If there is a penance for all the good food I eat in Alberta, it's probably being dragged kicking and screaming into Ricky's on occasion.
Bad food and bad service tends to be the hallmark of this restaurant chain whether you're eating in Calgary or Edmonton or Red Deer (the only 3 places I regularly visit in Alberta, but I'm wiling to gamble they're the same in other towns).
So imagine my surprise when... my waitress was friendly?? Seriously, I was here for a breakfast meeting on Saturday and the staff were great - constant top ups on water, coffee and tea, gave us plenty of time to order, got all the orders right , never appeared hassled despite how incredibly busy the place was.
The food was still completely disgusting and irritated my delicate little stomach (I'm such a wimp) but they do get points for having a really good Earl Grey tea which was especially appreciated in -20 weather when I was expecting the choices to be either coffee or Red Rose tea (ick and double ick).
So, this one gets a full star more than my last review of a Ricky's, and I'd even go up to 2.5 stars if that was possible.
It's a miracle (that, or the Christmas season is finally getting to me. Bah Humbug)!