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| - We went out for girl's night for a birthday - there were 4 of us on a Friday night.
I arrived at around 730pm and while I sat on the bench at the front waiting for my friends, I was given a couple of sips worth of red wine in a nice glass while I waited! I assume this was a manager - nice touch!
As I waited I took in the space and learned a bit about the restaurant. I had not been before and had heard mixed reviews on it. I found the atmosphere to be busy, vibrant, electric. The lounge to the left of the entrance of course was noisy and was later told that it could get a little out of hand (fights) so I would advise people to leave the kids at home if you choose to come here, on weekend nights anyways. The space was beautiful. High wooden beams, dimly lit, open kitchen, the staff seemed professional (OMG, I do not know how these gals wear 4 inch heels all night but they all looked sharp). Middle of the road type place between casual and fancy.
This restaurant does not take reservations so when my friends arrived, I was thrilled that we got a large table for 6. Lots of room for our jackets, purses... There is also a bar you can sit at in the restaurant if the lounge is not for you.
I have only been to a couple of Joey's in my lifetime and I do adore the menu choices. It took all of us a long time to choose as we were lovin' on our drinks. I went with the Ahi Tuna Salad and other than the missing mango which was later rectified, I was really happy with it. One of the reasons I ordered the salad was for the mango and all the waitress could say is that the kitchen staff are very "stingy" with the mango..? Huh? But when I got it, the chunks were sooo good in the salad. I should not have had to ask for it though...
My friends got Caesar salads, ribs, chicken, steak, salmon and everyone was happy with their meals. The spring rolls that hold the loaded baked potatoes were genius and beyond delicious.
The lava cake for the b-day girl was not available (server said day staff had overcooked them all) but we got these little donut things with lemon curd on a plate that were the bomb. Nothing free here for birthdays.
The Washington Riesling - order this if you love white wine!
Service was good, not excellent (maybe her attitude could have been a tad better but bad days happen and it was busy) but we never wanted for anything. Drinks were refilled as were our water glasses. The waitress did split the bill for us and without cracking a smile, POOF she was off and running never to be seen again.
I would certainly come back here with friends. For date night I may choose somewhere different but coming from the NW of the city on a freezing cold, snowy night, I was not disappointed with my friend's choice to come downtown.
We had an absolute blast!
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