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    Downtown Johnny's

    3.7 (24 reviews)
    ModerateBars, Burgers, American
    Open 5:00 pm - 11:30 PM

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    DOWNTOWN JOHNNY'S ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials
    Outdoor seating

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    Hand cut fries, crispy shrimp, huge drink selection, and a delightfully sassy bartender. What's not to like?
    Marco S.

    Delightfully sassy bartender, amazing food, and prime drink selection for a traveler passing thru. Highly recommended!

    This mac n cheese though...omg!
    Autumn C.

    Sad, my first time ever eating anything from this place, and disappointed. Apparently, if you order through Grubhub, they don't care if your food sucks once you get it. My California Club was supposed to have avocado on it, assuming enough avacado to cover both sides of the sandwich. Yeah no. It had some funky 3/4 slice on one half and nothing on the other. The tomato was mushy, and the lettuce was yellow, limp, and getting brown. The tots with it were hella overcooked. Even my coworker said they were hard. The plus was the chicken breast was good, the sauce was tasty, and the amount of tots given was a lot, they were just inedible. My side salad said fresh greens, which to me is at least romaine lettuce or spring mix. Nope, just cheap chopped iceburg with diced cucumber, tomato, but a crap ton of cheese! Cheese saved it. The only thing saving this review was the 5 cheese mac. OMG! The side was huge, and practically a meal, and the creamy flavor was amazing. I did call Grubhub to see if anything could be done about just my sandwich, to which they told the rep all their sandwiches were done the same and they wouldn't try to do anything to fix this. You know if I had been eating there they would've attempted to make things right. I wasn't looking for a refund, even though apparently that's what the rep asked them for. Just straight nope to even trying to come up with a compromise of some sort themselves, or hell, maybe extend an apology?! Not sure I'll give this place a second chance after how the rep told me they responded to him, and how my food was. Then again, that mac n cheese...

    Great bar
    Angela B.

    Great prices!!!!! Cheapest downtown great atmosphere clean and great food! I ordered the ruben and its the best ive had. I had an algae bloom which had 6 liquors and frozen! 2 and i was fealing mighty fine. Played some keno and had fun

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    Good bar to chill with some friends and watch a game. Doesn't get too packed and drinks are well priced

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    We did not wait for anything. Great service friendly staff. Food was fast and tasted good.

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    Beware if ordering hard liquor. They barely pour a shot. Doubt I'll be back to try the food people are raving about.

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    Had to wait a few minutes for first drink, but we got there right before Bingo started, just like a bunch of other people.

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