Johnny’s Downtown

Cleveland, United States

3

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20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 216-623-0055
Website:
www.johnnyscleveland.com
Address:
1406 W 6th St, Cleveland, OH, 44113
Warehouse District
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.2 miTower City - Public Square Station‎
0.2 miSettlers Landing Station‎
0.3 miFlats East Bank Station‎
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
No
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Dinner
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Good for Kids
No
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Dressy
Ambience
Upscale
Noise Level
Quiet
Alcohol
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
No

Today

Today 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Closed now
Local time (Cleveland) 03:32 Friday, 29 November 2024

Business hours

Monday 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Tuesday 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Wednesday 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Thursday 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Friday 11:30 am – 3:00 pm
5:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Saturday 5:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Sunday 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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20 reviews of Johnny’s Downtown

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Place rating: 1
Gates Mills, OH
Johnny’s used to be the special occasion restaurant. WOW, what happened?! The evening started out with the host, arguing that our reservation was for the night before, but he would seat us anyway (in the half empty dining room). The very new waiter tried his best, but was not well trained. And the food, the SAD plates of food… a measly veal chop that was butterflied first and then pounded, the potato crusted grouper used to be a flaky, potato weaved basket of beauty, is now a lame potato breaded average piece of fish, and who serves lamb chops paper thin… and breaded?! Did I mention that every plate has the same side of green beans and au gratin potatoes? And my dessert was half frozen. This place is FAR from special. Save your money and go ANYWHERE else.
Place rating: 5
Vermilion, OH
Limited menu, but they NAIL each item.
Went with the Halibut and Filet. I have never had Halibut THAT amazing! Bravo!
The Filet will impress the most snobiest of steak gurus
Place rating: 4
New York, NY
A friend from Cleveland told me I had to go. Boy am I glad I listened. We showed up at 9pm on a Friday night with no reservations and were seated no problem. We had the most amazing waitress and enjoyed a thoroughly delicious meal. I got the breaded veal chop with arugula and cherry tomatoes with a balsamic reduction — and a side of angel hair past with their famous marinara. OMG. My moth is watering just thinking of it. So good. I deducted one star for the décor — a little faded but don’t let this deter you. It’s really good.
Place rating: 4
Lakewood, OH
The hubs surprised me with a night out for Sweetest Day back in October. We decided to go to Johnny’s bc neither of us had ever been there. We do frequent Johnny’s Little Bar in the back. Side note, Johnny’s Little Bar has THE BEST CHEESEBURGERS in the CLE!
For a Saturday night, they were not all that busy (very surprising). I loved all the old detailing on the walls and in the entry way. Our food was delicious and pricey but with the high prices. I would recommend Johnny’s Downtown for those special nights out with your significant other or if you want to impress out of town guests or that special someone.
Place rating: 4
Rochester, PA
The host was nice enough. He sat us down with no menu. I guess that’s how they do it. The waiter came over and was very friendly, we liked him. He gave us a wine list. We ordered wine and Pepsi for my husband. Then came the menus after the drinks came. We had no idea the prices were so outrages but we stayed, it took us a long time to pick out something reasonable. We both got the angel hair pasta with the veal meatballs. I thought they were delicious. They melt in your mouth! The pasta was so fresh I loved it. The thing that kind of bothered me was the fact that the wait staff all stand together and kind of stare at the customers the whole time. I was facing them so it was pretty uncomfortable. But at least they were there when you needed them.
The place was recommended by the hotel clerk. If we had any idea about how pricey it is, we would not have gone there.
Place rating: 4
Santa Ana, CA
Great appetizer, salad, entrée. Loved the atmosphere. Our waiter was young and clearly inexperienced in a fine dining environment, but he did alright. I would DEFINITELY RECOMMEND it and will visit again if we’re back in Cleveland.
Place rating: 3
Brooklyn, NY
Well the service was good. I love the old NYC midtown décor, it’s a relatively all space but wasn’t full when we came so it was ok. The food… very very good. Buttery halibut which I rather not so heavy… The apps, drinks, and remainder of the dinner was perfect! The potatoe crusted grouper dish however… Five star… prefect as it could be!
Place rating: 2
Cleveland, OH
Love the food and music but the bartenders cannot make a decent Cosmo to save their soul. It’s not that hard to listen and make a drink as ordered. Also the don’t take Discover card. What? What else can I say except I expect better based on their prices. I gave them 2 chances to get the drink right. Just had one last night at PBS and the bartender was barely legal.
Place rating: 2
Cleveland, OH
Nothing special. We were going to go to Taza next door but they had closed early and we didn’t feel like walking far for dinner so came here instead. My husband ordered some pasta in marinara sauce with some seafood in it, wasn’t that good. Sauce was really bland and just not tasty. The cesar salad was nothing special. Their berry and nut salad that I had was good– just a typical berry salad. I ordered the gnocchi and while it was tastier than my husband’s dish, it had way too much salt in it. We live around the corner from this place and won’t be back.
Place rating: 2
San Diego, CA
We started off with a flat diet soda. Then, we waited a bit for water to replace the soda.
For appetizers, we had four giant shrimp for $ 4.25 each, and mussels. Both dishes were great.
The waiter didn’t clear the appetizer dishes quickly. We looked at them for awhile and watched flies appear.
My water was always low — it was not promptly filled.
Uncomfortable outdoor chairs — I’m thin but a heavier person might have issues, plus, bird shit on the chair.
For dinner, my husband had the Italian feast — pasta, seafood, marinara sauce. He said it was a three star dish because of the amount of seafood. But I tasted the sauce and thought of dishwater.
My dinner was the arugula salad, which was ok, and the mozarella marinara, which was cold. The waiter was slow to take it back to the kitchen.
While waiting for my hot cheese, my water ran out again.
Then, when the bill came, it still had the flat diet soda on it that we returned at the beginning.
All that for $ 100 and 8% tax and the obligatory tip even though service was slow. Much better food around town than this. At much better prices and with better service.
We won’t be back.
Place rating: 1
Strongsville, OH
i hate writing a bad review but i have too because it was that bad… food fly in my wine+undercooked filet+server not happy to work there after 9pm+does not accept discover credit card= johnnys steakhouse… had to ask for manager to make sure his aware of all issues and seemed was clueless about all issues that occurred during my dinner and did NOT care… Unilocalers be aware. enjoy you dinner at you own risk…
Place rating: 1
Roxbury Township, NJ
Was taken here on a business lunch, and was «greeted» by a cold-​natured hostess. We were evidently bothering he waiter, as he was visibly upset helping us with our standard requests of water and wine list.
The food arrived all at once, soup for me (heavy on the salt) and the salad looked good, but didn’t have time to finish when my main course arrived and began to get cold. Nothing like seafood fettuccine in a cream sauce like-​warm.
All-​in-​all stereotypical heartwarming Cleveland attitude. I probably will set foot in that location again.
Place rating: 5
Sammamish, WA
The pork chop here was amazing. It was pretty quiet the night I went there but it was very hip and cool place to be. There was a piano player hitting some awesome notes and the food and presentation were spectacular. Deserts were awesome too.
Place rating: 2
Akron, OH
Bartender does not make you feel welcomed. Complete attitude. Desserts are mediocre. First time and sad since it is supposed to have a great reputation.
Place rating: 5
Westlake, OH
Delicious French onion soup and a very nice atmosphere. They have a piano player on some nights and it’s usually the same crowd there on those nights but it’s very lively. The owners are very friendly as is the rest of the staff. We went for dinner on New Year’s Eve a few years ago and that was great as well.
Place rating: 5
Louisville, KY
I was nervous to eat here. I really was. The more recent reviews had me nervous. But The Husband made reservations based on The Ritz’s recommendations. So we did. Yum. Yum. Yum. The ambiance is lovely. The maitre’d took my coat and we were seated promptly and politely. Our server seemed very overwhelmed and busy but was so polite and was very courteous and honest about her recommendations which we really appreciated. We ordered some shrimp cocktail (wowza! Sauce! Love it!) And escargot. The entrees were mouth watering. All cooked to perfection. We both ordered meat (filet for myself, veal for husband) We were even the last ones there and server was still polite and not rushing us.. . A really great meal from start to finish. I would go back in a heart beat. :)
Place rating: 3
Portage, IN
Not bad. But CLE restaurants have surpassed Johnnys. Won’t return. Support the the hard-​working locals that stay current. It. Helps everyone
Place rating: 1
Baltimore, MD
I can’t review the food because I didn’t stay. Went last night in the evening for dinner. We asked to sit outside. The gentlemen sat us down without menus and said «enjoy». It was a bit confusing as to why he would not have left us menus so we waited maybe 3 – 5 minutes. The outside server came out and didn’t acknowledge us. He spoke to the only two other tables out there and went back inside. I went inside and found him to ask for menus and said no one had greeted us. He was a bit abrupt and cut me off and said «let me track them down for you.» What does that even mean? Track down menus? Or our server? Was he our server? No explanation or apology.
He got the food menus and asks if we would like anything to drink. I opened the menu and said I needed to looks at the wine list (thinking it may be in the same menu) and after opening realized it was a food menu only. He proceeded to say, there were items I wouldn’t find on there and gave us the food specials. That was fine, but I had asked about drinks? We asked for a drink menu and he said, «sure» and got it, dropped it on the table and said he would give us a few minutes.
It was a weird experience, very uncomofrtable and he was not friendly or inviting at all. The place was not even busy, we were third table outside – the other two tables had already either eaten or were just getting drinks. Inside was very slow. We decided to go elsewhere. Restaurant looked nice, and it was a beautiful night to sit outside but I would never recommend or try again.
Get it together, Johnny’s.
Place rating: 1
Cleveland, OH
This used to be one of the — if not the finest restaurant in Cleveland. Lord knows what happened, but they can’t melt cheese or cook a burger without burning it.
Stunningly bad. Just amazing.
An institution is about to fall. What a shame.
Place rating: 5
Cleveland, OH
This place is amazing! I’ve been here three times now and my last visit was exceptional! I’ve had the short ribs, filet mignon, and the veal medallions in my past three visits and each time the food is amazingly delicious, savory, and filling!
Also Johnny’s has the BEST tiramisu I’ve had in Cleveland. Absolutely delicious!
The atmosphere is beautiful. The noise level is surprisingly not as loud as it would seem, and the décor and lighting are just perfect. They have beautiful paintings on the walls as you dine which really adds to the ambiance of the restaurant.
The bar area is beautiful as well and has a nice old feel to it which really has an alluring charm.
Service is definitely great too, but the food for me is what makes this place excellent!