Visiting from Texas and this place is great! Ambiance is super cool, staff is friendly and the food is all very good. read more

matchbox - Inside - New American Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

The crispy chicken sandwich was delicious! No complaints about this dish. The tuna poke bowl was not my favorite. The tuna portion was fine, but the rice was not good at all. The rice was hard and clumpy. It tastes like the leftover rice you refrigerate overnight to let it harden up. This rice would have been great for fried rice; for a tuna poke bowl under the salad section, not good. I would not order this again. Milkshake flavor was satisfactory. However, it was way too watery. Also not worth it. The waitress was great! Very friendly! The hostess could probably be a little friendlier. When we first entered the restaurant, there was a thick black curtain blocking access. I wasn't even sure if the restaurant was open until I took a peek inside. read more

Great spot in DC for some delicious food. Thanks Maurice for the awesome service and the great recommendation! The crispy chicken sandwich Nashville hot and the bell's IPA hit the spot! read more

The salmon & grits tasted pretty good, but what made our service awesome was the staff. When we arrived, there were only 2 waiters & they were doing some serious multi-tasking. Amber ended up serving our table & she was amazing. She was fast, gave great recommendations & kept a positive attitude even though the place was packed & she was busy. It's great when you have staff who actually enjoy their job. I'll be returning for sure... read more

Manny is one of the best bartenders I've encountered in DC. His attention to detail and recall for returning customers is excellent as he always remembers my drink order. The atmosphere is always relaxing and I appreciate the playlist while enjoying drinks and delicious food with friends. read more

The food at Matchbox is great especially after the menu was upgraded with more options. What sets this place apart is the family ambiance and the outstanding servers especially the bartender, Manny. He goes above and beyond to ensure the food is fast and the drinks are on point. He definitely understands what customer service is! read more

Today, I went to Matchbox to grab a quick lunch and Manny was very delightful, attentive and quick with my service today!! I will come back! Thank you!! read more

Went in around 4pm on a weekday for happy hour. Spent a lot of money and got shafted on falsely advertised happy hour discounts. Food was decent. When we were seated (by the manager), no one mentioned that only certain food and drink items, and only if seated at the bar, "qualified" for happy hour. Rather, the menus we were handed (and the sign on the wall above our heads!) simply stated the hours for happy hour. Nothing more, nothing less. We ordered more food and drink than we would otherwise have, because we understood the happy hour pricing applied to us. Then got a surprise bill with no discounts. The waitress played dumb and acted like she had no idea why. We spoke to the manager who initially told us "too bad," as we hadn't ordered off the secret happy hour menu (which we didn't know about and were not given a copy of). At this point it was clear to us this wasn't a mistake on behalf of the restaurant staff, but instead a routine, predatory practice that all the staff were accustomed to. After we informed him this situation was unacceptable, the manager disappeared to "talk to the general manager" in true sleazy car salesman fashion, and reappeared saying he could give us the happy hour discounts only on the applicable items. Which he did, after hunting and pecking on the billing computer for about 20 minutes while we tapped our feet, the meal long since over. The discount ended up being less than $20 on an almost-$200 total, because again, most of what we ordered was not (unbeknownst to us) on the happy hour menu. Thanks guys! Honestly, we should have got up and walked at that point. Instead, we paid the bill and resolved to inform as many people as we could about their predatory scheme. read more

We were so pleased that we went back next time we had theater tickets. This time they messed up one of the two orders so we just shared one pizza. They were willing to re-make it, but we did not have time. Also, service at bar was uncharacteristically inattentive. Pizza and wine choices still good. read more

Absolutely delicious!!! Great location, food, service and atmosphere!! The cobb salad was amazing:)

First time here after hearing great things. Our server Pierre was excellent! Friendly, attentive, made a great recommendation for the crab cake sandwich and my water glass stayed full!!! Pepperoni pizza was good. Cooked in wood oven so the crust had the burn spots which was good but the pepperonis were a bit too burned. Still a tasty pizza. Crab cake sandwich is a must!! Truly delicious!! Large chunks of crab. I like that it starts falling apart when biting, a sign that they aren't using too much bread crumbs to bind it. I will be back and will request Pierre!!! read more

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I'm a risotto fan and I found their arincini to be interesting. I liked the tomato base but it does lean toward the salty side. The crab soup was also interesting but salty. For the main course we tried the fish and chips (they were out of the crab cake) and the crab and shrimp fettuccine. The quality of the fish and chips would be on par with what you might find in an airport. The fettuccine base was similar to the crab soup base and the overall quality was average. read more

I was at Matchbox this Sunday. The experience was very poor. I have been loyal to your chain in Washington and Arlington but experienced such poor food. I ordered 3 mini hamburgers which arrived cold, especially the onion fries. Next my pizza the white bacon was cold and tasted terrible with a tiny piece of bacon slice per every few pizzas. To boot our server who was busy forgot our cutlery and plates. If I knew I would have had a frozen pizza. I was with someone who is disabled. Your entrance has steps. Are we not in 2024?! You guys finally failed me all around. read more

Was walking by on a Wednesday about 5 or so, trying to find somewhere to have a snack and stumbled upon this place. So glad we did! It happened to be happy/social hour so it was nice to be able to take advantage of that. We ordered from the social hour menu 2 drinks and a 10" pizza. We were thrown off that for happy hour 6 wings were $14 so as much as we wanted to try the wings, we didn't. Our drinks were good, I got the guavarita it was really good nice guava flavor. We got the meat pizza minus bacon it was really good! We split it (3 slices each) and probably would have been full with another appetizer but we hadn't eaten all day so we might have just been extra hungry. Service was really good as well I can't remember our servers name but he was really nice and just attentive enough. The restaurant was pretty empty and everything came out pretty quickly- my only regret was not trying that chocolate chip bread pudding it was calling my name but I passed on it so If ever I make it back to DC I'll definitely try that but get the pizza it's so good! read more

matchbox - Social hour (happy hour) menu and social Hour pizza. - New American Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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I came to DC to run the Cherry Blossom 10M and the night before a big race I always crave pizza. This place wasn't far from my hotel and the pizza looked good. And it WAS. My server was not the best - not attentive but not rude or anything - but the food was worth it. I got the pig and pineapple pizza? It had pineapple and bacon and red onion. Delish. I would return if I was in the area again. If I didn't have plans tonight honestly I'd go back for another pizza read more

matchbox - Pig and pineapple pizza? Whatever pizza has pineapple in it - this is it - New American Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Terrible service, food was sub par and overpriced for the quality offered. Avoid this place. Go somewhere else

The food was amazing the ambiance was nice the service was questionable. I can't tell you the name of the other server because she never introduced herself, thankfully Manuel saved the afternoon. I will be back! She might have been having a bad day. read more

Everything was ok, nothing great, nothing to make you say oh yeah let's go there! The chicken sandwich was overcooked and dry, dry just a little flavor. Service was fine, music was a little much. read more

Love going to Matchbox Penn Quarter for a bite to eat. The service was good but I was sad to hear the Veggie Pizza is no longer on the menu. It was my favorite...why remove it, bring it back Matchbox. I know I'm not the only one missing that specific great tasting pizza. Tried the other vegetarian option, corn & jalapeno pizza, it was not good. read more

Stopped by today for the first time for lunch and ended up leaving. Ordered drinks and a pizza at the same time. The pizza arrived before the drinks and there was pieces of plastic and paper in the pizza. Apparently the plastic separators from the prosciutto slices were just sliced into pieces with the topping and cooked on pizza. Highly disappointing as the place seemed pretty decent. read more

matchbox - New American Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

I always like to try pizza spots whenever I'm visiting a city. And I liked this place! If I lived in DC I can see myself frequenting this spot alot. My pizza's crust and just everything about it was so yummy. My side Caesar salad was good too. Sat in bar area, Bartender was our server, forgot his name. But shoutout to him as he was great! Lots of seating area inside. I highly recommend this place. read more

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Happened to be staying nearby and walked by this place. We made a quick reservation for a party of 9 and they quickly accommodated. Had the matchbox mule and was blown away. It was perfect after a long day of walking around DC sightseeing. I wanted to try the mojito for a second drink but the mule was too good and I had to have a second. The food was amazingly the brined then fried half chicken was amazing and juicy. It's the best chicken I've ever had. I wish I had a place like this near where I lived . All 9 members of our party were very happy with our food and drinks. read more

Sat in the bar area and the bartender who served us was very attentive and professional. Our drinks were delicious and would recommend eating/drinking with Manny as your bartender/server 100%. read more

$40 for a small mid pizza and some cake to go. Absolutely ridiculous. It tasted like frozen pizza from the grocery store.

Good service and a cozy location. Ordered a basic pizza and was served quickly and was very good. Nice crispy crust. Definitely will visit again. read more

I went to matchbox on a Sunday after my younger cousins basketball game (Georgetown vs. providence) my family drove all the way from Jersey to be together with us! We had a party of 12 and Richard (I'm not sure if he was a supervisor he wore a blue button up shirt) Maurice who was supposed to be our original waiter was terrible I understand short staff but was ruined it for me were his smart remarks as he notices Mr. Rich was catering to us! However this review is about Richard he was very polite, and so funny we laughed and had such a joyful time with him. I will definitely be back with my girls for his service ! read more

matchbox - Spinach and Hot Artichoke Spinach Dip Apple Pear Salad Pear lemon drop - New American Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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Went here for a late lunch today. To say that the service was not up to a normal standard would be an understatement. We were seated and forgotten about. We needed to ask the hostess for a waitress after at least 15 minutes. Drinks from the bar were forgotten and food orders were wrong. Our waitress brought 3 of 4 meals and needed to be reminded while she aimlessly wandered the restaurant with another tables food that we saw her bring back to the kitchen 2 times before she got it to the correct table. People who came in after we ordered received their food prior to us. At one point I went to the bar to get water because our waitress was nonexistent for so long that the entire table was out. Now for the positive. The food was better than the service. read more

Such good food and Maurice was a great server. Got the pesto pizza and pineapple and pig. Crust was great, both pizzas were phenomenal. Also has the doughnuts, ohhhhh so good! read more

We visited on a Thursday evening and were seated right away. It has a nice outdoor seating area. Our waitress was very kind and attentive. They were able to accommodate allergy restrictions. I enjoyed the pepperoni and hot honey pizza. It was nice and crispy. Pasta was good too. We would return. read more

My friend and I had a taste for some burgers, so we decided on Matchbox for dinner. The restaurant was fairly empty due to the pandemic, which was great. We were able to sit at a booth that was properly distanced from the other diners. Our waitress seemed to be the only one working that evening, but she was excellent! Very friendly, and prompt. I ordered the bistro burger, medium well and my friend got the crab cake burger. I can't speak for my friend, but my burger was very tasty and tender. I believe it was a bit too pink to be medium well, but I was famished and the burger was great otherwise, so I ignored that finding. I would definitely return to probably order the exact same burger. The service was nice, the food was good, and the bathrooms were pretty clean too. read more

matchbox - Bistro Burger Fries - New American Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

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I took some of my mentees at work to matchbox. Their happy hour menu is solid and reasonably priced. You tried a whole bunch of different foods but I only took a couple pictures. They are top 10 Black owned restaurants located in the DMV area. The service was awesome and the energy was peaceful. Highly recommend. read more

Stopped here on a day in DC to grab a quick lunch while doing tourist-y things. We split a GF pepperoni pizza and after it was delivered were basically ignored the entire rest of the time. We never got the chance to ask for anything else, as our server literally never came back by again. Our check took forever to get and get back, which was frustrating when we just wanted to leave. The food was overall good, what we ordered, but the service was subpar. read more

This place gets 2 star because it's a cool place downtown DC and had great customer service. And great Ranch lol The food was disappointing and over priced. I had a prosciutto and fig pizza. It looked better than it tasted. It was really hard, it was like eating a cold tortilla. The toppings were missed proportioned. Overall not good. read more

matchbox - Prosciutto + Fig Pizza - New American Near Me - Washington, DC, District of Columbia

Great ambiance, and great food! The chicken wings and pizza is amazing! Our server was Charles!

The pizza is sub-par at best. The miniburgers were okay, but how can one screw up those? Decent cocktails. Horrible service, and the place could use a good cleaning. For the value, it's not worth it. There are far better pizza places. With 12 known locations as of this review, perhaps the quality has suffered with expansion. I don't recall this place being so bad when I first tried it about 10 years ago. read more

Food was great service was fantastic Shout out to Maurice for the great service. Had an amazing time with my girlfriend read more

When we walked in I thought this seemed like a really cool place. The atmosphere was good and it seemed like everyone was having a great time enjoying their food and drinks. Our experience didn't meet those expectations. Af yet e we're seated it took at least 10 minutes for our waitress to take our drink order. She did not seem happy, she was not polite and did not make us feel welcomed. The best thing we ordered was the appetizer (spin dip). The pizza was not good. My son and I ordered fries chicken sandwiches and there was no meat only batter. This could have been an anomaly with the service but I will not go back. read more

Had the Crispy Chicken and it was DELICIOUS. The pizza looked delicious too. My server, Manuel, was also very attentive and kind. 10/10 recommend. read more

I miss the old location. As others have mentioned, it seems like the portions have gotten smaller, in addition to the quality going down as well. The pizzas look a few inches smaller than they used to be and they are very thin with skimpy toppings. There was only a thin layer of cheese on my pizza too. It also tasted old even though I know they just made it. The drinks are pretty good though, especially on happy hour, though they are a little on the sweeter side depending on who's making it. There doesn't seem to be any consistency. The jalapeno cucumber margarita sounds delicious but it is nasty, the mix they use is too sweet and you don't taste any lime flavor at all. The sangria is pretty sweet too but it's also pretty boozy. My favorite drink, however, is the Light the Fire, it's not too sweet, spicy, and fairly strong (note that the "bubbles" aren't sparkling wine, which is misleading and a bit of a disappointment). Happy hour is decent: $7.50 for cocktails, $7 for wine and $5 for rail and beer. HH food consists of $10 pizzas, $7 burgers and wings, and a few other things. Unfortunately, this will not be a regular spot for me because their service is too inconsistent. Some bartenders just post up and talk to their friends, completing ignoring the customers, and others are better and more alert. I also don't like that while I am clearly there for happy hour and order off the happy hour menu, the bartenders push me to order other off-the-menu drinks, when I then ask them if it's on happy hour they say "No, it's regular price xx". Well, then why the hell are you telling me about it during happy hour? Oy vey! read more

Oh my gosh...so good! Service. Ambience. Food. All of it 5 stars. The grilled chicken and avocado sandwich was one of the best I've had in a long time. My family enjoyed the pepperoni pizza. Our waitress was outstanding. So so good. read more