Standard breakfast. Awesome woman who gave the homeless free coffee. Overall, great laid-back place to eat breakfast and lunch. read more

For $7 - $12, I got a decent sized breakfast. In fact, so much that I could not finish. Casual atmosphere, busy hostesses, friendly and fast service. Good for an easy-going crowd who want a comfortable place and lots of food. Also good for those hungry weekend mornings. Atmosphere: 2.5/5, simple, casual, a bit crowded Food: 3/5, generous amount of food Service: 4.5/5, quick, casual, friendly Crowd: 2.5/5, ah..no need to say more read more

Always on the hunt for good breakfast in my neighborhood, I was surprised to see this pop up on Yelp recently. Had I never noticed this place before or was it new (I actually don't know the answer..) Regardless, we saw the 3 star rating and decided to try it after looking at the menu. I believe that Johnny G's deserves 4 stars. It's one of the cheapest joints in Cabbagetown for breakfast (well under $10) and the service was friendly and quick. The food wasn't overly flavorful but once again, it was $6.99. I felt like it was good for the price point. The space is huge and full of natural light (and on nice days, all the windows are open). There was a decent sized menu and a good one for lunch, so maybe I need to come back. Overall - will your breakfast tastebuds be amazed? No. But will they be satisfied and your pocket book only a little lighter? Yes. read more

Not for me, it's cheap and u get what u are paying for.....greasy eggs, greasy fries, bad coffee, bad orange juice... But hey.... It's cheap ..... I rather pay more for what I'm eating to be honest read more

This is a classic diner. No pretence. No fancy menus. I like it. Starting at $6 you can get a full breakfast with coffee (and free refills). Also included in the price is friendly service (when is the last time my waiter called me a sweetheart?) and a chill atmosphere. I went around 930am after deciding I couldn't work another minute without some caloric intake. Luckily Johnny's G's is only 10 min from where I work. The tables were half full. People were lounging about, reading the newspaper, enjoying their refills. There is also free wifi. The tables are wooden and comfy. My breakfast was filling. I got 2 eggs, side of toast, potatoes, ham (you can get sausage or bacon instead). I was very full. They have a number of breakfast meals, most of them under $10. I'd go back here for a casual brunch (or late breakfast). Or just for coffee. They also have lunch and dinner items. To give you an example, they had a turkey dinner on for $11. Deal. read more

By 4 stars, I mean that Johnny G's is great as a greasy spoon. It's by no means a fine restaurant. But if you're looking for a cheap breakfast with good quality ingredients, this is a great place. Helen, the waitress (for the past 3 years anyway) is an absolute DEAR. She's Greek, as is the ower, and really cares about your experience. If you don't like something, tell her, and she'll make sure you're either not charged, or given something else. This is a place where "regulars" convene. The little old lady and her husband in the corner...always there. I think they must have a room somewhere! Best burgers? I'm not qualified. GREAT burgers? Yes. Brunch is the biz. All day, every day. Soups are quite good, if often too salty. If you want to immerse yourself in a bit of the city, no pretensions, try this place out. Young, old, gay, straight...this is a city crowd, in a city restaurant. read more

Really small spot, but seems to be a really good breakfast place. Ordered the Eggs Benedict and was not disappointed.. the hollandaise sauce was top notch! Would come back, and would recommend.. 5/5. read more

Johnny G's offers a great all-day breakfast deal--you get tea/coffee, juice, eggs, toast, hash browns, and sausages for under $10. It's good diner food but nothing super special (maybe just the good price). My friend had the alexander burger (beef patty, your regular toppings and a thick slab of cream cheese) and it was AMAZING! We went for an early dinner at around 4pm on a weekday so it wasn't busy at all. Service was great. The environment is super laid back. Makes me wish I was back in Toronto just kicking with a breakfast plate and the crosswords! read more

There is something to like about this hole in the wall. Yes, it is tiny, basic, inexpensive, in your face and always crowded during brunch hours. Really, it is always busy with a few people lining up outside, like bees to honey just waiting to get in. The line is not Aunties and Uncle's long, but enough to be worth about 10 minutes' worth. Is there anything fancy about this place? Nope. Is the food served with a shot of straight up-ness (yup, like totally made that up) well, yeah. Eggs, sausage and bacon is the law of the land with a few sandwiches, waflles/pancakes and burgers, to keep the rest company but trust me, it is a very small party. It is definitely a place worth checking out. Oh, I would like to add that Lisa B. wrote a review about this place being full of crying children. I can honestly say that is quite the rarity although this place IS in Cabbagetown so it is feasible to have the odd yuppie parents venture in... although not one that I have seen more than once or twice in the last decade I have been coming here. The place is a little too small to afford huge, SUV-sized strollers parked next to tables so most parents with progeny tend to stay away. Phew... If you want a no-nonsense breakfast then this is a place to try. read more

I have never seen a place cares so little about the quality of their food and packaging as well as the quality of their customer service absolutely atrocious treat people with respect read more

How can this place have good reviews? I went here twice to make sure if I am missing anything. But two bad breakfast is good enough for me to stop going here. It definitely has cheap breakfast but it comes with bad taste. Everything tasted like bacon fat. I have no idea how they can make the toast to taste like bacon fat. Also potato is dry and free orange juice is from frozen juice pack. Unless you don't care about quality of food, don't try it. You will regret it when you are in the washroom getting sick. read more

Have been here a few times and come with a friend who has been here at least twenty times in less than two years. On the plus side: - reliable quality food - cozy dining room in winter, open floor-to-ceiling windows in summer - unpretentious atmosphere and menu (no quinoa with chorizo and kale breakfast bowls or anything like that- and when you eat your smoked salmon eggs benny, that's alright!) - decent prices (between fall and now, prices have gone up about a dollar with a new menu print-out) - unlimited coffee - if you come at the tail end of brunch on a weekend and there is no one waiting for a table, you can stay and chat with coffee, and linger without feeling bad Cons: - might get fast service one day, slow to greet and take orders another day - backup kitchen and wait staff arrived at noon on a Sunday rush (seemed quite late given that the only server was rushing and doing everything for a dining room of 20 tables- hats off to her) - if OJ comes with the breakfast, we were not told of this (perhaps we didn't read the menu well enough) - if you're looking for interesting, innovative, super-healthy, local, trendy, hipster food/atmosphere, look elsewhere; this place is a reliable bet when you don't know where else to go or the wait is too long elsewhere read more

Would not recommend it. Had eggs benedict and OJ for breakfast. It felt like the ingredients for the food were somehow old, the potatoes undercooked and the benedict without hollandaise sauce. Further, the OJ was watered down! Would not eat again. read more

I love a greasy diner! And I found one! This place has a great family owned and operated vibe....I'm not actually sure if that's accurate, but I'm gonna go with that anyway. The staff is lovely and attentive, and there's no shortage of coffee refills. The quantities are large...do not expect to easily finish a breakfast. They run in the 6.50 to 10 dollar range...which isn't the cheapest, but the quantity makes up for it for sure. I had a the big breakfast, and my only complaint was in the quality of the bacon...could have been a little higher and less fatty. The sausages looked delish though...will be trying those next time instead. My companion had the eggs benny, and was loving it. I feel like I might become a regular. read more

I love new brunch places, so I'm giving this place a 3 star rather than a two, but otherwise it would get a 2. I went on a sunday which might as well be renamed brunnchday and it was, as expected, packed. the good thing was we were able to get a table quickly but, every table was full and there was only ONE waitress. who, btw, was ridiculously rude. i at one point thought maybe it was a joke, she was being so rude. the food came very quickly once we finally got our orders in and it was good, but nothing to write home about. there is tea or coffee and orange or apple juice with the breakfast, which is nice. the waitress winked at me and called me honey when i was paying as though she hadn't been a meany the whole entire time. your waitron can really make or break your experience and unfortunately she really made mine a terrible one. i would try it once more as it is in a lovely area and the place itself is quite cute, but if the server is rude again, it's bad enough to boycott. what kind of brunch place only has one waiter on a sunday morning? read more

Food 3/5 - just enough portions, not big. Fresh tasty omelet Service 4/5 - friendly, taking care, helpful staff. Debit cards in service Price 3/5 - $22 for two Will be Back read more

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I love this place, they are so family oriented !!! We come here once in awhile and it's good to see that there are still places that take the effort to remember you. The service is efficient and the food is a great greasy spoon. The whole idea of them remembering us makes me and my family feel at home. Amazing food and most importantly AMAZING staff. Thanks for always accommodating us and always going the extra mile. read more

Good food served by friendly staff in good portions. A very decent breakfast place with all the menu choices you'd want in a greasy spoon style restaurant. Regular coffee was good but they do not have decaf. read more

The brunch is cheap (comes with coffee!), but basic. The atmosphere in warmer months is great, windows open to the street. You can't beat $20 all in for two people. read more

It's an amazing place with a great set-up. The food isn't expensive either and the portions are huge for what you pay. It's not usually busy so everything is quick. read more

I used to come here over 10 years ago and this place was legendary. Amazing cheap breakfast, great service. I still come here from time to time but seems like the place mellowed out a bit but then again I don't come here on the weekends much. You get your typical breakfast with bottomless coffee 3 eggs, toast, jam, sausage bacon or ham for $6.95...you can't beat that unless you go to some really dirty joint. If you go to a hipper hood they serve the same breakfast throw a little parsley on top and omg we're gourmet now and we must add another 5 dollars to the price. Places like this are hard to find and for a guy who likes to eat breakfast in the afternoon this is a hidden gem for cheap breakfast. read more

Ugh.... I've been debating on writing this review as I come here all the time and the food is always consistently adequate. I've even gotten over the fact that the tables are always sticky because of the paint used on them and no clear coat. EDIT: Originally I tried to validate the service levels of one of their waitresses, while holding the other accountable to the multiple times I've had bad experiences. Turns out the one that has left me disappointed/downright offended repeatedly is actually the owner. So I will no longer be giving my money to this place. Here is still my last experience for your reviewing needs... Now the place was busy, so I forgave the fact of how long after being seated it took to get a menu, order and receive the food... But here we are a good 60+ minutes into the experience, I ask for more water. A simple request, yet the reply I receive from her is "if I have time". Never in all my life of dining has a server tell me they would only do something "if they have time". I wasn't even sure how to respond so instead waited. In the next 15 minutes of finishing our meals, no water is brought. Meanwhile she continued to deliver water and coffee to other tables. And for some reason I still tipped her well (I think I was just dehydrated and flustered by the time I was paying my bill and wanted to get out). In this time the woman also yelled at other customers for questioning how much longer their food would be because their child was getting whiney. I normally don't side with parents who bring kids to restaurants, but in this case it was just another example of this womans inability to properly serve customers professionally. Especially knowing now that it was the owner that gave this "I don't give a fuck" attitude, I have not nor will not be returning. read more

If you want to eat homestyle brunch, come to Johnny G's. It's a nice place to escape the city and enjoy your local food diner. It's on parliament street, the atmosphere is very welcoming. I feel like I'm at my grandpas kitchen. It's a nice cafe. If you're more of a country side kind of person, who enjoys small towns with local diners. You won't be disappointed. Definitely coming back here. read more

I hate writing reviews like this but what we encountered here two weeks ago has STILL been on my mind so I've got to get it out. We came for brunch and sat at a window table, ordered drinks and watched as our server went out for a smoke before bringing them to us ( and stood right in front of our table for the entirety of it so it was really hard to miss. ) She brought us our drinks (without washing her hands before she started carrying people's food to their tables I might add) and started taking our food order. Then the funniest thing happened - her cell phone rang, and she answered it, MID ORDER. She didnt even excuse herself or really check who was calling, she just whipped out her phone and started gabbing away in another language, while my husband and I stared in disbelief. She even went as far as to walk away from the table on her phone without us finishing ordering our food. Now, I know, we should have taken the opportunity to leave right then and there but it was freezing outside and I was enjoying my tea so we thought it would at least be entertaining to see what else could happen. About 10 minutes later she came back to "pick up where she left off" and finish taking our order. Food came and was fine, no complaints, other than her smelling of cigarettes and not washing her hands every time she came back from one of her frequent breaks. We watched as her and the older gentleman in the kitchen got into a screaming match about "her only having two hands" in the middle of the restaurant and then answer her phone again while taking another table's order - with their reaction to it being way less shocked than ours - so these things might just be some of the enjoyed atmosphere of the place. Either way this place is a pretty serious staple in the area it seems, so people must enjoy the "entertainment" with their meal. read more

Will never go back to this restaurant again. I overheard the owner mistreating another customer who happened to be black. When I asked the owner to apologize to the customer for being completely out of line, the owner started telling me off. I am boycotting this restaurant and encourage others to do the same. Message to owner: I believe your comments were racially motivated and I encourage you to seek counselling and sensitivity training. In this day and age I am astonished to see that people behave the way you did. PS - the only reason I clicked one star is because the system said I had to in order to post this comment. read more

Long-time Yelp reader, first time poster. After living in the neighbourhood for a few months and consistently seeing the place jam-packed for weekend brunch, my girlfriend and I decided to check it out and see what all the fuss was about. The decor of the place was a little dingy and most of the surfaces were sticky as someone else mentioned, though this didn't bother me all that much. The young man who was our server was very polite and attentive. His friendly customer service made the rest of the experience a little more bearable. After seating ourselves at a table, the server promptly got us coffees and soon after came to take our food orders. I ordered a steak (medium) and eggs and my girlfriend ordered an eggs benedict. When our meals arrived at the table I looked at the steak and was rather disappointed by the size and appearance of it. It was very small in diameter, and it was amazingly thin. I'd say this steak's thickness was comparable shaved rare beef pieces they give you at pho restaurants. As well, the consistency of this steak was like a big droopy booger. I'm known to never leave any scraps of food on my plate at restaurants but I couldn't take more than two bites of this flavourless, boogery "steak" before ditching it. This thing literally could not be chewed. The rest of the food was "meh" at the very best. I would recommend House on Parliament to anyone looking for a breakfast/lunch joint in the area. The price there is incrementally higher but the food is exponentially better. read more

This place is so awful we felt upset after had breakfast there. Me and my friend was in breakfast mood, turned out that they simply don't know how to cook, everything is sloppy and lousy. The cook must hate cooking breakfast or sth. Food is cold and takes forever to come to our table. They microwave all the shit which is not what I'm coming to restaurant for. For over 10 dollars a plate yet they can't even put butter on the toast. Instead there is puddle of margarine. My friend said the only good thing about this place is the water is cold!!! Don't throw your money in the drain and the food there would put you into mild depression. read more

Open ambience, homely service, splendid breakfast and reasonable rates. There's nothing not to like about the place. Try their Egg Benedict.

Definitely a nice diner breakfast. Swift service, caring wait staff, yummy pancakes! Not a gourmet experience, just a good breakfast for a good price and a good place. read more

Johnny G's is a old school breakfast brunch diner. There is fast service even when busy. The waitresses there really now their stuff. If it is busy, let the coffee pour and chat up with friends while you wait for the traditional take on breakfast and brunch. Reasonably priced, the food is a good way to start any day or help with that nasty hangover you all earned overnight. Not looking for expensive over worked breakfast plates you can't begin to figure out? Then Johnny G's is the perfect place. The food is great, the service is good and the atmosphere is always friendly and warm. I always take my friends from out of town here and they'll love it. You really can't go wrong. Unless you're a compete psychopath. read more

Great food, very good service, price is the only reason they didn't get five stars. Menu is broad and plares are full. I'll be back

Great place for brunch, but get there on the earlier side as they are always busy. Good good food for a decent price. Sometimes the service is lacking, but for the most part they are friendly. Johnny G's is a on our short list of favorites. read more

Amazing. My local brunch spot. Friendly service and cozy vibes. 8 kinds of eggs Benedict. Enough said.

Johnny G's is a Cabbagetown staple. The diner has very good quality and great prices. Big windows make it a great brunch spot on a nice day! Great service too. read more

I can't even give this a 1-star. We have frequented Johnny G's over the years since we live nearby. For a birthday breakfast (Jan 8 2019) we arrived at the time on their 'updated' website to find it opened at 8am not 7:30am as advertised. Thank goddess for Jet Fuel up the road! We returned at 8am to be told there was no heat. Then, when I informed them of wrong info on their website, I was told I looked in the wrong place online. The eggs had to be returned, too runny and watery to imagine - puts one off an early breakfast meal. And to top it off...the cockroach climbing along the wall that almost made it to my son's coat was reported. The explanation: because the place was sprayed the night before, brings out the bugs - in other words, the siting of the roach was a good thing because they had sprayed!!! Really???? What chemicals were we inhaling? No apologies and no break on the meal. Waiting until this joint changes owners to even consider returning. read more

Classic greasy spoon. Good people, good service, it's a dying breed, get a basic and affordable breakfast in you before this place turns into an izakaya. read more

A staple of a good diner should be great coffee - and this place doesn't have it. I've been here a couple of times because it is a couple of steps from my office, but I won't be returning. The food, at best, is mediocre. The service is also sub-par. I waited 40 minutes for a tuna sandwich with fries. The restaurant wasn't busy, patrons that came in long after I did received quicker service and to top it off, the sandwich was salty and the fries were bland and under cooked. Don't waste your time and money - there are plenty of other spots in the neighborhood. read more

Great neighbourhood greasy spoon! Love their French toast and they have a solid selection of traditional brunch options at a very reasonable price. read more

I was looking forward to trying this place out today. my friend and I was greeted and quickly seated. our drinks came fast. we were very eager to eat..the only waitress working was busy speaking with an elderly customer. we waited over 20 minutes.. but her friendly conversation never seemed to end. there was customers waiting to at the same time. we have up and left. we were offered the drinks for free and an apology with an explanation that the waitress hasn't seen that customer and she was a nun. I would not attempt this place again. read more

The service was good and friendly overall today for lunch for myself and a friend. That said, the food was sub par. I had the burger with cheese and a Caesar salad. The burger was thoroughly mediocre, and the salad I couldn't eat, and I'm no food diva- it tasted Ike somebody splashed some bleach on it. I'm not being hypercritical, it really did taste awful. It also had perhaps 3 croutons on it. I had orange juice that was pretty watery and a coffee that almost tasted like instant. Again, super nice staff, but the food was not worthwhile at all. read more