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UNEXPECTED DELICIOUS ITEMS About two months ago for Sunday dinner with the family my sister suggested this place because it was a Korean restaurant with chicken wings. Sold. The fried chicken wings served came with two different styles of glazes: soy & garlic and sweet & miki. The breading on the fried chicken wings remained crispy. As you can imagine one fried chicken wing was savory while the other was sweet. One item I found pleasant was the cream udon. The sauce is vintage carbonara with egg and bacon. The thick upon noodles matched well with the creamy sauce. After eating the fried chicken wings and cream udon I could have rated Matzip as a 4-star. There are two items that I didn't expect much that exceeded my expectation. I'm not a fan of beef bulgogi because most of the time the beef is dry. However the beef bulgogi at Matzip was moist as the dish had a broth, which made the beef moist and flavorful. This was the first time I enjoyed eating beef bulgogi and it occurred at Matzip. The other dish that surprised me was the bibimpap. I never this type of rice dish. What I admire about Asian cuisines is each cuisine provides their own version of rice dishes. The bibimpap at Matzip provided a lot of vegetables with meat. Sometimes rice dishes can be too heavy with fried meat but the vegetables balance the dish. The bibimpap was similar to eating salad bowl with the vegetables, but better. Because of the beef bulgogi and bibimpap I gave Matzip a 5-star rating. Due to my first experience at Matzip I will come back here again to try new, unexpected Korean dishes I never ate before.
I'm so glad they opened up a Korean restaurant in Union City that serves jjajang myeon because jjajang myeon is one of my favorite Korean dishes We also highly recommend their fries with cheese powder because it was so good I only gave it a 4 out of 5 stars because their service was a bit slow, but at the very least they were friendly
TIME: came here around 6 pm, was pretty busy and luckily there was only 1 open clean table left SERVICE: You just come in and get seated by the host. It took a little bit of time for our order to get taken which was understandable since it was pretty busy. but all was well EXTERIOR: inside a little plaza and there is a good amount of parking but could be bad if it is busy hours INTERIOR: small place for a busy restaurant but it is pretty good for business, wait times could vary since there is little seating FOOD: CORN CHEESE - super good, love corn cheese in general so might be biased JAJANG MYEON - nice flavors, could have used a little bit more seasoning but wasn't too sweet. SUPREAM KFC - super good flavor, not super sweet but sweet enough giving that salty taste a nice finish BIMBIMBAP WITH SPICY PORK AND HOT STONE - super good flavors but could have touched some more sauce or such OVERALL - super solid korean spot, love the street style food
[IN A NUTSHELL] great fried chicken [VERDICT] - NOT APPROVED [RUN-DOWN] Saw the hype on this place through a tiktok video and wanted to try it out. A little disappointed by what we got. It wasn't bad but it was not a wow factor in my opinion. The fried chicken was the best and with the combination with cream udon. Overall I think this place has potential but when your food comes out cold, it is not the best. [SCORE & ORDER] OVERALL: 3/5 Honey & Cheese Korean Fried Chicken $17.95 (4/5) -The fry on the chicken was super good and crunchy. The flavor tasted like honey and cheese which was good. The flavor was good on the chicken but they sort of packed it and it was too overpowering. It almost stuck to the chicken as well so it was a little overpowering if we did not dust it. It also was not hot when it came out which was a disappointment. Cream Udon $19.95 (3.5/5) -Pan tossed Udon in a cream sauce with egg, onion, and bacon -This was a very creamy udon which I loved but again, it came out cold which was a big disappointment. The cheesiness and the bacon gave it the flavor but it was also a bit watery. Bonchon $FREE (2/5) -Lacked flavor and was more sour than normal. The kimchi dishes were not flavored enough and was more wet. The bean sprouts had no sesame oil and tasted more just like boiled. [SERVICE & ATMOSPHERE] (not reflected upon review score): The wait for our food was super long and the service was ok. We waited almost 45 minutes for our food when there only a few people before us. Atmosphere was quiet when we went on a weekday. I was shocked by how long we had to wait as well as our food being cold.
The chicken wings here are fire; the best Korean chicken wings I've had in a while. Better than Vons and Bb.q Chicken IMO. The Rosé Tteokbokki was very creamy and yummy as well. There was only 1 server there who waited the tables, served the food, and bussed all the tables as well. He was quick, service was very fast even for a full house on a random Tuesday night and he was by himself. A big seating area and I enjoyed that there were many booths; it made our table a little more intimate. Will definitely be back to try other dishes and will recommend others to try as well!
Arguably one of the best Korean Fried Chicken I've had in the Bay Area. My party of 5 ordered 2 large wings in the Soy Garlic Flavor and Hot & Spicy Flavor, Fries, and Tteokbokki in their Rose Flavor and honestly it was plenty of food. Everything honestly tasted very delicious and flavorful, we weren't expecting the Hot & Spicy flavor to taste how it did but my party agreed that it was the best flavor and that it was tastier than a lot of other restaurants. I personally think the service was OKAY, after we got seated it did take a little longer than expected for a server to ask for our order as the restaurant didn't seem too busy. Overall the food here was delicious with service being a tad bit slow. Will definitely be back
I was quite excited to check this place out as the reviews were very positive and the IG posts made it even more exciting. I really wanted check this place out, especially for their fried chicken. I must have gone on an "off day" their chicken was unremarkable to me---I have been to other places in the EB and thought the chicken was much better. One particular menu item to note was the jajangmyeon--I thought was extremely disappointing...there was no flavor. I cannot recommend this dish it at all--needless to say, I've had better. While place was clean, the service was slow, despite only a few tables being occupied. For a place with the name of "Matzip" (맛집 in Korean), as delicious house, it was far from it on my visit and would have to give serious reconsideration to return.
I recently discovered Matzip and knew I'd have to check it out. Korean pub eats in little ole Union City? Count me in! They accept online reservations now on Yelp. I didn't find out until the day I'd planned to eat there, on a Friday no less. Wait for 2 on a Friday wasn't so bad. Maybe 20 minutes? The place is on the smaller side but can easily accommodate maybe 50+ customers. They have booths and tables available. Spacious. Order your soju and get those shot glasses clinking or just water like us haha. They'll refill the bottle as needed. The plastic water cups are ~16oz. They also serve complimentary banchan side dishes. Eats: *Corn Cheese *Beef Kimbap *Soy Garlic Wings small size *Seafood Stonepot Bibimbap Their corn cheese is sweet and topped with real bacon bits. Cheesy! I loved the beef kimbap! Haven't had it in a while and this hit the spot. Soy garlic wings were sweeter and larger than I expected, like it had lots of honey. Crispy-licious and flavorful. I want to try more wing flavors from here. Extra $2 for the Stonepot but it's worth it! We got the seafood bibimbap which had chopped shrimp and squid pieces. Meaty sliced shiitake mushrooms were so good plus all the veggies. Crispy rice bottom was excellent. It was on the drier side rather than watery from the veggies so add some gochujang sauce. I'm shocked the Stonepot was still hot even after thirty minutes. I guess that's stoneware for ya =) Parking is actually plentiful since the other businesses are closed by dinner time except Domino's next door. Wait staff is chill and they'll come by asking if you need anything at all. Great to have this hang out spot good for family meals, friend meet ups, or even dates. A couple that dined in was celebrating their 21st anniversary so that was cool. Check it out!
Tried it because of the Instagram posts! I fall for those all the time... but hey the workers were nice and helpful with accommodations and food was good so nothing to complain. I don't live in the area so I probably wouldn't go out of my way to go back. Food: - soy garlic fried chicken: 5/5 they tell you it's hot and it's actually really hot LOL it stays hot too - jjam ppong: 4/5 a little too much onions for me - rose tteobokki: 4/5 heavy but yummy we had to ask for the bacon to not b included for my friend
IG brought us here! We came to celebrate our friend's birthday who wanted Korean food and this did not disappoint. There's plenty of parking and the restaurant is spacious and clean. Here is what we ordered for our party of 5: Kimbap classic $10.95 (5/5) This was a solid choice for an appetizer and had a great filling of meat and veggies K-Retro Pork Cutlet $19.95 (4/5) This was huge and the pork cutlets were thick and juicy, comes with white rice, corn, salad and a dipping sauce Cream Udon $19.95 (5/5) This was unbelievably creamy and slurpable. The noodles were mixed with beef which is slightly sweet (add $5) onion, bacon sliced, and egg. This was my fav there Tteok Bok EE $17.95 (4/5) We got the original and it was spicy like really spicy. On the menu you see the 2-spice icon next to it. But it was a good. I could only eat a little bit at a time. It comes with ramen, fish cakes, and rice cakes Korean Fried Chicken (KFC) $29.95 (5/5) And duh we had to try KFC at a Korean spot. We got a 1/2 Soy Garlic and 1/2 Honey & Cheese. I really enjoyed the Honey and Cheese. The inside is slightly sweet, and the outside had a crispy crust of powdery cheese. We also got some small plates of complimentary banchan. This all went well with some soju and beer! They also gave us a free cheesecake slice for the birthday girl! We might have ordered too much because the servings are HUGE so we had a lot to go. But because we wanted to try everything this was necessary! Service was great and we will definitely come back for try the other dishes!
I was pleasantly surprised with this place!! Literally every bite was SO flavorful and yummy. The chicken was hot and crispy. I truly recommend the Honey & Cheese (SOOO GOOD) and the classic Soy Garlic as well. The Japchae was one of the best cooked Japchaes I've had with well-chopped veggies. also cannot forget the corn cheese which was fire. went here on a Monday and it was busy but no wait to sit down, though I think we waited 30-45 mins for our food. The waiter was super apologetic though saying that theyve been really busy bc theyre going viral -- rightfully so!!! Would definitely come back.
Wanted to try some Korean food in the area and found this place in a small strip mall next to Domino's Pizza. Inside the restaurant was welcoming and server was attentive, asking how the food was. They have comfortable booths all around as well as tables. We ordered to share, japchae appetizer which was tasty and a humongous portion, bibimbap with chicken, and KFC with soy and garlic. Portions were perfect for sharing and very tasty! We of course also had banchan. Ice water came in a container to share and I asked my sister if she wanted hot tea but she said it didn't matter but our server was very attentive and brought us hot tea anyway. Will come back to try other items on the menu!
I've been wanting to try this place out since my Korean chicken spot in Hayward closed down. I took my goddaughter here for dinner, and I'm glad we arrived right when it opened, because they got busy quickly after 45 minutes. They have a decent amount of seating, but it fills up pretty quickly. We ordered the Rose Tteokbokki, with half original chicken and half soy-garlic. Honestly amazing food. Great place to have some Korean chicken.
1 month ago
I love Matzip! Their Bibimbap and original Korean chicken are my favorites. I've tried all the Bibimbap meat options and even asked if I could substitute the anchovies- I thought it would be a great combination, but unfortunately they couldn't accommodate it. Still, I absolutely love this restaurant and always enjoy coming back. read more
4 months ago
Amazing! So delicious! The Tteokbokki was amazing. And the fried chicken was amazing. Spicy level is great! read more
3 months ago
Got the creamy udon and a small of mixed soy garlic + honey cheese. 10/10 recommend! The chicken in particular had great flavor and texture. read more
3 months ago
I've been wanting to try this spot for a while and was not disappointed. It's a decent size location great for date night or a get together with friends. From the moment we sat down, our waiter was attentive and checked in with us throughout the duration of our meal. He even answered my questions about what some of the side dishes were and gave recommendations (the white radish with the wings was a great pairing). We ordered the cheese corn, fried dumplings, cream udon, and sweet & mild Korean fried chicken. Everything was absolutely delicious but the stars of the show by far were the udon and chicken. The udon was cooked perfectly and the meat, which I think was bacon, added an extra level of flavor to the dish. The chicken wings! I will be ranting and raving about the wings to anyone who listens. They were sticky and just the right amount of crispy. Definitely recommend this spot and will be visiting again. read more
3 months ago
8 months ago
Went to this place yesterday for lunch, and imo this is some of the best Korean food I've had in the US. Firstly, while yes, it is a pretty small dining area, I did enjoy the atmosphere and layout of the seating. I also liked how there was a container full of chopsticks and clean spoons. The server was also friendly and helped my mom when she was ordering by explaining how spicy the dish might be, and she was quick to bring the side dishes of kimchi and pickled radishes too. When it came to the food, I did compare it to what I had in Korea, and I honestly thought that the soy garlic chicken was even better than what I ate in Korea. The sauce had the perfect balance of danjan danjan (sweet salty sweet salty I believe), and evenly coated around the chicken. Plus the skin was super crunchy and the meat tender and juicy. It paired well with the kimchi fried rice, which was delicious by itself. I also really enjoyed the cheese ball. Crispy, chewy, and cheesy. I don't know what the powder was, but it complimented the cheese balls nicely. Lastly the jajangmyeon. Absolutely loved it! The noodles were cooked perfectly, and there was enough pork to balance the cucumbers and onions. My favorite part was the sauce! There was so much of it leftover and I didn't want to waste it, so I started dipping the cheese balls in the sauce as well. Overall, a great dining experience, and I'll be coming back here anytime I have a craving for Korean food! read more
1 month ago
Yummy food. tteok bok ee is really cheesy. Bulgogi Jeongol has a lot, I mean a lot, of meat of veggie. KFC (soy & garlic) is delicious (too hungry and didn't take picture). Overall, a good experience. read more
4 months ago
2nd Time eating here and food was sooo good! First time trying the Cream Udon which is Carbonara flavored & that didn't disappoint! I'll be coming back again soon! read more
11 months ago
The pictures of the food at Matzip looked so good, we had to try it! It's located in a small strip mall in Union City. There's not much around the area, so you do have to travel there but it's totally worth it. Very easy to find parking. We got take out because we were in a rush, but everything was still so good! We ordered 3 things: -Honey and cheese chicken: the chicken is huge and nicely fried, but the seasoning is the star! It might sound a little odd, but trust me, it's delicious. It reminds me of honey butter KFC. Just a hint of sweetness. -Soy garlic chicken: I thought the combo of the honey and cheese and soy garlic was great. The honey and cheese is more of a dry rub and you get the sweet and sticky wet rub of the soy garlic. -Rose tteokbokki: honestly one of the best rose tteokbokki I've had! It looks like a small portion, but it's very rich and filling. The sauce is nice and creamy, not watery at all. It comes with some bacon and hot dog slices for salt. Lastly- it comes with ramen! Usually places charge extra for that, but they included it which is great. Also the noodles didn't get soggy even though it was sitting in sauce. read more
11 months ago
We ordered the Japchae, the Sweet chicken wings, and the Soy & Garlic chicken wings. The Japchae was very chewy and elasticity. It wasn't bad, but very interesting eating it. Both flavors of the chicken wings were good. I enjoyed the Soy & Garlic a little bit more than the Sweet, although I liked the Sweet too. The gal who gave us the food told us which plate had which flavor when she gave it to us. But after eating both flavors, it kind of seemed like they were switched. However, at the end of our meal, we asked which plate was which and it was the same answer as before. So hopefully I am giving the correct review of the actual dish. Pretty impressed with the size of the chicken wings and drumsticks. Although each plate had 7 pieces, one plate was definitely more than a serving. The wings and drumsticks were nice and plump! They also had a nice crunchy batter, which I liked. It didn't taste oily nor soggy. I would come again to try other things on their menu. read more
2 months ago
4 months ago
Fun evening out! Staff is friendly, service was quick, food was delicious! Definitely would love to come back (with friends) and try the other food on their menu. All the options looked yummy! read more
11 months ago
I would highly recommend this place! The food was good and very comforting korean food. The service was fairly quick and easy to order. I saw this place on tiktok and wanted to give it a try since it's nearby & korean food is one of my favorite cuisines! The interior inside is simple and cute. Overall the experience felt very comforting and a good spot to just hang & catch up with friends! read more
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5 STARS! We came in because we were in town to visit a friend. But she was sleeping (she's a nurse, we forgive her) so I looked for a cool place to eat. Saw the pics and reviews so off we went. The decor is clean, simple and elegant. Extremely inviting. We ordered: corn cheese, the Korean pancakes, shrimp toast, shrimp tempura and the Honey Cheese wings and Soy Garlic wings. Everything was so yummy! The fish was my favorite of the pancakes. The taste had depth but was still light and airy. The shrimp toast and tempura were perfect. Crispy but tender, delicious and full of flavor. The wings. GIRL. The Soy Garlic wings were sticky and delicious and the meat was so moist and served very hot. The Honey Cheese?!?!? If I lived nearby, I'd order two orders, grab some cold beer, and enjoy whatever game was on TV. Will definitely become my spot when we come to visit. Winston and the waitress we had (didnt catch her name) were super friendly, and I just cannot say enough good things about this place read more
5 months ago
Restaurant is clean and nice inside. Kitchen is abt slow. Ordered soy/garlic chicken and toppoki waited about 20 mins. Besides order come out abit slow, everything is great. read more
1 year ago
Got food from Doordash from this place and it surprisingly did not disappoint! We ordered the pork katsu, beef kimbap, and tteokbokki, which all came with a nice assortment of banchan sides. The pork katsu was light and crispy and came with rice and a salad - it paired perfectly with the sauces provided. The kimbap were generously filled - rice was soft and the beef was seasoned well. The tteokbokki was fully loaded with ramen and a hard-boiled egg - which definitely made it worth the price! Just a heads up, the tteokbokki is pretty spicy, so be prepared! Everything was pretty solid for to-go food. Definitely planning to visit in person next time, especially to try the chicken! read more
11 months ago
Matzip is the place to be after a long days work to hang out with friends over a good meal, good drinks and great ambiance. We went on a Friday night mid-November and the place was already packed at the start of dinner service! The staff let us know very clearly and humbly that wait times could be longer as they were understaffed for the day. We appreciated the clarity! The food was worth the wait! We ordered the non-stone bowl bibimbap, assorted pancakes, fried seaweed rolls, and the fried pork cutlet. We're rooting for Matzip and we look forward to our next visit soon! read more
highly recommend this korean restaurant! they just opened 1 month ago and it's already so popular. we had a great meal and will be coming back pros: -service was 10/10! shoutout to winston for the friendly and fast service -portions: HUGE! flavorful korean fried chicken and tteokbokki. SO SO GOOD -clean and beautifully modern interior with lots of seating. perfect for huge groups cons: -none read more
1 year ago
Good food. We had the tteobokki, bibimbop and cheese and honey fried chicken. Straight-forward goodness. Staff was friendly and attentive. Clean and atmosphere was nice and not very noisy. read more
6 months ago
Pretty solid Korean food love the wings and the noodles combo together was fire service was great attentive and atmosphere was nice great deate night or friend hang out read more
5 months ago
Got the the supreme KFC, not bad. Decent flavors. Rose ttokboki is nice and creamy. Suprised it came with a boiled egg, sausage, ham and ramen. This place feels like a good hang out spot. read more
2 months ago
11 months ago
Everything was fresh and made to order -- the food came out piping hot. The kimchi was sour and had a decent spice kick to it. I didn't love their fish cake, both as banchan and in the tteokbokki, but that's okay, everything else was fire. The sausage kimbap was so fresh and yummy, I especially love the crunchy pickled sweet yellow radish in there. 10 pieces to a roll. I got the original tteokbokki and the sauce was decently spicy, like shin ramyun spice level, as someone else mentioned, and I was eating it as it was piping hot so I was sweating but in a good way lol. It came with ramen noodles and a hard boiled egg, no add on required. The rice cakes were perfectly chewy. I will definitely come back again soon for their jajangmyeon and soy garlic fried chicken with my husband, I can't wait to try more things on the menu (also the rose tteokboki). Service was friendly. I was only one of two tables when I first came in around 15 minutes after they opened (for a weekday lunch), but about a handful of other groups came in slowly as I was there for the next hour or so. Still lots of space in the restaurant, which was very clean, which I really appreciate. I love the big booths that they have on the perimeter of the seating area, with regular tables in the middle. Good for accommodating a few big groups. The booth seats can comfortably seat 3 people to one side of a booth. We tried to go for dinner on a Friday night around 7:30...don't do it, groups and lots of people waiting outside the door. Unsure how quickly the line went because we didn't want to wait, but I'd say go during the weekdays if you can to avoid a wait/rush. Lots of well-deserved hype for this place right now, so I'm happy for them and hope they can stick around. Very happy with this new local spot in UC. read more
5 months ago
Great overall service and experience besides delicious food they are offering under supposedly a new management. The restaurant also had booths with nice comfy sofas. We got half and half of honey/cheese and supream fried chicken and their special menu- jajamyeong seafood pork combo. Exceeded our expectations. Would definitely come back to try other dishes on the menu. read more
3 months ago
We love Matzip! Their honey and cheese chicken is superb! We also love their jajang myeon, so tasty! read more
3 months ago
1 year ago
Major yum for real. Rose teokbokki- creamy, mild spicy, and has bacon! For the price I would expect more rice cakes but it was still delicious. Soy garlic fried chicken - they use drumlettes and wings. Super juicy and crispy even with the sauce! I loved this. Its not on the menu but if you get a large you can do 50/50 flavors. Japchae - you need to mix it so the noodles absorb the sauce. A little on thr sweeter side but still delicious. delicious. Banchan is nothing notable. Would definitely come back. read more
7 months ago
I don't know how this place has 4 stars but my table didn't have a pleasant experience. We ordered the katsu, cheese ball, fries, popcorn chicken, and soy garlic wings. My chicken wings were uncooked and it was just so sickenly sweet. The Katsu was way overcooked and super dry. Everything else was below mid. Try at your own risk read more
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4 months ago
Had lunch today for the first time and it was really good! We ordered the Beef Jeongal and the Soy & Garlic chicken. The Beef Jeongal can feed up to four people. We had excellent service and will be back again. read more
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33592 Alvarado-Niles Rd
Union City, CA 94587
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(341) 249-7472
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This location was Fish Day , then changed to K Kitchen and now Matzip. Is it the same owner for all three restaurants/names? Are they serving the same food and just changing the name of the restaurant to make it seem as those it's a new restaurant?
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