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| - The thing about Joey's is: the food is good. Decent burgers, good entrees, typical fare you'd expect for a busy chain restaurant located near the touristy Eaton Centre. But my goodness, the other problem is that the service is almost always lacking.
It's not to say the service isn't prompt and polite; it is, but good luck trying to get flatware if you're missing some. A friend and I sat on the 'patio' for burgers once and had trouble flagging down a server to bring us forks and knives for nearly fifteen minutes. One outright walked right past us, saying, "I'll be there in a minute!" only to never return. There's a strange feeling when you walk in that if you're not wearing a business suit or high heels, you should probably go eat elsewhere and this feeling persists as your time at Joey's goes on. On other occasion, there were a series of employees gossiping and arguing about some sort of issue on the floor near our tables. A side of drama with your salmon? Bound to find it at Joey's.
It's a shame because the food, as I said, is decent, but I haven't been back since. A friend recently said she was going on a date and all I could do was laugh and say, "Good luck."
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