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title: "Calgary-Based Joey's Restaurants Opens New Restaurant in Edmonton Community of Ellerslie"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/002ed86b-8979-499b-a3c2-6980c979db3a
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20200824_calgarybased_joey39s_restaurants_opens_new_restaurant_in_edmonton_community.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2020-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:33:40.883Z
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# Calgary-Based Joey's Restaurants Opens New Restaurant in Edmonton Community of Ellerslie

**TL;DR:** Joey's Restaurants, a Calgary-based seafood restaurant chain, has opened a new location in Edmonton's Ellerslie community, offering an engaging dining experience to seafood lovers. The chain now has nine locations in the Edmonton area.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2020-08-24. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20200824_calgarybased_joey39s_restaurants_opens_new_restaurant_in_edmonton_community.html).*

## Story

Calgary, Canada, August 23, 2020 - (PR.com) - Calgary-based Joey's Restaurants, well known for its Fish & Chips, is growing in the community of Ellerslie in Edmonton with a location that delivers an engaging dining experience to a new wave of south Edmonton seafood lovers.

"Tacos are the new medium for younger seafood lovers," said Dave Holland, VP of Marketing & Design for Joey's Only Franchising Ltd. "Joey's has been serving up the world's best Fish Tacos for 6 years and the growth of the millennial market has drawn in a whole new group of customers."

The addition of Joey's Ellerslie at the end of August, gives the Edmonton area market – nine amazing Joey's to consider. Joey's guests can expect a comfortable atmosphere featuring booths and an online ordering app that rewards you for each entrée purchased.

Calgary-based Joey's is a pioneer and leader in the fast-casual seafood restaurant category in Canada. Its signature "Joey's Famous Fish & Chips" and "Fish Taco" has gained the company a North American reputation for preparing generous portions of high-quality seafood at affordable prices.

Each Joey's franchise embodies the vision of its founder, Joe Klassen — to serve great seafood in a cozy neighbourhood seafood restaurant. Annually, Joey's serves more than 6.5 million guests system wide through its 55 restaurants in Canada. In 2020, the company will be celebrating its 35th anniversary.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- fast casual (topic)
- canadian market (topic)
- Edmonton (location)
- seafood restaurant (topic)
- Ellerslie (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20200824_calgarybased_joey39s_restaurants_opens_new_restaurant_in_edmonton_community.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/002ed86b-8979-499b-a3c2-6980c979db3a).