Johnny’s Tavern

Always enjoy Johnnys. It's a great local restaurant or should say KS bar n restaurant. Had the jambalaya and it was very good could have used a little more spice but that is what Tabasco is for. Staff as usual very spot on and friendly

Driving home from Illinois my husband and I stopped here on the recommendation of a local friend and it was a nice reprieve from fast food on the road. My husband got the chicken street tacos and I got the Wedge salad. Refreshing and delicious. The glass of wine was a hearty pour and much needed on a 16 hour drive. (My husband was driving)The staff was friendly and attentive as well as efficient. There are many tvs and the diverse programs showing was a nice surprise. It's a tavern but it wasn't loud and the restrooms were clean. Definitely a new stop on our route to and from IL.

The service here is good. It is every bit a sports bar so kind of loud with TVs everywhere but still able to hear your table mates. The food is just ok, the burger was okay but the grilled chicken was about 1/8" thick at one point & char lines were so black it was bitter and I had to spit it out. For a Buffalo sandwich, it had no Buffalo sauce & I could add but that was just not the same. Stay away from the onion rings unless you like cold, dry, crunchy rings of paper thin onions. They might be good fresh but over breaded so I doubt it. Stuck with the fries, which are good here. The drink was good, a green parrot, very coconut-y and beer is always cold here.

Awhile back I gave a very negative review for the food (burgers) I went again for lunch with my son and the experience was completely different. I didn't order burgers (can't do that after the last fiasco) but I ordered a French dip, my son ordered a Buffalo chicken sandwich. The food was amazing as was the service. Glad I tried something different.

It's been a while since we last visited Johnny's Tavern. We recalled that it was good. Boy, were we mistaken on this visit. I ordered the Dodge City burger with sweet potato fries. My husband ordered the '78 Classic burger. The Dodge City burger was OK, but the bacon and the onion rings on top were burnt. Plus it was supposed to have BBQ sauce on it. If there was any BBQ sauce on my burger, I didn't see or taste it. Very dry and not very flavorful. The sweet potato fries, which cost extra by the way, were fairly sparing, plus they were soggy. If you are charging extra for this side, one would think that we would receive a fairly generous portion. Nope.The '78 Classic burger, which Johnny's is so proud of, had barely any taste at all. It also was very dry. My husband received even fewer sweet potato fries than the amount that I received. It was like they had a single serving of fries left over from lunch and, instead of preparing more, they just heated up the fries they had and split the single serving onto both of our trays. Like I said, we paid extra for the sweet potato fries. Never again!Service was mediocre at best. It was not busy. We were there at 1:15pm, after lunch. Only about 18 guests inside the restaurant. It wasn't like they were slammed with lots of customers. The waitstaff didn't have an overload of tables to serve. She didn't offer to refill our beverages. She didn't even return to the table to ask if we found the food satisfying. Maybe she knew something that we didn't know.This was just one of the most disappointing restaurant experiences that I have had in a long time. As we were leaving 3 gals were entering with their children. We both had the urge to tell them to go elsewhere or at least not waste any extra money on sweet potato fries. We won't be back anytime soon.

I'm not really sure what all the bad reviews are on about with Johnny's. I've always found the service here to be reasonable, friendly, and haven't had many problems. The food is above average sports bar fare, and I haven't had many problems there either. The place is cold - both literally and figuratively. When it is over 100 degrees outside and staff inside are wearing hoodies, maybe its okay to turn up the AC. I can't imagine what their cooling bills are like. On my most recent visit, I was quickly seated in a back room where one server seemed to have all the tables. It was a Washburn University themed room, and they had some cool Gary Woodland memorabilia as well. Service was fast and efficient, and the server was working her tail off. The food was good, although the burger was definitely well-done. I had the fry/ring combo as a side, and got a really generous portion of onion rings mixed into the fries.I'd recommend this place if you are looking for a quick bite to eat or a place to watch the game. Maybe bring a hoodie though.

As a family we have gone to Johnny's four or five times because of it's close proximity to Wheatfields Theater. I have only got one meal that I though was up to par.

Went with party of 10 this past Saturday evening. Half of party received their order, an hour later the other half order was not delivered. Asked to speak with manager. Manager made excuses about different stations:however, multiple people in party had same order, but only one received their order. Ultimately, took orders not received offbill meaning they had not been prepared. Do not recommend this location.

Living in the near vicinity we decided to try the tavern. It was a Friday night, but the bar was virtually empty. We found out why when we got our check. My boulevard wheat was $9.25 for 16 ounces. At other local bars I average $6.25.My burger was ordered well done and was overcooked with charring on the edges.Our waitress was dressed as though she was working out. Very short spandex shorts and a top that looked like it had been crumpled up on the floor for a few days.

Might be one of the worst meals I've ever had. How do you screw up a burger? Overcooked, with bacon thr texture of shoe leather. Steamed broccoli as a side had enough salt to make your mouth hurt and stop your heart. Even the water tasted bad.The service was blazing fast. In hindsight I should have known something was wrong when the server didn't ask how we wanted the burger cooked. She didn't even bother to ask why I left an almost complete burger and pile of broccoli on the plate.