A pretty standard American diner. It had a decent amount of seating in a seat-yourself style. Service was decent. Food was alright. Serving sizes were fairly big. read more

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Johnny B's is such a gem in Texarkana! Located right on State Line Avenue, it's close enough to walk to the famous Texas/Arkansas border sign, which makes it a fun stop for both locals and visitors. The restaurant has that classic, welcoming, locally owned feel--clean environment, friendly staff who greet you with a smile, and service that's always quick and attentive. Portions are generous (come hungry!) and the menu is full of traditional comfort food done right. Everything I've tried has been fresh, flavorful, and priced fairly. If you're looking for a casual spot with delicious food and warm hospitality, Johnny B's is exactly the kind of place that keeps you coming back. read more

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Food was good old fashioned southern breakfast food and service was great. The place was busy but not overly crowded and tables were kept clean. read more

Passed up Cracker Barrel to try this gem on the way to Houston. Do the same to support a worthy local business. Had a wonderful shared meal with the hubby that included eggs, sausage, toast, hashbrowns and oatmeal for only $20 dollars. Met the community as they came in, relaxed and informal on a Sunday, diverse and all ages. Took a photo on the Texas and Arkansas border a few blocks away. Reminded me of having breakfast with my dad, now in his 80s, when I was a youth. read more

Food was delicious, the service was excellent and it ambulance was like a vintage dinner. Very highly recommended. read more

Johnny B's - Philly cheese stake - American Near Me - Texarkana, Arkansas

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Great location downtown Texarkana, AR, for home cooked foods! It is very easy to access.

The food just wasn't very good. It was passable. Got the grilled cheese which was basic but yummy, and then the strawberries and cream waffle. The strawberries weren't super good and I found myself wishing I had ordered something else. My friend got the deluxe breakfast and it was just okay. read more

We were driving from Missouri to Austin TX and stopped here for breakfast. The service was amazing- seemed like a family run restaurant- but they were so attentive. We were immediately waited on and consistently checked on for more coffee and to see how our meals were. The food was delicious. We ordered the waffle with bacon, all the meats omelet and the hash brown dish with veggies and bacon and cheese. The biscuits were delicious. The grits were the only dish that wasn't awesome. They seemed like quick grits. Nonetheless if we ever pass through Texarkana again we'd not hesitate to come back! read more

I left five stars because six wasn't an option! Excellent breakfast, our waiter was outstanding - as busy as he was we never had an empty glass. Wife had French toast and bacon, I had std. big breakfast w/biscuits & gravy - all was delicious! Highly recommend Johnny B's! read more

A good solid breakfast diner. Spacious, clean, big room in the back for meetings. Everything I ate(egg, bacon, sausage link, and pancake) tasted good. I also ordered a biscuit and (sausage-less) gravy. In another review, the biscuits were described as ''cat's-head biscuits.'' That was a new phrase for me and the waitress never heard of it either, nor had my friend from Oklahoma. Google to the rescue! It means a biscuit as big as a cat's head. Mine was a normal size so maybe it was the size of a small cat's head. In any case, it was light and very tasty. The gravy was yummy too. read more

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If you like Divey-Diners; you'll love this place! Good home cooking, served in large portions, by friendly waitresses - at fair prices! (Everything I want for brunch!) The Country Fried Steak is great for dinner, but I really enjoyed the Country Fried Steak Breakfast - smaller steak with 2 eggs, hash browns, 2 cat-head biscuits, and gravy!! Of course; even the simple egg breakfast comes with sides like bacon or sausage, waffle or toast or biscuits, grits or oatmeal, etc.. Several members of our party ate varieties like this, and they were all good. The dry & crispy thick-sliced bacon is worth stopping for, even if you aren't hungry (crispy bacon is life)! Party room in back may be reserved for large parties - worked great for my family bday brunch! I'll be back for more crispy bacon! read more

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Just driving through found this place on yelp definitely wouldn't have found it otherwise, nor would have driven out of my way to come here. Decent food from a small town locally owned and ran restaurant. Nice friendly service. I think this area is interesting but we did have a decent meal.meal and good service. Homemade onion rings, homemade fries pretty good Burger. My sandwich had a good flavor just a little soggy. read more

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You know it's got to be a great place when you show up at 6:00 am and there are several old men waiting for the door to open!! Kristy was the only wait staff and she handled everyone excellently. It was breakfast but the food is great! I do not often write reviews but this place was worth the time! read more

Wonderful service, food, and prices! Our waitress was really sweet, as well as the rest of the staff. They were extremely welcoming and friendly. The breakfast was sooo good! I'd never been there until this morning, but I highly recommend going. Can't beat it! We will definitely be returning! (: read more

Enjoyed this place. Home feel, inviting staff. Food was good and prices accommodating. Also lots of space.

I really wanted to like this place based on previous yelpers and my love of local favorites. We stopped in for breakfast and there were a number of locals having coffee and chatting. On the plus side the price of the basic egg breakfasts are cheap! My wife's scrambled eggs and toast with sausage...$3.99. Wow. I ordered the scattered hash browns and they turned out to be not so great in price or product. For $10.99 I expected something much bigger than what I got based on the other menu choices and the description. They were described as hash browns with jalapeños, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers,and ham. If it had all those things they were chopped so small I could not see them and it must all be canned not fresh. It just looked sad. The cheese on top looked like bagged pre-shredded cheese and was not even melted, just sitting in a pile on top. They were warm, not hot. It came with two eggs and as I write this I realize it was supposed to have bacon or sausage and it came with neither. I don't remember being asked which I wanted either. I substituted toast for the biscuits and gravy. Mistake. The toast was soggy with butter. Yuck. The coffee was pretty good. Everyone there was very friendly and I can only hope that maybe lunch is their strong point but breakfast was very disappointing overall so just can't recommend it here. read more

Johnny B's - Quaint. - American Near Me - Texarkana, Arkansas

Clean and tidy with great service, super friendly, Alicia took excellent care of us and the food was spot on!

TAKE THE DETOUR OFF I35! This breakfast place is in the heart of historic Texarkana, really near the beautiful Post Office, and occupies the building of the old Glass Pharmacy. I'm writing this post for travellers on I35 looking for a place to stop for breakfast as an alternative to the chain restaurants that are right there. Here are the four reasons you should stop. 1. The food is great and offers all the traditional breakfast foods with some southern flare. 2. The wait staff is great. 3. You help a local Texarkana business 4. You can take an Instagram selfie at the post office standing on the Texas and Arkansas side at the same time. All of your friends will have FOMO. read more

We came here for breakfast as we were traveling through and looked this place up on Yelp. It was very good food and perfect portions and the staff very friendly. It's a quaint little diner and nice to support something that feels local and not one of the big chains. It's definitely worth checking out you won't be disappointed. read more

Johnny B's - Waffle Fruit Sampler and Mother Load Omlet - American Near Me - Texarkana, Arkansas

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Good service. Great food. Get the burger on jalapeño cheddar bread with homemade fries!!

Delicious and fantastic service. We had lunch and a breakfast entree. Fun decor, too. read more

We went to Johnny's this morning Food was excellent, service was friendly and quick! We appreciated Covid 19 precautions Not crowded, social distancing, all staff w masks, required wearing masks. Thank you for that read more

Johnny B's - I really liked the way sausage patties were cooked. Biscuits were very good with quite tasty pancakes and scrambled eggs!! - American Near Me - Texarkana, Arkansas

Went for breakfast on a Sunday noon. The place was hopping. Despite that, we were seated reasonably quickly. The staff demonstrated extreme flexibility in moving tables and chairs around to accommodate groups. The service was prompt and friendly. The food was really good and we all enjoyed our meals. Prices are very reasonable and it was good value for the money. The ambiance was pretty classic diner. Enjoyed it. read more

Tried Johnny B's after a suggestion from coworkers. Wanted to try their steak and see what it is like. Plus they have breakfast choices all day. From the outside the restaurant looks small but is plenty big. You get to seat yourself and there was plenty of seating. The staff was very friendly and always attentive to what we need. The food took a little while but I believe it was my steak that held things up. The fried pickles were excellent. I'm not a huge fan of fried pickles but I ate a lot of them. My wife said her breakfast was great. Her only issue was the eggs still had a tiny bit runny white parts. My baked potato was good and it has real bacon on it not bits. The steak however was very disappointing. It was supposed to be a ribeye but looked and tasted more like a sirloin. There was no crust on it and was even a little more rare than medium rare as ordered. I am still open to go back again. And since most everything else was great I will for sure give a good rating. Als they were very attentive to my shellfish allergy and I had no issues after. Give them a try if in the area. Chicken Fried Steak read more

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2/20/2020-I have been a fan, but this morning is changing that. It's 40-degrees outside and about 65 in here. I like things chilly, but this is COLD. The coffee is weak, very weak, a second run over the grinds weak. We'll see how the steak and eggs are. I was curious that the waitress ask me to cut into the steak to see if it were done right. A good cook would know that before he sent it out. It was rare as I had ordered, but purple rare. I see why the waitress asked. The steak is an inferior grade, hard to chew with much fat and long tendons that trailed the back of my throat. It made me swallow hard. And salty. It had a crust of seasoning that you could flake off, and--Oh My!--it was it salty, shockingly so with some bites. I had to ask for hash browns. They evidently are not included in the price. They are oily without any crispness, just oily, tossed shreds of potato. This was terrible. I'll just bet you that the original owners are gone. PS. I gave it three stars before I wrote this, but after reading this, I lowered it to a single star, and that was generous. PPS. My mouth is still reacting to the salt in the steak. read more

Busy and lively. Clearly one of the popular breakfast spots. But portions are small and it's just not great.

Good food, friendly staff and attitude but my fellow yelpers why only a 4 star review. Let's start with the food. A1 hands down the best breakfast we have had on the road. Hot fresh and great portions. Great coffee and the server was darling and so nice. Ok so the location .. well location makes the restaurant and honestly downtown Texarkana is not the greatest of places to be. Did not feel safe there. read more

I don't have a reason to give this any less than 5 stars (yet). We've had breakfast here twice. It's a bit of a hole in the wall in not the best part of town, but don't let that scare you away. They clearly know their regulars, but that doesn't mean we were greeted with any less enthusiasm. Be prepared to wait. They have a limited amount of seating. However, also check the back room past the bathrooms. It's a seat yourself style restaurant (unless they are slammed). With the fall weather coming in, they have a handful of outdoor tables available as well. Their servings are large and tasteful. My biggest feedback would be to cook the scrambled eggs less? It might just be a preference, but they cook scrambled eggs wellllll done. If you've ever ate out with kids, you know that sometimes they declare they want more of something to eat that your don't have. They staff hustled and delivered for our toddler so she could have her fill. I've ordered a waffle both times and I'm always too full to eat the whole thing. I would highly recommend splitting it if you can. Johnny B's also has a lunch special available if you come close enough to lunch time. It smells amazing and seems to be a hit with the regulars. I'm not sure what the menu rotation for that is, but I'm sure you could call and ask. read more

Warm and welcoming little diner with down home cooking. The waitstaff was kind, service was prompt, food was comforting.

Great place to eat. The cooks all look like your mom and Grandma. The servers are busy but make sure you are taken care of. The pancakes were done perfectly. I would eat here again. read more

Don't pass up Johnny B's! Friendly folks who provide great service. Large portioned home cooked meals. Famous for the grits! Breakfast all day long! Supporting local is always best. read more

Johnny B's - Chicken Fried Steak breakfast platter. - American Near Me - Texarkana, Arkansas

Very good service. Went for breakfast. Waffle pancakes ham with eggs. All very good. For a breakfast joint It was above average. Local joint. Just a small place. Recommend if you are looking for a decent American regular breakfast. read more

Cute breakfast place, very homey and friendly. Has the American breakfast which was good. No complaints and would come back if I'm ever in town again. The biscuits and gravy were really good as well. read more

My wife and I decide to stop here this Sunday. We was travelling from Dallas to Texarkana for the first of 2 Covid 19 vaccine shots. Saw this place on Yelp and decided to have breakfast since we had an hour to burn. My wife had a Belgian waffle and I had their ultimate omelette. I honestly have to say the omelette was one of the best I've had. read more

Great local diner. Staff is very friendly. Food is very good. Service is excellent! If you're a Coke nostalgia fan, you are in for an extra treat. read more

This is the most amazing food and service you will find in south Arkansas! Breakfast all day long can't beat that!

This place doesn't really look like much and it's kinda in a unique area,the staff members are so friendly and the food is really good. It's worth a stop, I read the reviews and they were spot on. It's a very local place!!! read more

Great place to eat!! Food is good, service is right on, a welcoming atmosphere all around. They are a considerate group of people when it comes to handicapped or older people. A smile to welcome you read more

Really good Sunday morning breakfast. Friendly & prompt service Clean atmosphere. A place where locals enjoy really good food at very reasonable prices. Fluffy pancakes and perfectly light biscuits. It satisfies the soul read more

Great service. This small mom and pop place is AWESOME!! This is my 3rd visit.. I definitely recommend