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Tampa Korean Guide

FRI public-record essay for korean restaurants in Tampa.

Tampa's Korean scene separates into public-record tiers: legacy, specialist, moderate, and modern creative. FRI classifies format and discipline from public records only. It does not infer cultural ownership from names; owner/operator references are limited to Sunbiz and DBPR entities.

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Updated 2026-07-05 22:08 UTC

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By FRI Editorial Desk · Classification guide

Validated open entries21
Confirmed closures0
Inspection/safety overlays4
Filtered candidates1
High-turnover addresses1

Takeout & Markets

$ · 2017

Kogi Grill

7161 Ulmerton Rd, Largo

Chef/operator credit from public record: KOGI RESTAURANT CORP.

Late-Night & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$ · 2023

Kpop Food

1531 E 7 Ave 1St Fl, Tampa

Chef/operator credit from public record: KPOP FOOD LLC.

Casual & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$ · 2020

Korean Bbq

4500 Park Blvd, Pinellas Park

Chef/operator credit from public record: SUN SIK SAE.

Late-Night & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$ · 2022

Tsaocaa

5503 East Fowler Ave, Temple Terrace

Chef/operator credit from public record: LU XIUYAN.

Casual & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Moderate

$$ · 2016

Sarione Restaurant

3940 W Cypress St, Tampa

Chef/operator credit from public record: SARIONE RESTAURANT 1.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is running 3.8x the peer alert threshold.

$$ · 2016

One Family Korean Restaurant

7030 B Hillsborough Ave, Tampa

Chef/operator credit from public record: ONE FAMILY TAMPA INC.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is running 3.3x the peer alert threshold.

$$ · 2025

Sweet Krunch Korean Fried Chicken

  • Unverified

1520 E 7 Ave, Tampa

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$$ · 2021

Gangchu

6618 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa

FSQ popularity 0.97

Chef/operator credit from public record: RNLK, INC..

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$ · 2026

Bimbimgo & Mochinut

25704 Sierra Center Blvd, Lutz

Chef/operator credit from public record: BIMBIMGO & MOCHINUT LLC.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$ · 2016

Soul of Korean

7612 N 56 St, Tampa

Chef/operator credit from public record: SOO CHEA CHUNG.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$ · 2016

Bonchon

2320 E Fletcher Ave, Tampa

Chef/operator credit from public record: KYROMINA1 INC..

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$ · 2022

K Bop Box Llc

6026 N Us Hwy 41, Apollo Beach

Chef/operator credit from public record: K - BOP BOX LLC.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$ · 2020

Nine State Brewery

200 Tompkins St, Inverness

Chef/operator credit from public record: NINE STATE BREWERY LLC.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$$ · 2017

Sarione Grill

7525 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa

Chef/operator credit from public record: SARIONE GRILLE INC.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

High-End

$$$$ · 2017

Kpot Korean Bbq & Hotpot

1025 W Brandon Blvd, Brandon

Chef/operator credit from public record: KHP 1025 BRANDON LLC.

Full-Service & Polished takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range. Emergency-order history: 2 event(s).

$$$$ · 2023

Bb.q Chicken

  • Unverified

3805 Northdale Blvd, Tampa

FSQ popularity 0.99

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Full-Service & Polished takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$$ · 2016

Matjoa House

8568 Gunn Hwy, Odessa

Chef/operator credit from public record: NEXTWAVE DINING CONCEPT LLC.

Late-Night & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Tradition-Focused

$$ · 2016

Manna Korean Japanese Restaurant

3970 Tampa Rd Unit Q, Oldsmar

Chef/operator credit from public record: MANNA PARK ,LLC.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$ · 2016

Sweet Krunch Fried Chicken

1832 Bruce B Downs, Wesley Chapel

Chef/operator credit from public record: SWEET KRUNCH WESLEY CHAPEL LLC.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Methodology and Audit

Entries clear the FRI cascade on DBPR status, closure vetting, and cuisine attribution. Identity enrichment (DBPR/OSS/Sunbiz name agreement, geocoded address, city/county consistency, plus cached Google/Foursquare/Yelp verifier context) refines a listing but is no longer a publish gate: a DBPR record that fails only enrichment is still shown rather than dropped. A record that cannot be matched to an identity is marked "Unverified DBPR Record" and its unverified corporate/website/social attribution is withheld; a record that cannot be geocoded is recorded as un-located. Failures and enrichment levels are written to output/cuisine_essay_audit.parquet for operator review.

21 of 22 candidate evaluations published (95.5%); 3 marked unverified (no identity match), 3 recorded as un-located (no geocode). Audit log: output/cuisine_essay_audit.parquet.

Data sources: FRI Cuisine Essays. Built from DBPR public inspection records, Florida Sunbiz business filings, and Foursquare/OSS location data. All counts are derived from public records — no estimates or projections unless labeled as forecast.