Shoeless Joe’s

We stumbled upon the bar looking for please showing the dodger game. And I’m so happy that being or playing the game and of your selection was great. We met some pretty cool locals there and ended up partying with them to the wee hours of the night. Pretty chill spot for pre-​gaming — don’t pass it up!

My boyfriend and I were looking forward to enjoying the raptors game and some food. I was at another shoeless joe’s for dinner the week before and had such a great experience I was craving some lattice fries and decided to bring my boyfriend to check it out. The bar at this location is huge with great views of televisions and a good atmosphere. However, the service and portions we received inspired me to get a Unilocal account to write this review. We ordered, to share, their all star platter (which i had the week before and really was looking forward to) and the wing (medium) and rib (smokey bbq) dinner with a side of lattice fries. After ordering, the waitress came to tell us that they were missing the crab dip from the platter. We stared at her assuming she was going to present a solution to the problem. Instead wanted to know what else we wanted. We suggested making a substitution to the platter as there were many more items on the platter that they had and we wanted. She didnt seem to fond of that idea and went to check with the kitchen. Came back to say they could give more of one item, calamari. Then after waiting an extroardinary amount of time (we did realize it was game day and busy!) we received our platter and a plate of wings with smokey bbq sauce and lattice fries (wrong!). Our platter was a ridiculous small serving size for 25.00, remember, i had just received the same thing at another location last week. Probably a third of the size. The waitress apologized for the mistake but didnt seem to care. And when we sent back the wings the sauce was taken with it and never returned back with the correct plate. We were there a total of 2 hours and disliked the entire experience, a 2 rating is generous considering the atmosphere is great and maybe other servers would have been accomodating. But our server, her lack of service and uncaring attitude about customer experience and the rip off of the food servings made for a terrible afternoon.

I really like this place, it’s a great sportsbar! I love how theres plenty of large sizes tv’s around the place with a whole variety of games playing. Plus, if you get a booth, they each have their own individual TV, so you can flip around and watch any game you want. That was perfect during the NHL playoffs when more than one game was on at once. Overall, great environment to the place:)
As for the food and service, I was more or less pleased with both. I got a wild mushroom burger with a side of fries, both of which were delicious, however, I wish they would’ve given me more fries. The burger was a great size however. My boyfriend ordered an open faced steak sandwich, they even asked how he’d like thw steak cooked, and they cooked it properly soo way to go! Again though, his side of mashed potatoes was pretty small.
We came by another night and order a tray of nachos to share… they were good buuuut not $ 16 good. The service on both occasions was pretty good, it was relatively slow both tines we came and our waitress was attentive, which is great :)
The prices here can be a bit much given the portion size in some cases, but if you’re looking to enjoy a night full of sports, I’d recommend coming here!

I haven’t been to Shoeless Joe’s for a number of years. Originally we wanted to get some Thai food after watching a musical at Princess of Wales Theatre, but the lineup was insane, so we decided to come here for dinner instead. It was 9:15pm by the time we arrived and they had already closed off the dining area. WE didn’t care anyway so we sat at one of the booth tables at the bar. I liked that spot because there was TV around but it wasn’t too noisy, so helps lessen the distractions.
My family and I decided to order a few different things. My dad got the buffalo chicken flatbread. My brother’s gf and I both ordered fish tacos and my fiancé ordered their Piston burger (one of their chef inspired menu items… basically i’ts a turkey burger).
The turkey burger was very good! patty was juicy and delicious. the portion is huge though.
I LOVED my fish tacos. the flatbread was okay, nothing really spectcular about it though. but those fish tacos. man they were good! i didn’t expect them to be so big though so i coudln’t finish it and took one home lolz. I’m giving it 4 stars based on the fact that I loved my fish taco order, otherwise the food is not too bad overall. maybe because it’s more quiet by the time by the time we came, overall everything was pretty good.

The service really fluctuates, but my most recent experience at this Shoeless Joe’s got me to do a review. We came in with a party of 3 and ordered very light, but our server really went the extra mile. We tried the Thai shrimp quesadilla from the new/​temporary menu and it was AMAZING. It had rich flavours and the price was just right. We also paid and tipped a bit early in advance but the service did not waver at all! I was really impressed with our last server.

Shoeless Joe’s.why does this location break my heart all the time? I am a big fan of Shoeless Joes and go to their other various locations however this location always seems to disappoint me no matter how many times I give them a chance. I came here last Friday with a friend. it was beginning to get busy and they had a few reserved signs around a few tables. I got to the hostess stand and asked if their were any booths available. The hostess immediately said no without checking and then brought us to a half booth which was fine. We sat down and our server who was very kind came to get our drink orders after 5 minutes of waiting (fair its busy) however we already knew what we were getting and put in our order. I also asked the waitress if we were able to change the TV channel to Sportsnet One as I wanted to watch the Canada Women’s Soccer Game that was playing on various other TVs around the establishment. She said she would check with her manager, 10 minutes later her manager came by and began to change the TV BEHIND ME! I told her if she could change the one infront of me because I obviously can’t watch TV through the back of my head. She then got annoyed and said she could only change one TV. which was fine because only I wanted to watch not my friend. She began switching the channels (they only have about 6 to work with!?) and then left it on. however, unfortunately as she put it on TIm and Sid decided to broadcast instead.
My friend got her french onion soup and enjoyed it but complained a little about how it wasn’t as cheesy as she usually has hers. After 10 minutes our food came, I got the classic burger and added bacon and my friend got the burger with mushrooms. I was VERY disappointed with the whole 25 french fries I got. which makes me think that they pre-​set plates with french fries for the evening rush. My burger was good, really tender but the meat to bun ratio was off as the burger kept sliding out and making it a very messy experience.
We looked through their dessert options to end but decided not to go for anything, when we got our bills. I got charged for my friends burger instead and she got charged for mine, we had to get our bills re-​done correctly. We ended up paying and leaving. really disappointed.
Although their food can be really good they seem to crush under pressure during the evening rush and therefore lack in food quality and consistency. I was hoping they would be a little bit more generous and their staff/​manager a little bit kinder but you can’t get it all with franchises.
I will go back to Shoeless Joes but not this location. Womp!

Deceiving, to say the least. Food was eatable, but way overpriced! I had the lemon chicken quinoa bowl, the quinoa was simply tasteless. As a starter, we had one of those super plate that we share, taste was good, but the price wasn’t justified. Generally speaking, plate presentation was poor. Service was ok.

I have gone to a couple of Shoeless Joe’s before and they have always been great, good food and good service. This one however… not great. I have been to this location twice, the first time was god awful and the second time we only went because it was close by and late, it ended up being okay that time (nothing spectacular, just decent). For this review I will be focusing on our first visit.
We went here for a dinner because we received some coupons in the mail. When we arrived there were very few people in the place so we figured service would be quick. Wrong. They had 2 waitresses working and ours took an excessively long time to come take our drink order. In fact the manager noticed how irritated we looked that he had to come and take our drink order (he looked just as irritated as we did for us having to wait), he did offer us a free alcoholic beverage for the wait so that was nice. We also ordered our appetizer and dinner at this time.
After he left I am assuming he went and spoke to our waitress and she finally came over to make sure her manager took our order. We said yes and she left. We got our drinks shortly after but then, again, we waited an excessively long time for our food order to come. Finally after about 30 minutes our food showed up, which was brought out by the manager and not our waitress.
The food was nothing special, I ordered a wrap and really didn’t enjoy it very much but that wasn’t what bothered me, I was completely irritated by the horrible service from our «waitress». I could see her waiting on everyone around us but not once came over to see if we needed refills or to check if our food was okay. She likely just assumed her manager was taking care of us even though it was clearly her job to do so and not her manager. Finally we had to stop her and ask her for a drink refill. She said she would get it but had an expression that looked as though she was confused as to why we asked her or as if she was too busy. 10 minutes later, no drink. My boyfriend ended up getting up to go to the bar and get me one.
Finally when it came time to pay our bill, guess what? Again we waited to get this girls attention, Finally she came over and we told her we wanted to pay, she said she would go ask her manager to see what the plan was with our bill. She clearly knew we were pissed. She came back and said her manager said our entire dinner was free. We were happy with this as the service was completely unacceptable.
Basically if you want to go to a Shoeless Joe’s I would avoid this one. The only good thing I have to say is that the manager was the only helpful person during this entire scenario so we appreciate that. The waitress however, AWFUL.

Pretty cool place to go and chill … Watch a game on one of there many tvs … Didn’t eat here so can’t say anything about there food. Looks like they did have a good selection of beer … Enjoy

I guess I HAVE to give it at least one star eh. I wish I read these reviews before we went! Ive been to many shoeless joes and LOVED it, this one, however, was an exception! The waitress was alright, till we actually needed something; Like sending our food back. The buffalo strips were burnt (didnt even know this was possible), they were crunchy like a croûton. They were also cold, not even luke warm, just cold (which is odd, because we waited such a long time for them). I was so hungry though that I couldnt be bothered to send them back (we had just come from a 14 inning baseball game. we would have eaten scraps from the garbage we were that desperate for food)… My boyfriend had some greek wrap and they didnt put and tzaiziki on it. the best part of my meal was eaten the last scrap of wrap off my boyfriends plate when he was done!
We never actually got a bill! After 30 minutes of waiting for one, and not being able to locate our server or a manager, we did the math ourselves, added the taxes, paid cash and left.
I thought the atmosphere and set up of the restaurant was exceptional. its a shame everything else was so disappointing! We had a hard time paying because we left the restaurant hungrier than we arrived. I do not recommend this place at all! I will have to think twice before heading to another one again.

A group of 7 of us, on the way to see Motown the Musical, decided to hit this place for dinner prior to the show. It’s not a place that typically comes to mind as a «Pre Theatre» restaurant, but seeing as how the 7 of us have vastly different tastes, it was an agreed upon option due to its large menu. We figured there would be something for everyone and there was.
There is no denying that: 1) it’s definitely a sports bar; 2) the female staff are hired according to point 1; 3) its pub fair; and 4) its a sports bar.
I won’t go into specifics on what every person had, so I’ll stick to those closest to me and my meal:
Person 1 had the Pad Thai. She asked if it was spicy (as she can’t tolerate a lot of heat in her food) and the waitress was bang on in her assessment of heat factor. She even offered to have the kitchen take the heat factor down a notch, but my friend decided to go with the normal heat level. She really liked it. Sitting close by, I can tell you that it smelled amazing… and portion size was fairly large for the price point.
Person 2 ordered the bacon encrusted meatloaf, with mashed potatoes and veggies. She said the meatloaf was good… but the bacon on the bottom was not cooked and was inedible (to be fair, I’ve cooked bacon encrusted meatloaf at home and experienced the same issue). Its one of the only times I’ve seen this person leave bacon on their plate and no-​one leaves bacon.
I ordered the buffalo strips… they were as expected… good but nothing memorable. A bit low on the heat factor (unlike my friend, I love spicy foods)
We did have an issue with a drink and had to send it back. One of us ordered a Canadian on tap. When it arrived it had this odd thing floating in it… so we scooped it out with a fork. Without going into too much detail, it appeared to be mucus spit (the kind you have when you’re coughing up a bad cold). Disclaimer alert — I’m not saying it WAS spit, but everyone at the table agreed that it LOOKED like spit. We called over the waitress who took the beer back without question (we didn’t tell her what was wrong with it… just that something was floating in it).
Our waitress was great. She knew the menu and chatted with us prior to our leaving about how she needs to get out and see some of the theatre in the area. As an added bonus, when she discovered we were going to see a Mirvish production, the entire table got a 15% reduction off the bill… courtesy of the Mirvish Company. Great idea.
Would I go back? Maybe… but with so many options in the area, it’ll be a toss up. Just won’t order a beer on tap.

mediocre.
the flatbreads were decent, but the sausage pepper penne was just okay. don’t think it was worth the high price (~$ 15 – 20) per dish.
I think a pizza from dominoes would taste better than the flatbread, and some homemade spicy Italian sausage penne would outdo the theirs.

Excellent for sporting events. Went for the NBA skills comp. Food was pretty good. The DJ spinning afterwards was really into top 40 though, which is not my jam.
But I definitely recommend it for sports fans.

Shoeless Joes kind of became my go-​to place to watch hockey while visiting Toronto with a friend of mine. It’s your pretty standard sports bar with wall-​to-​wall televisions. During big games they play the game sound through the speakers which is a big plus. The atmosphere was actually quite nice. Everything felt clean and modern. As others have already mentioned, the dress-​code for the waitresses here leaves little to the imagination but I figure that isn’t my choice to make. It doesn’t bother me at all as long as the staff are comfortable.
Most of the booths even have their own televisions that you are free to change the channel on. This was a big bonus when we wanted to catch an out-​of-​market game that other patrons were less interested in watching. There was even a night where we asked the waitress if she could switch one of the bigger screen to the game we wanted to watch and she happily obliged. This was much appreciated.
Biggest issue? Not a lot of vegetarian options on the menu if you don’t like salad. During our visits here I had a chance to try the Rickard’s White Premium Five cheese dip and the Field of Greens salad. The dip was actually really good and the salad was pretty standard. Definitely as for the dressing on the side though. The first time I had it, it was almost inedible.

ordered
–mushroom and spinach flatbread ²⁄₅ (lacked flavour immensely! I had to drown my flatbread with Frank’s hot sauce for some flavouring. The ingredients were also pretty much non-​existent)
–vegetarian burger (my friend really liked it)
–chocolate cake
–chocolate chip cookie (disgustingly sweet, claims to be freshly baked but my cookie was ROCK HARD) ¹⁄₅
Overall, this is one of those places that you’d come just for the games and drinks, but in terms of food i’ll save my money and go get street meat instead

I wasn’t too impressed with the latest experience I had here. I came with a large group of 15 people. The service here was super super slow and inattentive. For starters, they didn’t give us enough glasses of water, so some of us had to share. There were also maybe like, at most 2 sets of utensils on the table, which we didn’t realize until the food came and some people couldn’t eat. For some reason, the first time our waitress came around she only took one person’s order, which was odd and slightly confusing for the rest of us.
I ordered the lobster grilled cheese, which was mediocre and disappointing. The lobster didn’t taste fresh at all — it tasted like it came out of a can. Also the cheese was like… not super gooey or melty or anything. I don’t know, it just didn’t seem like a freshly grilled cheese sandwich, the cheese seemed kind of hard/​old or something.
Our waitress didn’t come around to check on us even once after we got our food, and we had difficulty tracking her down when we wanted to get the bills. I was also displeased to discover on my bill that I was charged extra for my sweet potato fries and chipotle mayo, and I wish the waitress had told me there would be an extra charge for those items — I thought it was unprofessional that she didn’t.
The only mildly redeeming thing was that the manager came around to our table and gave us all cards for a free sandwich — some kind of promo related to the Leafs winning or something. It was a nice gesture I guess, but felt kind of forced to me.
There are definitely much better places to eat, especially in this part of Toronto, so I would pass on this location. Honestly I can’t imagine any reason why I would ever come back.

Went there with 8 other people.
I came a bit late, after everyone had already ordered. I ordered a Mushroom Burger and it arrived in decent time. I ended up ordering 2 more beers, and 3 shots. The bill came out to be 50 $. The burger was really good, but not the best I ever had, I would order it again, but not expect to be amazed.
The service was good, the waitress came once a while to check up on us, and we had no issues with the bill being split. (everyone had different number of drinks… she got it right on the first try).
The Locale:
They were playing music in the background, and had hockey and baseball on the TV. The sounds were not overwhelming, until the bartender started promoting other nights (over a microphone which disrupted the conversations we were having). He did this 3 times in the hour and a bit we were there.
I would go there to meet with friends, but not if I wanted to talk about something important.

Shoeless Joe’s being a franchise, there isn’t much difference to other SJ locations. The only difference would be the service and how well your bartender can make your drink… sorry to say, but that’s true.
We came here with a group of friends and acquaintances to celebrate Toronto FC’s victory nearby. Like all bars situated new a sports venue, the place was noisy and overcrowded, however with that being said, it was no surprise. Though the patio wait time was over 45mins, we ended up sitting indoor and was seated within minutes.
Though our waitress was cute, the service was extremely slow, and inefficient. In addition the food was your typical bar food, which in most cases is mediocre.
Wanting to try something different, I ordered their Tropical Sangria that I rated a ¹⁄₅.
First off the sangria lacked substance!!! though the presentation factor was exhibited, it was watered down…
Southern fried chicken sliders 2.5÷5: took forever to come out, the buscuit bread was hard, and it did lacked versatile flavoring. The ranch sauce served added some element of flavor, but overall disappointing.
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I’ve been here twice, once with my gf after work and once more with a couple of coworkers during lunch. Both times got what I expected with decent service.
The thing that I like about the place is that there is always room. Other similar places like Jack Astor’s tend to get really crowded around key times (lunch, happy hour), but this place always has room. I don’t know if this is a good sign, but works for me.
Most of the negative posts here had bad experience with service. I was really fine both time, seated right away and the waitresses were with us right away. Never waited too long for food… so fine from this perspective.
The portions are relatively large but their food tends to get a tad greasy (excellent if you crave some junk food without stepping in a McDonald’s). Had calamari, nachos and a fish sandwich in my times there. Never a bad meal.
I guess the place is not 5 stars because it doesn’t offer anything out of the ordinary, but whenever I go there I get what I need. I guess I was lucky with the service compared to other patrons…

I haven’t been to Shoeless Joe’s in years because the few times I’ve gone in the past the menu never really had anything that appealed to me. I was never interested in their meals just kinda stuck to a particular dish. After my dance on Tuesday my two girl friends suggested we go grab some food and late night snack. We started to wonder the streets and came across this place. Decided to go in at 1030pm at night. We were greeted by a friendly server who informed us which part of the restaurant was open to taking orders. We sat and began looking at the new and revised menus.
Like I said earlier, I haven’t been here in ages. I could not believe how much the menu changed! I had a very difficult time trying to decided on what to order. I decided on the chicken, shrimp with vegetables over quinoa. It was cooked to perfection. Extremely light on the body which was an excellent thing consider the time at night we were eating this meal. I complemented the meal with a nice glass of house red wine.
What I found disturbing was the way our waitress was dressed. She was wearing a low neck/​cut black short dress. It looked like her Breast were going to pop right out. I understand some female serves feel they need to do that to gain some extra tips but attending this bar with a group of ladies, non of us really needed to see it. I’m pretty sure if she moved a certain way there was no holding them in.
Bottom line this was DISGUSTING and if this is the way managers run their staff I’m not sure I would go back!