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Joey Polo Park
Categories: Nightlife Restaurants Canadian (New) Nightlife, Canadian (New) [Edit]
635 St James StWinnipeg, MB R3G 3R4
(204) 339-5639
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Late Night
- Music:
- Juke Box
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Good For Dancing:
- No
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for Joey Polo Park
6 reviews in English
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Review from Barbara S.
Winnipeg, MB
8/23/2009
We decided on a girl's night at Joey's yesterday. Most of us haven't gone, so we went on the recommendation of one girl's past experience.
It wasn't excessively busy for a late dinner on Saturday night and it was easy to get a table. The server was on top of everything and was great at coming by without being to clingy to a table of 6 girls.
The menu was awesome. It featured something for everyone's taste. A bit of Indian, some Mexican and even Chinese. The prices are comparable to Moxie's which surprised me. This place is not as expensive as I expected it to be.
The food arrived fairly quickly and boy did we get our money's worth! We each got a different plate and shared all the appetizer's and entrees. Of 6, none disappointed! The food was just awesome.
This place is great for groups but maybe not a romantic dinner. People can get loud so it's a good place to go if you're going to get rowdy. We were all definitely impressed! -
Review from Chris G.
Winnipeg, MB
4/19/2012 1 Check-in Here
Food is good, though ahi tuna was thin and over cooked
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Review from Iralynn B.
3/22/2011
I came here for lunch. It was okay. I had the Viva Salad. It comes with roasted chicken, but it tasted like curried chicken. It didn't come with many grape tomatoes, avocado, or apples. It was a pile of greens and chicken.
I went with a group, and we had the Chinatown lettuce wraps with chicken and edamame to start. Seriously, how can a place eff' up edamame? There was waaaaaay too much salt. The lettuce wraps reminded me of a cheapened version of what they serve at P.F. Changs.
This place is just another Moxies or Earl's. -
Review from DineoutGal A.
Winnipeg, MB
9/6/2010 4 photos
I've eaten here many times for lunch, dinner, and just drinks/appys. I would say that the service is always pretty good. It's like Moxie's or Earls with a bit of a more global food offering.
Appys are $7-$12. I like the "Ahi Tuna Tacos" ($10.49), it's a delicious light appy with 4 small tacos, each one has a slice of seared rare ahi tuna sitting on a bed of sesame ginger coleslaw with a wasabi-lime aioli. The cheeseburger sliders ($10.49) comes with three mini burgers that aren't really that dressed up...just processed cheese and a house sauce. The sliders were much more greasy than their hi-rise burger. I wouldn't order this again, nothing special at that price, just order the regular hi-rise burger with fries which is only $11.99. The dry ribs ($9.99) are good and taste like most dry ribs served all around the city - good taste of Chinese five spice.
Salads are around $15-$17. Burgers/Sandwiches $12-$15. Bowls/Pastas $17. Fish, chicken and rib dishes $18-$22. Steaks $20-$32.
Recently, I tried their new ahi tuna salad ($16.99) - seared ahi tuna slices served with avocado, radicchio, romaine lettuce, mango, orange zest, peanuts, cilantro, green onions, tomatoes and dressed with a wasabi lime sauce. This was a good salad but they could've skipped the radicchio as that left more of a bitterness on my palate. Otherwise, I liked the citrus notes in this light summer salad. It's not very substantial compared to the other salads they serve so it's good as a light lunch but if you're hungry, order something else too!
"Viva Salad" (14.99) roasted chicken with sundried cranberries, avocado, apples and feta with a honey balsamic vinaigrette, garnished with cilantro. Delicious salad that can be a meal for one or an appy shared with another person.
I like their "Ahi Tuna Club" ($14.99), seared tuna steak (rare) with bacon, lettuce, and onion ring. I take the onion ring out to eat separately, but otherwise, this is a great sandwich. I also love the fries here - the perfect size (slightly thicker than McD fries with a good crispy exterior without being too greasy).
I loved their "rotisserie chicken" ($14.99 lunch & $18.99 dinner). When they make it right, it's super juicy and has a great spice rub to it. You get a half chicken so this makes for a very large lunch (had to take it to go) and a very substantial dinner. The difference is that the lunch portion provides only fries and coleslaw but dinner gets you mashed potatoes and vegetables - not sure if that justifies the $4 increase at dinner. I had a great juicy half chicken one time at lunch but for dinner on another occasion it was over seasoned/salty and kinda dry. A little hit and miss on this one.
The "lobster ravioli" ($16.99) is surprisingly good. It's not a pure lobster ravioli as they stuff it with crab and shrimp too. But it's decent at that price cause with pure lobster ravioli, most places charge over $30 for that dish. This is a very rich creamy dish with ricotta and a lemon dill cream sauce.
The servers are friendly and outgoing without seeming like they are trying too hard. There's always a huge line ups for dinners on the weekends. But considering they have the sun room, lounge and main dining room - waits aren't too bad.
On a recent visit I noticed a few dirty items such as a lingering orange food stain on the outer portion of my tea mug. The stain wasn't close to where I was sipping from so I didn't make a bit deal but it was a bit off putting. Then I noticed that the cream bowl and the platter that the tea is served on had old coffee and other food stains on it. Obviously they reuse the platters and bowls, which is fine since I don't eat or drink off of it but it'd be nice if they took a quick glance to see if it's clean enough to serve again. This occurred on a pretty lazy Sunday afternoon so I'm surprised this happened. Oh well, I'm sure I've eaten more gross things that I didn't notice at all! -
Review from Aric M.
Montréal, QC
3/30/2010
Beer selection is okay. Guinness is way overpriced. Food was decent, especially if you want a late night meal. Cheeseburger sliders are worth a try.
Not really very different from any other Earls or Moxies sorta place. -
Review from Laura C.
Toronto, ON
6/24/2010 1 photo
I came here for lunch around 11:45am with some co-workers. Although a small line up at the front, the place was quite empty-ish.
The servers was friendly, and I liked how he asked us if everyone on the salads, sandwiches etc was okay, as if substitutions or omissions can be easy to do.
The food came quickly. I'd say less than 10 mins. we were finished lunch around 12:30pm. I suspect the menu was designed in that way.
I got the Lobster Grilled Cheese. YUM. I saw it and was like "Done". Brie, Chedder and peices of lobster between two buttery toasts. Cocktail sauce on the side. Substituted salad for fries.
The sandwich was REALLY good: a little small, but filling. I found i didn't really like dipping it in the cocktail sauce because it will overpower the flavours. You can actually taste lobster in the cheese.
The salad was the Simple Greens, and was quite good with fennel, pecans, crasins, and a lemon poppy seed dressing. I'm going to copy this.
My collegues has the Ahi Tuna club sandwich which looked really good. And the Beach salad (avacado, strawberries, lemon poppyseed dressing).
The decor of the this makes the place a bit more upscale looking. Similar to Milestone's or Moxies. The prices I found a bit overpriced. $6.99 for fries (but you get about 2 handfuls) and $16.99 for my lobster sandwich. Entrees are about $18 - $22.
I'm not a huge fan of these chain restaurants for the price vs quality of food ratio. Although the food is good, I feel like I'm paying for their overhead costs. I'd rather grab a more unique place on Osborne or something that costs about the same.
