His name was Joey

August 2nd 2012

Joey's (Eaton centre)
1 Dundas st west

I felt something in the air that day.
I had eye balled this place for sometime.  It is actually a very intimidating place if you give it a quick glance.  There seemed to be alot of beautiful people in there, and I am just not talking about the staff.
Pssssssh!
Was I wrong?
I was flying solo this day, so I thought I would go it alone for dinner as well.  I really wanted to try this place.
From the moment I opened the door to this place, I knew I was somewhere special.
I was greeted by (a gang) (a gaggle) of beautiful girls at the entrance.  I told them that I was dining alone this day and they quickly suggested I go to the bar where I would be served quicker than waiting for a table.  I declined their offer and said that I wanted a table, and that I would wait.  They seemed genuinely concerned that I didn't want to go to the bar, and for 1 second I felt that I was being pressured to go to the bar.   I only realized after that they just don't like people waiting.  I told them I wanted to wait for a table, they showed me to a bench where I seated myself and braced for "the wait"
Then it happened.....
Magic I will call it...
One of the ladies from the entrance came to me and offered me a glass of water, I declined.  Wine then? a glass of wine?  No I declined again.  I was intrigued that they offered me this and watched every move they made.  They started up a conversation with me inquiring about my day, I am not just talking about one of them but each of them at the entrance.  They were all actually listening to what I had to say.  Huh?  Is there a hidden camera somewhere? Are they for real?  It was then that I noticed that they were all gorgeous. (I am not gay, but I am just saying, they were!) They were all just beautiful, blondes and burnettes, and they were all dressed alike (a uniform I guess?)  A sleeveless shift or one with cap sleeves.  They all looked alike, like clones.  Like the "Stepford wives" but in a good way. 
The place was jammed, and as I sat there I thought to myself you can't get rid of me, because I want to be "one of you".
My extended wait time, was well over exaggerated, and I was quickly brought to a table in the outdoor enclosed section of the restaurant.  It was a huge booth, which surprised me, but I accepted graciously.
My waitress was exceptional.  I wish I had written down her name, but I feel it wouldn't have been necessary, because I feel like each and everyone of them would have been exceptional.
I watched with awe.
They had it down pat.  From the moment you enter the premises, up until the moment you leave, you are their top priority.  They made you feel like you wanted and needed to be there.
Why couldn't we all do this at our own business's?  It is possible.  I again was in "awe" of everything they did.  They did it for you.  You were the number one priority for them.
My waitress was there and actually knelt down to talk to me (she was very tall).  She wanted to know what brought me to Joey's that day, and I told her of my quest and she thought that was the coolest thing she had heard of.  I told her please don't do anything different, and she smiled at me and said, don't worry they wouldn't.
All I could think was this place was awesome!!!!!!  I was in awe!
Everything that I ordered was absolutely amazing.  The dumplings were WOW!!!! It was served to me like I was the only one in the place.
My only thing I asked for that night was no cheese on my baked potato.  My potato came with cheese and I told her, there was cheese. She said Oh my gosh, no worries I will get you another.  I offered her my plate back, and she said oh goodness no we will just bring you another.  While I waited for another potato, a manager came to my table and apologized for the incident and asked if eveything else was ok.  I said yes, and he excused himself.
The way they do baked potato's is really cool.  They scoop out the potato, mash it all up and put it in a wonton wrapper and fry it up and serve it up as a baked potato!  Its's awesome!
They brought me a cake for my birthday which was very cool and I appreciated it.

The washrooms were incredible.................... the path to find them was just as fun of adventure as the place itself.
I would/will come back to this place in a split second, a heartbeat!

I will tell everyone I know and then some to come to this place.  Try it at least once!
Anyone in the retail business, who wants to see how it is truly done needs to go there and really feel what "retail"is all about. What retail is like when it is done right!
They could learn alot!  How can anyone be so excited about a "retail" envirnoment!  Its simply blows my mind.
I really felt "high" when I left that place that night.

*3 smiley faces.  (top score)

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