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| - A bar the size of a warehouse and a lineup to match, but leap over Joey's welcome mat and you'll get a great introduction to the city.
There's a couple reasons to enjoy this joint:
1) Size. It's big. 10,000 sq. ft. Bring your friends, hombres
2) Homegrown, babeh. In fact, Joey's is a Canadian product from the ground up, started in Calgary by BC native Jeff Fuller in 1992
3) Food. Classy and delicious, possibly even "Canadian". Executive chef Chris Miller's got some culinary buckshot eh?
It was a friend's b-day. We came without a reservation for 10 - 12 people on a busy Saturday night at 9:00 pm, a staffer's nightmare. Hello lineup! But after only a 20 - 25 minute wait we were sliding into our seats.
ATMOSPHERE
Tourists, take note! Classy but not pretentious, roll yourself in this Hogtown chic: vaguely industrial but with fancy furniture. Dim mezzanine bar upstairs for some romance and creeping on people on the lower level, window seats for dining, high top tables for small groups, and big C-booths for larger group seating.
FOOD
The template is classic Italian with global influences - Indian, Japanese, Chinese, etc. Par the course for 'classy' TO restaurants, and it certainly pays homage to the Italian impact on Canadian cuisine. (As I've said before, if a place serving "Canadian" cuisine included some Aboriginal influence - wouldn't that be neat-O? I can dream)
Health nerds, good luck. Foodies, enjoy the take on your favourite dishes - sweet potato fries, spinach and artichoke dip, calamari, all at prices that won't break the bank. I ordered wine by the glass - a basic cab sauv that was decent but not exceptional and a sassy spicy Masi. Make this one your sip of choice, hands down! At $12 a glass, it ain't cheap, but the Masi is worth it.
SERVICE
Really standout performance by all hands on deck. Front door to table, our servers were pleasant, genuine and helpful. Our group size didn't make that easy. Shout out to our Markhamite server! We're everywhere.
LOCATION
Right at Yonge-Dundas square. Easy trip from the GO to the TTC to the restaurant. Yes, bust out those uncomfortable heels but don't forget the required Dundas-deke around the Batman mummer, the sidewalk preachers, and the plastic tub drummer.
OVERALL
Watch out for the line, but be sure to hit up Joey's for a Hogtown evening sure to impress touristas, your gals/bros, and your slightly-cleaner hipster friends. My friend's b-day was one to remember.
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