Johnny’s New York Style Pizza

It has been at least 5 years since I ate at a Johnny’s Pizza and going here today made me wonder if this is how the pizza always tasted, if my pizza palate is more refined, or if it has gone downhill. The pizza was so bland and nothing special. It took Parmesan cheese, oregano, and garlic powder on my slice to make it somewhat enjoyable. Needless to say, I am sure it will be at least 5 more years until I go there again.

Pizza is generally cooked ok, sauce is bland. We go here a lot because it’s close to home and just tolerate the average food and service because the specials are good. We went this eve for $ 1 pizza slice night. I got the impression right away that the waiter was in a «mood» as he wasn’t very friendly. When I ordered our usual (which also included beer, drinks, and appetizers), I had no idea that my kids would suddenly decide that they weren’t hungry when the pizza slices arrived. So I figured, fine, they’ll eat it later. Once I ate and they nibbled, I asked the waiter for a box (this after he completely ignored us and never offered to refill drinks). He said he would have to charge us the non-​special price bc it was for dine in only. He was pretty rude about it too. We come here several times a month and this has never been mentioned. So, whatever, they’ve now lost a family of loyal customers.

Last time ever ordering from them. Greek salad had old, runny lettuce. Cheese bread bites were stale and cold. Delivery guy was on phone and was too busy to even acknowledge me, just grabbed money and ran. Pizza was ok, but had stale crusty on ends. Took over an hour to receive order. Last couple times ordering have been bad!!! Don’t waste time or money.

I don’t know how this Johnny’s location stays open. Honestly. People in East Cobb are not stupid and generally have great taste, so what is up with this?! I have lived in the neighborhood for over 5 years, so I’ve given this Johnny’s quite a number of chances.
Pizza — not served hot, and god forbid you order it by the slice. The toppings will not even be warm.
Salad — the Mediterranean salad is good, but the salad dressing is so vinegary, it is necessary to add your own olive oil at home just to balance it out and make it edible.
Chicken Wings — They must search long and hard to find such tiny wings. And what kind of restaurant serves wings and has no celery. Not that the wings don’t come with celery, and you can order it separately, the restaurant seriously has NO celery on the premises.
Chicken Parmesan — This was so bland, I couldn’t even eat it. ANYONE could make better tasting chicken parmesan.
Garlic Knots — half the time, they taste stale, like they’ve been sitting since the day before.
Environment — Looks old, shabby, and rundown. Needs an update to at least the 1990’s.
Service — friendly, but EXTREMELY slow.
Bottom Line: If you live anywhere very close to this Johnny’s or even further west, toward 75, I highly recommend taking the extra 20 minutes or so and driving to the Johnny’s Pizza on Chattahoochee Ave. They are SO MUCH BETTER.

Not kidding best NY pizza in East Cobb. Laid back. Friendly. I seriously almost ate half of a large pizza. It’s that good.

One star is for the pizza tasting great from a prior visit. Family sat down to eat, and over 40 minutes after our order was taken, I inquired as to when our food would come out. Was told there were a lot of take out orders (irrelevant — the expediter should have a FIFO system for orders), and that our order hadn’t even been started at all. Walked out — will never ever come here again. Clue: professional manager needed onsite during all operating hours.

Ate here for the first time last night. Took a longgg time to get our order taken. When it the food finally arrived, we had been in the restaurant for 50 minutes… on a Tuesday night. One of our pizzas came not as we had ordered. That said, the pizza was good and the server took action to comp us for the bad experience.
A big plus is that they have a kids play area which kept our kids busy while we waited.

Came in on a Saturday afternoon to order a slice. It wasn’t busy. There was one other couple dining in and no line at the register. The kid who made my slice did an amazing job, but the manager who was working was definitely lacking. It took way too long for him to come by and take my order. There were dirty tables that just sat there the entire time I ate. The manager just acted like he didn’t want to be there or want my service. If you don’t want the job then why be there? I overheard him talking about leaving early to see his girlfriend. What kind of manager abandons the shift during the day? Yeah. I used to come here a lot but it’s really that one manager, I believe his name starts with a K, that just makes me not want to continue coming. The slice of pepperoni and pineapple was on point though so 3 stars for that cook back there!

I visited this location when the kids were ittle and could easily amuse themselves while the adults enjoyed the great food. If the little ones having a good time bother you, call ahead and take home. The pizza is NY style and the subs are a big bonus. The value you get with their salads isn’t matched by too many restaurants in the area. There is something for everyone on the menu. The folks are nice and professional.

Terrible experience. I know this is a pizza place, but the whole atmosphere was chaotic and unsettling. The setup with arcade games right in one end just a couple of feet from the tables was horrendous. My wife said it felt like we were at Chuck E. Cheese. And there was a smoky haze throughout the restaurant.
Then the food came out. My wife got the special, fettuccine alfredo. The sauce looked like it was poured right out of a bottle. I ordered baked ziti, supposedly a specialty, but they brought the wrong item. They tried to drop off ravioli. When I told them the mistake, the waitress carried it away and came back a few minutes later with ziti. Problem was, they didn’t bake it! Th just poured it into a bowl, put a piece of cheese across the top and dropped it off. It was a stark contrast to the version my daughter got. In fact it was almost comical.
I can think of four or five better choices within a couple of miles, so I won’t be back.

This is my favorite local pizza joint. Is it award winning food? Probably not. But it IS consistently good and they have nightly beer specials. Most importantly, they have a little corner set aside with a bunch of toys so your kids can entertain themselves while you’re waiting on the food. My kids like to go sit there and play while they wait on their grub, leaving the hubs and I to — GASP! — have an uninterrupted conversation.
When we go we (a family of five) get a big salad to share, the cheese bread sticks (which ROCK my world), and a large pizza. We always have pizza leftover.
Suddenly I am craving Johnny’s. Crud. So much for the diet…

I happened on this location of Johnny’s when as a boy scout at 14 we went hear for our Christmas party. We opened cruddy gag gifts and they fed us pizza. The building still reminds me of cruddy gag gifts. There are about a billion kids in here at all times. They swarm around the tables and the video game stations. They put fingers in their drinks and sneeze.
The pizza’s pretty decent, and they have a slew of other Italian eats: sandwiches, pastas, etc. Nothing too out of the ordinary, just good standard pizza house fare.
In fact the menu here is more extensive than most other pizza places I can think of. Nice for groups who don’t all want the same thing.
Not too easy on the eyes, but decent eats if you’re willing.

I thought this place had a great concept when I stopped by and noticed that they specialized in NY style pizzas. Then I saw that they also made sub sandwiches and my mind was literally blown away. Talk about killing two birds with one heck of a stone.
Pizza places are something that I visit once every three or four months. I don’t really see a point in spending a lot of money at a pizza diner when you can go to Kroger and pick up a Digiorno Pizza for 5 bucks and easily feed two or three people.
What should you expect from Johnny’s Pizza as far as the food is concerned? All that I really ask for from a place that specializes in pizza is that they make the slices as greasy as possible, and I am happy to report that Johnny’s Pizza and Subs in Marietta lived up to their part of the bargain.
There is nothing really special about the environment at Johnny’s though.
The interior looks like a KFC with a hint of commercialized Italian flair. The lights are mostly fluorescent, which really irritates me, mainly because of how cheap they make any business look.
Typically the crowd that frequents Johnny’s is the typical American family unit with their bratty kids, as well as some cool high school kids who chill out at the booths and throw red pepper all over each other.