When we last passed John's in early 2014, it was shut down. We thought it was closed for good but apparently they were just renovating. Funny, because the restaurant is definitely not shiny and new by any stretch. It is bright green however!
At any rate, today we sat on the patio and ordered so me bruschetta to share, which was truly delicious. Then we each had the veal parm panini with Caesar salad on the side. The sandwiches were well made and tasted great. The Caesar was a bit of a disaster, not mixed well at all, with stale croutons (is that even possible?) and randomly placed globs of dressing. Oh well, you win some, you lose some!
The service... The waitress seemed quite disinterested in her job, and wasn't too quick to please. One person at our table asked for a Shirley temple and was told that it couldn't be made but san pelligrino would be their closest substitute... Not so close. We also asked for some extra sauce on one of the sandwiches and she made it seem like that request would be hard to fulfil.
All in all, tasty panini and bruschetta. Skip the salad and you'll be fine.