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    Johnny Rockets

    3.3 (230 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    JOHNNY ROCKETS ATMOSPHERE

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    Touristy
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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Eileen T.

    Service was fast and friendly. The restaurant was clean. My friend ordered the cheeseburger and I ordered the rocket dog. We both got French fries and a chocolate peanut butter shake. Everything was delicious. The bun on the hot dog was very buttery.

    Service was awesome! The food was even better! We loved the #ketchupsmiles!! Would def go back!

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    Paige D.

    The atmosphere was fun. The food tasted good. The place was not that clean. Our waitress noticed when the air conditioner came on that it was blowing directly on us ( it was 20 degrees outside) she moved us so we would be more comfortable. The shakes were good. I feel like more cheese could have been on fries.

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    Nick H.

    The fries are the best thing here for sure, but the obvious main attraction of this place is the novelty of it being an "old style diner". It has all sorts of cute little things inside like they serve ketchup in smiley faces on plates and stuff like that. If you're going in expecting good food though, lower your expectations as it's wholly unremarkable. They were also out of soda but they said it was because their drink machine was down, so I can't fault them on that. Our waiter also told me we couldn't get weirdly chewy chicken tenders taken off the bill, but after speaking to a manager we got them taken off. Worth a one time visit but wouldn't go again, as the novelty wears off after the first visit in my opinion.

    Max

    Ambiance was great service was awful waited until we where half way done with our meal to bring our drinks and never gave us one refill food was not even good

    Patty W.

    We hungry, we went, and we stuffed! The only other Johnny Rockets I have been to was on a cruise, so it was nice to go to a restaurant that wasn't moving on the water and it's much bigger stand alone. It's the go to for a quick hamburger, hot dog, fries, or shakes. I may be missing a couple more things, but you get the point. The Rocket chili dog was the pick and it was a fine choice. It was topped with chili and cheese. No onions with a strawberry banana shake. Being on vacation has its benefits without the calories. Everything was great and did not regret each bite. The location is right in the downtown Atlanta area close by the museums, so it's within walking distance. The quick and friendly service was nice and we were able to get our meals in a reasonable amount of time. The crowd started coming in as we were leaving, so we lucked out with that.

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    Andrews M.

    Wasn't sure where to park visiting this location, so I parked and paid. First bite of tater tot was icey... sent back burger was a burger with no flavor. Server was nice and fixed what he forgot with order. Daughter liked the milkshake she tried burger and that was it. If you like steak and shake or Freddy's or Culver's this is your burger spot!

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    Pam T.

    Food was very good and so was the milkshakes. Had a reasonable wait time. It is very busy.

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    What happened to the jolly singing servers? Not impressed with the service, friendliness or cleanliness. Burger was t seasoned well either.

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    Hi Patty-thanks for the review and thanks for dining with us!

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    Great burger and onion rings and of course their shakes are delicious it's convenient to the aquarium.

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    Hi Deborah-thanks for the review and thanks for dining with us!

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    My husband and I were there and we enjoyed the food . Our waiter Desmond was very Friendly. We enjoyed his service.

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