This is truly one of the best places I've ever been! I've never been somewhere where the management genuinely cared this much about their patrons. I was inadvertently locked out of my phone and had no way to arrange a ride home. The manager, Greg, went completely out of his way and, out of pure kindness, requested an Uber for me so I could get home safely. I honestly can't say enough about the kindness I experienced here. What a fantastic establishment, and Greg is an absolute gem of a human being. You can feel good about giving this place your patronage. They don't just care about providing great food and service--they genuinely care about the well-being of the people who walk through their doors. Absolutely exceptional! Customer for life right here! read more

It's Johnny Blacks and it hasn't changed in years. Somehow the prices haven't gone up as much as other places. Service is all depending on the server but can be a bit of a wild card if you sit inside. Bar and outside I have never had an issue. read more

If you like the Gen X sticky bar with a layer of filth, this place is for you. There wasn't a single clean plate, fork or glass in the entire restaurant. Even Buffalo Wild Wings is cleaner. My wife ordered a wine, which arrived with a floaty, I got severed a fork and knife with scum on it and every glass looked like it had never been properly sanitized. Our waitress, Grace, was amazing. Very friendly, kind, and ran around like crazy making sure the patrons were taken care of. The food was mediocre, reminded me of your average place that serves GFS or Sysco foods. Can't say I'd ever come back or try their new place Juan Blanco's, especially if it's anything like this. I would have rather gone to CK Diggs, which also has mediocre food, but at least it's clean. read more

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Second time there - had the same wonderful Lake Perch, excellent mashed potatoes and asparagus. Excellent again with great service.

What a wonderful surprise! I've heard good things and have been to another location. This was our 1st visit here. I never order ribs when dining out but they just sounded especially good. And boy were they! Able to eat them with knife and fork as the meat literally fell off the bone. So tender and delicious. I didn't even need the hand wipes they provided. Great coleslaw, too. My husband had the Rib Eye (very reasonably priced) and our friend had fish and chips. Both meals earned rave reviews. Good drinks and service was super. We are anxious to return! read more

Went to Johnny Blacks in Rochester Hills. Been here several times. Never disappointed. Service is excellent. Prices are reasonable. I had perch. Absolutely delicious. read more

Johnny Black's Public House - Perch - Seafood Near Me - Rochester Hills, Michigan

Worst restaurant I've been to. Chips had no seasoning to them, very plain and not enjoyable to eat. House burger was bland. Steak was not a good cut of meat, and brussels sprouts were undercooked. Terrible mashed potatoes that came with the steak. Got a Gatsby drink and it wasn't bad but a lot of pulp which made it difficult to drink. I recommend you don't come here. Servers are wearing booty shorts as well so it looks very unprofessional. read more

Not at all handicap accessible, there are stairs throughout the restaurant and staff if rude.

We had a retirement party here and I feel they did a great job. We requested separate checks for about 25 people that were coming and going and they had no problem helping with this. Of course I let them know this when I made the reservation. The food was good & so were the drinks. I had the Filet Sliders w/Whiskey Onions, Blue Cheese Crumbles & Tater Tots. It was delicious. Thanks so much for making this a fun night to remember. Our only issue was the parking lot was a very thick sheet of ice. I understand that sometimes Mother Nature doesn't care about our outing but maybe they could have requested the salt truck come out again. read more

Nice inviting comfortable environment and our service was excellent. Cocktails were really good and reasonably priced. Fish tacos and steak bowl were both amazing! Highly recommend!! read more

Best thing: Salad was AH-MAZING! Excellent umani flavors and textures. WORST thing: Atmosphere, especially the LOUD music. On a Monday night. Kindly requested to have it lowered so our group can hear each other to hopefully have a pleasant experience. Server said she will get her manager to do that. She actually returned to the table asking if we thought the volume was turned down. Nope. That Jedi mind trick did not work on us. Even when we said no, nothing was further done. So we suffered. No shock that Yelp rated this location less than 4 stars. Moral of the story: Order carryout. Dine al fresco, weather permitting. Or, be like a millennial (i.e. in lieu of IRL face to face conversations, use technology) instead of an aspiring deipnosophist. read more

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First time eating here. Inside look nice and neat with a lot of tvs but we choose to eat outside. We were seated immediately and within 2 minutes our waitress came to welcome us. We gave drink orders and had our drinks within 2 minutes also. We had a couple questions for our waitress and Hannah was very helpful and attentive. Hannah was wonderful. We placed our order and appetizers and main courses were out with 15 minutes. We thought the food was delicious! We split a loaded fries, which was yummy. We also got a quesadilla and burger with tots. Both very good. We had a wonderful experience and will return soon. Thanks again Hannah! read more

Johnny Black's Public House - Loaded fries - Seafood Near Me - Rochester Hills, Michigan

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Food is okay. Service is also ok. Indoor/outdoor seating. It's not busy. The manager wanted to be friends, with her staff, and truly didn't want to do her job. Unprofessional setting. I would not go back. Skip or go at Your own risk. read more

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The food is terrible. Waitstaff is slow and disrespectful. Sophia drop off my bill. I had my credit card out. An hour and 45 minutes later I still could not leave because no one would cash me out. I asked a few waitresses and Courtney the General Manager. Courtney went into attack mode defending the 1.75 wait to get checked out. Sophia took a bill with cash from another customers waiting for his change longer than me. Courtney was very rude to him when he said I just want my change so I can get home. When I complained to Sophia for the long wait she called me a miserable B and said over and over I hope you find happiness because you're a miserable person. I hope you find peace because you're an ugly person. I told would be happy if she checked me out and she keep repeating she hopes I find happiness because I am miserable. Courtney said leave the B alone she said she's never coming back so ignore her. They add the to on automatically so do not have to provide good customer service. Forget about getting refills. We even had to get up and get our own silverware. I asked for a carry out box. 45 minutes later she said they were at the end of a table instead of bringing the carry out box to me. read more

Ordered the bourbon Brussels sprouts and the Buffalo cauliflower, a Brookland's salad with blackened chicken and no, Caesar salad with grilled chicken. The Buffalo cauliflower is ok, although a bit more crispy would make it better. It has good seasoning though. The bourbon Brussels sprouts are good. I really like the Gorgonzola in this starter. The Brookland's salad is okay. Had a few not so appealing looking lettuce in it. The balsamic mustard vinaigrette is not my favorite, way too sweet. read more

Johnny Black's Public House - Seafood Near Me - Rochester Hills, Michigan

Great meals and service every time I have been here. Love the selection of food, the wait staff is plentiful and alway around seeing that you are taken care of. Makes for a great experience in this local gastropub. This time I tried their Michigan Chicken Cherry Salad. Loaded with Mixed Greens, Tomato, Cucumber, Dried Cherries, Walnuts, Bleu Cheese Crumbles, and Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing. Everything was fresh, crisp, and flavorful. Plenty of toppings and made for a good meal. read more

Johnny Black's Public House - MI chicken cherry salad - Seafood Near Me - Rochester Hills, Michigan

Third time we went and waited over 10-20 minutes for waitress left this time after 10 .We like to support local businesses but we won't be going back food is mediocre at best read more

Sunday brunch - had me at bottomless mimosas- lol. Perfect timing- lions game a half hour away . Had biscuits- gravy, with scrambled eggs, potatoes. Really good! Waitress kept hustling- refilling drinks, etc. sipped a few ? Drinks- watched 1st quarter of game. Place started to fill up with lion fans ! read more

Just went here and it wasn't that busy, I waited 15 minutes and I didn't get served or anything, this is ridiculous. The blond girl there doesn't like her job. read more

First time coming here and all around impressed. We didn't come during a busy time so were promptly sat at a table, and our waitress was awesome. We started with the Frickles (fried pickles), they were fresh, crunchy, flavorful and everything you'd want/expect from a fried pickle! Their Johnny sauce went perfect with them. I ordered the Drunken Fish and Chips and it was the best fish and chips I've had in a long time. Came with three large pieces of fried cod and a large amount of seasoned fries. Both the fish and fries were fresh and crispy. My friend ordered the Baja Fish Tacos with fried fish and they were awesome. She also ordered loaded tots (in place of the chips and salsa), which were good. Definitely recommend and will be returning! PS: They have a large outdoor dining/seating area as well, even the inside is spacious - but always refreshing to sit outside in the summer. read more

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Just went for drinks. Old fashion was good and prices were ok. Service was great. The crowd became younger as the evening went on. It got loud in there, and was a good time. I gave them a 5 for my experience, but admittedly, my review is lacking in the other elements read more

Have been here a couple times as we have family in the area. Nice atmosphere and our service was great. Nice menu - everything we have ordered has been good and prices are reasonable. Perch dinner was excellent. Can get a little noisy in the evening but we are older so take that with a grain of salt! read more

Stopped in for a quick lunch break was very impressed with the upgrades they made to this place and the menus a great so many choice! I tried the DDDBurger very good and you have your choice of fries or tater tots I did the tots very good and the friendly bartender Haley suggested the new Oberon Elipse beer OMG it was good have to get some for myself later, So great atmosphere, great food selection full bar nice whiskey selection too...what else can you ask for...come here try it! read more

Johnny Black's Public House - DDDBurger with tots and an Oberon Elipse - Seafood Near Me - Rochester Hills, Michigan

JB's undoubtedly is for many patrons. We arrived relatively early for dinner and were seated quickly by one of the many young female servers attired in black sports bras and skin tight athletic pants. We observed many folks being seated. Young and older couples, dates, and families. Guys hanging out, talking loudly. JB's is black! Walls and ceiling. Has many TVs. Is vibrating with loud music with rhythmic deep base. Has concrete floors to accentuate the beat of the music and chatter of everyone. Some people enjoy the buzz of excessive noise. Could we say it's a large disco tech sports bar with food? In the summer they have outdoor seating and the doors are wide open creating a festive atmosphere. Seating was in a clean modern setting. Their food okay. My guest and I both said that we wouldn't order our sandwich or fish dish again. imho, food is an opportunity for improvement. read more

Nice outdoor patio, good food, staff needs a little more training. We had the calamari and the chicken florentine pasta, and a fruity drink. The drink was delivered when we were almost done eating, she never really checked in on us, we had to ask another server to bring us napkins and utensils...the calamari was cooked to perfection, crispy while still. Tender, I wish they still had the lemon sauce they had with it a while ago, they now served it with spicy Mayo and it just doesn't compliment the calamari at all, even marinara would of been better. The pasta was okay, we picked out all of the chicken, it was way over cooked and dry, next time we'll try the same pasta but with shrimp. Will come back, we loved the patio, and I need to try that calamari again! read more

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Absolutely love this place for. Great food, vibes and service. Greg is an amazing manger. Alex, Taylor, jenna, Haley, Megan, Johnny, abby, and pretty much everyone there amazing servers/bartenders. How lucky am I that this location is close to me.... read more

I've driven past this place numerous times and finally decided to stop in for a little date night. It's on auburn road and in a cool little area which the city seems to be turning into a fancy downtown. Let me say this right off the bat, if you're drinking, go with beer or wine; their cocktails taste like they're just using some nasty mixes instead of fresh ingredients. But let's get to the good stuff; the Frickles were delicious. Most places seem to give you a soggy pickle with way too much breading. This was perfect. Crunchy pickle, light layer of breading and a really good dipping sauce. I got the cubano with sweet potato tots. It came with an amazing cinnamon sugar, on par, if not better than what Texas Roadhouse gives you. The cubano was excellent, the pickles were crunchy, light layer of mustard was spot on. The ham tasted awesome. My wife got the am burger with that runny egg on top. She was pretty happy with it, but also kept stealing my sweet potato tots. So ignore the fact that they up charge you $2, and get the sweet over the regular! read more

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I love this place! Great sports bar vibe with very elevated bar food and beyond. Service is always great too! Some of my favorite food items are the wings, the sliders, the steak and shrimp stir fry, the BBQ potato skins, Brussels sprout salad, wings and the fish and chips! read more

Food was OK. Blackened steak bowl was decent but meat was not spice blackened. Rice and cabbage needed some flavor. Chicken tenders over cooked. Bourbon Brussels are worth the visit. Order them as an app. Claims a big tap selection but it's limited. Staff was friendly. Did not bring out meals all together and needed to apologize with us and a table over, Atmosphere is good. Many tvs options for tables or booths and outside near the road. read more

We love this place. Had the pretzels rods & beer battered fish. Delicious. Great service every time. read more

Johnny Black's Public House - Beer battered cod & the Pretzel rods. Amazing. Would eat both a million times. - Seafood Near Me - Rochester Hills, Michigan

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Went for a good time and meal on a date! Great music choices and good vibes. Here was my order: -mozzarella sticks: also started with the brussels sprouts, great choice! -Blackened chicken Alfredo with the fried chicken instead of grilled chicken -sirloin steak medium rare and it comes with asparagus and mashed potatoes -then we got tater tots on the side -we ended the night with the chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream for dessert- No regrets;) read more

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Was looking for a more private house, but a public one will do. I agree, Jasmine is the greatest server on planet earth. As long as she is employed here we are coming back. She must have psychic powers, didn't even have to order, food magically appeared. Drinks? it's like she has a genie or something, they were spot on! No flying carpets though. But it's a whole new world at Johnny Blacks! read more

I've been eyeing up this place for a long time. The exterior of the building is very modern and fun looking. There is a nice bike path there from crooks so we rode our bikes here one evening and we will definitely be back! I ALMOST left because the hostes area when you first walk in smelled questionable but we quickly got a seat. They have a large drink menu with lots of beers on tap and the Baja fish tacos are ~amazing~ Next time I come I'd love to split the frickles and fish tacos with my husband because they would be the perfect meal and portion sizing. read more

Food and drinks were very good. Server was attentive and friendly. Prices are extremely reasonable considering the past few year's inflation. Nice patio out front. The only thing negative is that the lighting is really dark once the sun went down. read more

10/10 the food was great, drinks were strong and tasty, the waitress was great! very friendly and inviting atmosphere. a friend of mine recommended this place so I took a friend- and that's exactly how it goes. tell a friend to tell a friend because this place is worth it. read more

Johnny Black's Public House - Loaded Tots Loaded Tots - Seafood Near Me - Rochester Hills, Michigan

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I went here with my bf & adult son. We liked it so much that we came back. The small bite plates are really good. They have a huge variety and you really can't go wrong with anything you order.Have tried the steak bites, cheese sticks, pretzels rods, and everything has been really good! As for their dinners the drunken fish & chips are my favorite. Also the macaroni and cheese is really good!! The only thing I wasn't happy about was the size of their strawberry margarita. Which was small & expensive! Besides that the food was good & the service was exceptional. I will return in the near future! read more

Went here with my mom for lunch. We both enjoyed our food and drinks and the waitress was great, efficient and friendly. The inside could use an update, I thought it would be on par with the Johnny Blacks in Sterling Heights but it's not quite the same vibe inside. I'd definitely go back though, we enjoyed dining here. read more

Great upscale bar food. Ordered pan seared salmon and chicken Parm off of specials. Would recommend both. Nice inside and great service. read more

Johnny Black's Public House - Chicken parmesan dinner-Great size, 2 people can eat off this - Seafood Near Me - Rochester Hills, Michigan

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Our food was great! All of it! Service was good and our server was very kind. It's a bar and grill atmosphere. We will definitely go back.

Love this place. The Brooklyn salad is amazing and the steak frites. Beer is cheap and service is great. My only issue is they changed the fries. Their original fries were much better. read more