So after sending my original review to Oh Boy!, Joey the proprietor of Oh Boy! emailed me and asked me to come by and he would buy me a burger and a beer. Of course I brought Kat F. with me so she could ge the low-down on this place too.
Joey's a great guy and we learned some interesting things about him and Oh Boy!
1. Before starting the Oh Boy! project Joey had hair (picture 80's hair band), but has a head now more resembling Mr. Clean
2. Joey claims that he's "old, like really old", but doesn't look a day over 30.
3. The Oh Boy! name stems from a diner in Toronto that no longer exists and is going to be a brand that says they're serious about what they do but still have fun doing it.
4. It took a year to get Oh Boy! up and running due to the building almost falling over and new structural elements needing to be implemented.
5. Joey picked the Queen Street location to be close to the entertainment district without needing to be in the middle of all the hype of the ED.
6. Oh Boy! was started to give people a better experience to enjoy a burger. Joey describes the experience as coming to the restaurant and enjoying premium quality ingredients while hanging out with friends, and grabbing a beer while the game plays in the background.
Upon this return to Oh Boy! I was even more impressed just due to the fact that they have Okanagan Springs on tap. It was also great to see that they're working through the growing pains and things are coming together for them.
It was nice to see that our server Vharay was genuine in her involment to make sure we had a good experience and had everything we needed.