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    Johnny's Tavern

    3.4 (147 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 1:30 AM (Next day)

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    JOHNNY'S TAVERN ATMOSPHERE

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

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    First pizza is GF and not good and second is a specialty and my husband likes it.
    Christina B.

    Stopped in for dinner and it was crowded as usual. We hadn't been in a while. The waitress was nice but she was too busy to give good enough service. We both ordered pizza and my husband's was good. I ordered their gluten free crust with light on the sauce, pepperoni and extra cheese. It use to be you could get up to 4 toppings but they changed it to only cheese and each topping is .75. Anyways, my pizza came out the exact opposite of what I ordered. First, it was cold and it had tons of sauce and hardly any cheese and the pepperoni. I sent it back which my husband was half done with his by the time I got mine. The waitress apologized profusely. The remake was better thankfully but I feel like their quality has gone downhill since that is what I always order in the past since there aren't many gluten free choices. It was very loud because it was packed but we knew that going in as it usually always is loud. I typically take more photos of a restaurant but I thought I had reviewed it so I only got photos of grey first order of pizza (not the remake as I was ravenous by then!)

    Wedge Salad
    Mai S.

    Do you like bacon!? Mountains of bacon!? If not don't get here. At our table we had two items that had bacon bits on it. They came with heaps of bacon. I could barely see my salad for all the bacon. The food was mediocre after you scrapped enough bacon off to be about to see it. The service was the same. Note: we didn't ask for extra bacon

    Jennie L.

    The space is huge and packed with large table to fit groups of all sizes! The service was good but give them some grace cause it does get pretty packed. The ordered nachos, burgers, tacos, almost everything you could think of and we devoured it all! Can't think of a better place to grab some drinks, food, and vibes!

    Dodge City
    Kalana M.

    Came here for st patty's bar was packed, had great service at the booth. Burgers were pretty similar in looks but very different in taste the dodge city burger was absolutely amazing...such a good BBQ sauce on it!

    Pepper Jack Bites
    Thu P.

    Johnnys is such a comfort spot for everyone! There's regular bar food and super cute lighting. We sat outside and chilled with our drinks. I got a margarita mango flavored and it was so good, I loved it! The pepper jack bites were to die for! Service was a little slow but we got our order in with a timely manner.

    Steak quesadilla
    Aaron S.

    Love this place. It's probably the best place in Shawnee to catch a game. I wish I took more pictures of the atmosphere but they have lots of TVs and a good amount of seating. It wasn't our first time there but the steak quesadilla is my favorite food that I've had there. I've found that many places make a dry quesadilla but this was not the case here. Steak was juicy and I enjoyed the tortilla as well. Nice drink selection too. Our server was very friendly and made good recommendations.

    Extra Cheese and Extra Sauce?  Really???
    Josh K.

    Typically I enjoy the pizza here, but when you ask for extra cheese and extra sauce, it should NOT look like this.... VERY Disappointing.

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    The smash burger was amazing and we really like the pretzels! Our server was very nice!

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    Best staff on the planet! They are always friendly and remember you by name. The food is great too.

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    You can never go wrong with johnnys. Amazing food. Good service. Great atmosphere. My go to

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    Steak quesadilla with Tank 7 cheese always hits the spot! The food is here is my perfect late night pick me up. Service is consistent.

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