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    John's Place

    3.5 (509 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Blueberry pancake
    Darlene Y.

    Ordered a stack of pancakes asked to add blueberries . Everything was good. Small coffee shop you can order to go or sit inside.

    Steak lunch? Or dinner came with side salad, about same price as  cheesburger combo

    Special 95cent coffee with purchase. Family pack might be best bargain. My steak lunch was a good value. Some appetizers and sides $$ a little. Good food. Clean

    Gus C.

    Great value for the price, especially if you booked a pricey Airbnb or simply passing through. I appreciate the diner vibes and pics of old Hollywood. Breakfast is served all day, which is amazing. I ordered the avocado bacon burger, which tasted clean. The zucchini fries were also great (reminds me of Astro Burger in WeHo). The Oreo shake was pure joy in a cup. On another note, the restrooms were exceptionally clean, and the staff was friendly. Will definitely visit again!

    Sausage patty!
    Tops B.

    Always a great place for breakfast! You can never go wrong! Staff are always friendly and makes you feel welcomed

    Pastrami sandwich
    Eric V.

    I'm going to be honest. I have not eaten here in about 3 years. I had several really bad experiences. It was time to give them another chance. I'm glad I did. I'm enjoying a delicious pastrami sandwich. Mariana is an absolute sweet heart. Thank you for the great service and meal.

    Renee A.

    Terrible food. Terrible service Rude waitress' They don't clean their tables. I politely asked for something to clean the table with and was answered rudely with I'll be right there. She never came. When our food came I asked if I could have something else because my sandwich came with rye bread and I'm allergic to rye. I totally inconvenienced the waitress and I said never mind. I just ended up sharing my husbands food on a very dirty table. My husband was disappointed at the attitude toward patrons and the dirty table, he asked for to go containers. We will not be back to John's. Iam someone who is part of the community and will not be recommending this place to anyone.

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    Rhianna W.

    Came here on the recommendation of a friend. It was a little confusing when we got there because we had a dog we asked to sit outside so they said okay go sit and someone will be with you. It was cold and the heaters set up outside don't work. So I literally used a heated blanket while out there. Granted we had to sit outside because of our friend's dog , but to have 4 heaters that don't work was odd. Someone came out and took our drink orders. When he came back he told us we would have to go inside to order. We could have done that when we first got there had they not told us to sit outside, it was so odd. The food was better than the service. In our group we got waffles, johns farm breakfast, johns gourmet burger, chorizo and eggs, French toast, and biscuits and gravy. My friend got another burger but I can't em ever which one. It was all good, my plate the johns farm breakfast just needed some extra salt. The burgers were your classic diner burgers you can't go wrong. My friend enjoyed his chorizo and eggs, just was kinda of a small portion. The waffles were fantastic but they are SWEET!! Which I expect from a Belgian waffle. It had this crispy sugar crystal bits, bomb. My favorite was the French toast. So fluffy and light but with the perfect vanilla flavor! Yum. Would definitely come back and see how service is sitting inside.

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    John's has really stepped it up. Nicely remodeled dining room. Good food cooked to order.

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    The burger was over cooked, very little sauce on the bun. I won't go back again. It's not like it used to be.

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    Amazing food, must try! Super good service and big portion of food. Very clean place and reasonable price

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