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| - Took Jr. here the other day for lunch (summer vacation "dad, I'm bored"). This was my first trip to Joey's.
I had a 6" Italian beef sandwich; "wet", with Provolone cheese and hot peppers. I'm not from Chicago; been there a few times, but I am so NOT an expert on Italian Beef sandwich. I can only say that I liked Joey's version. My sandwich was hot and very tasty. The only complaint about it, was that the hot peppers almost overpowered the beef. I'm thinking next time I'll get the peppers on the side and add them myself. The sandwich was packed full of moist beef with a good flavor, and was covered w/ a nice big slice of melted provolone.
My son had a 1/3 pound cheeseburger. I had to take a "small" bite, since I was going to do a Yelp review ;). The cheeseburger was fresh off the barbecue grill and had good flavor. Only complaint (from me) was that it was too well done for my liking.
We split a side of fries. They were fresh out of the fryer, and we liked them.
I wish Yelp would let us give a 1/2 star. Joey's rated a solid 3 1/2 stars from me. The staff was friendly and patient while we ordered (you know, the "first timers" thing). The food took a few minutes, but was fresh and hot when it came. Another big thing (for me) was that the iced tea was fresh. There are so many restaurants and convenience stores that offer iced tea, but they don't know how to clean their containers out. Not so w/ Joey's, tea was fresh and very good (China Mist).
We left Joey's full and happy. We will be back again.
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