how ya' doin'?

Oh Joey, you somehow had the ladies swooning with that phrase -- which to this day I do not understand; just like how I do not understand how Charlie Sheen's character in Two and Half Men is able to be such a womanizer with the outfits that he wears. Ill-fitting bowling shirts, cargo shorts, high white socks and loafers? Really? Anyways, so the title refers to the one of popular chain restaurants that we have in Vancouver, Joey's. 

I've been to their Burrard, Lougheed and Coquitlam location and the pictures that I will posting are from when I ate at their Coquitlam location. 
 

Earth & Surf Calamari 

The bf and I started off with their Earth & Surf Calamari, which is tempura veggies in addition to calamari and with red pepper aioli as the dipping sauce. The calamari was decent, freshly made, not too greasy, but, the veggies were just okay. I believe asparagus and red pepper were some of the veggies that were fried, but I think the problem with using those ingredients is that there is too much moisture in them to be good when fried.

Lobster Grilled Cheese

The main I ordered was their Lobster Grilled Cheese -- atlantic lobster, brie and cheddar,  with fries and cocktail sauce on the side. This is the more dressed up cousin of the grilled cheese sandwich. With the addition of brie, it is more creamy in texture, and the lobster chunks helps make the sandwich much more substantial. But I think with fries, there would be too much grease so instead of fries, I substitued it for their house salad with the dressing on the side. Of course I had to pay extra, but veggies is important in the diet, so it was worth it. 

House Salad

Joey's house salad consist of greens, candied pecan and a poppy seed dressing. I have no complaints about the salad, actually, I really liked it because of the candied pecans, and it tasted even better thanks to the ribs from the bf's dish that I stole :) Speaking of the bf's dish, I was such a vain little girl that I completely forgot to take pictures of his meal. 

Because I always have to have dessert and I can never say no to chocolate cake, I ordered their Molten Lava Chocolate Souffle (my mouth is watering as I think about that cake). 

Molten Lava Chocolate Souffle

This was soooooooooo good! The chocolate spilled out when I poked the spoon in and was it ever rich and warm! A spoonful of the souffle with a spoonful of vanilla ice cream -- I really want some now. And to top if all off, since the bf does not really like chocolate, I had the whole whole souffle to myself! I was a happy girl. 

All in all, I enjoyed the food at Joey's, the ambiance is one of a more dark and intimate setting, well for you and whomever you are sitting with. The prices are comparable to other chains like Moxie's, Cactus and Earls. I would most definitely go back, actually I have already been back.