http://www.joeysbarandgrill.com/
My friend Anna at work highly recommended this place, it was the first restaurant she said when I asked a group of colleagues where they go for special nights out. She described it as follows: "the food is the like you would make at home, but somehow just better". So, Joey's has been on my radar for a long time.
We went on a Wednesday night, following a post-work run. It was hopping at 7 pm. Another friend once went with her parents and told us that she was the youngest one there (at 40) . We definitely got that vibe - most patrons were 50+. But the kind of 50+ who enjoy life with good food and wine, not the early-bird-special sort. Anyway, the atmosphere was mostly good. I say *mostly* because we sat at a high top in the bar area, which had 3 tvs, and a main tv was tuned to Fox News. That is enough to keep me from going back (its the reason I don't go to Inhouse Coffee, even though I'd like to support it as an independent coffee shop in Worcester). If Fox News is the thing that floats your boat, then you are safe.
A plus is that they had a nicely displayed wine and mixed drinks list (the Compass tavern doesn't even have a mixed drinks list yet). A drawback was that there were no vegetarian entrees on the menu. There were two "lighter fare" options- bruschetta and grilled flatbread - plus salads. I got a field greens salad, but the maple vinagrette was far too sweet, like frosting almost. The grilled flatbread (bechemel sauce, asiago cheese, thinly sliced crispy potatoes + greens) was very flavorful, though. Eric got the chicken parm, a hit. He liked it better than that at Livia's Dish.
Besides the Fox News and not-much-for-vegetarian negatives, it was a nice place. I can see why some people love it, though I'm not likely to rave about it. I'm looking forward to the next new place.
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