joey polo park

good, but overpriced!!. went to joey again recently with a friend. for some reason i have never been a huge fan myself, but all my friends seem to rave about it. if you eat vegetarian and notice there is almost nothing you can eat on the menu, ask for the vegetarian menu, which offers some of the regular dishes with soy "chicken" strips instead of real meat.
my friend and i started off with the lettuce wraps, which were tasty albeit being a little too salty. my other complaint was that there were more noodles than vegetables in the filling and as typical of most restaurants, not enough filling for all the lettuce given (the lettuce and filling come separate and you wrap it yourself).
for my entree i had the soy beach salad (minus the goat cheese), which was a large salad full of lettuce, soy "chicken" meat, strawberries, avocado, candied pecans, and a sprinkling of quinoa. i thought it would have been heavier and contained more quinoa. the non-dairy lemon poppyseed dressing came on the side and it was pretty tasty. overall the salad was very good tasting and filling (although i did have half an appetizer, so not sure how filling it would be on its own). my friend ordered raviolis and enjoyed her meal very much.
my biggest complaint would be that my meal of half an appie and a salad came to over $25. add in the tip and my bill was just shy of $30 for one person, and that was with only having water to drink. service was great andfoodwas good, but $25 for half order of lettuce wraps and a salad? too expensive for me personally for being a chain restaurant!


-----08 sep, 2011-----

much better. i thought my last experience at joey's would be the last (see my previous review). surprisingly, joey's cares about their image and service and i was contacted a couple weeks after i had posted my review. they asked for my phone number and i was called by the bar manager who sincerly apologized. she wanted me to come back and said she would bend the no reservations policy for my party and "take care of us". i was just happy with the apology and that someone took the time to acknowledge and listen to my problem.
anyways, my friends insisted going to joey's for dinner last night. i decided to give it another go. service was very prompt and friendly. i had a viva salad which was packed full of feta cheese, cranberries, granny smith apple, and roasted chicken. while i still think $15.49 is expensive for a salad, this one was huge and filled me up--worth the price.
so overall, with being given an apology for the awful service last visit, and the good service andfoodthis most recent visit, i wouldn't hesitate recommending joey's to anyone.


-----25 jun, 2011-----

gone downhill. since it opened i've been to joey's in polo park about 5 times and always had greatfoodand service. however, yesterday was a different story. my bf and i went around 9pm and since there was a long wait for the patio opted to sit inside the half empty dining room. after being seated quickly we looked over the menu, which it seems they had shortened and increased the prices on. $13.99 for a burger and fries? $16.99 for an entree salad consisting only of vegetables? all of the appetizers pretty much over $10? now i will shell out money for qualityfoodbut this is a chain restaurant full of processed ingredients competing with moxie's and earls etc. who last time i checked didn't have such extravagent prices. anyways, the prices didn't matter because after waiting at our table for 10 minutes without a single server stopping by we decided to leave, and will never be coming back!

fab-u-las. joey's at polo park.
excellent excellent!
really couldn't fault it.........great service,i couldn't make up my mind what i wanted and the server even offered to help me make up my mind with some suggestions as to what i would like.
great decor and thefoodwas higher quality, prices were just a tad higher than original joe's{ eg: beef dip $15.00 as to $ 17.00 } but wow what a difference. great value for money and over all experience of being treated well,really nice to know that customers are still valued by some business, its rather unfortunate that a lot of business don't seem to care anymore.
this restaurant will defiantly be in the high scores of places to eat.

yuck. did not have a good time here, thefoodtook forever, and the waitresses stood around gossiping while our group of 5 sat there without any drinks. all though the waitresses look good, they are unprofessional and not the brightest. i asked for a caesar and she brought me a long island iced tea.. wont be back.

i went for dinner sunday night and had one of the worst serving experience. our server was a tall male, joe or george or something like that, who took well over 20 minutes to take our order, our drink order wasn't even taken by him. we sat with dirty plates, which again was not cleared by him and i waited to get my bill and pay forever. for the price you expect a lot more, the only reason i'm giving it 2 stars is because thefoodwas good.

came here on me and my boyfriend’s anniversary. thefoodis really good and the service is amazing. i would only go here during special occasions because it’s a little pricey, but you won’t regret it.

good place to come for drinks.  thefoodis decent. i really enjoy their lettuce wraps! i am definitely a fan of the super sonic gin and tonic (yum!)

greatfoodexceptional service. the chicken was exquisite. the decor was cozy. great atmosphere really enjoyed this place. my only small criticism was that the menu is fairly small. but having said that whatever is on the menu is very good. will definitely be back

i feel mixed about how to feel about thefoodhere. the first time i ate here, i ordered the steak frite, the salad fries and steak were delicious! my only complaint was the size of the steak. it was hidden beneath my fries and salad because it was so small.
my second visit i ordered the spicy bbq chicken sandwich with the house salad. i was not happy with my choice. the bbq sauce was very bold and overpowered everything in the sandwich, making it not very enjoyable. my friend ordered the tandoori flat bread and didn't seem too impressed with it. i've tried the calamari here and it's pretty good, i would order that again.
overall the service was great, friendly staff, quick refills and nice environment.

greatfoodand pleasant staff.  but at lunch today, the music was so loud that if you were sitting with a crowd you could only talk to the person next to you. talking across the table would have to be done by cellphone.  it's time to tone down the tunes to a level that permits conversation.

a little too fancy for the stunner. i got some angry looks when i walked in with ripped jeans and a ball cap. thefoodwas overpriced and the beer was soapy. bad times. stunner out!

excellent. went there a couple times last week and been there over 20 times in the last few yrs.
service is always excellent and thefoodis always good. the flat bread is a must
you wont be disapointed.

good first visit despite the fact we called a week before and we're told they don't take reservations only to be greeted at the door with "hi do you have a reservation." staff that night was great though. good atmosphere.foodwas very good and no one at our table of eight had any complaints. there were comments that the portion sizes were smaller than places they compete with. would go again though.

deserves a second chance. my husband had a sushi and steak plate, very tasty, presented well but the steak could be more, very few pieces in there, we're willing to pay more for more meat. i had steak with prawns again very tasty, beautiful presentation, i think the deep fried mashed potatoes in a shell is very creative, never had something like that before, i didn't like the steak, i had to send it back because i asked for a med well but got a close to rare steak, i like my steak a little crusty on the outside and a little pink inside but istead i got a very pink on the inside steak with still some blood oozing out of the center, gross! our server was quick to ask if a want a new plate and their manager gave me a salad on the house as i wait, i got the new plate, didn't had to wait very long but this time the steak was overcooked it was a bit tough for me to cut through and became dry, i didn't complain because i will seriously loose my appetite if i had to wait again for another plate. our server was excellent, sevice is great but thefoodnahhh.. overall the experience would've been better if the steak hadn't ruined it for me. this isn't the place for you if you have a little one like us, they don't have any high chairs. the hostess seemed clueless on where to sit us when we came in. she picked a table for us front and center of dinners in pairs and whenever our little one will make a fuss about something, they will just give us the look. it like made us feel that a couple like us with a kid is not allowed to have a good time in a place like this. we will go back and give this place another chance without our lil one next time, we just wanted to come in as a family tonight to celebrate my husband's birthday because we haven't done anything in a while as a family.

joey on st james, winnipeg. have been here four times now when we go to winnipeg. always sit out in patio area. like the vibe. service and staff are excellent.foodvery good. the only thing i would suggest as we have moved from chairs to a booth several times, is that they redo the chairs. the seats are so sunk in that five minutes after you sit down your legs ache. we are not heavy weights, actually opposite so it feels like your sinking into a hole. very bad. please take note of this. good idea. thanks

decent food, exceptional service. went here wednesday night as part of the celebration for my girlfriend's 3 year anniversary of coming to canada.
the moment we walked in we were greeted, seated, given menus and had our drink our taken. now, they weren't very busy (late on a wednesday) so i can't say from personal experience if it would be the same, but still a good start. i had to ask for our waters a second time, but i think they were just waiting for the glasses to finish washing because they came out warm (the glass, not the water). and our waters were full the entire time we were there.
we ordered the edamame & baja fish tacos for appetizers. we were told that the edamame were quite spicy, and being spicyfoodlovers we were excited. unfortunately, they were not spicy at all. however, they still had great flavour and were cooked nicely. the tacos were great. i don't really care for seafood, but all the flavours went together quite nicely. the sauce they came with was spicy, perfect for us. didn't need too much of it. on the last bite, my girlfriend found in her mouth what was either onion/ginger peel or a piece of paper. we showed it to the server, just so they were aware (we didn't expect anything from them, it was the last bite). our server apologized many times, and we were given another order and had them taken off the bill (so we didn't pay for either order). the only thing i might criticize about how they handled the situation is the server told us the kitchen thinks it may have just been a piece of breading from the fish. we knew this wasn't true because my girlfriend found it in her mouth, couldn't bite it and you could bend it without it breaking. this however is just a minor thing, they handled it very well.
for our mains, she had the sirloin steak & prawn skewer, i had the peppercorn new york. both steaks were cooked perfectly, medium rare. i thought the seasoning on mine was just right, she thought it was a little excessive. but that's just her personal preference. the sauce for my new york was alright. in small amounts it was good, but i wouldn't pour it on my steak. her prawns were also delicious. great flavour, cooked nicely (i'm quite sure they were poached, but who knows), presented beautifully. we also enjoyed the mashed potatoes. good texture, seasoned well. they came inside a spring roll which added a really nice crunch. these potato spring rolls also had melted cheese and whatever else on them, a nice touch. our veg was a mix of roasted vegetables, they were good. considering the rest of the food, it's best they kept the veg simple otherwise it would just be too over complicated.
so, in conclusion thefoodwas pretty good (much better then i thought, being a chain restaurant) and the service was near flawless. would definitely go back and recommend to someone else.