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| - I was in an in-service in this area today. When lunch time rolled around my colleagues all started exclaiming about Johnny's. I had never been and they were anxious for me to try it out.
When we drove up to it I recognized it from driving by, but had never been in. The lineup encouraged me that I was at a good place.
Service was fast and friendly. I got a cheeseburger and onion rings. They gave me a number and when I was called up, I chose what to put on my burger.
Now, let's get down to the nitty gritty.
First of all, the toppings are VERY limited. Onions or sautéed onions, pickles, tomato, ketchup, mayo, mustard, relish...I didn't even see lettuce, unless it was hiding in the back.
The burger was large, but nothing special. It wasn't like some fantastic, juicy, seasoned meat or anything. Just a basic burger.
The bun was too soft and got soggy really fast. I mean SOGGY! It had a weird sweetness to it that I wasn't a huge fan of. The onion rings were your basic frozen onion rings...same with the fries. They weren't hand-battered, or homemade...just standard fare.
Honestly, NOTHING about this place warranted the rave reviews from my colleagues and the only thing I could glean from hearing them talk, was that this place has been around Scarborough forever and it's just a staple. You go here based on tradition.
Well, sadly that's not enough of a reason for me to give this a good review. It's also not enough of a reason for me to bother recommending this place. Unless this place has some near and dear meaning in your heart, Hero Burger makes a WAY better burger. I guess if you want your burger made with "love and memories" come to this place. I want my burger made with juicy meat, lots of veggies and some sort of mayo-based sauce! If you cannot deliver, I am not interested. Johnny's did not deliver for me on this one!
(PS- If you are the type of person who reads reviews, you'll see one of two camps here...people who love this place based on landmark status and people who haven't been coming here since they were young and therefore are not big fans. Basically THIS "PS" could be the review!)
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