Joey’s of Chicago

It was great while it lasted

I really enjoyed the fish and chips, my brother did not like the burgers but I tasted it and it was delicious

I was excited to find out this place was here, especially because I live nearby, and had high expectations. Unfortunately I was let down.
When we got there, a couple tables were occupied by people already eating. A woman and her daughter were in line ahead of us, placing their order. A man with three young boys was behind us. We all placed our order at the counter and grabbed tables to wait for our food to be ready to pick up. Nobody else came in to order while we were there.
The woman and her daughter got their food relatively quickly. I thought this was a good sign, but it was not to be. Although the three people behind the counter seemed to be scurrying around, no food was forthcoming. After a long time, I saw one of the people place an order of fries, presumably mine, on a tray under a heat lamp. A few minutes later, she placed another order of fries on another tray under a different lamp. Several minutes after that she added several sandwiches to the second tray. And then she added a sandwich to the original tray with the fries that had now been sitting there a good ten minutes. Nothing aggravates me more than seeing my food sit under a heat lamp for an extended period of time.
At this point my wife went up to the pickup counter to ask what was going on. They finally brought out her salad and said they’d bring the dressing to the table.
At this point, the only chance the restaurant had of having us as repeat customers was outrageously good food, but things fell short. My wife’s salad was big, had plenty of chicken, and she said it was very fresh, but it wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. I was expecting something amazing from the Chicago beef considering it’s the restaurant’s specialty, but it was just OK.
Maybe we caught them on a bad day, maybe they were buried with takeout orders, maybe other menu items are outstanding, and maybe my expectations were way too high. Regardless, I was disappointed and won’t be back.

The other location has seemed to close, (noticed while walking to pizza place next door) saw that coming! Don’t waste your time over paying for this food. Not very good customer service either!

Great food better than Portilos. The hot dog is great, tamales awesome and wet beef the best.

This was the first place we ate at while moving to Cave Creek. We were in our home the night before the movers were set to deliver our things — and we were hungry. We called in an order for carry out about 30 minutes before closing — we didn’t anticipate It would take long for this food to be cooked. The staff on the phone did not do a good job hiding their upset. My husband headed out and during this time got lost finding the location and made it right at closing time. He picked up the food and was again treated to a bad attitude.
The food was nothing to write home about. No dipping sauces were provided/​offered, things were messily thrown in the box and the taste was average. I get upset when places mentally close before they are closed.
We haven’t returned in 6 months of living here and have no plans to do so.

Went there with my wife. Neither of us liked our meal. My burger was extremely fatty. I was constantly removing cartilage/​fat pieces from my mouth. It was disgusting.

I would drive miles just to eat at Joeys. Quality food! Great staff! I love everything on the menu.

I am not sure when this place even opened, but it is new (isn) to the area. We went in for a late lunch on a Saturday-​it was not crowded but there were some people there. I had the Italian combo — very tasty. Hubby had a polish market dog (?) and said it was good. Nice and clean. We will go again. They need to advertise more– I did not even know it was there.

It always makes me nervous when a place is very empty (one couple in the whole place) at lunch time, but it was a Monday. The Staff was very friendly and accommodating, but when I asked to sub onion rings for French Frys, they were OUT at that location… But they did suggest their deep fried mushrooms, which were good. Bottom line, it was decent and very affordable, and I would eat there again if shopping near by, but would not make a special trip.

While the facility is nice and clean, there is little to draw you in. The food is no better than average… they can and should do better. Part of their neon sign outside doesn’t work. What does that tell you? This location closed several years ago for reasons I don’t know, but reopened again recently. They really need to step it up, or I fear they won’t make it again. There are just too many much better alternatives.

Good food, good service, fast, and clean. Worth giving it a try. We’ll definitely go back.

If you love Chicago Vienna beef hotdogs this is the place :-) super cute deli style interior, friendly staff, flat screen tvs and neon signs make for a great dining on the go experience.

Joey’s is Da Bomb!
I was in Cave Creek earlier this week for a Yoga Class and noticed Joey’s of Chicago in the same plaza. Having liked the food at their Happy Valley location we had to give this one a try too!
We ordered hot dogs with everything, fries and onion rings. Everything was great and satisfied that craving we get once in a while for a good Chicago-​style hot dog.
So if you’re from Chicago or like Chicago-​style dogs Joey’s is the place.

Went here for an Italian Beef… Being a big fan of Chicago junk food, I thought I would give it a go. Friendly staff claimed that they modeled the place after Portillos in Chicago. Good place to try and emulate. That said, the beef sandwich was very good size, the hot peppers and sweet peppers were very tasty and the flavor was great. y only complain was that the beef was a bit tough… If you ever ate a Portillos Italian beef, you would know that the beef should just fall apart and be very juicy… Seemed to me that maybe the beef didn’t quite cool long enough… Bottom line is, the place is pretty new and I think will get better and better. I would definitely go back. Give it a try