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| - I'm not sure why the crazy lineup at this place but a lot of people seem to like it. My friends like this location for the patio which I've yet to check out as it was still winter when we went a few days ago.
The service is good but the food is only OK--not really worth the wait though. When we were trying to order, one friend was having a hard time, not because he can't read but he commented that "there's too much to choose from". Thing is, there is, but there isn't, mostly because there's a lot on their menu that I would never order.
We were a group of six and most ordered some apps, sandwiches which all come with fries (salty ones): one had the tuna club ($17), the others had the California chicken club ($15), a lobster grilled cheese ($15); and then there was the blackened basa ($19.50), along with drinks and desserts. I find most of their stuff to be salty as was the case with the lobster grilled cheese. I've had it before at other locations and I guess the saltiness is a standard across the board. As with spicy items, menus tend to note them with a pepper, Joey should have a little salt shaker icon next to most of their listings.
We started with the fried calamari and spinach & artichoke dip ($12 each). Among the calamari was some fried asparagus and fennel which I wasn't expecting (even though it is mentioned on the menu!). It was decent but the calamari were so tiny that you needed a spoon to serve yourself. Of all things, the spinach dip was almost watered-down and actually needed a little more salt. It came with a few nacho chips and bland salsa.
The chicken clubs seemed to have a fair-sized piece of chicken in it but didn't seem to have a whole lot else going on; ie, just the usual. And it wasn't a double-decker sandwich, but still a club. I don't get it. The one who ordered the tuna said he liked it so I'll take his word that it was good. The basa platter seemed to have a lot going on: the fish had a southern rub happening which at first bite was *surprise* a little salty but the rice (spiced with I think cumin and a hint of curry perhaps?) with some tzatziki on top seemed to help mute the saltiness of the fish. Surprisingly, all those flavours combined seemed to get along. The basa came with a tiny bit of salsa and cherry tomatoes, and braised root vegs that I love~ It wasn't over the top but I did like this dish which contained all the things I really like, plus it was filling.
We had a lot to drink with our food: beer, standard cocktails, and some of us had ordered from their daily featured drinks list, among which were various flavoured stoked vodka which were pretty yummy and went down easy. The blueberry was my fave. For dessert we ordered a few chocolate lava cakes ($8) which *haha* had a salted cake that worked well with the oozy-gooey chocolate inside, served with a scoop of ice cream, and some Italian donuts ($6 for 5 pieces the size of macarons). I really liked the donuts: still warm, crispy on the outside with cloud-like insides, served on a goopy pile of lemon curd (I think I saw some vanilla bean in there, which I'm allergic to but ate anyway). the donuts are a must!!!
I would never wait more than 20 mins for a table here again but you know how it is when you're not the one making the decisions. ;) You definitely feel like you're at a chain resto at Joey, in fact it reminded me a lot of Moxie's or of Milestone's when they first came on the scene. I would go back if in the area.
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