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| - This Johnny Rockets is all about location! location! location! and not about price! price! price! It is a concession in the Grand Canal Shops up on the second level of the Venetian.
Last week during a staycation on the Las Vegas Strip, we were up for a light meal. We were hanging out in the Venetian when we decided on Johnny Rockets. It won over its food court neighbors including Chicken Connection, Panda Express, and Subway.
On account of the fact that this is a food court concession and not a restaurant, we ordered food at a counter that we would carry to a table. We could of sat at one of the few stool seats at the counter. At 8 o' clock on a Sunday evening, Johnny Rockets was moderately busy. Looking at the high prices on the overhead menu, it is easy to understand why. The Rocket burger with fries was $10.90. Of course, I wanted a beverage with the food. The large Pepsi that I ordered for the beverage was an additional $3.98. After paying for the food, the woman at the register presented us with a buzzer that would alert us when the food was ready.
The Rocket failed to blast off my taste buds. It was an ordinary burger with cheddar cheese, onions, tomatoes, and a so called special sauce. I would not go out of my way for this burger. Ditto for the fries. However, I would of gone out of my way for the Johnny Rockets egg salad sandwich if they never discontinued it.
Missing from this food court Johnny Rockets is the "Happy Days" TV show atmosphere that is prevalent in many of their restaurants. Regardless that there was a juke box at the counter the noise and activity inside the food court drowned out the soundtrack of the 50's and 60's.
From my experience this Johnny Rockets blasts off prices instead of taste buds into outer space. I would rather spend a few more dollars for a far better meal nearby at Ghiordano, Grimaldi's, Grand Lux Cafe, or In N Out. Then again this is all talk when hunger strikes inside a food court deep inside the Venetian.
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