ABOUT US

For 20 years, Tombo Grille has been the neighborhood restaurant in the heart of Forest Acres.


Known for its creative comfort food, friendly staff, delicious cocktails, and carefully selected wines; everyone feels like family at Tombo Grille.


Click for reservations or call 803.782.9665 to secure your table.

Thank you, Columbia!

For voting us Best of Columbia - year after year!

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MEET THE CHEF

CHEF

JArRod simms

Chef Jarrod Simms, known to most as “JT,” has been with Tombo for nearly 10 years. JT learned his way around a restaurant kitchen with different jobs in Las Vegas, Charleston and Wisconsin.


Born in Columbia, he knows what our community enjoys and is regularly creating new recipes that are met with rave reviews. When JT is not in the Tombo kitchen, he enjoys playing chess, gardening, and spending time with his family. He just welcomed his first daughter in September 2022!

Full BAR

Bar opens at 4:30pm

A full bar with new-favorite wines, high gravity beers, and your favorite cocktails.

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MEET THE OWNERS

GINI & LEN

Since 2022 Tombo Grille has blossomed into a regular hotspot in the Forest Acres community. We are known for our flair for creative comfort food without the drive and parking hassle of downtown.


Gini Mason and Len Henderson worked at Tombo together before purchasing the restaurant and have been the heart and soul of the restaurant since. Gini and Len are not only the owners but remain heavily involved with daily operations. And when it comes to making any decisions about the restaurant, it’s always what is best for their customers and staff.


Gini enjoys traveling, loves any animal she comes across, and is grateful to have been with Tombo since day one.


Len is married to Svetlana, the two of them travel abroad as often as possible and Len is proud to have the best staff in Forest Acres and beyond.


If you pop in to Tombo tonight, you will likely see Gini and Len. Like so many of our customers, they are also regulars.

Some of favorite customers

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