaurants of every kind in the Easton shopping plaza. read more

I loved this restaurant but my husband wasn't as impressed. You create your own meal or "bowl". You start off by placing all of the raw ingredients in your bowl. They have everything from pasta to chicken, steak, seafood, vegetables, spices and sauces. This in itself was a turn off to my husband. Adding raw chicken on top of pasta had him questioning our dinner choice at the very beginning. But it was very clean and I thought it was super cool. After you get everything you want, you get your place around a huge grill and watch your food being cooked before you by 4-5 cooks. When we got back to our table with our creations the waiter had delivered our drinks and some delicious fried rice. You can fill up your bowl with as much as you want, and mine was small in comparison to most, but I still couldn't eat it all. I loved it and can't wait to go back! read more

HUGE fan of Mongolian BBQ. Plenty of meats and seafood to choose from. Always fresh and never out of stock. Vegetables at the ready with all the classics. Boat loads of sauces, im just a fan of Mongolian BBQ though. They recently upgraded the menu to have hamburgers and bratts. The price is a bit on the steep side. Perfect for dates or family dinners. Never had a bad meal here, probably because i made it (wink) read more

Visited this place tonight. Raw meat on the floor, handles to pick food were dirty, slow service at the grill and alot of the food ended up stuck to the grill. I have had this concept of food before but this franchise seems to have a less desirable setup. Would not recommend commend. Saw likely cross contamination at the meat bar and veggie bar. Scary. Don't go. read more

This is another restaurant that I always go to when I come to Ohio. I wish they would open some in the South. I love the variety of meats and vegetables that they have. I tend to get the unlimited bowl and make several small plates with different flavors. I love that they have the flavor cards, but you can always make your own up, as well. The atmosphere is cool and I love watching them cook the food in front of you. I have been to all locations in Columbus and like them all equally. read more

Food was good. However, service was slow, it wasn't the cleanest, and the noise level was annoying

Always a disappointment. A friend talked me into giving it another try and I really wish I hadn't. The first thing I noticed was that nearly all of the veggies look really old...definitely not fresh. I was praying for some miraculous transformation. The meat I chose was predominantly strip steak - it looked fairly fresh. After cooking though, it had a tough chewy texture and was inconsistently cooked; I think because there were zero uniformity in the way the meat was cut. read more

Definitely a bit over priced. It is unlimited but still think prices are high. Also had to pay four extra dollars for fried rice??! Was good but not that good. read more

I generally have a very positive experience when visiting the Easton Ohio location but this past weekend I was very exasperated with my visit. We visited for my wife's birthday. We were seated promptly and embarked on our expedition to the grill. Upon arriving to the grill I noticed the line was fairly long in comparison to previous visits. When it was my turn I was directed to an open spot at the bar; 3 other people stepped up to the bar at the same time. I noticed that 4 spots were open on the grill and wondered why they were not putting food on them. I then noticed one of the cooks walking around with money. Over the next 5 minutes I became increasingly aggravated by the lack of professionalism I witnessed. The reason the cook was walking around was because they were trying to divide up tips. It appears that they initial miscounted. This caused an almost panicked response from the cook trying to divvy the cash. They were all taking money, giving money, counting money and conversing about the situation. All in the meantime, nobody was actively cooking. I am sure that the food that was on the grill was overcooked while 4 open spots did not even have food on them. By this time we had 3 rows of people waiting for their food to be cooked. I looked around to the Grill Manager as he was trying to get everyone lined up. I assumed this person was a manager but I observed him watching the tip dispute and he did not make one comment to them. I would like to point out that one of the grillers was actively trying to get everyone to stop and get back to work. Unfortunately I was not able to get his name. If I was a manager and observed that behavior of my staff, I would have given everyone at that grill a free meal. The whole concept of BD's is the grill experience. I enjoy hearing them joke with the patrons, singing, dancing and having fun. What I do not enjoy is people who are supposed to be cooking that are bickering with each other about a couple dollars instead of providing the service that I am paying for. I overheard numerous people in the restaurant commenting on what they did. In a comical way they probably lost more money in tips than what they were disagreeing about because of their behavior. Once The Great Tip Dispute was over we headed back to our table. While walking through the dining room my wife slipped on lettuce that was on the floor. This caused her to fall to one knee and get a nice bruise. The people around us were very concerned and came to her aid. No employee seemed to notice, or if they did, they did not care to respond. Luckily she did not spill her food. Eventually our server did come back to the table. I made him aware of the food on the floor and that my wife had fallen as a result of it. He simply said sorry and walked away. I was completely in awe of his lack of customer care. We had several guest ask if she was ok but our server failed to show enough concern to ask a simple question, "Are you okay" I did want to point out a bright light on the staff. The Manager that works at the hostess both is very impressive. Shortly after we left the grill, and the line was 3 deep, I witnessed him go back and work the grill until the line came down. This is a great display of leadership and understanding that you have to do what needs done. I am sure that he doesn't want to work the grill but he understood he had to. read more

i ate here and food was good but then i started farting and when I was lying on my bed i farted really hard and hit my head on my bed frame and it hurt 10/10 would hit head on bed frame again. read more

BD's is my favorite place to eat and when we are in Columbus it's an absolute must! Every year my marching band goes to Columbus for our state finals and we visit Easton afterwards. It has become a tradition to eat at BDs ever time we go. Not do they have great services but they have great food too!! I highly recommend this to anyone in the area to eat!! read more

This is hands down one of our favorite places and one of our kids favorite places. We love that you can make your own and there's a huge variety. You can ask for lettuce leaves, rice (brown or white) and/or tortillas with your meal. With the variety of ingredients you could have fajitas, chinese, pasta... really the possibilities are almost limitless. Their salad bar, while small, is very good with quality ingredients as well and the soups are delicious! We did have an unfortunate incident when we took our son for his 13th birthday where the server really dropped the ball but the manager is amazing and he more than made up for it! We are fans for life! read more

Food is terrible. Seafood tasted like it was in a soapy bucket all day and was the lowest possible grade meat greater Columbus could find. The shrimp was so undercooked I think it gave me E. COLI Staff was also terrible. There was a communication error regarding which plates were mine or my girlfriend's, and the half baked server thought he could get away with cursing under his breath and telling me I should've been paying attention. Lol Luckily the customer service understood the problems that I had as I told them I would not be paying for the meal. The manager gave me the meal for free. This is the only reason I gave it 2 stars. Don't come to this location or you might get sick. read more

We visited the Easton location on Sunday June 9, 2019 for lunch. We are loyal customers to this location (well we were!) My Son, his friend and I all got food poisoning from this place. I had to be treated at the ER for severe dehydration and cramping and I had to miss work. For over 24 hours i was unable to keep a single thing down along with not being able to keep fluids down also. While i was being treated at the Pickerington Ohio ER the dr. there told us that he had treated 2 other people since Sunday who ate at same the location and restaraunt for food poisoning. I have notified the Dept. of Health as well. That being said I will never visit another Mongolian again. I contacted the location and the manager tried to make me out to be a lier and didnt believe a word I said!! I guess that is how you treat your loyal customers!! read more

Awesome place to eat has a very good verify of food and they cook it right I front if you and every one here is super nice. In my opinion best place to eat. read more

Delicious place. Cool staff when I went this past summer. Although it was slightly more on the pricey side but it was amazing. I'm going to go back again one day read more

Interesting concept. Poor execution. Raw slimy meat next to cooked pasta. So much cross contamination. Trash stinking of rotting meat. I just felt dirty when I left. read more

This is the best place to get Mongolian food and the best fried Oreos in the country. I highly recommend if your visiting the east coast than come to BD's. It's also near an Apple store and a whole lot of other places. read more

Food quality, service and value are always excellent but the sticky floors always bother me.

Horrible service, it took forever to get my drink, I had to ask twice for the rice and when I was ready to leave, the guy took forever to bring me the check, the one he had incorrect, I had to approach him cause my toddler was falling asleep after waiting for almost 30 minutes for it. The place looked dirty and disorganized. Not sure if the raw meat was kept in the correct temperature , but just having it handy to the people, ewwww disgusting! Employees were not friendly at all. Do not recommend. read more

Great food, however customer service is mediocre. I love the low carb options of not choosing rice and a nice salad bar. I love making my own dishes so I can control the sugar intake. I will go back when it's a little less busy so I can get better service. read more

Having eaten at other mbbq in the north east, I was expecting similar flavor. I know it's not fair to make comparisons like this, but it was different. Enjoyable though. The cost was right up in my sweet spot. read more

I usually go to the BD's on sawmill but today I decided to try this location. Made a reservation for 8:00 didn't get seated til about 8:20. What was the point in a reservation if it didn't matter. The manager was telling some people 5-10 mins while others 15-20. I don't think they had any idea what the wait time was. We were seated and out waitress came over and seemed to have no idea what she was doing. We ordered fried rice and two bowls. The line to the meat and veggie section was so long and chaotic. There was barely any good meat out it all looked picked through same with veggies. I waited in line for 10 mins to get my food cooked, I was thrown different places to stand in line cause there was really no directions. The cooks were the only thing good about the experience. As we go to our table no fried rice is there our waitress told us someone took our order and will get us more. 10 mins went by no waitress another 10 mins. At this point I decide to ask manager and she didn't seem to have a care in the world. Said it will be off the bill, well what about the rice? After 40 mins no rice came out and again no waitress in sight. Received our checks had to wait another 10 mins before I again had to get someone to check us out. Terrible service terrible management. You think they would have handled a complaint much better than they did. I won't be back to this location and would advise people to steer clear of this chaos read more