Bengals Bar & Grill

noisy, lots of underage drinkers, and not very clean - better places to go in Columbia

it was okay, very LOUD, tables were not clean.  Service was slow and food was at best.. typical.

My food had been sitting a while before it got to me.

It has a ton of TV's for sports viewing and the college community seems to love it.  

I'll pass next time around!

Went to Columbia for a Lacrosse tournament and came here when I got in town the day before to hang out with a friend of mine.  I definitely had a huge wave of nostalgia roll over me since this is primarily a college town and the antics of college kids being drunk took me back to my days as an undergrad.  The bar area is pretty large on the inside and they have plenty of draughts and TVs to keep people entertained.  When I arrived it was about to thunderstorm and there were two or three parties going on for various things (21st birthdays I think).  The patio was nice on the way in, but I definitely wasn't going to sit out there as it was about to thunderstorm and all.  

Apparently this place used to be called Big 12, but I guess since the Big 12 is all but gone they decided to change the name. We had a great time though and I forgot how cheap it was to drink in a college town. I'll be back next time I'm in town for sure.