Joey C's Roadhouse - Milford

Ok. Obligatory statement that I dont usually write reviews bc I'm not a whiny B. That being said, that was probably the worst bbq I have ever had. The sauce tastes water based, it literally has no flavor and is runny!! How?! The greens are like if you made sautéed spinach with garlic. There's no vinegar or meaty flavor. The beans... how do you mess up beans? It's literally flavorless undercooked beans with pieces of over cooked bacon chips stirred in. The silver-lining was the meat, tender, but again, flavorless. Oh!! The cornbread! It's corn cake, there's no cornmeal texture. I just stared at my food confused. Maybe I ordered all of the wrong things. But never again. Don't do it to yourself. They need Gordon Ramsy. STAT.

I was heading back to the ferry from a project in Connecticut when I realized I had a choice of putting the pedal to the meta and hoping to make the 12:15 ferry to Port Jeff, or stop for lunch and take the 1:45. I opted for the latter. So I 've been on a BBQ kick for a while, but Joey C 's has cured me for a while. I got there about 12 and found plenty of parking. Walked in and found a table right away. So far so good right. Well I ordered a BBQ BRISKET platter which came with two sides. Unfortunately they were out of my first picks so I had to settle. On the table is a bucket with knives and forks. Just pick out what you want. Hmmmm OK. Roll of paper towels hanging off the side of the table. Again OK. Food comes out and to start the sides I settled for are like warm. I 'm funny like that, I like my food hot, not scolding, just hot. Next I have a plate of BBQ Brisket which is also Luke warm. If did u mention that I like my food hot? To boot the brisket is floating in watery BBQ sauce. Didn 't really feel like BBQ. The restaurant is filled with customers now and everyone is saying how good it is. It it me or a Connecticut thing? Now I 'm ready to leave and have a leisurely drive to the ferry. Next problem, now the parking lot is full and just trying to maneuver and get out is a task. Maybe good BBQ for Connecticut but sorry not for me. Seems like I 've been in Connecticut a lot lately and I know there are many other choices. I 'll be trying them but putting BBQ on hold for awhile.

Stopped in for a quick bite, around 8:30 PM. It's a typical tavern type of environment, which I kind of like while I'm out on the road. Sat at the bar, good service. The downside, the steak tacos were completely void of flavor. I might go back and try something else, but certainly will not be at the top of my list when I'm in the area.

JOEY C 'S ROADHOUSE Can I give Joey C 's Road House less than one star? How about negative stars???? Listen I 'm a easy going guy and never **** BUT! We had down right crappy service 6 months and a lousy experience and said we 'd never be back. We were in the area and starving and had to get something to eat quick and tried it again and it was WORSE! This woman bartender acted like the customers are a HUGE inconvenience to her and are just by being in her presence. We are VERY chill people and got crapped on from the second we sat at the bar. The couple next to us had just as bad if not WORSE experience This chick was absolutely sh ty to everyone. We came in and sat at the bar, there was a couple sitting there waiting on a take order and had a cocktail finished when we sat down. We said hi and she comes back with I 'm very busy and you need to order all at once. We said, can we have a menu? She huffed grabbed one and set it on the bar in front of us. She came back 5 min later and asked for our drink order and we ordered two jalapenos margaritas, but not sweet. She said she just made a jar of it as it was sitting on the bar. So she comes back with the drinks and says to my wife, you might get a surprise. We look at each other and shrugged our shoulders and said ok and tasted the drinks. WELL ONE was a regular margarita and so sweet it could rot you 're teeth and the other was ok. HOW when we order two of the exact same drinks one come out different? There was two other people at the bar, 5 empty tables and she was clearly not packed busy. A new couple came in and wanted to sit at the bar she said to them I 'm sorry but you can 't sit here this is where I make drinks . Please go sit at a table when there was 4 seats still open at the bar. The couple was totally disrespected and had their jaws open in a gasp and they turned around and left the restaurant mumbling. Hell we were embarrassed FOR them. It was truly cringe worthy the entire time. This SH T hole can rot to the foundation I will NEVER EVER BE BACK. Cumberland Farms Gas station across the street will get my money for a protein bar and the place to go for food that twirls on a merry go round.. Stay AWAY AT ALL COSTS! I wouldn 't come back if I was starving and it was the last place on earth and was giving away food for free.

We just spent a weekend in Milford, CT with a group of 30 friends from a professional organization we belong to. Friday night, not everyone had arrived yet, so about 15 of us had to figure out what to do for dinner. I checked the trusty Yelp app and came up with Joey C 's Roadhouse BBQ and Tex-Mex as a possibility. Everyone said sounds great so we called for reservations, piled into 4 or 5 cars, and walked in for what turned out to be a very enjoyable meal and experience. We were introduced to Lisette -our very personable server who took our drink orders and was the model of friendly efficiency as she worked her way down the long table to take all those food orders. She was wearing a Nice Rack uniform t-shirt. As you can imagine, the menu offers dozens of barbecue and Mexican dishes. Our group went deep into the menu and sampled appetizers, sides, entrees, and sandwiches, from just about every category listed. I loved the Da Bomb Stuffed Jalapenos $8.99) a great dish of halved jalapenos stuffed Italian style with with garlic, prosciutto, provolone cheese, and spices. They carried a lot of zip but were tame enough for the heat amateurs at our table. I ordered a Smoked Turkey Sandwich 8.99) on a wrap $0.50 upcharge. It was accurately described on the menu as Juicy, lightly smoked turkey breast seasoned with our special Joey 's spice rub . The wrap served with sliced avocado, lettuce, tomato, and cilantro sauce. I asked for some of their spicy chipotle barbecue sauce to zip things up. I added a side of Mexican Rice $2.99) that had great flavor and was very good. I looked around at my table-mates choices and saw quesadillas, some great looking roasted corn, mac and cheese, pulled pork, and collard greens. Later that night everyone in our group told me how much they enjoyed dinner and how good their meal was.