JOEY Burrard

“theee Pacific salmon was FRESH like you could actually taste the ocean in it - firm meat that flaked perfectly and had that clean sweet flavor only day-boat fish has. legit the sear on it was like restaraunt quality perfect”

“for $28 tho three tiny scallops as an appetizer felt short and honestly they were like slightly overcooked around the edges which defeated the purpose yikes”

“ok but the salmon bowl was SO pretty - like that purple cabbage and orange carrots next to perfectly pink fish ARRANGED all nice. and the lighting in thier from the big windows made everything look amazing, perfect for pics”

“my latte art looked like someone's literally first shift - just a brown blob instead of like an actual rosetta pattern adn that's what you expect from JOEY”

“their signature white truffle chicken parmesan is actually done right - the breading stays crispy even with all that sauce and they dont go crazy with the truffle oil like most places. you can tell someones thinking about balance here”

“the marinara tho tastes like it came straight from a jar - flat sweet adn nothing like fresh tomatoes would taste”

“the Thai curry bowl actually has REAL heat - not just sweet coconut milk pretending to be spicy!!! the chilis taste good adn the spice builds through each bite without killing all the other flavors trust me”

“their spicy calamari was boring and barely had any heat at all despite what the menu said”

“their quinoa power bowl had basically everything nutritious you could want - fresh kale, roasted sweet potato, hemp seeds, and this tahini dressing that tastes indulgent even tho it's like super clean the portions were actually generous too”

“the sweet potato fries were frozen, I could tell - felt lazy when they literally do everything else from scratch”

“real talk tehir Korean cauliflower had serious HEAT - that gochujang glaze was spicy enough to make me sweat but sweet enough to keep going back. honestly so rare to find a chain that doesn't water down teh spice”

“the regular fries were absolutely drowned in salt which just masked like all the crispy texture they had going on”

“real talk jOEY's gluten-free menu is honestly super extensive and tehy mark everything clearly - their GF pasta wiht prawns tasted exactly like the regular version and the server knew all abt cross-contamination stuff in the kitchen”

“gotta say the gluten-free bread they brought wiht the appetizers was dry adn crumbly tho like they didnt care about it compared to the main courses”