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  • #142 I've been going to the Joyce On 4th Pub & Restaurant on and off for the last 3 or so years. I've put off reviewing it, partly because I'm lazy and partly because, for me to write a review I consider fun and/or informative, I have to be moved one way or the other. Located on 4th St SW and 24th Ave SW across from Earl's and diagonally across from Shoppers Drug Mart, Joyce was closed for a few months to recover from the 2013 floods. A nice remodel can be a lot like a facelift or other cosmetic surgery, it looks great but only covers the underlying problem. The underlying problem is the inconsistency of the food quality and service. Let's start with the food quality. It does not seem to matter if you have one of the nightly specials such as Monday's 32 cent wings (min. order of 10) (which are 25 cents as of 6 July 2015) or Tuesday's 3 tacos for $7.50 (normally 3 for $13+ but this summer, for 1 hour after sundown, they are 3 for $4.50 so based on the normal price, you are getting 6 free tacos if you bought $13 worth which I have done ;) ) or the weekend breakfast or even one of their entrĂ©es. I know from reading the menus that Joyce states that it gets most ingredients locally (as I stated in an updated review for #141 (posted on Facebook due to a greater than average length as well as other reasons)), I am not sure if local means Calgary, the province, or in Canada (or even local in North America). Additionally, if you have or are prone to diabetes, liver, and/or kidney problems (because of family history), bring your own condiments as most of theirs have Canada's version of High Fructose Corn Syrup, glucose-fructose. Next, the service can also be hit or miss. I've noticed since I go there a lot, many of the servers recognize or know me so I get excellent service (which I totally appreciate) but every now and then, I get someone whom doesn't know me and it goes down the toilet (in the basement). This is not an attack but an observation. That being said, it takes away from the experience (there are so many other pubs offering similar items). Please note, this problem, however, is not unique to Joyce but I've found it a common theme in other businesses in Alberta and British Columbia as well (I have not been east yet so I do not have first hand experience). What does have consistent quality is the selections of international, national, regional, and local beers. You do have to be careful as they can run out of some of regional beers like Gas Lamp's Belgian White Mist (a favourite among many guest including yours truly because one beer a week is okay). They do have free wi-fi (their own running on Shaw as well as Shaw itself for Shaw customers) so you can attempt to work or look busy while having some suds. One last point, parking in the area can be a little tough (there is a parking garage with small spots as well as street parking on both 4th Ave SW and the cross streets but with so many restaurants in that area and 2 Shoppers Drug Marts (one is the old Paragon Pharmacy)), it can be a challenge. You can take Calgary Transit's 3, 17, and 419 bus or a taxi (car2go would require parking). Overall, Joyce is on the Edge of Glory, it will just take an aggressive push to do so while at the same time, not slandering its past or being hostile to it's present. I keep coming back because I do get good service (with the caveat mentioned above) and I do believe they are heading in the right direction (I want to encourage this in a business no matter the size). So, as Patsy says, "Right. Cheers. Thanks-a-lot".
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