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Johnson's BBQ

3.6 (78 reviews)
ModerateBarbeque, Southern
Closed 12:30 pm - 6:00 PM
Updated over 3 months ago

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Roberto H.

There is a reason why places like this stay open this long. Yes, the food is delicious. But, there is a vibrancy and a pulse here that you cannot buy. When you are here, you are treated like family. You get great conversation and great service. Everyone that walks in is treated with care. And the food is just as good! This is the type of place you come for one thing but see everyone walking out with something that looks delicious so you buy that as well. No matter what you get you are not going to be disappointed.

Mac n Cheese and Fried Chicken
Su S.

I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE THIS ONE GONNA BE LENGTHY (for no other reason of good food/vibez overall experience) Okay so me and the boyfriend are foodies and our algorithms (the infamous "Stalker") knows it so either of us get several reels of foodie reviewers etc. I don't recall if it was him or me who got this one but it was a good stalk. We bookmarked for a visit later and later came sooner then expected one Sunday. Immediate suggestion if you going go early they sell out of certain foods quick and not sure what their turnaround on the restock throughout the day is or even if they restock. So for background I am a good ole southern gal by legacy NY born hut had the grace and blessings of my grandparents and my great-grandparents in my life and the stories and memories and the good home southern cooking - so short story is I's cooks - the boyfriend is a Yardie born and raised in Spanish Town and NY by his late teens and he burns in his own right. So when I say the whole Vibez of Johnson's made me feel at home or and the church kitchen after service in July........ mannnnnnnn! So just as a heads up we be phat arses and are over achievers......with that said we ordered basically 2 of everything because we weren't sure of the share and couldn't lock in one way or the other.....okay we were being greedy arses after standing there for a bit and having convos with other patrons which is its own vibez and worth the visit as well - Again I stress the feelings of home all around by the time we were done our family had extended and we found a new pastor and church you know how folk do if you know. So the orders: Ribs (pork) the boyfriend eats it which he slathered with the house BBQ and Mustard sauces both I believe are home made (they sale the mustard sauce in bottles to which they were out of and folk were not happy ) Fried Fish (Whitings) because who don't like a good fish fry nobody said never to which they fry fresh to orde Fried Chicken (you literally get a whole half a chicken fried) Sides: greens (in this instance Collards would be the proper intro), Mac n cheese, green beans and black eyed peas (honorable mention cuz Chile somebody momma put their foot and whole elbow in them black eyed peas uuurrr heard) lawd lawdy - Dem peas was seasoned to an inch of its life and thick on the gravy oh they took me back to my childhood of when my grandmother use to make them on special occasions and new years Good Shit in other words if you didn't already get the picture. Oh and there were yams (sweet potatoes it I'm being bougie ) Overall breakdown the portions were on a good slight heavy handed again I stress like we were extended family. And the wait for everything to being cooked fresh well worth the wait. And considering the scale to which they cook I was pleasantly surprised that everything was not either under cooked or under seasoned - even though the greens could've had a little more kick for me but once I started on the black eyed peas over white rice I understood they were perfect to balance out the entire dinner. In the end we had food dinner lunch for days even we tried in a day without success - the Itis was so real..... If you know You Know!!!!! Side note: so while we congregated with folk waiting on our respective orders ........we met Moses (74 yrs) retired black man "Unc" and whom we thought was his grand baby but turns out was actually his 4 yr old son (and yes you read right his Son) Chile!!!! Suffice it to say the BBQ convo and amazement that happened made my heart (and even the pastor was shocked and had kitchen table talk with the folk and Moses) and Sunday good and lended to the overall Good Folk vibez. Given how my sugars and the tensions run I recommend a run here a few times a year (I think mine will be quarterly or just slightly over) or more frequently if you can stand the expansion of your hips and back.

Amazing ribs with mustard sauce
Sidy B.

Most tender ribs I've ever had 10/10 would recommend and WITH the mustard sauce. Great food, Black-owned, family owned. Take out, order in and catering only, no dine in.

Fried Chicken Dinner -huge portions, minimal flavor.
Cassandra S.

A while ago a coworker came in totally excited about a restaurant she heard was in the area, she lives on the upper east side and is an older woman, who has been deprived of a lot of different tastes throughout her life. Happy to pay flowers to the older generations while they are still here, i surprised her with a trip to Johnson's for lunch. Johnson's is a small take out restaurant in the South Bronx that has been a staple of that community for a while. I enjoyed speaking to the now owner who has taken over the family business from His father. There is a limited menu with certain sides being only offered on the weekend. I ordered 2 dinners, one dinner for my co worker and the other for myself. The portions on the meals were huge. During my order a gentleman came in to order two cakes which he couldn't stop raving about, he was ordering them for a family get together for the weekend. My coworker who was originally excited for her food loved the candy yams, she said they were sweet and had a flavor she hardly gets to enjoy , her previous house keeper was jamaican and "never made such things". The cabbage wasn't similar to her ukrainian background, but she appreciated the different perspective. She wasn't too keen on the ribs, and repeatedly asked me to taste them, which i didn't. I ordered the fried chicken dinner, the chicken was large and crispy, i'm pretty sure it was a half a chicken, deep fried. I would have probably preferred collared greens but the options for sides for that day were cabbage, rice with black eyed peas, cabbage and macaroni. I put the chicken to the side to find a huge serving of mac and cheese and cabbage filling the plate. This could easily feed three people. There was a slight cheese pull from the macaroni and i was more than ready for this meal. I tasted the, macaroni from different corners of the plate, i moved the cabbage to the side trying to see if i missed it , i even looked under the huge chicken to see if it was there, but i couldn't find it. The flavor was missing, like covid without the sickness. One thing i will say, the food was not overly salty or greasy like other places. Disappointed that it didn't live up to my coworkers excitement, but glad to know maybe next time I should try the cake. Hoping they just had an off day.

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14 days ago

The food is so good. I wish they deliver but I understand cause they stay busy. Will be going back again.

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Johnson is very messy. He's loud always making passes at women his food is messy does not taste good.

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Great Chicken Sandwich and I highly recommend the mustard sauce dressing on top with a side of Mac and cheese!!!

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3 years ago

REALLY GOOD!!! We cats love to CHEW!!! The BBQ was nice!!! Try this place- you will PURR like I did ‍

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Great place, very good food, small place but the food is better then Sylvia's in Harlem

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