I just had a late afternoon lunch at Johnny's Barbeque in Rockwell, NC. I order the five piece baby flounder (salt and pepper) and it was fabulous. The pieces were sweet tasting (none had a strong taste), they were cooked to perfection and could be cut with a fork (not dried out). The white cole slaw had the perfect amount of sweetness, was fresh tasting and paired well with the flounder with a slight amount of their tartar sauce and ketchup. The french fries were crunchy on the outside and bellowie with a nice potato taste on the inside. I typically do not get tea but after working for hours in my lawn earlier, I got Johnny's sweet tea. Boy did it hit the spot and with a bottomless cup to boot! My waitress was sweet, efficient and made sure my food was served piping hot. For the price and the quantity and quality of food served, this may be the best deal in the area when wanting some good old fashioned fried fish. Upon leaving, I found the restaurant is now owned and operated by a couple of long time employees. That could help explain why the food has returned to the quality it was before Covid. read more

Johnny's Barbeque - Five Piece Baby Flounder - Yummy! - Barbeque Near Me - Rockwell, North Carolina

Super friendly and quick service. Chicken was juicy and tender with the smokiness coming through. Pretty good white slaw sweet yet tangy. Rustic southern decor throughout the dining area was homey. I'll be back. read more

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Solid breakfast spot with great food, friendly service and value. Love the breakfast special that included coffee.

I've been eating at this restaurant for about 25-30 yrs. Never had a bad experience. When I ordered a large fried flouder dinner it always had 2 large pieces of fish. Saw the sign today "under new management." Ordered a large flounder dinner to go. Got home, one piece of fish. I would gladly have paid a couple dollars more if I had known they were ripping me off. They've got their last dime from me. The "new management" is a cheap, chiseling bottom feeder. Don't eat here if you want your money's worth. read more

This place used to be really good. It's no where close to being the dining experience it once was. We were seated immediately. Our orders were taken reasonably soon after that. Our food was a little slow coming out. Our server never returned to table. She never filled our drinks. She never checked if everything was okay. We saw her talking to her coworkers a lot. We both ordered a barbecue sandwich and a side. The barbecue was okay. Mine had two hunks of fat on it that I had to pick off. The baked potato was dehydrated(I needed more butter and sour cream). I always hate to see good place like go downhill. Even their sanitation grade has bottomed out. If they really cared they could probably bring it back up. read more

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Service was great, the food was even better! Five stars all around. We will definitely be back!

We ate here on 5/25/2025 man you would think the food would have been better than it was, I had the ribeye steak sandwich it mire fat then meat and toilet much seasoning on it and the ff were so hard I couldn't eat them , my husband had the cube steak and it look like a half a piece of cube steak and a little bit of squash and a little little bit of baked beans and three little bitty hush puppies that were round all that food for $30 and neither one of us got full we will never go back there to eat again and I do not recommend anyone going because for that amount of money could have got more more food than that and it should have been a whole lot better tasting food read more

Like to give less bc wedidnt even get to order. Was coming in for breakfast and ordering 10 biscuits to go to take to church yard sale. After sitting for 10 minutes we left. No one ever came to wait on us...4 tables that came in after us did. After looking at waitresses I'd rather have not had them serve us the food. read more

Just ate at Johnny's we go there all the time and the food had gotten better under new owners. Problem is we found 2 hairs in our food. My soon had one in his homemade chips and I had one in my macroni and cheese. I reported it to the waitress and she walked into the back when I saw 2 cooks looking out and one had long brown hair that was loose. That's the hair color in our food. The waitress never came back. Very poor service to regular customers who are at this point not going back. One hair I can understand but 2 hairs in 2 different plates and 2 different foods is nasty. read more

Restaurant is now ran by new ownership. Hoping the quality of food and speed of service would have changed better. But this restaurant did nothing to improve quality of food, speed of food and service.. the home fries had rotten pieces in them. The servers never refill drinks slow food has no flavor. How can you up breakfast? They found a way to do it. Don't recommend this restaurant. There are other spices menu outdated. read more

This place was a great local place to eat it truly is not the same since John fisher past away the orders are not complete the fries taste like seafood the barbecue is the worse quality ever chunks of fat and gristle read more

The pancakes were really good. Service was great! The cook gets a thumbs up! The bathrooms were nice.

The food is delicious. Quick and friendly service. You can't pass through Rockwell without stopping in to try this place! read more

Johnny's Barbeque - Country style steak - Barbeque Near Me - Rockwell, North Carolina

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Not much open on Labor Day so we gave it a shot. So there are no surprises, they only take cash or local checks although an ATM is at the entrance.. Drove over and explored Morrow Mountain State Park and Lake Tillery. Never occurred to us that ir was Labor Day and restaurants may not be open. Our mistake. we should have nailed this detail down earlier. Driving back we remembered this place being open from our trip down to the Park so we opted for it. Walked in and were finally told to seat ourselves which we did.and out server was there fairly quickly and took our drink order and gave us our menu's. We both settled on specials. I had the BBQ Plate along with French Fries Red or BBQ Slaw and Baked Beans and or course the perfunctory hush puppies. My companion ordered the "Dipped Chicken", Sweet Potato Fries, and White Slaw. Neither of us were overwhelmed with lunch. First bite of the BBQ was all fat but it did get better as I worked through it. The Table Pepper Vinegar Sauce was very heat and no character. The Fries were oily and soggy and the Red Slaw had no bite to it. The Hush Puppies and the Baked Beans were both very good however and were the highlight of the meal. My companion could not describe the Dipped Chicken so hard to characterize. She had asked before she ordered if it was breaded and was told it was Dipped so she went ahead and ordered it. Whatever it was, was very spicy and not spicy in a characteristic BBQ way. While Slaw was OK but she had to add more sugar to it. Sweet Potato Fries were fair. While our server was good, there was an ongoing dispute among the servers about who was suppose to bus which tables and who was going to check out customers. If's fine to have these discussions but not in front of customers. Not a high point in all of the restaurants I have visited and reviewed over the years. read more

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I love this place. It's my comfort zone. They have a great variety on the menu. It's pretty much a standard diner with emphasis on bbq. I love the orange tables. They have the pebble ice I love. It's usually pretty quiet and private. Lots of dessert options. ​ read more

Really better than reviews show. Large clean restaurant with booth and table seating. Large private lot parking. The service was fast and friendly. The menu was large with lots of choices and daily specials. My pic was the chicken philly sandwich which came on recommendation. The sandwich was nicely toasted with grilled chicken onion and mushrooms. Very tasty. Fries were cooked nice and crispy as requested. Restrooms were clean and well stocked. When I'm in the area I will gladly stop again. read more

Johnny's Barbeque - Chicken philly sandwich - Barbeque Near Me - Rockwell, North Carolina

Had the hot dog all the way was amazing and the Jone boy burger with no cheese dam burger was so good I love the fries and onion rings it!! Would recommend this place to anyone who is hungry!! read more

Johnny's Barbeque - Almost gone joneburger with fries and onion rings - Barbeque Near Me - Rockwell, North Carolina

Hesitated coming based on reviews, but was pleasantly surprised once we got here. Had a single flounder fillet, more than enough to eat. Also had a ribeye sandwich which was very tasty. Service was timely. No complaints from us. Not sure why all the poor ratings. read more

No longer a safe place to eat, hot dogs covered in grease onion rings overcooked. Will never eat food from there again. Eat at your own risk. read more

This is a relatively new looking place, and big. They offer all 3 meals, 7 days a week. Besides BBQ, they have Seafood (including some All-You-Can-Eat items), the usual variety of Sandwiches & Salads, and Daily Specials ranging from Spaghetti to Prime Rib. The BBQ is tender, but comes unsauced and is dry, and bland. They offer 2 sauces, one vinegar based, one tomato based - the vinegar based helps, but it is a very mild sauce. This is not bad pork, but not nearly as tasty as a number of other places in this area offer. The regular Chopped Sandwich goes for $3.35. The Chili Dog was Ok, but like much of the hot dog chili in this area, the primary taste is sweetness. Their Foot Long costs $3.09, and is not one I'd order again. . read more

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Great food and great service. Good location. Clean. Business does take debit and credit cards. My particular waitress was aware of gluten and wheat allergies and was helpful with helping me make a selection that wouldn't include wheat or gluten. This is greatly appreciated! read more

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Comfort food! Also, even though they are short staffed, the service was great. It is the best sweet tea I've had in ages as well. Great seating (even with kids), and it's very clean. Staff was friendly as well. I recommend the grilled cheese if you want something light yet filling. read more

Their specials are better than their standard menu options. Last time I went my hot wings were so dry and overcooked. The staff are the saving grace since they are so nice. read more

This is a nasty place to eat. It's always dirty. I knew someone that used to work there. She said there was food she thought she was supposed to throw out. They said no we serve that to the customer. I'll never eat there again. Plus there's cockroaches. read more

Doesn't matter who came and sat first. The friends get waited on first. Never going back. Would be different if the food was worth waiting on. Terrible 0 stars for me. Sad thing is I went across the street to McDonald's and got excellent service. read more

Arrived at 10:30. Breakfast stops at 10:30. Ordered lunch. Took a while to get the lunch out because "everything is made to order." Service was adequate. We were the only patrons in the restaurant. I had the John Boy Burger all-the-way with fries and onion rings. Burger was tasty. Fries were crisp. Onion rings were greasy. 95% sanitation rating. read more

Johnny's Barbeque - Barbeque Near Me - Rockwell, North Carolina

Our food was lukewarm, my wife's order was wrong . Very slow service (with a attitude) No Manager in sight. 2 Teenage boys just hanging out and flirting with the waitresses. One young girl who just went wherever she wanted to behind the counter (her Mother worked there) One of the cooks thought he was a comedian and was yelling so loud you could hear him in the parking lot. When I went to pay and was asked how our food was I gave the cashier a earful. While I was speaking with her another customer came forward and complained that he had been waiting for 45 mins for his steak. We both got an apology but I think instead of having to apologize all the time FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT!! read more

Oh sweet Jesus save yourself the heartache and heartburn and don't go here! Way back it was good, but the people who bought it out the last time changed the menu, raised the prices and it went down hill very quickly. It has recently as of March 2019 been sold again to the guy next door who runs the gas station and it is suppose to be becoming something totally different, a chain out of the Kannapolis/Concord area. It looks like it will be the same type of food but I hope the quality goes up, it really only has up to go. Fingers crossed! read more

Went there tonight thinking we could grab some quick Togo meals and be on our merry way. This place was always a favorite as a child and I was very excited about having it again. Needless to say, I was disappointed. This place must be under new management. They were not busy at all when we ordered, and had to wait an hour for our food (which was just frozen fried food). All the while the cooks were coming out to talk to patrons, not to mention, as we waited for what felt like days, they proceeded to mess up 3 orders. 10/10 would not recommend. read more

Really great BBQ and friendly good service! I order the BBQ with slaw and it was fantastic! read more

Johnny's Barbeque - Barbeque Near Me - Rockwell, North Carolina

I watch the server pick her nose and wipe it on her apron. First name starts with a "A" salad sits out already made CASH only and....serve me a baked potato that was made six weeks ago.Please do do serve me food that you wood not eat. read more

Johnny's Barbeque - Barbeque Near Me - Rockwell, North Carolina

The food is so so but the staff was friendly. We went the day before Christmas because my grandmother wanted to go. This is the type of establishment she prefers and for her I'll go anywhere. We didn't realize we were walking in half an hour before closing but the staff didn't rush us at all. They even checked to see if we ordered all you can eat so they could get the kitchen to prepare extras. I ordered the popcorn shrimp and it was just fine. Average and expected. read more

I wouldn't give this place one star only thing GM they have going for them is the waitstaff , the kitchen cooks suck really bad worst eggs and when you ask for crispy hash browns you get soggy greasy crap , the new owners don't care about the food it's never the same consistency is a big problem today I got eggs and hash browns well done and crispy well my hash browns were soggy so I scraped them off my plate and under them was hard old eggs stucco to my plate a fucking dirty plate the cook had to of seen it but once again the kitchen staff don't care like the wait staff does ....This is what happens when owners don't care ! read more

If it were possible to give 0 stars I would! After not eating here for several years we thought we would try again...big mistake! We stopped for breakfast. Walked in, sat down, waited almost 10 minutes at a dirty table which a bus boy finally came and wiped down. This was the only interaction we had from employees. We were never spoken to, given menus, nothing! Now maybe they were short staffed, but had they at the very least acknowledged us in some way then we wouldn't have minded waiting, but they couldn't be bothered to do that. The restaurant had a strange smell to it, there were more dirty tables than clean, with maybe 3 tables that had customers sitting at, so not that busy. Needless to say we are taking our business elsewhere and will not be back here again! read more

I don't understand why all the negative reviews. We always order carry out but it's perfect. You will not find better fried flounder anywhere else. We regularly get the barbeque, cheeseburgers, fries, etc. Our orders are always hot and fresh and correct. read more

Ordered the hot dog special w fries. Single, not a footlong. The dog was that good and took over 15 minutes w a slow restaurant. Went to pay. They don't take plastic, but hit u for $1.75 to use ATM. I won't be back. read more

4-15-19 update Came here because I did not want to cook...came in and saw an open booth, sat down. We sat for a good 10 minutes. I saw a waitress sitting at the booth beside us talking and I thought surely that is not our waitress that see us sitting here but continues to "vent" to customers. Welp yep she was! So she gets up and sideways gives us straws while still talking to the couple. She took our drink order and said she was gonna be right back with a menu...some other girl brought our drinks. And now we are going on 20 minutes and no menus to look at! Really?!? So I get up go to the register and ask how much for the 1 tea and water that we had not drank. The waitress was there and just acted like whatever. They did not charge me but really that is just terrible service!!! No wonder there was only a handful of tables in the place. It use to be packed and people waiting. Seriously gone down hill. This place needs help! read more

This has always been a fav place of my family's but recently disappointed. My DIL ordered baked potatoes with our plate. When we got our order they brought us sweet potatoes because they were out of baked potatoes. What not ask if we would like something else? My son didn't get his fries at all so we gave him a baked potato. Just didn't seem to be the caliber it always has been. Sad. read more

Poor service. They were out of four menu items. If you want to run a successful restaurant, you should have every item available. And we kept hearing the kitchen staff telling the waitress to hurry and get the orders so they can get out of here. Wow, sorry service. Won't go back. read more

*sigh* I used to like this place but the service has gotten terrible. The past three times I've been it takes sooooo long to get our food that I debating just leaving and going somewhere else. The food is ok, I like the BBQ but I try not to go there anymore because of the service. The waitresses we have had the past few times have also been pretty bad, getting everything wrong with our order. They always fix it but it already takes so long, then you have to wait longer. I used to like this place so I'll give it 2 stars, and the food Is fine. It's just the service sucks. read more