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Grilled Chicken & Ravioli from Joey's Bar and Grill on Chandler Street in Worcester, MA

Joey’s Bar and Grill is well renowned in many Worcester circles, yet I have only been there once before our Foodies meeting. I was looking forward to trying their food for a second time and I was not disappointed. This time I was able to choose from the regular menu or the Restaurant Week menu which featured three courses with several choices in each course. I went with a creamy chicken, spinach and mushroom soup that was delicious – I had been craving soup and this hit the spot!

For my main course I had the grilled chicken & ravioli which was described as “grilled chicken breast with spinach tossed in a roasted yellow pepper cream sauce over spinach and garlic ravioli.” When the plate arrived, I was pleased to see that the cream sauce was minimally drizzled on top of the chicken and ravioli instead of coating it completely. The two medium chicken breasts were moist and perfectly grilled. The ravioli were nicely arranged with more of the delicious yellow pepper sauce on top, however they were quite tasty on their own! This was a simple dish the components were well executed and I was pleased with my choice. The portion was perfect – had I not been saving room for dessert I may have finished it but since there was a macadamia nut cookie sundae calling my name, I enjoyed half of the entree for lunch the next day.

After our visit I can certainly see why Joey’s is popular amongst Worcesterites. The food is reliable and tasty and the menu is has something for everyone. That’s enough to put this on my “go to” places list in the future! –JM

Grilled Chicken and Ravioli from Joey’s Bar and Grill on Chandler Street in Worcester, MA

I have enjoyed Joey’s Bar and Grill more in their new location on Chandler Street – it’s a very vibrant and lively place. It always seems busy which is to me means people enjoy the food and atmosphere. Over the past year, I have been numerous times and for the most part have stuck with my favorites the crispy fish tacos and appetizers but this time we were lucky enough to be there for restaurant week so thought I would try something different. So I went with the 3 course entree of Grilled & Chilled Shrimp, Grilled Chicken and Ravioli and for dessert the Lemon Sorbet. The grilled shrimp was served over romaine lettuce with black bean and heirloom tomato salsa. When I eat grilled shrimp I like to taste that it was grilled and this did not disappoint. It was overall light and refreshing and a great start to a healthy meal.

My chicken and ravioli entree usually came with a roaster yellow pepper cream sauce but when I told them I was not able to eat cream sauce they were proactive in telling me they could serve the chicken dish another way as everything was made to order. Very refreshing to see as not all restaurants will be as accommodating. The dish came out with 2 chicken breasts lightly grilled which were very moist and tender and garnished with sprigs of rosemary. Along side the chicken came 7-8 ravioli that were filled with spinach and garlic. For me my sauce was a garlic aioli. It would have been nice to have had some sauce over the chicken to bring together the chicken and the ravioli a little better. The portions were the right size, not too big and just enough to fill me up for the night. Capping the night I went with the lemon sorbet that came with some mixed berries. It was a nice palette cleanser to a great dinner. -MM