Great atmosphere, but okay food at a price. Okay, so kind of weird to say a food truck has great atmosphere, but turn the corner into the Georgetown Trailer Park Mall and see the brightly colored truck with people happily munching on sandwiches at a couple picnic tables as some funky tunes play over the truck's stereo and I felt like I walked into something special. I just had the beignets and a friend had the oyster po boy. Not overwhelmed by either. Beignets were pretty tasty, but at 3 for 4 dollars just a little over priced. Had a bite of the sandwich and the predominant flavor was the pickle. They could definitely be a little bolder with their flavors and spices. That said the service was really speedy and amiable. read more

It's ridiculous how good this stuff is. The beignets are lovely (and a complete mess to eat, as they should be). The shrimp and grits are a revelation...the grits are so creamy and delicious, and the spicy sauce for the shrimp. Okay, my mouth is watering again just thinking about it. I don't work near any of his lunch spots, sadly, but if you check his schedule online, he's at Chuck's Hop Shop in the evenings occasionally, and it's always worth the drive (plus, Chuck's is a great place to pick up some beer, too). Can't wait for Matt's sit down restaurant to open up. read more

I love this place because it creates a taste of home for me. I am from Seattle, but family cook spicy foods, and gumbo. When I went I had the shrimp and grits, oyster po boy, jambalaya and beignet. Everything I had was warm and well spiced well! They are fast in preparing the food, and very friendly. It is a place I fell I love with . read more

Where Ya At Matt - Shrimp and grits - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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In one word: "blah." It's overpriced. Yes, this is Seattle, but there are plenty of food trucks with similar prices and much higher quality ingredients. Tried the chicken and shrimp po'boy sandwiches. Both lackluster. They were slapped together fast -- otherwise I might give only one star. The shrimp was fishy tasting--gross, actually. Might have better luck eating at Subway for a few dollars less. Ouch. Sorry if this came across as rude, that's just "Where I'm at." read more

Didn't realize that by ordering "two beignets" I was actually getting two orders of beignets. Six beignets. I decided I was up for the challenge. No regrets. read more

I have fallen in love all over again. After an exhaustive year long search for a good po boy, this is it. I met Matthew at the dead baby bikes after party, and was instantly impressed with his enthusiasm and charisma as he took our orders. I chatted with him for about 5 to 10 min while my food was made to order. The food was so good, i wanted to go back for seconds. I even told a bunch of my buddies to go get one, and they were just as satisfied as I was. The beignets are so fresh, you have to wait a couple minutes or you will burn yourself. Just talking about it.... Guess I will have to track him down for dinner tonight. Cheers!!! read more

Where Ya At Matt - Fried shrimp and pork po boys - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Love this socially-driven business! Thanks to the internet and word of mouth, this restaurant on wheels has become the talk of the town! Matt, the owner, is a great guy who makes every experience very personable. The food has always been exceptional, however I must confess that my last two visits weren't up to par. I felt like Matt has compromised on quality of shrimp. I always order the shrimp po-boy, and feel like they switched from fresh shrimp off the dock, to store bought (frozen) shrimp -a noticeable difference in taste. Despite my last two visits, I plan to give Matt another chance in my next visit. read more

Heard about them on my local NPR station, and that they were just down the hill from me today, so I had to check them out. Because of the radio coverage, they were out of some of the favorites. I got the red beans and rice, cornbread, and beignets. The beans and rice (w/ andouille) were okay, The andouille definitely made a positive difference, as did smoky hot sauce. The cornbread was very nice, good flavor and texture. The beignets smell awesome (my car now smells like beignets), and the flavor is good, but the texture is doughy. Maybe too much powedered sugar got caked on in a big glob? I would definitely give them another couple of tries. read more

As the name states, Where Ya at, Matt? Decided to make it out here to try one of the highest rated food trucks in America just before a flight. Yelp shows it's downtown near the hotel...after repeatedly circling the hotel and asking locals, we went onto the website. The website shows on Fridays, it's located on Elliot...so we head there immediately. Cruising the streets and parking lots with no luck, we again ask the locals. After being told to follow them on FB, we found that it was at a park 10 minutes away. So what did we do?? Trek it out to the park. Cruising around...again, no food truck. I asked workers and locals once more...but no food truck in sight. I wish there were a phone number so I could find the exact location other than the three failed places on the websites. read more

Generally pretty tasty fare, but I just had the driest most charred andouille sausage po boy ever. Very disappointing. My wife's shrimp po boy was good. read more

Where Ya At Matt - Cajun/Creole Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I'm disappointed Where Ya At Matt does not come to PioneerSquare anymore. It was one of my go-to food trucks. My favorites were fried chicken po'boy, cheesy grits and the beignets. read more

Where Ya Att Matt catered an event I attended this weekend. I'm a bit disappointed I didn't get to try their shrimp or oyster stuff, but based on the food I did try (smothered chicken, roast beef with debris gravy, jambalaya, and beignets), I give them a solid 7/10. They were better than "meh" but not really at "wow". The jambalaya was a little mild for my taste while the beignets were a little heavier and doughier than I would have liked. The sandwiches were very good, but still lacked that something extra that took them from good to special. Would I eat at Where Ya Att Matt again? Sure. Would I go looking for them? Probably not. read more

YUM! LOVE cajun food! I loved their shrimp and grits! The jambalaya was good too, especially their sausage, but it was a little bit salty for my tastes. I'm going back to try their po'boys and to get another order of their grits! read more

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An efficient lunch time ordering process...5 stat. Food prepared in a acceptable time frame...4 star. Shrimp Po Boy is 5 star. Gumbo tasty, but lacked suffiicient spicy seasoning so 3 star. Muffuletta exceeded expectations based on first impression (did not look to have enough olive salad), however tasty and light...4 star. Beignets tasty and 5 star. King cake nothing special and too dense, thus a 3 star. Combine each food experience and overall 4 star. Recommend and will visit again. read more

YUM! Great! Matt is a sweet guy and the Shrimp Po Boy is divine!!! I crave them! I get mine without the peppers (first time I'd had a shrimp po boy w/ peppers) just cuz I personally didn't enjoy them but my bf does! Last time we meant to bring them home to eat but couldn't bring ourselves to leave the parking lot before devouring them! :) Oh, had the beignets once too and very pillowy and delicious! read more

One of my favorite (top 3) food trucks in Seattle. It's predominantly sandwich fare, and a bit spendy for a food truck lunch, but man is it good. The Po' Boys (shrimp, oyster, catfish & peacemaker) and the muffaletta are my personal favorites. I wouldn't go so far as to say the muffaletta is authentic, but it is probably the best you'll get within 1,000 miles of Seattle, certainly from a truck! Polish it all off with an order of beignets & coffee -- what could be better on a cold Seattle day? Also great to share the sugary-donuty goodness with friends or co-workers. read more

I visited this place at the Everett Street Food Festival. I got a large order of shrimp and girts, one of my all time favorite southern dishes. I was pleasantly surprised. The sauce for the shrimps was pretty dang good. It was red and rich and flavorful. I thought the grits themselves were a bit under-seasoned. I had to mix the grits with the sauce for them to have any flavor. At first it looked like there weren't many shrimp in there, but once I dug in, I found it had quite a few in there. The container was one of those plastic pint containers that you might see in a grocery store deli. The large would make a decent enough meal. The small was indeed pretty small. Glad I didn't get that one. Unless you want something that would effectively only be a snack or a sample, I would suggest staying away from that one. The large was $10. The small, if I recall was $6. Don't know if that was just for the festival or what. The missus and I shared an order of beignets. We got two of them for $5. The price was perhaps a titch steep but they were very very good. They were fresh and hot and delicious. I loved the fact they came in a bag and we could shake them up a bit more to coat them in the powdered sugar. Hope to see these guys around again because I'd sure like to try a po boy or the red beans and rice. read more

The Good: The menu selection was good, the prices all over the place (so anyone can get something) and the Shrimp and Grits and Shrimp Po Boy delivered! I don't have much history with authentic po boy's, so you can knock it if you want to, but for me, the filling to bread ratio was good, the sauce was perfect in amount, the outside of the bread was crispy and flaky, and the inside was warm and soft. The shrimp and grits were very good. I would eat that again for sure. Nicely spiced, plenty of shrimp, and not lumpy or grainy. The Bad: The shrimp were all tougher than I hoped, like overcooked. However that could have been carryover cooking from taking it for a 15 minute walk before digging in. The Ugly: My insides from the grease in the grits. But I paid for it, so I am going to lap it up! Conclusion: I will definitely try them again. If I can find competition, I may adjust my rating, however, they are good enough to set my bar from. read more

Saw them at seafoodfest. Grabbed an oyster poboy, a side or red beans and rice, and some beignets. The poboy was great, stuffed with oysters and after the addition of some hotsauce, very tasty. However the red beans and rice was very bland and the rice was VERY undercooked. Also, the beignets were soggy. read more

Amazing portobello Po' boy and delicious beignets! It is a shining southern star in the pacific north. Gave me a piece of home while I'm away. read more

This place is delicious. Had the fried oyster po boy and beignets and both are fantastic. Bring your own tobascco for the oysters, but other than that, this place is perfect. read more

Where Ya At Matt came to a pub near my neighborhood about a week ago, and I'm so glad my partner and I stopped by for dinner! We shared the shrimp po boy and the jambalaya and both were absolutely delicious!! We also tried the cornbread and shared some beignets for dessert - those were amazing as well! Definitely go here if they're in you're neck of the woods. We'll be keeping an eye out for when they're back, that's for sure!! read more

Had the beignets at the Eggs, Kegs, Bacon event yesterday. Best thing ever - melt in your mouth delicious. Can't wait to stalk the truck ;) and try more of their menu. Um...hello Shrimp Po' Boy read more

Oh my God, what did I do to deserve such a delicious food truck to appear one day in the typically dismal Interbay area? At first I wasn't sure about the prices for a food truck. $10 for a sandwich made me hesitate - but it was so worth it. I got a Smoked Portabello po' boy and every single bite was DELICIOUS. The cooks here understand flavor on another levels, and those were some seriously juicy mushrooms to boot. Not to mention it was enormous. Tons of food for the price and supersuper tasty. I plan to return for coffee and beignets ASAP. They only do lunch when they're parked in Interbay (I don't know about the others) and close around 2pm. They run out, so get there early!! read more

Not that bad. ..had shrimp & grits, pork po-boy. Good flavor but too much chili powder for me. A bit pricey.

Found the food truck after a lovely walk around Greenlake. I had heard great things about the poboys and the beignets. We got the oyster poboy to share and beignets. They were very helpful in cutting our poboy for us. The oyster poboy was extremely flavorful and tasty. I could taste the oysters and the sauce on the poboy is an excellent combination. The beignets were warm and sweet dessert to finish off with. Definitely would recommend this food truck to others! read more

It took me forever but I finally came here! Yay! Everytime I eat cajun food, I start talking about my adventures in New Orleans. There is something about the cuisine...it's just so distinctive and unique that it always conjures up memories! I had an oyster po boy and shared some beignets. I liked that the oyster po boy wasn't super messy and over-flowing. It was a good size and the bread was good. I do agree with Jon L. that the oysters were too small. It would be better to do larger ones so they are juicier and with less breading, but they probably won't do that because its more expensive! I still enjoyed the sandwich though. The beignets were also delicious BUT they were sooo dense. The ones at Cafe Du Monde are nice and fluffy. If I were forced to choose, I'd choose Cafe Du Monde, but I like both. I'm so glad this truck comes by near my work weekly...its a nice taste of a great memory! :) read more

My dad told me he was getting food from a special food truck and to not worry, since they had something vegetarian. He arrived home with a white bag and pulled out three white wrapped sandwiches. When I unwrapped mine I almost melted; the smell alone was that good. The spice blend on the portobellos with the sauces and crusty white bread was honestly sublime. Only regret is that I can't immediately turn around, run back, and buy another. Or maybe two! read more

i'll keep this (uncharacteristically) short and sweet: - sunny seattle day + amazing portabella mushroom po'boy = warm happy food coma lunch. thank you Where ya At Matt for having a veggie sandwich! (the blackened shrimp po'boy is also the bee's knees). Conclusion: If you are anywhere near this truck, go throw cash their way in exchange for really, really delicious food. read more

Love this truck. Have had the muffaletta, rice and beans, and beignets. Matt and his staff are very cool as well. My friend from New Orleans admits that their food is spot on, so that's saying a lot. He says that their beignets are ALMOST as good as Cafe Du Mond's so that is a high compliment. Feeling very fortunate that I live less than a quarter of a mile to where they post up on Saturdays. Prices are NOT expensive, but fair in that their sandwiches are packed and weigh like a pound and a half. You will be FULL. You will be feeling lovely. read more

Yum... I just had a holiday party at my work and we had food truck food to celebrate. It was delicious! My coworker was telling me how delicious this place was. So i hyped up this experience to my husband telling him how great it was going to be for this party. He was really excited that he didn't eat all day for this party. And it was certainly well worth the wait. I am going to have to go when its open for We had 3 different types of po boys sides and beignets for dessert. I had to go for seconds because they were so good =) I wil definitely have to check this out again when I go to their truck. I even heard that they come out to the Queen Anne Farmer's market sometimes! read more

The food here is pretty good, but it's not very authentic. The sandwiches aren't really po-boys. The bread is mediocre, and any New Orleanian will tell you that the bread is the key to a good po-boy. The toppings on some of the po-boys are also extremely different than what I'd expect from a place using a traditional NOLA saying (albeit spelled incorrectly) and advertising as authentic cajun/creole. The apple slaw pork po-boy for example, and the pickled peppers and aioli on the shrimp po-boy The shrimp po-boy is the best one I've tried, but again it tastes absolutely nothing like a traditional New Orleans shrimp po-boy. Still good though. I'd give it four stars as an individual item. The roast beef and pork po-boys aren't very good. To me a roast beef po-boy should come dripping wet, smothered in gravy. The one here is relatively dry. The roast beef and pork are both overly salty also. The jambalaya is pretty good, but it seems more tomato based than the traditional style that I'm used to. It's a little more acidic and not as savory as jambalaya should be. This place isn't bad, it's just not great cajun/creole food. The owner is a nice guy and I understand that he lived in New Orleans for several years prior to moving here, but it would be nice if we could get some actual authentic cajun/creole here rather than stuff like this. BTW the term is technically "where y'at", not "where ya at". Not that it really matters, but missing the mark on the authenticity of the truck's name is just a sign of what is to come with the food. read more

See, I had hopes that the twenty minute wait in line at the Moon festival might be due to popularity, a popularity that might even be well deserved. I was wrong. I spent 8 bucks on a hard, cold (like refrigerator cold,) stale cornbread muffin and a small plastic container of, as far as I could tell, canned "red beans" and minute rice. The beans and rice were edible, I'll give them that, but they tasted nothing like the quarts of red beans and rice I've gotten in NOLA for four bucks; in fact, they tasted unCANnily like some crappy canned chili beans I've eaten before in a desperate moment. Matt, where were ya at when your cooks found this recipe for ' red beans and rice,' and WHYwould you even bother trying to run southern food restaurant that treats cornbread like Asian restaurants treat fortune cookies, instead of treating it like the warm, golden cornerstone it should be? read more

Wow, Just Wow. I was introduced to this spot by my dad a few months after we got back from New Orleans and of course the food was crazy fantastic down there, but having a po boy and the jumbalaya from Matt's food truck was my "favorite spot in New Orleans." I really felt like I was back in N.O. again on bourbon street but I had found the secret local hot spot you don't tell the tourists about. It's that good. From what I heard Matt is from N.O. and man it shows. I think about this food often honestly. Well done sir! read more

I tried the catfish Po'boy and was a little disappointed. It was not a large sandwich and there was just one strip of fish in the sandwich. The breading was no longer crunchy either. On the good side the dressing on the sandwich had a lot of flavor and helped the bread stay moist. For $12 it was on the expensive side. It was also ready in under 2 minutes so that along with the soggy breading makes a good case that it had been pre-made. I also tried a beignet and it was good, definitely has some heft to it. read more

Caught them at the Georgetown carnival. Shrimp po boy. A bit underwhelmed. Had a better one from this truck on a previous visit. Not as big this time and not as much shrimp. Red beans and rice were pretty good. I'd eat here again, but wouldn't hunt them down. read more

shrimp po' boy= fried shrimp on a regular white roll with some wilted mayo lettuce, tomatoes, and 2 pickle slivers. All for only ten bucks! For that price it should come with one small side of red beans and rice. I have not tried anything else, but this po' boy is severely lacking and is an extremely boring sandwich. Jemil's makes a better version. At least you can get the option of having blackened shrimp instead of fried, and it is made with better quality and care. Matt's po' boy is a sandwich I would expect to get at a gas station. read more

Po' boys are my people. And the creole pork po'boy is a winner. Roasted seasoned pork,green apples and slaw. Might be the best food truck po'boy in town. I look forward to my visit. read more

Went to Chuck's Hop Shop and Where Ya At Matt was there so I ordered the beignets since I had already eaten dinner. The beignets were oh so tasty! I saw the po boys that the other people ordered and boy they did look delicious. Definitely wanna go back and try them! read more

I ordered through peach and the only option was Jambalaya. I did not like it at all! I thought it was not well seasoned and the shrimp tasted like it had been soaking in water from the garden hose as it has a rubbery flavor to it and was very over cooked. I was pretty excited that I at least had a corn bread muffin but that to was a total disappointment, it was dry and quite bland. Needless to say it all went into the garbage. I guess if I want a traditional and amazing corn bread muffin I will stick with Dixie's BBQ! read more