Was pretty annoyed by the experience. My shoes were sticking to the floor, there was gum all over the bottom of the table, and the table we were sat at was incredibly unsteady, wobbled at the slightest movement. I’m not typically thrown off by the environment, as long as the experience was positive, but it wasn’t. I ordered the Hot Strips, which seemed to be frozen chicken reheated and tossed into franks buffalo sauce. My friends got an order of cheese fries, but the fries were incredibly bland and there was very little cheese. To top all of this off, the staff seemed incredibly unprofessional. The staff was all gathered in one place by the bar, making tik toks, and being rather loud. The waitress was also pretty unprofessional, which is fine, I didn’t expect a fine dining experience, but it just felt like she didn’t want us to be there. Overall, just an odd experience and one that felt silly to have to pay to experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
S. M. (Smacks)
Thought it may be a nice spot to stop for dinner… couldn’t find the hostess, somebody else said they would seat us outside at one of the many open tables. Hostess who was slightly older suddenly comes out and says “no seating”, sir we are full. I state that the other person was just going to seat us…at one of these 8-10 open tables outside.
She says it doesn’t matter what they were going to do, we are full, I asked about the open tables and she said, sir have a nice day. Nice day and very few people inside and only about 10-12 people sitting outside.
Wow, just wow. Not sure if she was having a bad day, but there are Lots of options in Iowa City. I won’t pick this one again.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Tanner Sorgenfrey
great atmosphere, great specials, and nice and clean. can't ask for more from a restaurant & bar
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jazzy C
If you want to wait 1 hour for 1 snack platter, this is the place to go!!! We went during a time where seats were empty and still did not receive our food (the easiest food on the menu to make) until 58 minutes after the order. Not like we were hungry or anything
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Justin Thuss
Dan was awesome, I came in from out of town and he made me feel like family. I went to multiple places before o came here and this was by far the most fun I have had in a long time. Thanks Dan for making our night epic!
Mia Bickal
Atmosphere was great and workers were very friendly and accommodating. I got the Bo James Platter and the Vegetarian Burger with the house salad. The appetizer platter was 50/50. Items like the fried green beans and pickles were amazing while the nachos and potato skins were very dry. The burger was very dry and I could not finish it. The food is a hit or miss but the environment and vibes make up for the misses. Overall enjoyed the time spent here and will be coming back when it's warmer to sit outdoors.
Vegetarian options: Vegetarian burger substitute
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Curds, Fried Green Beans
Vainsoldier
Not much going on yet, just stopped for a couple beers. Pretty good selection on tap.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
She Walker
Food was average. The macho nacho was a large stuck together clump of garbage. Why they put so much Lettuce on it is beyond me. It's Nachos, not a taco salad! Our table lamp above us didn't have a bulb. It was hard to see the menu without our phone flashlights. Upon request they did switch our table.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Xena Mangler
I have been to Bo James a few times, but after my recent visit I won’t be returning. My 4 friends and I came into Bo James around noon on a Sunday. Aside from us, there were only a few others which should’ve been the first red flag. All the servers were sitting around and playing Monopoly, which led to slow service for us. After receiving our food, every single one of us were disappointed. Those of us who ordered burgers, received cold, practically still frozen, buns. The meat was dry and had little to no flavor. Every single order of fries our table received were cold and our waitress took 5 minutes to bring the ranch we asked for (mind you, she had no other tables and was playing Monopoly). Very disappointed with this and will not be returning.
Excellent food... their plates are more than enough food?.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emma Hoffman
Terrible service. Shortly after being seated we were told by the blonde manager we did not order enough food and drinks and that we must order more or get kicked out. Used to come here for drinks all the time, will not be returning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Plug In Baby
Fries were cold. Dried up old bacon hanging on wall of our booth. Server never checked on our food which was gross.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Amy Heinick
It's always a great place to head after a Hawkeye win!!
Terrible service
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Was pretty annoyed by the experience. My shoes were sticking to the floor, there was gum all over the bottom of the table, and the table we were sat at was incredibly unsteady, wobbled at the slightest movement. I’m not typically thrown off by the environment, as long as the experience was positive, but it wasn’t. I ordered the Hot Strips, which seemed to be frozen chicken reheated and tossed into franks buffalo sauce. My friends got an order of cheese fries, but the fries were incredibly bland and there was very little cheese. To top all of this off, the staff seemed incredibly unprofessional. The staff was all gathered in one place by the bar, making tik toks, and being rather loud. The waitress was also pretty unprofessional, which is fine, I didn’t expect a fine dining experience, but it just felt like she didn’t want us to be there. Overall, just an odd experience and one that felt silly to have to pay to experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Thought it may be a nice spot to stop for dinner… couldn’t find the hostess, somebody else said they would seat us outside at one of the many open tables. Hostess who was slightly older suddenly comes out and says “no seating”, sir we are full. I state that the other person was just going to seat us…at one of these 8-10 open tables outside.
She says it doesn’t matter what they were going to do, we are full, I asked about the open tables and she said, sir have a nice day. Nice day and very few people inside and only about 10-12 people sitting outside.
Wow, just wow. Not sure if she was having a bad day, but there are Lots of options in Iowa City. I won’t pick this one again.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
great atmosphere, great specials, and nice and clean. can't ask for more from a restaurant & bar
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you want to wait 1 hour for 1 snack platter, this is the place to go!!! We went during a time where seats were empty and still did not receive our food (the easiest food on the menu to make) until 58 minutes after the order. Not like we were hungry or anything
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
Dan was awesome, I came in from out of town and he made me feel like family. I went to multiple places before o came here and this was by far the most fun I have had in a long time. Thanks Dan for making our night epic!
Atmosphere was great and workers were very friendly and accommodating. I got the Bo James Platter and the Vegetarian Burger with the house salad. The appetizer platter was 50/50. Items like the fried green beans and pickles were amazing while the nachos and potato skins were very dry. The burger was very dry and I could not finish it. The food is a hit or miss but the environment and vibes make up for the misses. Overall enjoyed the time spent here and will be coming back when it's warmer to sit outdoors.
Vegetarian options: Vegetarian burger substitute
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Curds, Fried Green Beans
Not much going on yet, just stopped for a couple beers. Pretty good selection on tap.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Food was average. The macho nacho was a large stuck together clump of garbage. Why they put so much Lettuce on it is beyond me. It's Nachos, not a taco salad! Our table lamp above us didn't have a bulb. It was hard to see the menu without our phone flashlights. Upon request they did switch our table.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
I have been to Bo James a few times, but after my recent visit I won’t be returning. My 4 friends and I came into Bo James around noon on a Sunday. Aside from us, there were only a few others which should’ve been the first red flag. All the servers were sitting around and playing Monopoly, which led to slow service for us. After receiving our food, every single one of us were disappointed. Those of us who ordered burgers, received cold, practically still frozen, buns. The meat was dry and had little to no flavor. Every single order of fries our table received were cold and our waitress took 5 minutes to bring the ranch we asked for (mind you, she had no other tables and was playing Monopoly). Very disappointed with this and will not be returning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Excellent food... their plates are more than enough food?.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terrible service. Shortly after being seated we were told by the blonde manager we did not order enough food and drinks and that we must order more or get kicked out. Used to come here for drinks all the time, will not be returning.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Fries were cold. Dried up old bacon hanging on wall of our booth. Server never checked on our food which was gross.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
It's always a great place to head after a Hawkeye win!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service was slow & waitress was not very pleasant
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chicken Tender Salad
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