The family came here on a Saturday for dinner. We have been to Original Joe's before but not to this location. There were quite a few parking spots in the lot in the back of the restaurant and also noticed on-street parking. They also have a large patio that we saw as we entered. We were seen right away and seated right away. They have a nice layout and lighting is a bit dim in their for the ambience. Menu is quite extensive with your typical American and pub-style options. My son had the kids mac n cheese and it was quite a large portion for kids-size. Most places is a little cup-size. My daughter had the Chicken Clup wrap which she seemed to enjoy. My wife got the Carolina Pulled Port and she said it was tasty and tender. I didn't want Fish n Chips but I did want fish so I settled for the Haddock Stack. It was quite a large portion and I enjoyed it. I also like their fresh cut fries. The family thoroughly enjoyed their meal. Our waitress, Carly, was great! She was super friendly and helpful. We enjoyed the laid back atmosphere in there and it wasn't too loud inside. We definitely will try and come back to this location again. read more

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Stopped at Original Joe's on our one night in Calgary and weren't dissapointed! The food was delicious and had a great selection. The portion sizes were large & filling. The drinks were also so yummy!! We had the sweetest waitress. 10/10 recommend. read more

Good food and good service. The food was well prepared. We were a table of 5 and the staff was very attentive and checked in frequently. I tried the steak sandwich, which was cooked as I liked. It's not a large as I expected and when looking at the others burgers I thought I should have went that route since I was hungry. The burgers looks great and there were no complaints. The Grilled Cheese burger looked awesome with Texas toast instead of the typical bun. For desserts they have a limited selection of 3 to choose from. Brownie, beignets and cookies and milk. We tried them all and they were good. I was surprised how full I left, and that's always a good sign as I like to eat and be full. I would come again for sure! read more

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Went here for an early dinner Saturday (around 5). Our waitress was very friendly and provided quick service. I had the fish tacos with fries+ dill dip - if you haven't had the fries and dip dip as OJs you have to - it's so delicious! The fish tacos were very good. As it was happy hour we had a Joes Soda - tasty and refreshing with the slush. A very pleasant experience with tasty food. read more

A smaller version of the chain Nice outdoor patio facing the freeway :-) Thur is half price wine day Menu is the same as every other joes Service a little more frantic than other places read more

Original Joe's Restaurant & Bar - Front bar - Bars Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Wasn't bad. Food didn't come out very hot. Took a while to get a refill of our drinks. Server was nice and friendly though. read more

I have never been disappointed at this location. Staff are friendly and efficient. The food never disappoints (although my salmon was a bit jerky-like today but they took it off my bill no questions asked). This is a great place for drinks, appies or any meal. Would recommend it any day! read more

I really like this OJs. It's always at least half full and they have lots of TVs for sports. So my husband and I like doing to occasional meal out here. They have a decent wine list and some days the wine is half off bottles and you can take it home! Booyah. I try different stuff off the menu all the time. My husband goes for the "Ace" burger every time. And yes, it's delish! Can't beat the dill dip they have with their fries! read more

My Wife and I had plans to meet another couple there for some drinks and conversation. We had some time to kill so we went in early to eat dinner. It was fairly busy when we showed up because of the Flames game that was on, but we were seated in a large booth right away. Our server came by and took our drink order and I kid you not, our drinks arrived in a minute. It was the fastest I have ever received a drink from this type of establishment. Our server did a great job and our glasses were never empty for too long. Kudos to her! We ordered our meals and the food came out promptly. The meal was good, and is exactly what I would expect from an OJ's. Overall, it was a great experience and we will be heading back! read more

This is a great addition to Macleod: good food at a reasonable price & you know what you're going to get. My parents are not interested in sushi so this is a place on Macleod I can finally take my fussy father and he loves it. read more

The food was great! That's sort of where the good part of my review ends. The coke had no carbonation, the server was ok (started out kind of...meh; but then got much friendlier towards the end so it ended positively). I went there with a large group of 15 but I really wouldn't recommend that. It's a fairly small sports pub type place so it's very loud (just one open square room) and the seating is just more conducive to smaller groups. The 15 of us had to sit in a row of high top tables elbow to elbow so it was pretty uncomfortable. I would definitely go back, just with a smaller group to eat and watch a game on one of the numerous TVs. read more

OJs at 7403 Macleod Trail SW opened quietly this afternoon. If you are already a fan of this popular restaurant chain then the interior of this new location will be immediately familiar. It's the same décor with dark wood floors and bar height seating. Televisions line the perimeter and you are greeted at the front door by young, perky staff. The menu is solid with options that are always predictably delicious and available for reasonable prices. You will also find gluten sensitive options along with starters, greens, bowls, flatbreads, burgers, and desserts. Try their house branded craft beer options available on tap. The building Original Joe's now occupies used to house Soundsaround. There is plenty of parking in their lot behind the building. I am looking forward to their large patio opening once the weather improves. Until then I will have to be satisfied with a serving of their warm, chewy, chocolate chip cookies and milk. Mmm. read more

Came with 5 other people. Server came over to say hello, then ran away. Came back 15 mins later to take drink order. Drinks took 15 mins to come. 30 mins from sitting down till getting a single sip. Burger was burnt. Be careful reading tiny print, in low light, on menu. Most sides cost extra. read more

There was hair in my food. Staff was kind and following COVID guidelines. Not much to say other than my personal experience was bad. Other than that I don't wish anything unwell upon anyone; we're all human. I'll make an exception. read more

Apparently my 4 week "minor" isn't allowed inside incase we were going to feed her a double vodka slime. Hello Keg! Sitting inside the bar area, yes the bar area where our month old daughter will just sit and sleep in her covered car seat not bothering a single sole. Wow. read more

Just had lunch there. Had to chase the waitress to get knifes and vinegar for our fish and chips. The fish was terrible. Overcooked.

They are not messing around here, top notch food and great service. Since they have opened I have been here with my significant other almost 10-times. Very rarely do we order out and eat-in and the same restaurant multiple times in the same month. The food is always on point with huge servings, they do not skimp here. I have been here on Friday nights, mid-week for supper and for lunch, it can get busy on weekends during dinner so plan appropriately. The manager is very polite (Yuki?) and she graciously covered our meals when we had a slight mix-up with a salad the next time we came in. I found the drinks needed a bit more attention (Caesar's were bland) but the food is the star here. I really hope the quality of food will continue on for years to come as this has become our new favorite spot. read more

Had brunch on Sunday, Server was great, Food was slow to get to out table but was very good. Had brunch bill was around 70 buck's for 5 people. They have great coffee as well. Had to find out the kind..It's called Marley. Find this coffee...very good.Will be back anytime. Lots of TV's to catch bits of the game. read more

Food here is always awesome. Been coming here for a while now and I have zero complaints.

Our service at this location was great and our waitress was wonderful, the food however left us a little disappointed. Be cautious when entering as it is very dark even during the day which makes for a great bar atmosphere but also makes it hard to see your footing on the way to your table. We started with the truffle parmasean potato crisps which are the Monday night special. There is a fair amount in the order but some chips were way over seasoned and too salty and other chips had no seasoning at all. For dinner I had the Mediterranean chicken wrap. The wrap was dry with more wrap than filling and the chicken was overcooked and dry as well. The dish comes with two sides, the fries and gravy are good but the coleslaw was very bland and tasted like it had nothing on it, you could see the sauce but not taste it. My husband had the street dog which he said was tasty but the dog was much too small for the bun. Again the fries were good but the slaw was the same. It is hard to say if it is a not so great menu or just a poor execution of the menu at this location. read more

I have food allergies and their service was outatanding with zero issues concerning my allergies. Food is also great for a price I'm willing to pay read more

I have been a fairly regular customer at OJ's on MacLeod Trail since late Spring 2017. We like to come here because the food is generally good, there is a variety to please most anyone in a crowd, and the service has been very good. Many servers remember us and are very kind when we come in. Tonight however, from the moment we arrived to when we finally left, everything was off. We were greeted promptly with menus and would have ordered right away, but we were told our server was someone else. That someone else never arrived and the original server came back and said she was our server after all. Not sure if there was a mix up or some stress amongst the servers, or whether our server was having an off night, or if she just didn't like us, but she just didn't do a good job. She warmed up taking our food order, but then was slow. When we said we didn't with anything else ( food or drink) we waited and waited for the bill. At one point our server disappeared with some other servers in the back, at which point we asked the bartender if we could get our bill. We waited again. She finally showed up again with the bill which we were prepared to pay then and there, but of course no machine. She said she would be "right back" with the machine. She wasn't. I have never ever considered being a dine and dasher, but when you have to wait and wait, I can see why some people simply leave. She finally came back and apologized, saying it got a little busy. Granted it was busy, but there were plenty of servers and we didn't see others getting the (lack of) service we received. So Lucia, perhaps you just didn't like us. Perhaps you were having an off night. But you made us realize how a single negative experience can impact the way we feel about a place we have had probably 50plus pleasant experiences! It is thought provoking and rather sad the impact one person can have, but negativity is pervasive. I can no longer recommend this OJ's. Which we have up until now. read more

Not a fan... their wine special was great! But their food is mediocre at best. I've been there a couple times and have never left thinking wow that food was amazing... sorry read more

While everything you will read in the earlier reviews is true - they offer a great menu and the decor is warm and welcoming - it should also be mentioned that should you go there during lunch hour on a Friday, be prepared to spend a bit of time there. This is not a quick, in and out lunch experience. My first hand impressions of the place was, "do we have the right address?". From street view you do not see the restaurant, rather, the rest of the building it occupies; an empty upstairs office space with tinted windows. Coming in, there was no one at the front desk and no sign indicating that you should seat yourself. This was pointed out to us by a waitress in passing a minute later. We saddled up to the bar, said hello to the bartender, and ordered two cokes. No problem. We ordered food from the bartender. No problem. And then waited. And waited.... An hour later, our meals were delivered in To Go containers, as we didn't have the luxury of a 2 hour executive lunch. However the bartender was friendly and accommodating through the whole stay, and kept us posted on the kitchens' progress. He explained that the kitchen had been overwhelmed and wasn't prepared to handle a full restaurant. I am looking forward to checking OJ's out again in a few weeks, and hopefully, they're in the full swing of things! Check them out. just make sure you have enough time to truly enjoy the experience. Cheers folks! read more

Have to seat yourself. No one came to give us menus. Didn't see a waiter or waitress for over 15 min so we left. Won't return. Horrible service! read more

Ordered a Kona burger, it came 10 min later than all the othand the bun was stale. told the waitress and it was not discounted.

I was going to have dinner with 2 other people. I arrived early. It was so loud that the waitress had to stand very close to me to hear me. A little uncomfortable LOL. I knew that there was no way I would be able to talk to my dinner companions. I asked her why it was so loud and then I had to repeat myself. She said that this is the atmosphere they want here. I pictured us sitting there not saying a word waiting for our drinks then trying to order food. OMG I had a problem asking a questions never mind ordering. Then we would sit there and wait and look around not saying anything. I think we would eat so fast just to get the heck out of there. I waited for my people to show up and ran outside when I saw one person. They were shocked and jumped a little when I started yelling that I wanted to go somewhere else because it is too load. I was deaf from standing inside for more than 5 minutes. Just then someone opened the door to get out and they were blasted by more loudness. Wow. A little much don't you think? read more