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    JOEY Restaurants Reviews

    Updated 12 October, 2018
    242 reviews

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    96 Ratings

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    Pros

    • "Great company with some really great people" (in 18 reviews)

    • "Opportunity for growth and learning" (in 7 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Long Hours, High Tip Out, Everyone who works there is a beautiful size two" (in 16 reviews)

    • "Too many staff on at once, high tip out" (in 8 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (1)

      "Great food and good to learn"

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      Former Employee - Sous Chef
      Former Employee - Sous Chef

      I worked at JOEY Restaurants full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great place to learn the about food

      Cons

      long hours some times working 6 days a week

    2. "Server/bartender"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Winnipeg, MB
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Winnipeg, MB

      I have been working at JOEY Restaurants part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      being able to socialize with both customers and staff members. fun work environment. have made life-long friends

      Cons

      shift work. working evenings and weekends. dealing with unpleasant people

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    3. "Server"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at JOEY Restaurants full-time

      Pros

      Quick paced. Great management. Amazing food.

      Cons

      Unpredictable tip earnings. Only shifts opening or closing the restaurant will really earn you a living.

      Advice to Management

      Allow equal employment opportunities for men and women.

    4. "Server"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Clean, Good Product Knowledge, Fun Staff, Nice Uniforms, Lots of Support Staff

      Cons

      Long Hours, High Tip Out, Everyone who works there is a beautiful size two

    5. "Corporate but lots of training opportunities"

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      Former Employee - Server/Waiter in Vancouver, BC
      Former Employee - Server/Waiter in Vancouver, BC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at JOEY Restaurants part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Staff discounts on food, good training especially if you haven’t been in the service industry before

      Cons

      This may have changed but the uniform (dress) was know as the DG or “Dirty Girl”

    6. "Shift Leader/Server"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at JOEY Restaurants full-time

      Pros

      Flexibility as with most restaurants, good colleagues, generally good customers

      Cons

      Lots of pretend and out-of-touch management

      Advice to Management

      Recognize performance without playing favourites, set more realistic expectations for staff, pay attention to time off requests and scheduling concerns

    7. "Horrible management"

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      Former Employee - Prep Cook in Edmonton, AB
      Former Employee - Prep Cook in Edmonton, AB
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I worked at JOEY Restaurants full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Tasting the food ;) haha it’s always great being able to sneak some food when no ones looking

      Cons

      Horrible management, and the waitresses can be really irritating

      Advice to Management

      Start listening more to your cooks and instead of stomping out advice, listen.

    8. "Different structure than Cactus and Earls, though you make less."

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      Former Employee - Server in Vancouver, BC
      Former Employee - Server in Vancouver, BC
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at JOEY Restaurants part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      You can work as a server immediately without having to first work as a hostess (unlike cactus and earls).

      Cons

      You do more of the hustle (flipping tables, setting, etc) because there are no hostesses to do things for you. Here, the hostesses are actually guest service managers in a higher position than you, thus they do not help with the dirty work. Also, compared to my friend who worked down the street at Cactus, I seemed to be making less tip money - perhaps because my section was smaller, perhaps because of the guests?

    9. "Recruit - Back of House"

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      Current Employee - Recruit in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Recruit in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at JOEY Restaurants part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      An amazing place to learn the basics of a kitchen. There's a lot of turnover in people so I was the "new" person for not very long.

      Cons

      A strong sense of culture but often found it difficult to have my shifts covered, or was asked to work on days when I was not available (as per scheduled days)

    10. "Fun Atmosphere"

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      Former Employee - Server/Waiter in Toronto, ON
      Former Employee - Server/Waiter in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at JOEY Restaurants full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      - Great tips
      - Friendships
      - Learn to Hustle
      - Days Off
      - Food

      Cons

      - Management lacks experience

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