Author: Travis15

Nancy and I felt like a simple steak meal, so we headed over to Joey South Common for their Steak and Frites for $22.50 during Happy Hour ( 2 to 5 PM), also sharing an order of Yam fries to start. Arriving at about 4...PM, we were quickly seated, our friendly and accommodating waitress Shawnee brought us 2 glasses of cold water and a wedge of lemon on request, taking our orders promptly. We were actually quite surprised by the speed of service as the meals arrived in about 10 minutes, along with the order of Yam Fries which we had anticipated nibbling on while we waited for our steaks. The Yam fries came with a dip of spicy aioli and were nicely crisp, but otherwise unremarkable. Nancy’s steak, ordered medium rare, arrived a few moments ahead of mine which was ordered rare, the reverse of what I would normally expect as the server apologized stating that mine was still being prepared. Oddly, my steak was very apparently less than the advertised 6 oz (my wife’s looked about right), so I have some thoughts that mine may have been overcooked initially and replaced at the last minute with a thinner steak. If this wasn’t the case, the kitchen really should monitor more carefully the portioning sizes, but this can be a common issue at some restaurants. Regardless, I didn’t feel the need to bring up the issue with the staff. Though the steaks were presented well and came topped with a slice of maitre ‘d butter (or maybe just plain garlic butter?), I believe that the chef would do better with a slightly heavier hand with the seasonings as we both found the steaks slightly under seasoned even though we had plenty of fresh ground pepper to top the meat. The experience was “okay” and in keeping with this type of restaurant. Personally, I would save up a few shekels and order a steak at a finer dining establishment, but I really can’t fault the service, nor the speed at which we were in and out of Joeys.