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- CCarolSouth Carolina •4 reviews5.0Dined 3 days agoFabulous food and Holiday Drinks. There beautiful Holiday Theme set the mood. Outstanding atmosphere and most Important was our Gracious ,cheerful waitress she made the evening. We have Been here before and definitely be here again.More infoProhibition - ColumbiaPrice: Expensive• American• Columbia•4.4
- RRobinSouth Carolina •2 reviews4.0Dined 5 days agoFun experience with friends and the food was excellent. Service is great and choices of meats are endless. If you like meat than this is your place.More infoCowboy Brazilian Steakhouse - ColumbiaPrice: Expensive• Brazilian Steakhouse• Columbia•4.6
- SStephanieSouth Carolina •1 review5.0Dined 5 days agoWe had a great experience at the Grinch Christmas pop up at Boku. I highly recommend, it’s so much fun and the food and service were excellentMore infoBoku- ColumbiaPrice: Moderate• Asian• Columbia•4.3
- EEmilieCharlotte •4 reviews5.0Dined 6 days agoWe got the tier of meat that was the least expensive for 4 people. We had plenty. and it was excellent. We discussed going in the middle tier but what we got was excellent. We also ordered edamame and calamari. We were stuffed. The sides are small but there is plenty of food because they bring so many to try. It was fun to taste all the different Korean flavors. I asked which were spicy and he told me so I avoided those. The cheesy corn was a great side as was the salad. We got the cheesecake and the pastry that had Uba (purple sweet potato) It was okay, if we had known there was a citrus option, we'd have done that. The biscotti option was sold out. It was an expensive night out but we will definitely be back for a special occasion. Great birthday for my 27 year old daughter. Service by the son of the owner and sometimes the owner himself was excellent. Definitely will be back.More infoMOA Korean BBQ & Bar - ColumbiaPrice: Expensive• Asian• Columbia•4.8
- RRussellSouth Carolina •1 review5.0Dined on Nov 4, 2024Excellent food, service and location. I will be a repeat customer.More infoKao Thai CuisinePrice: Expensive• Thai• Columbia•4.4
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Child friendly restaurants in Columbia include California Dreaming - Columbia - Priority Seating, Braza Do Sul Brazilian Steakhouse (formerly Rioz) and Blue Marlin
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