I've been on what I've titled a "Jacksonville pizza journey" - trying to hunt down the best New York style pizza in the city. At each place I order the same thing - either a slice of cheese and a slice of pepperoni, or if they don't sell by the slice I order a half cheese, half pepperoni 10" pizza. I've tried pizza all over Jax, eating at the same places multiple times to give them the benefit of the doubt if the pizza was off on a given day. Mateo's is the current reigning champion. The flavor is awesome. The crust is cooked perfectly. The sauce is delicious. The light sprinkling of Italian seasoning is on point. Mateo makes his dough in house and has been making pizza for years. The price is beyond reasonable. If you truly love pizza, I can't stress enough that Mateo's needs to be on the top of your list. And, as an added bonus, it's inside the Bold City taproom - $4 pints of delicious fresh beer. I've been looking for the perfect pizza, and I'm stoked that it's located in my neighborhood at Mateo's.Kid-friendliness: It's an awesome family friendly environment
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Pizza
D pinnell
Excellent bar pizza. Although, this time, the criust was too damned greasy.
Donnie Knight
Best smash burger in the 904! Cheese curds are pretty delicious, too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christine Palmrose
Excellent burgers &
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Reana Cato
Best food I’ve ordered in this area! Swiss Burger, Cheesesteak, Little Bit of Everything pizza and cheese chili bacon fries! Amazing!!!!!! Great atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chili Cheese Fries
Kimberly Hobbs
We went on a Friday night and they had live music. They have the best pizza around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Watson Brothers Realtors
I loved the food and atmosphere!
Aaron Gibson
Pizza came out amazing and in good time! This place has such a cool atmosphere! I’ll definitely be back!
Michelle Brown
Best little find! Food was amazing. Staff friendly. Mimosas delicious.. will definitely go again!
So far I've tried the pizza, the burger, the cheese curds, and the Italian sausage hotdog. The pizza was great. The bread had great fIavor, which is rare. The sauce and cheese were evenly proportioned. The toppings were fresh and well cooked. I tried it with the balsamic upon Mateos recommendation and it a great pairing. The burger was very good. I often find the meat can by dry on burgers but that wasn't the case here. The meat was moist but it wasn't one of those burgers that wets the bun. It was perfectly balanced. The cheese curds are always good. One time they were a bit salty but with the sweet chili sauce it was still ok. I still order them with less added salt but it's personal preference. The Italian dog certainly is well cooked. The sausage itself has a bit of a tough skin like a bratwurst so expect that. I think they could use a slightly bigger bun because I kind of had to eat it dissembled but it was still satisfying. All the food and service I've had at Mateos is certainly a cut above most of what I've tried even outside of Jacksonville. I highly recommend this place if you are looking for well prepared and flavorful food. For a restaurant inside of a brewery this place not only holds its own with dedicated food restaurants but exceeds their quality in more than one way.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Twilight Musiq
Owner is pretty cool. Makes an excellent burger and the pizza is fairly decent as well. Plenty of draft beer if u're into that
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephanie Cabrera
This is by far one of my favorite places to eat in Jax. My husband and I often talk about how delicious the food is. I almost always order the pizza because of how good it is, but his burgers, cheesesteaks and grilled cheese are amazing too! Honestly you won’t regret whatever you get.
Katie Rupp
Best burger in Jax. Fresh ingredients, perfectly cooked. This mom and son team are ???I wish I had one right now I'm starving!
David G.
by god, mateo cooks the hell out of some food. lordy, he changed my life. my wife and i still think about his cooking every day. mateo deserves a Michelin star.
I've been on what I've titled a "Jacksonville pizza journey" - trying to hunt down the best New York style pizza in the city. At each place I order the same thing - either a slice of cheese and a slice of pepperoni, or if they don't sell by the slice I order a half cheese, half pepperoni 10" pizza. I've tried pizza all over Jax, eating at the same places multiple times to give them the benefit of the doubt if the pizza was off on a given day. Mateo's is the current reigning champion. The flavor is awesome. The crust is cooked perfectly. The sauce is delicious. The light sprinkling of Italian seasoning is on point. Mateo makes his dough in house and has been making pizza for years. The price is beyond reasonable. If you truly love pizza, I can't stress enough that Mateo's needs to be on the top of your list. And, as an added bonus, it's inside the Bold City taproom - $4 pints of delicious fresh beer. I've been looking for the perfect pizza, and I'm stoked that it's located in my neighborhood at Mateo's.Kid-friendliness: It's an awesome family friendly environment
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cheese Pizza
Excellent bar pizza. Although, this time, the criust was too damned greasy.
Best smash burger in the 904! Cheese curds are pretty delicious, too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent burgers &
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best food I’ve ordered in this area! Swiss Burger, Cheesesteak, Little Bit of Everything pizza and cheese chili bacon fries! Amazing!!!!!! Great atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chili Cheese Fries
We went on a Friday night and they had live music. They have the best pizza around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I loved the food and atmosphere!
Pizza came out amazing and in good time! This place has such a cool atmosphere! I’ll definitely be back!
Best little find! Food was amazing. Staff friendly. Mimosas delicious.. will definitely go again!
So delicious!
Restaurantji Recommends
So far I've tried the pizza, the burger, the cheese curds, and the Italian sausage hotdog. The pizza was great. The bread had great fIavor, which is rare. The sauce and cheese were evenly proportioned. The toppings were fresh and well cooked. I tried it with the balsamic upon Mateos recommendation and it a great pairing. The burger was very good. I often find the meat can by dry on burgers but that wasn't the case here. The meat was moist but it wasn't one of those burgers that wets the bun. It was perfectly balanced. The cheese curds are always good. One time they were a bit salty but with the sweet chili sauce it was still ok. I still order them with less added salt but it's personal preference. The Italian dog certainly is well cooked. The sausage itself has a bit of a tough skin like a bratwurst so expect that. I think they could use a slightly bigger bun because I kind of had to eat it dissembled but it was still satisfying. All the food and service I've had at Mateos is certainly a cut above most of what I've tried even outside of Jacksonville. I highly recommend this place if you are looking for well prepared and flavorful food. For a restaurant inside of a brewery this place not only holds its own with dedicated food restaurants but exceeds their quality in more than one way.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Owner is pretty cool. Makes an excellent burger and the pizza is fairly decent as well. Plenty of draft beer if u're into that
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is by far one of my favorite places to eat in Jax. My husband and I often talk about how delicious the food is. I almost always order the pizza because of how good it is, but his burgers, cheesesteaks and grilled cheese are amazing too! Honestly you won’t regret whatever you get.
Best burger in Jax. Fresh ingredients, perfectly cooked. This mom and son team are ???I wish I had one right now I'm starving!
by god, mateo cooks the hell out of some food. lordy, he changed my life. my wife and i still think about his cooking every day. mateo deserves a Michelin star.