John's Place

John's place is a good local bar. The decor is pleasing and clean. The food is average. You can order from the Mario's Pizza menu (Which is attached via a hallway) or order from a limited bar menu. I actually enjoy their sliders (chicken or cheese burger). Really tasty. There is usually some type of drink special and enough TV's to get a good view of whatever game happens to be on. Service is good although can be spotty at times. Pretty much a regular crowd via many of the neighborhoods around the area. I wouldn't go out of my way to come here but it is a convenient and nice local pub.

We rolled into John's Place one evening, not knowing quite what to expect.  The thing about a <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant.com&s=c5fe485af4df376130bee54f875814d79c4d7913e1258123b1206d2bdbf4873b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://restaurant.com</a> gift certificate is that at least you can score a decent price, right?

The first thing we found was surprising - it was liking walking into a dive somewhere in New York, albeit a bit wider, and probably a hundred years newer.  But the bar in John's is simply awesome.  If there were no sports playing on fancy flat-screen televisions, I would think someone was about to get whacked in the back corner.

Having to reach a certain level for the bill to trigger the gift certificates, we ordered up a storm - casual dining is not necessarily the best place to use these things.  But it does give you a chance to sample the menu.

Everything we tried was solid - though not especially memorable.  The best thing we had, surprisingly, was a spicy chicken appetizer.  Something you would totally not expect from this sort of place.  It would be more appropriate at Applebee's.

Even so, the atmosphere is cool, and the service is definitely friendly.  It is still odd that you walk into a place named John's Place and get menus for Mario's (next door - I think they share a kitchen).  Maybe John and Mario are on the lam, so they opened this place together.  Just make sure no one mentions my name if it comes to that.  Fuggedaboutit.