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| - I consider the Yorkdale area a culinary slum. Apart from the mall, there really isn't anything worth eating within a 15-minute radius of the place. With the mall being filled with many major chain restaurants serving up pretty uninspired food, Joey comes along and stands as a lone beacon of hope.
It's hard to classify the type of cuisine they serve. There is definitely a strong Japanese influence with a lot of dishes integrating sashimi cleverly. There's also a bit of Mexican and Indian, along with your standard Canadian/North American fare.
But as bizarre as the menu is, everything works together quite nicely. The dishes are creative and fun, but most importantly, they taste good.
We had the lettuce wraps (better than PF Chang's), ahi tuna tacos (on point), rotisserie chicken (executed well), a steak (cooked perfectly), and the butter chicken (surprisingly pretty good as long as you keep an open mind and aren't an 'authentic cuisine snob').
Our server was great. Very courteous and professional. They missed/forgot the lettuce wraps originally, and when I informed them of that, they apologized and offered it to us on the house.
Did I also mention that they have a vegetarian and gluten-free menu?
Great experience and definitely my go-to spot around Yorkdale.
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