JOEY King Street, Toronto, ON

I had supper this evening with Deb, Franca and Liz at JOEY King Street (on King Street W just east of Yonge Street). The restaurant is lovely. Hard to believe it used to be a bank!

When Deb arrived first, she was told we had a 2 hour seating limit so we had to be done by 7:30pm. That kind of info should be noted when a reservation is made. She was seated at 5:15pm and that's when the 2 hour timer apparently started (so not the reservation time of 5:30pm). We had all arrived by 5:30pm so weren't impressed that we had to be done by 7:15pm. Happily there were empty tables at 7:15pm onward so we weren't rushed out. It was fun to catch up as it’s been a while since the four of us have been together.

Here we are! We worked together 30 years ago and have been pals since. 

Deb, Franca, me and Liz

Franca had Szechuan Chicken Lettuce Wraps (sweet soy ginger glaze, peanuts, crispy wontons, spicy aloli) and Korean Fried Califlower (sweet & spicy korean chili glaze, pickled fresnos, watermelon radish).

Deb had a Tuna Poke Bowl (sashimi grade ahi tuna poke, crispy wontons, green papaya slaw, chili crisp, carrot miso dressing, coconut jasmine rice).

Liz had Truffle Udon Carbonara (egg yolk, bacon, dashi truffle cream sauce).

I had Chicken Parmesan (spaghetti pomodoro, mozzarella cheese, fresh basil). I'm not a fan of parm cheese. Some chicken parms have it and some don't so I always specify that mozzarella cheese is fine but no parm. When my meal arrived, there was NO cheese so it was sent back to be remade. Our server said she got the instructions correct but I guess someone in the kitchen interpreted it as "no cheese". So it was quite a wait for mine while my friends ate their meals.