JOEY South Common - Edmonton

I always choose Joey's restaurants. My wife and I have different tastes, but Joey's variety allows us both to enjoy our favorite foods. The food and service have consistently been great. The restaurant can get busy, making it difficult to maintain social distancing at times, but they do follow all Covid protocols.

Nancy and I felt like a simple steak meal, so we headed over to Joey South Common for their Steak and Frites for during Happy Hour to PM), also sharing an order of Yam fries to start. Arriving at about we were quickly seated, our friendly and accommodating waitress Shawnee brought us glasses of cold water and a wedge of lemon on request, taking our orders promptly. We were actually quite surprised by the speed of service as the meals arrived in about minutes, along with the order of Yam Fries which we had anticipated nibbling on while we waited for our steaks. The Yam fries came with a dip of spicy aioli and were nicely crisp, but otherwise unremarkable. Nancy’s steak, ordered medium rare, arrived a few moments ahead of mine which was ordered rare, the reverse of what I would normally expect as the server apologized stating that mine was still being prepared. Oddly, my steak was very apparently less than the advertised oz (my wife’s looked about right), so I have some thoughts that mine may have been overcooked initially and replaced at the last minute with a thinner steak. If this wasn’t the case, the kitchen really should monitor more carefully the portioning sizes, but this can be a common issue at some restaurants. Regardless, I didn’t feel the need to bring up the issue with the staff. Though the steaks were presented well and came topped with a slice of maitre ‘d butter (or maybe just plain garlic butter I believe that the chef would do better with a slightly heavier hand with the seasonings as we both found the steaks slightly under seasoned even though we had plenty of fresh ground pepper to top the meat. The experience was “okay” and in keeping with this type of restaurant. Personally, I would save up a few shekels and order a steak at a finer dining establishment, but I really can’t fault the service, nor the speed at which we were in and out of Joeys.

Every visit to Joey’s is fantastic! Great food and service. Love going to this restaurant. The lettuce wraps are so good! The ahi tuna citrus salad is so delish.

We celebrated a birthday dinner on Sunday, September with a group of four. Two of us ordered a chicken dish that we believe gave us severe stomach cramps and diarrhea. The birthday boy's dinner had to be reheated, and we did not receive a visit from the manager to apologize or inquire about our experience. There was also no offer for a birthday dessert. We decided to take our business elsewhere. I missed a day of work as I was unable to function the next day. I called Joey's and they assured me they would speak to their cook. As they already have our money, it does not seem like they care. Despite being very busy that night, the quality of the food was still a problem. Maybe this can be attributed to COVID, but regardless, I will not be returning for a long time. I recommend being cautious with their chicken dishes.

Love the atmosphere and service. Stopped in for a drink and it was happy hour. There were various drinks and good to order at happy hour at a great price! Would definitely go back.