This branch off of the BD's tree is a fairly decent one. It harbors a bit of space for groups of people, but the Arena district one will always hold a special place in my heart. The only reasons I can see people giving this the thumbs down are for people who don't like adapting to change from your ordinary sit down restaurant, people who have no sense in mixing ingredients, and possibly the pocketbook factor($$). It's really a simple concept, but for those who struggle there are instructions, and you also have the handy server staff to assist. Pick out your ingredients, cram it all onto one bowl, pile it high like a feast mountain, take said bowl over to giant round grill, allow your meal to be cooked before your eyes, TIP your cook, ring the gong, and sit down and enjoy. This place is great for people who are picky eaters, because THEY decide what they want. SUPER TIP: Sign up for their fanclub/e-mail list thing, because they will usually give you a FREE birthday dinner voucher. I have to tell you, dessert isn't too shabby here either, and it's gargantuan, so SHARE THE LOVE, you greedy Mongolian!! read more

Not only do you get seated in a timely manner (even when the place is packed with customers) but you are given sit down restaurant service in a buffet style environment. This isn't a Chinese buffet restaurant. Instead, you pick from an abundant assortment of fresh meats, vegetables, and spices and watch it cooked in front of you. If it's busy? No problem as someone will kindly escort you to an open grill area. Is this 5 star dining? No. But it's far better than a traditional buffet style restaurant. Good food and good service and it doesn't break the budget. Definitely worth trying. read more

Good but kind expensive . A fun experience . I love making uninvited bowls and experimenting with meats and spices . They can get crowded and sometimes the area where you make your bowl gets messy , but overall usually pretty yummy . read more

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

We had a big group, and we were adequately pleased with your MB experience last week. I love all of the options you have (veggies, and lots of proteins). I think the dinner prices are a bit too expensive. I mean, almost 20 bucks for a good not great meal and no drinks just doesn't cut it, IMO. And I heard a couple of people complain that their meal was overdone on the grill. Service and dining room were good enough, and, overall, we had a nice time! read more

I love eating here with my family, but can the cooks cool it with the "asshole" comments while preparing my food? Thanks, fam!

An awesome make-your-own-meal place. Fill in meat, pasta/noodles, veggies, sauces and spices and let the grillers cook them for you. With soup, salad and rice/tortilla to go with it, I bet you can't go in for a second bowl. Wish I was able try the desserts :( They have good, fresh selection of veggies and some meatless chicken too. The choices of sauces are so tempting to experiment. Though I can say it can't get so bad, I would recommend choosing one from their recommended combinations if you are unsure. Wait... Is this what I read as Mangolian in Wikipedia? Anyways, awesome food and vegetarian friendly!! read more

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

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Used to love this place. Have they raised their prices? Somehow the up charges for rice, the soda...all make for a bigger bill than the plate and the place deserves. It's still fun to craft a stir-fry but when it's over $20 per person, I pause as to how good is it really. The last visit I was only halfway through my dinner when the waiter asked about dessert. Yes, my companion was almost finished...but I felt rushed. Perhaps it's time for this place to figure out just what they want to be? I can go down the street to BibiBop and for half the price get a find rice based healthy bowl. read more

Bd's did bad and should feel bad. I'm so sorry but that was the most uncomfortable restaurant visit I've ever had. My boyfriend and I decided to give BD's another chance after our last visit left us feeling sick to our stomachs we didn't blame the restaurant at the time and just thought of it as just a one time thing but we're we wrong. We got seated and the restaurant was fairly quite in terms of crowds but no way in terms of atmosphere. I was immediately uncomfortable. It took quite a while for our server to greet us but I can understand since she was splitting a large party's check. She was nice as she served us and our bad experience had nothing to do with her. When we finally got to the food bar to make our bowls the buffet was not really stocked. What really worried me was the young teenage boys cooking my food.... or lack thereof. THEY COOKED MY SEAFOOD FOR BARELY FIVE MINUTES. My shrimp were still gray and my scallops in no way cooked through. I shouldn't have eaten as much as I did because immediately after I quit eating I felt sick to my stomach as did my boyfriend. Not to mention the fact that our food was for some reason watery!? Honestly just the worst food I've had. I don't know what happened but I've never not wanted to pay for food as badly as I did tonight. I mean it was so bad I turned into a middle aged woman with a "may I speak to the manager hair cut" and wrote this review. NEVER AGAIN BD's!!! NEVER AGAIN! I'm going to go sit by the toilet because I'm almost sure I'm going to get sick. Tell the waitress she deserves better. Nobody should have to serve this garbage read more

I've been here a few times with my fiancé. I love Mongolian grills (I even worked at one while in high school) and was really excited we had one nearby when we moved to Columbus, but I find BD's just okay. There's an unlimited salad bar which is really nice, but I'm confused when I am supposed to visit. It makes sense for me to eat salad before going to make my bowl, but I don't want to have to wait extra long for my real food to cook! In theory, I would like to make my bowl, send it to the grill, and then eat my salad while I wait. But this place makes you stand and watch while your food cooks... Not a fan, but I will do whatever it takes to get my food. (Most grills I have been to in the past give you a number which you take back to your table.) We have been to BD's probably 3 or 4 times now, and every single time my food comes out a little burnt, and usually with a few pieces from a bowl cooking near mine as well. (I don't like seafood, so it bothers me when a flying shrimp lands in my bowl!) I know it's just a stir fry, but on the plate it doesn't usually look very pretty either. I also think the sauce cups aren't big enough for the sauce I always need! I love the idea of Mongolian grills, but I just haven't been 100% satisfied the last few times I have visited. Maybe if the price was cut in half I'd say it's worth the value, but at the current price of $14.49, it is way overpriced for the quality. read more

Let me preface this review with a caveat. I like this place more than I think I should. The food is average but the entertainment value makes up for it. I love the big chopstick things at the grill. You get to pick all of the food you want (noodles, meats, veggies, sauces, etc.) and then they grill it up for you. The employees seem to enjoy what they are doing so it is no surprise that the customer service is top notch. read more

BD's Mongolian BBQ is one of my all time favorite places to eat! This food is amazing, the wait staff is amazing and the overall concept is just amazing. I love the grill fresh taste and the way its prepared and served. I live in Central Florida and really wish they would bring a BD'S Mongolian to Orlando or another city close by as it would go over great! When you walk in and take a seat they hand you a menu. The main reason people come in is for the stir fry. You can choose an all you can eat option or you can get a single visit option. Know that is you get the all you can eat option they will give you a to go box to take home as long as you eat a little bit of your food before wrapping it up. They do have other things to get off the menu like appetizers or other menu items that would be an add on to your meal. You can also just get the soup and salad bar if you would like. Finally they ask you if you have food allergies. If you do they will cook your food in the back using a clean plate where your allergies would not be affected. Then you take you bowl up to the buffet line. You choose all raw items. First you have the meat and you can chicken, beef, lamb, sausage, shrimp, scallops, crab, and lots more. They also have noodles in the meat section so you can add some noodles if you want. Then you go to the veggies. They pretty much have every veggie on here so I don't have to list them all. They also have raw eggs in their shells on the veggies area. The last area is the sauces where you can get tons and tons of sauces. Some sweet and others spicy you pick the sauce that is for your pallet. Then you can get some dry seasonings as well. They also have meal cards so if you want to add the items from the meal card you can do that as well. You will be taken to an open place at the grill place and they will grill your food. It takes only like 5 minutes to grill your food, add your sauce and serve you on a clean plate. I have never had a bad experience here. You can also get rice, tortillas, and sour creme for no additional cost and they will bring it to your table. The service is always great, the food is great, and the atmosphere is great. They have great deserts as well. I highly recommend this fun and hip place for lunch or dinner you won't be disappointed! read more

First off, they changed their name recently to bd's Mongolian GRILL - I'm assuming so that they aren't confused with an American-Style BBQ Resturant. I'm a big fan of stir-fry, and especially meat/seafood. It's a great place to eat a ton of food (buffet-style) and get good helpings of meat. If you're a light eater, you won't get your $$ worth at $13/bowl, but if you're like me - $15 for 3-4 bowls is a pretty decent deal. It tastes great, too. I don't recommend this place for anyone with food allergies, anyone who likes their meat cooked WELL DONE, or vegetarians. read more

This place has been here for a long time but I never stopped in. Bought some gift certificates in a silent auction benefiting Special Olympics. This place is great! Lots of food for not a lot of money (in this case gift cards) First trip will not be my last! Wait staff was attentive with drinks / napkins as well read more

I very much like the concept of this restaurant chain. If you have watched Seinfeld, it's like baking your own pie. Add all the toppings you can/want and top it off with condiments and sauces and hand it over to the dude with the stove to cook it for ya. Be careful what sauces/condiments you add to your bowl. They can make/break it. I was disappointed with my bowl as it tasted weird. Here's a tip - don't mix Szechuan with Chili sauce. Go easy on the condiments and add just a little bit of one or two that you think will be flavorful. read more

One bowl will fill you up! I am indecisive, so going through the choices, I am usually just tossing in ingredients I like. I never really get anything specific, just a tasty stir fry. I would recommend using more sauce than they say, to ensure you get all the flavor. You can also utilize their recipe cards if you want to create a particular taste or meal. I never have, but it always crosses my mind. Our waitress was nice, but she definitely could have dropped by a bit more. We had to ask for more water as she walked by and she never checked on our rice or tortillas (luckily we didn't end up needing more). They now have little desserts, which are only a couple bucks. They are tiny, but good if you just want a sweet ending to your meal. Bottom line: You won't leave hungry. read more

I've been here several times and while I'm not a huge fan of the restaurant, I have many friends who are. Here if you're not a great chef (which I'm not) you may not have a great meal. But if you follow the recipe cards you can get a great meal none the less! I didn't really get the knack of it at first. On my first visit, I went through the line and put together something just by guessing what would taste good together. I had it cooked, but it tasted horrid! And the after-effects of that meal were not great for my stomach, either (I'll spare you the details). On my second visit, I played it safe and just ate from the salad bar, which made for a nice dinner, but I was hungry afterward and stopped at a fast food place on the way home. My third visit was really the charm, though! I followed a recipe card VERY closely, had it cooked, and the dinner tasted great! It also had no bad effects afterward! Since that visit, BD's Mongolian Barbeque has become one of my favorite Oriental restaraunts of all. Ever since I've tried new combinations and had lots of fun with each visit. The restaurant has clean tables but only so-so service, which is why I took it down a star. Sometimes the waiters aren't too helpful. It has a good drink selection with a full bar, though. The restaurant also has free Wi-Fi. Overall, it's worth a try. read more

Much better than the dump with same name that is in downtown Columbus in the Arena District. This place sweeps the floor and has clean dishes. The staff is attentive too. Reasonably priced too. Would have been better if the Wolverines hadn't screwed up and let OSU run away with lead. read more

Visited this establishment on 6/16/2019 with one other person. Upon walking in, noticed place was busy and was told there would be a 15 minute wait. No problem. 5 minutes after we walked in, a gentleman requested a table for one. 10 minutes after we walked in, a group of 4 requested a table. Both these parties were seated before us. We were finally seated and waited close to 10 minutes for a waiter. Finally, a young man approached us, apologized and said he would be back. He was and his service was friendly. Finally, I get to go get some food. Got excited for beef tips. Waited my turn and finally returned to my seat to dig in. First bite, a bone. Instant pain sent to my tooth. Between front end service and needing to check the contents of my food for the rest of my visit, I am dissatisfied. I will be even more upset if I need to visit a dentist and have one of my front teeth pulled. After three days, tooth still hurts. read more

Not much of a step up from McDonald's. Poor service, uninspiring food. It's like this place has a constant identity crisis. Is it a high end restaurant (prices would say so) or is it Steak 'n Shake? I would try this place once just so you experience this for yourself. read more

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

Call me late if you like? But after all these years I never tried BD's until recently and loved it. I have been to this location numerous times since, and the options are endless! The food is what you make it! So if you don't like your dish blame yourself, not the cook, or the menu. You pick the meat, vegetables, and the sauces to top your dish. You can ask for your dish to be well-done or medium, the choice and options are all yours! For $2 extra you can get the endless plates, which to me is well worth it! The prices are moderate, but you get what you pay for this day in age, so good food, service, setting, and ingredients come with a bit bigger price tag. The experience and food is well worth the price! I absolutely love the food, the options, the setting and the concept. I will continuously go back!!! read more

Great place to go for dinner and you cant go wrong here at all. The hubby and I went to this location last weekend as part of our 'date night'. We had to wait about 15 minutes before we were seated, but the entire experience was great. Our table was a ways away from the grill, which was ok, but it was good. We've both been to Mongolian BBQ many times before, so we pretty much knew the routine. My only complaint was the guys on the grill that spoke that really didnt make much sense. It sounded like nonsense, but they were having fun. Overall great place to go for dinner or lunch!!! read more

I went here earlier in the week and for $6.99 got a much better deal than any other 'endless salad and soup' or fast food 'value meal'. I waited about five minutes until the host showed up to seat me, which included a 2 minute stop over in the aisle between tables for him to talk to another server about open sections. Annoying, but tolerable. The restaurant was not that full and when I was finally the seated the server at the nearby table was pulling the typical I'm here for you gimicks, perching below the table the listen and then leaning on the back of the chair at my table. I even had to ask him to stop since I wanted to sit across from the chair and did not want to stare at his backside while waiting for a friend. Mind you, I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL , but having worked in restaurants and eaten at many establishments I found this behavior unacceptable. The hostess should have been waiting for me or watching the door, seated me promptly, and been on his toes choosing NOT to seat me at a table that included a server doing a rear end balancing act on one of the chairs. The only highlight was my real server who was overly accomodating with my dietary restrictions and did not just throw me to the buffet style way of creating my meal. I picked up my bowl and was pleased with the selection of veggies very fresh and there was a decent variety. I also enjoyed mixing the sauces and spices but sort of wish I worked backwards and selected the sauce I wanted first and picked the right food to go with it. I absolutely love that they serve decent quality brown rice which you won't find at most japanse steak houses and it was fun playing connect four with my friend while our food was being cooked. After a rocky start with horrible service I left feeling I got a decent semi-healthy meal on the cheap. I would return but probably not to this location. read more

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When eating here you have your choice of paying for just one bowl of stuff to have cooked or you pay an extra $2 to have unlimited trips up to the grill. The usual suspects of meats - shrimp, scallops, chicken, pork, sausage - and some slightly unusual ones like octopus. They had some very good steak bits choices and veggies, sauces and spices. The coolness factor in all of this? They have a tag up on the sneeze screen that tells you the calorie fat and carb content of all of their sauces AND the best part (to me anyway) is that they have 100+ Coca Cola product drinks to choose from! I couldn't believe my eyes! I hadn't seen some of those flavors since we were in World of Coke in Atlanta. It's a nice cheapish way to eat and to get your veggies in you. They also bring you a small bowl of rice and some tortillas. But those soda choices? You had me at Sprite Raspberry. read more

The server staff was very nice. But our hostess stuck us in the corner where we had to climb over everyone when there were other seats available where we didn't have to climb over people so I thought that was very inconvenient. Then the food was absolutely burnt I had to get another bowl and wait all over again. And they burnt it again! Idk if it's just because there's not enough cooks or the heat was too high but I'm so disappointed. We spent $40 for absolutely burnt food. We will not be coming back here again and will be telling all of our friends. read more

Food is great. So many choices to choose from. Usually go on Wednesday's because students get a discount and get a bowl for $10. Love the workers and the drinks! read more

This was my home location when I lived in Dublin. Pick your meats, pick your veggies, sauces and spices and watch it all be cooked on the giant circular grill. I only get the main dish because I don't have room for salads and sides. The main dish, rice and tortillas were more than enough. I stop by this BDs whenever I'm in Columbus. read more

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

Good, fast service. Tons of options. They let you either pay $12 for one plate, or $15 for unlimited. Awesome deep fried Oreos! read more

BD's Mongolian Grill - The grill.. dinner.. and fried Oreos for dessert - Mongolian Near Me - Dublin, Ohio

If it wasn't for the wait staff this would have received 1 star. The cooks don't know how to run the grill. The food gets burned and it appears they don't clean the grill very well. There are burned pieces of food throughout your dish. Not happy with the food. read more

AMAZING customer service from Dave the General Manager- looking forward to coming back again soon. Keep up the great work!!! read more

The concept of a stir fry is uniquely done. The freshness are unbeatable. Heads up though for the sauces. Make a wrong decision on those abundant flavor, you will regret it. I would have give them 5 stars if in it for the small bowl to start on. read more

BD's Mongolian Grill - tiramisu is awesome - Mongolian Near Me - Dublin, Ohio

They offer a good variety of sauces and condiments to flavor up your bowl. The selection of meat/veggies are similar to any other mongolian grill. A not-so-bad stir fry place. It would be more appealing if they lowered the price and make salad/soup as add-on choice. read more

I have eaten here several times. It has changed some over the time. You still will leave here full if you choose to. You put together your meat, veggies, noodles, and type of sauce you want in a bowl. You tell the cook if want an egg and then watch him make it. Two bowls will leave you stuffed. This is a busy place but the line moves fast. Great family place. read more

Really awful. The one star is for our waitress who was inattentive but nice. I've been to this location twice. The first time, I didn't use a menu card and my bowl ended up tasting awful. 3 years later during the second time, I used a Firecracker Shrimp card and it was still terrible. No flavor even with fresh veggies and 2 different sauces. This place is VERY overpriced. The food bar looks like everything has been sitting for hours. The seafood is disgusting. It's salad shrimp and they taste horrible. We were there a couple of hours before closing and the place was filthy. Our table was sticky. I get that it's not fine dining, but because of the prices, I expect some cleanliness. It's out of my character to be so rough, but this place is very disappointing. We left having spent $55+ and felt like we got nothing for the money spent. My partner got the unlimited bowls option so he could try something else but each attempt was inedible. We both ended up filling up on cottage cheese from the salad bar and soda. read more

This place has a good selection of carbs, and protein (meats, sea food of all kind) and a wide selection of vegetables. U get a bowel and fill it to the brim and then choose sauces and spices. Then bring it upto the grill and its cooked in front of you. They are vegan and vegetarian friendly. The food is pipping hot, and it's totally upto you how it's gonna taste. So choose wisely your sauces. To top that they have a full salad bar and soup bar open free of charge. It might sound cumbersome process but it's quite simple. Taking out a star because it is a little overpriced. read more

Not a good place, service was bad, very bad. Manners of a second grader and the audacity to portray his authority over me. Understaffed and food was sub par at best, they have improvements to make and inefficient. read more

I like BD's, they're always good & filling. This one was very clean & friendly. I loved the "Wolverines, taste like chicken" shirts they were wearing. SErver was a nice guy, very friendly read more

Very, very expensive. They sell you a very small bowl for $10 -- and that's the lunch price. The Mongolian Grill where I normally go (on North High near Walmart) charges $8 for a much larger bowl, plus a Chinese buffet is also included for that price. BD's sent me a $5 coupon, but it was still a ripoff because of the small size of the bowl, and the fact that you have to pay extra for the salad bar. read more

I am so disappointed. We used to love coming here but the price has gone way way up and the quality has gone down. My husband and I were especially shocked and disappointed to find out that they no longer charge a lesser amount for the vegetarian bowl - really? We ended up with barely half a plate of food for $13.00 by the time it was cooked. Don't know if we will be back - sad... read more

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

Various choices of meat, seafood, vegetables, and sauces, etc. good price. But the waitress who served us is exceptionally slow to respond... maybe it's because it's too crowded. in all, food is great! read more

I thought this place would be good but i was wrong. nasty food and the place was very dirty and was way to loud, they burnt my bowl 3 times because the guys were playing around. the manger does not care if the food was good or not. I will not go back. read more