Johnny Smalls delivers a great deal, with some hit or miss dishes. The ambiance of this place is definitely hip and cool with a side of night club. The strange thing is that the back area has long tables that are separated so you are basically sitting with another group of diners.
The "rules" here are a bit bull and I knocked off a star for poor management decisions. We were sitting with 3 people who only wanted to drink because they had eaten an early dinner and the waiter/manager flatly refused to allow half of us to do the AYCE if everyone didn't. We ended up needing to move 5 feet away from the rest of our party just to get AYCE. Needless to say I was a bit upset from the start.
On top of the early issues our waiter was a bit odd because I told him to bring us random items from the menu so we could try anything. Within 3 or 4 dishes we had 2 orders of fish tacos which I figured was a mistake. Not 3 more dishes passed until we had ANOTHER order of fish tacos! I mean they were really tasty but come on! The standouts of the menu were the lobster taquitos, and the mac and cheese daddy sliders. The Jack and Coke skeweres were also delicious but a few dishes were forgettable. At $19.99 AYCE it is certainly a tasty deal considering the choices but I'm hoping if I ever go back the service/management will make a better impression.