Johnny's Tavern

Went to Johnny's Tavern to catch a KU game! This place is huge with a lot of seats, and a nice bar. We had the cheesy breadsticks, and an 18" pizza. Food and service were amazing. Great place to hangout and watch any sports game!

This location has cracked the suburban sports bar code.You can see two or three large flatscreen tvs from any seat in the house.The menu is full of bar food staples: burgers, wings, pizzas, sandwiches and more.You can wash it all down with a delicious adult beverage. Sodas and water are available if you're on the wagon.The servers are engaging and happy to answer any questions you have.

There probably isn't much I could say about Johnny's that most others haven't already. So instead of nuts and bolts, I'll just give preferences and specifics. Firstly, the $5 off Thursday burgers are really a great value. Secondly, the pizza is always a good choice. Thirdly, the Wilson sauce is grossly overrated, particularly on wings, but it makes for a great dipping sauce for fries or tots. And the thing you need to get any time you go are the cheese curds. Johnny's is one of the few places in KC that do the light coating frying of curds that make a great product resembling what you get at bars and taverns in Wisconsin. This location specifically can get pretty busy around happy hour given the proximity to the the old Sprint Campus. Parking can be a trick, so be prepared to walk a bit. And pro tip...sit on the lower level if you're gonna be here for any real length of time (closer to the better bathrooms).

Stopped to have some lunch with my wife while we were getting some errands done. When we pulled in, it took forever to find a parking spot. That shopping center it is located in was not set up for any of the businesses to have a really busy day. Narrow passages between the cars, narrow gaps between each parking space, and some of the not-so-busy businesses put out those stupid signs that say only their patrons can park there. Wound up parking on the far opposite side of the parking lot from Johnny's.Johnny's was busy, as it usually is at every Johnny's we've frequented. The waitress who came to get us and seat us took us to the seating area behind the bar to what she believed was an open table, but apparently, some patrons walked right past the sign right at the front that said "Wait to be seated" and helped themselves to the table. So the waitress had us stand/sit at the two open seats at the end of the bar while she had the table behind us cleaned off from people who had just left. The problem was, as soon as she walked away to take care of that issue, another waitress came and cleaned it off hurriedly and seated someone who had just walked in there after us.Took a long time before anyone would wait on us or acknowledge us at all regarding a table; I had to stop the waitress who had cleaned the table we were supposed to get and ask her if we now were not going to get a table since she had given that table to someone else who arrived after we did. She told us she would put our names back on the list for a table as soon as one came open. At that point, my wife and I decided to just sit at the bar and eat there, even though the twenty minutes we had already been sitting there we watched the two bartenders struggle to keep up with everyone's drink and food orders who were seated around the bar.Finally got a couple of drink orders in, and both my wife's margarita and my cocktail were very watered-down versions of what they should be. I asked for premium liquor in my drink, and I couldn't even taste it. Same with the second drink I ordered almost an hour later.When we finally got to order food, the wait for the food after ordering wasn't long. My wife ordered the fiesta salad, which is her Johnny's go-to. This Johnny's made the salad a lot smaller than the Johnny's in Shawnee. Still tasted as good as the one she was used to, though. The large homemade chips that come in the salad are the bomb, as is the jalapeno ranch dressing that comes with the salad. I ordered the burnt end platter, which I've had before. This time, the pastrami burnt ends were dry, with very few onion straws and very little Wilson sauce on it. Sourdough bread was awesome; I should have ordered some extra. The pickles were plentiful as usual, but they were not spectacular pickles. Personally, I think some spicy bread and butter or garlic dill pickles would complement this dish a lot better.This is the first time my wife and I have been to this particular Johnny's, so I'm hoping this visit was a fluke. Johnny's has been a consistent go-to in other areas of KC, so we'll have to come back and give it another shot sometime.

I was unfortunately unimpressed with this place. The music was turned up so loud that I couldn't hear my friends even at a wayyyy above-average conversation volume and our waitress was rude and standoffish. The food was okay but overpriced for what it was. Fries were super overcooked and we got so few of them that there may as well have not been any at all. The only thing that stood out as good was the pizza, which we ordered to share. It fed three of us with no leftovers.

After waiting over 40 minutes for our simple order of food (wings and salad), we opted to walk out. I would say the restaurant was roughly 1/2 full. This came at a point where tables that sat and ordered after us were served food... the same food that we ordered. Our waitress, 3 separate times, told us our food would be right out. A waste of nearly an hour of our lives only to leave without food. I've used other Johnny's locations for work meetings with somewhat similar results. Time to give my business to someone else.

I called Johnnys & talked to a manager to reserve a table for the Super Bowl Sunday. Last year we reserved a table & it was a great experience. We paid $50 to reserve & was given a $50 gift card that du to use toward our bill. The manager I talked to this her said you would now have to pay $150 & could not use the gift card towards the bill for game day but would have to come back to use st a later day. I called other places that were no charge to reserve but all tables were taken. I was able to reserve a table at Buffalo Wild Wings for no charge. So Johnnys will not get my business the day of the Super Bowl or ever. That is not a good way to treat a good customer who frequented your business many times!

Friendly good food good serviceLarge group seatingLots of screens for sportsCan be busy

We regularly visit and enjoy great food and service...ALWAYS! While we have had many different servers and experienced good service over the years with ALL, I have gotten out of the habit of writing reviews and need to get back to it. Most recently, Bobby served us and always takes really good care of us. I especially like that they don't "nickel and dime" you. For example, if I ask for extra pickles or dressing, they just bring it. The decor isn't what you would expect in a strip mall as there is lots of beautiful , dark wood that gives the place lots of character. Inside you will be surprised of how spacious it is with several different layers. Johnny's has earned a spot in our rotation of weekly dates.

Depending on the location the service is great. Disappointing you cant order the meat lovers pizza without Italian sausage?? Food is usually good.