Matjoa Korean BBQ Restaurant

Just the best food and cocktails.

Fun experience, a little pricey but what isn’t these days. The servers work really hard, good cocktails.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Korean BBQ

So delicious! We devoured our bibimbap bowls and kimchi pancakes. It went well with a Whistle Pig 10yr rye old fashioned.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The absolute best Korean food found outside of Korea!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I absolutely adored the ambience the laid-back nest the decor the atmosphere was great the people were great the owner Gilberto was amazing came out and greeted us himself we had the BaGobi beef w/ lettuce wraps and we got chicken wings plain, barbecue and hot and it was just amazing. This is definitely a restaurant you want to go to if you want a laid-back atmosphere with some amazing servers and the owner himself.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dumplings, Korean BBQ, Fried Rice, Beef Short Ribs, Steamed Egg

Great food, amazing service, and cool vibe. I’m visiting from Northern VA, which is known for amazing Korean restaurants, and this spot is authentic KBBQ. The corn cheese is amazinggg.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheese Corn, Korean BBQ, Cheese Grits

Best Korean food in Tampa Bay!

Vegetarian options: Great cocktails

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Stone Bowl Bibimbop with Beeᅩᅩ돌솥

Delicious, delicious, delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Really authentic Korean food with delicious side dishes. Get the LA galbi and yukgaejang… simply delicious.

Service was great and prompt.

10 out of 10 and you wont regret eating here!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dumplings, Korean BBQ, Beef Short Ribs

Fantastic food and service. We ordered a condo for two people in. It was more than we could eat. Definitely cooked it all and brought it home. Excited to come back soon!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This restaurant was surprisingly excellent! From the exterior, we were not expecting much, but we wanted to try something new, and it was a hidden gem. The food was delicious, bustling with flavor from homegrown ingredients, and cooked to perfection. The service was stellar, the staff was friendly, and the master chef cooked up fantastic creations.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Stone Bowl Bibimbop with Beeᅩᅩ돌솥, Dumplings, Korean BBQ, Miso Soup, Fried Rice, Beef Short Ribs

This is very good, but honestly I like Dooriban (down on 66th) better... But they don't have "the table grills", and Matjoa does. Also, Matjoa has better banchan.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Donkatsu, Spicy Pork Bulgogi, Seafood Pancake

Food was good, the service was okay.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Overpriced, dirty and no ambiance

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Korean BBQ

As a lunch patron and with knowledge of Korean food preparation and taste I give 3 stars. The cabbage kimchi was properly prepared. As well as the other 4 banchan. Unfortunately we are not at Koreatown LA which presents itself as only it could, gives tampa/ Clearwater a severe disadvantage. I noticed that there were limited to to few Korean reviewers.. Appeared as short staffed at 1pm . But cannot fault the food. Bringing family next week hopefully for lunch as I cannot make dinner. I choose this establishment over tampa places. It's very difficult to achieve 5 stars. Updated August 2024, food and servers are even better now, i enjoy good korean prepared foods, especially jukgaejung