So, I thought this was going to be a little nicer than it was. Basically looks like a buffet. You get a bowl to fill with anything you want. Then they grill/cook it for you. They bring you rice or noodles. Now the bowl looks small, but it holds plenty of food. For the price, I just wasn't impressed. read more

Soup, salad, and egg roll appetizer were good. Main course was just o.k., and I had steak, veggies, and pasta. The food only cooked for 5 minutes, and the grillers seemed more interested in singing 'Happy Birthday' to all the guests (3 birthdays in five minutes? really?). The place was very loud, and we had to practically yell when talking so we could hear each other. I'm not too keen on going back, but the kids enjoyed it, so I'm sure we will. read more

Great place. Load up your bowl with meat sauce vegetables. Then they cook it on a huge round hot stove. Unique yes ! Friendly

. Dudes behind the grill had no whip game, I'm sorry for whoever's future uncle this is cause my man didn't have the juice behind the grill. Mans barely cooked my food, manager comes to me without me even saying anything and offers me a new bowl. At this point I can tell they're fucking with me. I made a new bowl and put it back on the table and dude was dumb salty i said his food is trash so he refused to cook my food again. New dude comes behind the grill and finally puts my bowl on the grill and he barely even cooks my food. I take bout two bites and am done w it cause I'm just tryna leave. The entire place is filthy and obviously poorly ran just from my first impression w the manager. Never step foot in here, would give 0 stars if i could. Unfortunately i had to waste my money on this visit, should have walked out immediately. read more

I've been to this twice. The first time the food was okay. I was not feeling 100% so I figured my palate might be off. Second time I was there, the food was just as blah. It smells great from outside, but once you sit down to eat it, it's not that great. I used to love this type of food. Perhaps it is this particular place or maybe my personal tastes that are not what they were, but this is not a great (nor good) eating site. Go next door to Istanbul for similar prices, but better food. read more

extremely overpriced, service is so-so and the quality of food, sauces, etc. just isn't there. Maybe if you go up 6 times you would get your money's worth, but definitely not for me. read more

Usually you can't blame anyone for crappy Mongolian except yourself because you chose what to put in it. Unfortunately, they were to blame because they kept over cooking my dishes. I don't add any salt because the grill retains the saltiness, but the salt content was unbearable. Our waitress was slow to come around. This was the worst Mongolian establishment I've been to. read more

It's trendy, too busy so lines tend to be long which affects one's ability to select your food items to be handed over to be prepared by the cooks which you must wait for again, they don't deliver it to you table. read more

Have been here several times. Took some friends here from out of town with kids for 1st time. They explained all the basics, meats, veggies, sauce. Our waitress was outstanding, she made sure kids where taken care of, drinks filled, on top of things before we could even ask. Good selection of steak, chicken, seafood, veggies, sauces an seasoning. Cook checked to see how I wanted steak done. Another good experience. read more

I had heard about this place from several coworkers and thought I just had to try it out and it was worth the trip and the money. All the food and the service was so good I decided to make several trips just to see if I had hit it at a good time, and I have to admit they are every consistent, with both food and service. read more

We stopped for dinner last night and ended up walking out. The food bar was disgusting with food overflowing in other food bins. Not to mention, we had to wait multiple times for them to refill the food bins. The food bar was disgusting and not clean. As I said, we ended up walking out. I even had a free Birthday coupon....no thanks. Won't be back..... read more

We've been here many times before and had great experiences, however this trip was quite the departure from our past experiences. The server lacked customer service and seemed unnerved from the moment she came to the table. We received our bowls, filled them with food (what wasn't empty) and headed up to the grill. Let's start with cleanliness; the ventilation fans and fire mitigation system directly over the grill are coated with grease and dirt; looked liked they hadn't been cleaned for awhile. As my food was being over-cooked on the grill, I had a clear view of the back of the house; it was also less than clean; additionally less than appetizing to see staff horsing around with one another, including watching a manager smack one of his male employees on the butt. We were away from our table for at least ten minutes; when we arrived back only one of the three drinks we ordered were on the table, and we hadn't received any of our rice. We waited a few minutes with no regard from our waitress. My husband eventually approached our server asking for our rice. She brought out two of the rice orders but seemed to imply that someone had taken the fried rice that had been ordered and started to jet away from the table again. I had to ask for our beverages a second time. She returned with only my soda; still missing the fried rice and my husbands beverage to say the fried rice had been mis-delivered, that she would put it in right away and it would be on-the-house; my husband told her not to bother and additionally told her not to charge him for the bowl he had just brought back because it was completely burnt. I could go on, but what's the point, this visit was a disaster. read more

I just absolutely love this place. I mean it's just a great place to eat at whether your by yourself or have a group. It's near impossible to walk away from this place hungry. You can have as much as you can fit in the bowl and if your like me you know how to pile it up. There's just so much to choose from. I have never been dissatisfied after visiting this place. read more

I go to this place almost every other week on my lunch break. It might get a little busy during the lunch hour which might explain the slow service sometimes. I remember one time, when we waited for the cheque for more than 15 minutes. But most of the time, the servers are attentive and frequently check up on you during the meal. It might be a little confusing for first timers to get the "sauces and spices" combination right but the first time that I went there, my boyfriend helped me out with the selection and now I have the combination down pat. Being a vegetarian, I never had a problem finding enough options to fill my bowl and all the veggies look fresh. During the dinner time though some of the empty sauce containers may not be replenished. I remember asking an employee about a particular sauce ( yum - yum ) container that was empty and the answer was that the sauce is over. Umm, do you not stock enough to last the day? I took a star off for this and the slow service. Coming to the grille-rs, all of them are courteous and friendly. They particularly ask me if I would like my bowl's contents sectioned off on the grill since I am a vegetarian. Also, for people with food allergies, they prepare it separately inside the kitchen away from the main grill, but you have to mention it to them in particular. They are lively and sing funny songs especially when you tip them. They also tend to get flirty sometimes but overall they are very accommodating with how you want your food cooked. They seek your inputs if there aren't many people waiting for their food to be grilled. I haven't tried the soup and salad bar anytime since I am not big on salads or soups either. My boyfriend loves their sweet tea and got me hooked on it too. Prices for the bowl are different for lunch and dinner times. I do not see why the same bowl should cost more when you go in the evening. Overall, it's a nice and noisy place. read more

I love BD's. I have been to all three Columbus locations. Grillers working were up beat and entertaining. The food was amazing. Will be back! read more

My name is cameron and my girlfriend and i are regulars at bd's and we went on Thursday march 15th and her bowl was fine but mine was burnt to a crisp..so i asked for a second bowl since i couldnt even eat the first one and they burnt the second one too!!!!! At this point i was pissed and i asked for a third bowl and the manager made it special for me witch was very nice and the bowl was great! But by the time i got my 3rd bowl and sat down my girlfriend was allready done eating and rice was cold. I tryed to eat my bowl but i was so pissed that i lost my appetite and we boxed our food up. The manager said he would take care of the bill but the waitress said she could only take my bowl off the bill. Well 30$ later im even more pissed bc i payed for take out pretty much bc i wasnt even able to eat with my girlfriend....... i am pissed and even more pissed that i payed for a horrible night and poor sevice. ( i might be wrong but i do not beleve that i should pay for a meal i wasnt even able to eat with my girlfriend on our date night) read more

Excellent! The workers are fun. The food tastes great. Nice concept! Will come back again! read more

Was curious about this place but definitely won't come back. Service was bad, saw server once. I asked another server if I could have another bowl and he said "you have to ask your server" I told him I couldn't find her and he left to get her. When we were ready to pay, waited 10 minutes didn't see her at all so I got up to ask if I could pay up front they said no and asked who my server was lol I told them I don't know I only saw her once! She showed up quickly after that and gave us a $5 discount, that was nice of them but doesn't really make up for the experience. Grill area is dirty there's food all over the ground, all over the bottom of the grill, splashed on the wall. The guy cooking my food was friendly, asked if I liked the first round I told him it was overdone and he made sure not to do it for my second bowl. My first bowl was left in the grill too long and cooked unevenly. Had super crispy (not in a good way) pieces of meat and crunchy noodles. Not very appetizing. My second bowl had shrimp and that tasted weird like it had gone bad. My boyfriend is not a picky eater so I was surprised he didn't want a second bowl. We both agreed we should have gone somewhere else, it was a waste of money. read more

A few years ago I would have given BD's 5 stars but sadly they have gone downhill recently in my opinion. I love making my own chicken fajitas and I LOVE their salad bar (sadly it seems like nobody really eats their salad bar first, they all just go straight to the main food). But the problem is that the grillers are no longer as fun as they used to be and they don't seem to care as much about properly grilling your food. They would rather try and entertain (and fail at it) than pay attention to your food as it falls onto the floor. I mean, they literally dumped a quarter of my chicken and veggies onto the floor as they were wildly flailing around with their grill sticks and there was no apology, just a "oh well you can go back for more later" attitude. The problem with that is that I only go for one bowl (reason for eating the salad bar first) and it would cost me more money to go for seconds. The servers have always been kind of lackluster too. Not sure how it is that they are so busy given that they don't even have to serve any actual food to anyone, they only have to keep drinks refilled and make sure you have rice and tortillas if you need them but sometimes they can't even do that right. I still love BD's and I will not stop going there but I do not go as often as I used to because it depresses me to see the decline. I know what happens to good restaurants and this type of decline in service and attitude ultimately leads to failure. I want my BD's to stay around so I hope the staff reads this and can turn things around. read more

I decided to try this place for lunch on a weekday. A coworker invited me with the promise of a coupon. I'm a vegan but I was confident there would be vegan options. The meat station had tofu and Gardein chicken (cutlets like). I chose the gardein...yum...with broccoli, mushrooms, green bell peppers, carrots, tomatoes, noodles and I think that was it. I chose the Mongolian barbecue sauce (I think was the name, it was sweet and yummy). I gave my bowl to the grillers. I notified the guy that I was vegan. He cleaned one section of the grill for me to de-meat (my word) it...I loved that. The grillers have a fun upbeat vibe about them. At my table I had my brown rice (by request) waiting. I mixed my food together, and yum! I was very satisfied...it was so good...I wanted more. I chose to chill and be satisfied though. Our waitress was nice and helpful. I will come back...however, $8.99 is a little too pricy. I think maybe $1.00 or $2.00 off would be more economical. I will definitely make sure I fill my bowl as much as possible next time, I felt kind of cheated. I will come back though...for sure. read more

This place is absolutely horrible I ended up going here based on looking for a restaurant similar to Ghanghis grill which was a favorite restaurant of mine that got closed down. However, this place is no substitute I ended up sitting down for my meal, and even had a waiter. The waiter was flirting with my sister in law, and even asked for her number even though she's married to my brother!! We still had to get the items we wanted on the plate, and had to stand at the cooking station for the food to be made. I'm glad sure what the waiter was their for if we were going to be doing everything anyway. After I got my meal I ended up eating it up I was starving and just came from work. The waiter ended up shaming me and saying I'm not the type of lady he would date because I finish my meal. This was a disrespectful experience, and I did end up calling back and complaining to the manager. At the time the manager wasn't around I was informed when I tried to complain at the restaurant. I did get some free food coupons I just gave it away. Warning this place has bad service when it comes to waiters you've been warned!! It's a disrespectful establishment. read more

Cooks seemed high. Can't sing, very off tune. Didn't mix food well. So sauce didn't cover food. Our fried rice came after we were half way done with our bbq and one of ours was cold. Our waiter was excellent and apologetic for things out of his control. Bottom-line, we will never go back to this location. read more

Good eats and atmosphere overall. Excellent service at the grill. Just be wary of the servers and hand washing as I observed a few female servers messing with their hair when they were in the utility area near the restrooms. Overall a good experience. read more

Absolutely the most disgusting place I have ever eaten at!!!!!! This place is so extremely dirty. The food is basically buffet style.....area where raw meats are was nauseating, raw chicken mixed in with seafood items, food all over floor, sauces were dripped everywhere including in other sauce containers, "clean" bowls for sauce were covered in drippings from other sauces....it was repulsive. I went friday night for dinner and now it is saturday....I am still sick to my stomach with massive diarrhea....wondering if we got food poisoning since there was Sooo much cross contamination and the place was just filthy!!! NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!!! read more

excellent service,awesome and entertaining cooks . All the veggies were fresh . you can load your bowl with proteins :) A good fun experience . would recommend everyone to give this place a try . read more

We went to BD's Easton location yesterday 6/2/15 late afternoon/early evening (we paid our check at 5:47pm) for my teenage son's birthday meal. The hostess should be fired. I greeted her, she didn't smile or respond with even one word, then led us to our table where she mumbled something that neither of us could hear or understand as she walked away. It was clear that she didn't want to be there and/or hated her job, but it's not the greeting I expect when being seated by a hostess. It didn't take long for a server to tell us he would be right with us. The food selection was right on, and they were quick to fill any containers on the buffet line that were nearing empty. Both of the cooks were friendly and seemed to enjoy their jobs, but 1 of the 2 was especially entertaining and talkative. I enjoyed his interaction with the guests and especially the younger kids. We both enjoyed our food. I made a trip to the salad bar, and while I decided I only wanted soup, I noticed that there were no salad bar plates and they were not restocked until our meal was nearly complete some 40 minutes later. The Chicken Chili soup was nearly gone, so i only got a small amount of that from the bottom of the container. I chose not to bring those to their attention, but am assuming they would have gotten salad bar plates and more soup, had I done that. The star of the night was our server #1294, Marcus P. He is pleasant, has good communication skills, always had a smile on his face and was quick with anything that we needed. He came around often to refill our drinks, remove our empty plates, provide my son with additional bowls and offered dessert, as well. He's the epitome of the server that you want in any restaurant. I'll be honest, the hostess started me off wondering if we made a bad decision going here, but the cooks, the food, and especially our server, Marcus P. saved the day and because of those 3 things I give it 4 stars and we will return another time. read more

My wife and I have been attending an annual conference in Columbus for about 10 years. We've visited BDs each year for a few years. Last year we noticed that it seemed a bit on the dirty side with respect to the buffet and grill areas. We gave it one more try this year in hopes of improvement. We really liked eating there. Sadly, on this trip the cooks botched the orders at the grill, confused the orders for everyone, burnt the food and no longer clean their grill well. I stopped eating due to the amount of burnt ....stuff.....in the food. It looked bad, tasted not good and tough on the teeth. Our waiter was great and we were happy to leave him a good tip. The manager offered us free desert.....so they knew there was a problem and did make an effort. Maybe next year it will be great again. Not sure if we'll be there to find out. read more

So loud! Nice staff. Mediocre food. Overpriced. Won't go back. So much better food in the Easton area.

Today my parents and I had a late lunch at BD's at Easton. Our visit was wonderful from beginning to end. We were greeted by the very warm and friendly manager Jarrod Nichols, we were then sat with server Luke R, who is one of the best servers I have had in Columbus. He was very helpful, answered all our questions even told us a little about himself. He seems like a very awesome guy! At the grill we were helped by Ryan P who was ON IT! He was doing the work of 3 men and was as entertaining as 10! He even asked about our day and what were doing and welcomed my parents who were visiting from Mansfield. Congratulations BD's on hiring these three guys! Jarrod N, Ryan P and Luke R you're the best, keep up the amazing work! read more

Extremely disappointed. Floors, tables, dishes and seats were greasy and dirty. We've been to other locations that were great. This was disgusting. read more

This place is worth trying for a lunch! went to this place couple of times and never dissapointed. The food is always hot,You build your own stir fry with your choice of meat and veggies. We will have wide very of options. I would definitely recommend for lunch. read more

First time there. Loved it!! Great selection of meat/veggies/sauces. Just a couple of dollars more and you can go back for an entirely different dish. My 13 year old son actually took a picture of his meal with his phone to post on facebook. Will be going back soon. read more

The ingredients are always fresh, especially love the meatballs and the chefs are great, a friendly atmosphere and a fun experience.

We went on Mother's Day which was also the day my son graduated from college. This was our first time there. The food was good, but they were out of white rice (more was being made, but was not available for our meal) and the server forgot the lettuce wraps and tortilla wraps until almost the end of the meal. My biggest complaint by far was the environment. They seated us next to the grill. The restaurant was noisy enough, but it was even noisier by the grill. They seemed expensive to me for what you get. Everyone in my party of five had the single bowl and the meals averaged over $28 by the time you add in a three soft drinks, two fried rice, one appetizer, two deserts, tax, and tip. read more

After waiting 15 min. For our server to arrive to take our drink order we were told by the hostess that the manager would come see us. After waiting another 5 min. For the manager to show up I went looking for him, after finding him I was told I had to continue to wait because he was to busy to see me. After waiting almost a half an hour without anyone coming to the table we finally left only to finally be chased down by the manager in the parking lot offering us a business card to call his supervisor to complain. Would strongly NOT recommend going to and I personally can say I will not be a returning customer if I can even call myself that. read more

We went to BD's to celebrate a birthday during a weeknight. It was busy but there were several tables that were empty. We were seated right away and had a nice gal taking care of us. She took our drink order (2 waters and a Coke), asked if we wanted white or brown rice, took my 7yr olds order of chicken nuggets, and said she'd bring it to us with some tortilla shells for fajitas and silverware. 15 mins went by and still no drinks, rice, tortillas, or silverware. Our waitress passed our table several times and never looked our way. When finally another server asked if we were waiting on something, we regave them our drink order, plus the rice, silverware, and waited. 5 more mins went by and still no drinks, no rice, no food, no cutlery. I finally said to my family we are leaving, asked to see the manager...who was busing tables, and explained the issue to him. He apologized, said there was no reason for any of our issues, gave us 3 free meal cards and his business card and we left. No sure if we will redeem our free meal cards or not. read more