This place is trying too hard to make itself 'cool' but, the result is comical. Everything about it screams plastic chain restaurant. Not very clean, people walking in from the street and wandering about the tables with their heavy winter clothing is the straw that finally kills your appetite. The food is about the quality of food-court at a mall, not bad, processed, pre-fabricated, what you'd expect from a large chain that. Except that the prices are outrageous - like you would expect to pay for a properly prepared dinner in a real restaurant.
Unfortunately, as others have also pointed out, the PKO chain has the funds to kill any competition in Joensuu, so while in town, we are pretty much stuck paying a fortune for their...
Read moreThe lights are always way down, probably so people won't be able to see how filthy this place is. Not only the carpet that look like they haven't been washed since the place was built, the tablets on the table were sticky with old food and beverages.
I was told at normal times and weekends this place a local watering hole where the locals get drunk and vomit in the corners.
Food is about as nasty as the rest of the atmosphere. Stood a good while outside the kitchen before anyone picked it up and brought to the table. Service is not unfriendly once you get...
Read morePKO ruins everything. This is what happens when a corporate conglomerate buys anything out: quality suffers and corners are cut. The only positive of this visit was the friendly service & the time I spent with my friend. Otherwise, the food was microwave quality. Seven euros for four soggy mozzarella sticks that tasted freezer-burnt is hilarious, almost as hilarious as the cheese balls they give you as a starter in lieu of...
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