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Industrial-chic restaurant providing eclectic small plates & entrees, plus a bar & patio.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 74 8th St SE #108, Hickory, NC 28602
Phone: (828) 855-9944
Website: http://www.bocahickory.com/
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Reviews
Yovana Sanabria
Beautiful restaurant, great atmosphere, wonderful staff and amazing food. My husband took me for a date night and this place didn’t disappoint. We had the original paella and shrimp tacos. The paella was cooked to perfection… trust me when I say you don’t want undercooked rice when chewing. Thank you for a wonderful time.
… moreBrian Yanik
Let me start with the good, the atmosphere was warm and welcoming with soft, ambient lightening and subdued background music creating the perfect mood for engaging conversations with friends.
The service left a little to be desired. Our server waited too long between table visits making it difficult to put in orders and significantly increased the duration of our meal.
The food was perhaps the most disappointing part of the experience. We started with the roasted street corn, fries, sauteed shrimp, and the Argentinian roasted pork sliders. The street corn was lacking in flavor, the shrimp were uninspiring. On the other hand, the sliders and fries were actually quite tasty and the only items I would recommend.
For our main course we ordered the Paella…big mistake. When the server brought it to our table, the shrimp were still raw and gray and we had to send it back for more cook time, little sympathy was offered. Once it was cooked, it was rather plain and insipid.
Overall, BOCA is an okay restaurant, but the value is just not there. They need to train the servers to be more attentive and work on the flavors of several menu items to be competitive.
… moreThe service left a little to be desired. Our server waited too long between table visits making it difficult to put in orders and significantly increased the duration of our meal.
The food was perhaps the most disappointing part of the experience. We started with the roasted street corn, fries, sauteed shrimp, and the Argentinian roasted pork sliders. The street corn was lacking in flavor, the shrimp were uninspiring. On the other hand, the sliders and fries were actually quite tasty and the only items I would recommend.
For our main course we ordered the Paella…big mistake. When the server brought it to our table, the shrimp were still raw and gray and we had to send it back for more cook time, little sympathy was offered. Once it was cooked, it was rather plain and insipid.
Overall, BOCA is an okay restaurant, but the value is just not there. They need to train the servers to be more attentive and work on the flavors of several menu items to be competitive.
Natalie
Had a lovely date night at Boca today. All of the food was amazing and the atmosphere and pianist were great. Plenty of parking and a perfect resturant if you want to dress up or just wear jeans and a nice button up shirt. I wouldve liked to see the dish with elk and phesant sausage to have a bit more to it other than 2 cut up pieces of sausage and fries, some cute garnishes and maybe a green to liven up the plate so it was a bit of a disappointment when it was brought out but the other 4 dishes we were brought tasted and looked amazing. Excited to come back and try the dish with Duck!
… moreEmma
We went for Valentine’s Day. We made a reservation and were seated as soon as we arrived. Service was ok, it took a while for our drink order to be taken & again for our food order. Other than that, everything was perfect! Food/drink was delicious and the atmosphere was just what we were looking for. Every bite was delicious!
… moreShana Craig
This place was good, food descriptions were vague. One of our dishes had something very spicy in it and the menu didn’t specify that nor did our server. The Quality of food was amazing, great cocktails and the place is beautiful. Plenty of parking. Next time we’ll be asking detailed questions of everything we want.
… moreEggetarian Food Reviewer
Naan: the naan was good but the dips did not have enough spices, they were bland!
Falafel: It was delicious!! Again not too spicy. These dishes were not very authentic but I guess they were made as per their target consumers!
The ambience was really beautiful!!
… moreFalafel: It was delicious!! Again not too spicy. These dishes were not very authentic but I guess they were made as per their target consumers!
The ambience was really beautiful!!
sheldon klinger
Wow. Attention to detail is alive and well here. What a spectacular experience. Amazing service, food that is out of this world, and beautiful ambiance!!
I will rave about this place for years. Do not pass up the opportunity to visit here!!
Tiffany, the bartender/server was the vest in the business! She was amazing! Again, do not miss an opportunity to dine here!
… moreI will rave about this place for years. Do not pass up the opportunity to visit here!!
Tiffany, the bartender/server was the vest in the business! She was amazing! Again, do not miss an opportunity to dine here!
Kylie Burniche
Boca should be the perfect spot for date nite or drinks with their super cute space and sizable patio but unfortunately fell very short — it gave the impression of fine dining price wise, but the food itself was borderline inedible and the traditional flavors expected in a paella were nowhere to be found.
We ordered a couple of the tapas items to start and what we received was cold and seemed thrown together. The vegetables were meant to be blistered and in a flavorful spicy sauce but came out cold and covered in blobs of a sticky sweet cold sauce and the goat cheese stuffed peppers were presented on a plate surrounded by a moat of black pepper for whatever reason. For our main we made the mistake of ordering the “classic paella” which may have been considered classic given it tasted it was from a week prior and reheated. The vegetables included in the paella were clearly bagged frozen peas and carrots (not found in a classic paella), the chicken was dry and old, the mussels tasted like we’d be having food poisoning in the future. Traditionally, there should be a crispy rice crust on the bottom of the paellera (the socarrat) but all of the rice was undercooked and i’m not sure saffron was even invited to the party. All in all, we paid over $80 for unseasoned, cold, and reheated frozen food and talked about which fast food place we should stop at on the way home.
… moreWe ordered a couple of the tapas items to start and what we received was cold and seemed thrown together. The vegetables were meant to be blistered and in a flavorful spicy sauce but came out cold and covered in blobs of a sticky sweet cold sauce and the goat cheese stuffed peppers were presented on a plate surrounded by a moat of black pepper for whatever reason. For our main we made the mistake of ordering the “classic paella” which may have been considered classic given it tasted it was from a week prior and reheated. The vegetables included in the paella were clearly bagged frozen peas and carrots (not found in a classic paella), the chicken was dry and old, the mussels tasted like we’d be having food poisoning in the future. Traditionally, there should be a crispy rice crust on the bottom of the paellera (the socarrat) but all of the rice was undercooked and i’m not sure saffron was even invited to the party. All in all, we paid over $80 for unseasoned, cold, and reheated frozen food and talked about which fast food place we should stop at on the way home.
Heather Bass
This is such a beautiful restaurant. We ordered just off of the tapas menu and were not disappointed! We recommend the pheasant and veil sausage. The street corn was also very good.
… moreDorys Ghareeb
Wonderful meal! The presentation was lovely as well as the service and flavor. The ambience and decor is exceptional. I would highly recommend.
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