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| - I'm not a huge fan of suburban chain restaurants, but Joey's has changed my mind in a good way. Stopped here on a fluke last night whilst shopping at the Crowfoot shopping center. Of the many chain restaurants in this strip mall, this was the highest rated. And we've been wanting to try Joey's for a while. We walked in and were informed there was a 60 minute wait for a table, but were told we could hover over the bar and grab a seat there on first-come, first-serve basis. There were other "hoverers" there but for some reason nobody was making a move. So we went over to a 6-top table occupied by just one couple, politely asked if we could join them. Sure! So we waited all of 30 seconds for a seat despite the 60 minute wait time. This was a 6:30pm (there was almost zero wait by 7:30pm; people sure eat dinner early in the suburbs!). But back to the review. We were immediately approached by lovely waitress Valeria. In fact the entire staff were super attentive. We noticed the manager lady with the curly red hair was constantly making the rounds and even pitching in with bussing tables and delivering drinks. Now to the food: SCRUMPTIOUS. Wife and I shared the herb salmon, and added the prawn skewer. The fish was perfectly cooked, beautifully presented, with mashed potatoes and seasonal veg, all washed down by Last Best IPAs. The atmosphere looks classy minimalist, and you would think by the staff uniforms and interior decor that it was a high-end restaurant; but most of the clientele were casually dressed in t-shirts and jeans. The crowd aged in range from families to seniors and everyone in between. The open-plan kitchen that is part of the dining room is always a good sign that the restaurant has nothing to hide. The bathrooms were super clean and obviously well maintained. There are TVs in the bar area showing the NHL and NBA playoffs, and there is chillax music playing throughout. Near the end of the evening we moved over to the bar and got to chatting with some of the friendly young and beautiful staff.
This seems a good point to bring up the "eye candy" theme. The Joeys chain prides itself in hiring all attractive women and a few token good-looking men. (Just google "Joeys" + "waitresses" or "high heels" for a variety of news articles on this subject). If a company wants to have archaic hiring practices, that's their business but it's something clients should be aware of upfront. That said, the young and beautiful staff were all superb, friendly, well-trained and most importantly -- experienced and hard-working staff that seemed to genuinely take pride in their work and in the lost art of customer service.
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