Graffiti Junktion

So upset how much potential this place has and was completely horrible all around. Sat at a table for a half hour without being helped –no big deal so we went and sat at the bar. Was not helped for another 15 minutes until we asked if we could get a drink. We had our food orders picked out from the 7 menus sitting on the four top table we first sat at and ordered right away at the bar. The place wasn’t dead but definitely was not busy for the horrible service. The bar was maybe half full. My whole party was done with our drinks just sitting looking at the bartender– Amy– and she would just walk past us. A good fifteen minutes later we had to ask ourselves for refills on those empty drinks while she was standing around doing nothing. I then asked if we could switch to the unlimited mimosas and she rolled her eyes and said «I guess, I just wish you would have told me earlier…» so I said never mind because I knew I wouldn’t have my drinks filled anyways from her. Got our food a good forty minutes later, which is fine if the kitchen is backed up, but as a bartender you should warn your guest or assure them that their food will be out soon. Food came out and we had no condiments, no silverware, and again– wasn’t acknowledged. After picking our food with our hands, we got forks and ketchup from the table behind us. Pancakes were raw in the middle and food was overpriced for the quality. Won’t be back unless under new management and Amy realizes what serving is.

I don’t know what’s worse the food or the service. It took two hours to get our food, it arrived freezing cold and not cooked. We never saw the waitress, she had a horrible attitude. We ended up canceling half our meal and left starving. I will never go there again. Worst restaurant in Tampa. They don’t even deserve a star.

I understand that today is the day after a very large city event (Gasparilla) however I still expect decent service. This is probably the worst service I’ve ever had. As in it took 50 minutes to get our drinks and our food is cold as well. I think there are 4 people working the entire restaurant/​bar. We are a large party of 9 so this is the only place available currently but multiple parties of 2 and 4 have left after not being greeted for over ¹⁵⁄₃₀ minutes.

Horrible — food is cold, drinks are bad… I’m from Orlando soooo I have no reason to make this up.
They just comped our meal, manager chick with blonde hair is awesome… Took great care of us.
Morning after Gaspy, it’s whatever lol

tl: dr — Horrible service. Avoid unless you have a couple hours to burn.
I can’t comment on the food, because we didn’t get that far, but for what it’s worth, it looked good on the menu (one that was left on the table)
They did not have enough seats to sit all their tables, so half of our party was standing. In addition, we were there for 30 minutes and never had anyone come give us menus, take our drink order, or acknowledge we were there at all. The tables around us complaining about terrible service combined with the other reviews complaining about terrible service led us to leave and go somewhere else.

This place SUCKS!
Sat for 30+ minutes and no one ever came by to take a drink order or even give us menus. Everyone around us was complaining about the service so we went elsewhere

This place is okay if you are going to watch a game and drink beer. The nachos would be better if they added queso on them. They have queso on the menu because they had it as part of the chips and dip trio. The nacho platter was huge but not all of the chips had toppings and I think queso would have really added a lot of great flavor.
I ordered a house pinot grigio and was served chardonnay. I hate chardonnay and I could tell immediately it wasn’t pinot. The bartender tried to tell me I was wrong but he eventually opened a new bottle of pinot and it was great.

It was a very chilly Saturday afternoon in Florida so I wanted something hearty like a big olé burger. We were close to this funky little restaurant and decided to give it a try. It has an open air concept on the far wall which is super cool. The inside walls are adorned with awesome local graffiti that gives a hip, fun vibe. They offered a brunch menu as well as unlimited mimosas and bloody Mary’s (I will most definitely remember that for future endeavours). The prices seemed a bit much but I’m guessing that’s the way it goes being in South Tampa. The burger was OK. Not overly flavorful though. It consisted of fresh jalapeños and was stuffed with brie. It sounds like a flavor explosion but I think this is an example of where pickled jalapeños may work better. My daughter enjoyed her french toast, again nothing over the top, just OK.
There was a nice selection of beers on tap and a full bar menu. I enjoyed the fact there were darts and other fun games to enjoy and it seemed children were also encouraged (during the day I presume). I would definitely like to revisit this establishment, maybe when friends and family come in town for a good time.

Best service and drinks! In S Tampa this is the place for great drinks and to watch sports!

I started going to graffiti junction roughly two or three months ago, and now it’s at the point in which a good portion of the staff knows me by name. Which is only a problem if you consider the amount of alcohol I drink during a visit, but the food is good company for that. The food is always good, yet you should believe them when they say the nachos are huge (honestly I recommend about four or five people to clear the plate). The only thing I haven’t liked was the fried pickles which were flat, and how you say… Far to crispy. But I have never been disappointed by anything else on their menu, and I honestly recommend the cheese head burger or hell just the tots and a beer. Their drinks are normally very well mixed and delicious, but there has been a time or two when they were suspect. But the staff, 90% of the food and the more often than not amazing drinks make up for anything else.

Totally fine food in a good location for a sports bar.
I wouldn’t come here just for the food. There are better burgers (and other food) for lower prices within a couple miles. And most of those places have TVs tuned into sport channels too.
But this place isn’t bad, and the service is friendly enough. I liked the jukebox too.
Make sure that you ask for premium liquor in your mixed drinks, or prepare for a cheap liquor hangover.

I was told there were «unlimited» mimosas ir bloody marys for 10.00. It said on the menu «with the purchase of a food item». I ordered an appetizer as its a food item. I was going to order more food but shared with friends. Their wings are just ok, three flavors? My friend saud his burger was dry. I get my check and im charged per mimosa. Remember… the server asked me if i wanted unlimited for 10.00…so i ask and she says «ohh well you had to order off the brunch menu» i pointed out that it just said food item… she brushed me off stating it has to be a brunch item. Again she advertised it, menu said with food item, not brunch item. I was pissed but still left her a 25% tip off a tab that was $ 10 more than it should have been, due to her error. I never got an im sorry. nothing! Will never ever return… horrible horrible customer service. So much for my new spot.

Worst restaurant experience I’ve had in a very long time. I’ve been twice and the first time was just ok. The second time they closed one of the parking lots and it is valet only.
We tried to sit at a table but the chair was covered in sauce. We also noticed the table was not clean (and was not cleaned while we were there). We moved to a wooden picnic table and I got a huge splinter in my leg.
The restaurant has a large window so it is like indoor/​outdoor. It was way too hot without any fans to circulate the air. We ended up getting our food to go it was so uncomfortable.
I had a burger with cheese and avocado. The avocado was completely unripe and hard. The burger was mediocre. We won’t be back which is disappointing because we live within walking distance.

Finally got around to checking this place out at it’s south Tampa location. My first experience at the original Orlando location was definitely a better one than this. The group I was with came to watch the Gator game on a Saturday night and it was quite hopping when we got there. Luckily we found a table to accommodate the 6 of us and most if not all of the games were on all of their TVs.
The service from the waitress we had was far from an enjoyable. It took quite a while to get our drinks and when placing food orders, she completely left one person out and ran off to put the orders in. She also was very rarely found and we had to have another server helping a neighboring table go get her twice during our visit. I ordered my burger in a wrap to mix things up a bit and it came out on a bun. They had to run back into the kitchen and had managed to leave out half of the filling that was supposed to be in it yet managed to charge for all the extras I ordered. Drink refills were few and far between as well.

Great burgers. Mediocre service.
We came in on a Saturday night for the Gator game. I had been to the GJ in Orlando and LOVED it. As for the good: the atmosphere is fun. The drinks are inexpensive. The burgers are GREAT. There were 4 different kinds of burgers ordered at our table and everyone loved them. The fries and tots are fresh too.
Our server wasn’t the best. She left the table after taking all but one of our party’s orders. We had to flag down another server to go get her to take his order. That wasn’t the only time we had to flag her down either. She even brought us our bill before we were done. The nachos left something be desired, as well. Kind of bland.
I will be back. I am still a GJ fan and I’m excited to see they have bottomless mimosas on the weekend. Next time I’m craving a big sloppy burger and champage + OJ this will be my spot. I hope the service improves next time!

More like 3.5 stars!
This place just opened up in January, located near my yoga studio on Macdill ave. I couldn’t find parking but we went during Friday nite and good luck finding parking in South Tampa lol.
I had their Austin City burger: since I love spicy food and chili, I thought this would be a good fit. It’s a 5oz burger topped with chili, pepper Jack cheese and jalapeños. It was a juicy burger, so good. Btw: There’s no way of looking graceful while eating this. Good grub. Service on the other hand, wasn’t the best. I get it, I chose the worst nite to come. I’ll be back for the food.
So sad I didn’t go for their nachos, looks humongous. Def coming back to try those.

We have been here a few times and really had a great time. I liked the food we tried so far, the club sandwich is really good and the zucchini fries are very addicting. We normally go around happy hour or dinner time and got good deals on beer.
Service has been good and we have even brought our dog on the patio area. We will definitely return, glad to have another neighborhood bar!

This is a great new addition to the s Tampa scene. They have completely gutted out whatever was here before to make a whole new, clean and inviting place. Nothing has ever lasted here very long, but this might finally be the one to stick.
They have a nice rail of beers, with some necessary crafts on top of the usuals. The menu seems skewed to burgers, and the prices look a little steep, although I saw some monsters coming out of the kitchen, so maybe split one?
The noise level is high, but so what? There are many Tvs, all playing sports, of course. How about something else on a few?
The parking is a bit dicey out back, but at least they have some, compared with all the bars on S Howard, most of which have none, or else valet.
The only thing missing is live music. I hope they bring some in, because otherwise there’s not much to keep you here after your burger and beer.

Tucked away in South Tampa on MacDill and Bay-​to-​Bay, Graffiti Junktion has potential. Has a cool, unique vibe and open atmosphere that would be great to watch sports. March Madness is around the corner so I may have swing by and see if my gut is right.
The service is on-​point and the menu diverse with lots of off the wall goodness from wraps to burgers. This also includes their craft beer selection.

Opened just in time for Gasparilla, this new Graffiti Junktion is even more perfect for the former Cherry’s/WingsGoneWild storefront than I originally thought.
First of all, they really did an awesome job reconstructing the dining and bar area and astutely creating a more sensible entrance to the inside from the parking lot in back.
The new bar is at least twice the size of what previously existed and the surrounding dining areas all connect very well to the overall feel of the room.
If you can get here soon enough, you can still smell the paint on the walls and the new feel to the barstools and tables as Graffiti Junktion totally hatched its concept within these otherwise abandoned walls.
While I was a regular customer of Cherry’s for quite awhile, the new look blows all of that away in a very comfortable setting… as they overhauled virtually everything here including the restrooms.
As always, Graffiti Junktion has affordable drinks from a very full bar and vast draft beer selection, down to earth service and a menu with good variety.
Those drinks come served during twice daily Happy Hours and daily specials also include a steal of a $ 4 Tully Dew pour on Wednesdays.
On this Wednesday visit, Anna provided the service and was more like a new friend making sure we had everything we needed while sitting at one of the high-​tops near the bar. (She thinks she’s from Florida, but we know the panhandle is unofficially considered Alabama)
From my many visits in Orlando, Graffiti Junktion delivers a good product and the newest spot in South Tampa fits in very well with the entire concept.
No, the parking at this location is as limited as previous occupants, but the payoff inside is more worth it than ever before.