John Anthony’s Restaurant & Lounge

Alright, so I have been to John Anthony’s a few times now. It’s very close to my home, so it’s awesome if we don’t feel like cooking. I will say that I have had the meatball sub, the Reuben, and the fish sandwich. All three were outstanding! My wife usually gets the Turkey Reuben, which is dynamite as well. BUUUUTTTT, the last time we went she decided to try the grilled chicken salad. She literally said it was one of the worst items she ever got at a restaurant. The chicken was tasteless, the fries were average, the veggies were scarce, the lettuce was wilted and appeared to be straight from a «garden mix bag» you would get from the store. There was no cheese, and the homemade raspberry vinaigrette was bland. All that for $ 12! Ouch! Stay away from that one! I have to say I’m working on a hometown love for this place, but that grilled chicken salad was definitely a blow to my frequent diner status since it is one of my wife’s «go to» dishes. Step it up J. A’s!

The hubs and I went here for our HOA block party. It was out the wazoo packed on a week day night. Holy moly, I had to stand up the whole time. I think there were at least 5 other parties or events going on simultaneously and our HOA definitely did not book enough seats or something. Yes, there was a parking lot but it was viciously narrow and did not even accommodate a fraction of people in there. The setup is super weird and awkward. It reminded me of Pugliano’s where there are 3 or 4 separate rooms/​areas that don’t really associate with each other so you just have to know where you’re supposed to go.
Food here was kind of blah. The pizza was really thin, greasy and sparse in toppings. The wings were dry, small and sauce was on the side. Granted, this is their catering selection but it was probably a 2-​star for me for just the food.
Service was surprisingly fast and attentive for all the people being there. Even while I never had a seat, the waitresses always spotted me and got me my 2 soft drinks very promptly. So I guess John Anthony’s has this going for it.
The location is out of the way and weird and I have no clue why anyone would choose to purposely dine here. The quality of food is pretty bad and the selection is very limited. I would not recommend this place.

Went on Saturday night was busy but bar had some spots open. Me and wife went with the specials. She had chicken piccata with pasta and I went with fillet and seasoned potatoes. Both dishes were cooked perfectly with mucho flavor. After dinner wife had a chocolate martini which she said was very good. Price was pretty much average for the area and service was great. Definitely will come back.

Amazingly friendly service, GREAT wings and great food selection! Been there a few times so far and have not ever been disappointed.

I made it to John Anthony’s a few weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised in what I found.
The atmosphere was great for watching a Pens or Steelers game (and the plentiful supply of alcohol to drown your Pirates related sorrows while watching AJ Burnett serve up 5 earned runs before the 2^nd inning). The food was above average as far as bar/​restaurants go. I recommend the fish sandwich, the mozzarella sticks and of course the carrot cake cheesecake. Seriously, that carrot cake cheesecake is that good. Honestly its worth the trip for that menu item alone.

We had our FFL year end party there this weekend. We sat in the front part of the bar area two tables about 15 guys total. Large TV’s to watch multiple games.
Fast, friendly service for this large group.
Good fish sandwich and onion rings. Onion soup was not very good nor the fried mushrooms. Wings were average at best. Buuutttt! The Carrot Cake Cheese Cake was terrific! A very nice surprise! The Pizza also looked very good although I had no room left to try any, most people seemed to enjoy it. The $ 2 Labbott draft special during Pens games are a nice deal too.
We will probably return because the staff treated our group so well!