Johnny Vs Classic Cafe

I stick to pretty much the same 2 – 3 things when I come eat here, so I never have a problem with the food. I’ve never had to wait to be seated (though I’m always alone or in a party of two when I go). Sometimes the waitstaff are sub-​par, but that’s been very rare for my fiancé and I. It’s close to my house and it’s cheap, so I keep going back.

Closer to 3 ½ stars. Went to Johnny V’s for breakfast on a Sunday. The restaurant was pretty crazy but we got good service. The food was pretty good too!

Great gyros and eggs breakfast… wish I lived closer as I would go more often. Friendly fast service, good prices.

They have one of those Please Wait To Be Seated signs out and we literally stood there for 6 minutes waiting for the bald guy at the cash register to even acknowledge we were there. There were numerous open tables. When I asked about getting a table he rolled his eyes like were we a pain in his ass for asking. We walked out. There’s a lot friendlier places to get this kind of food. Go elsewhere.

Would not go back had Fish Fry for 11.99 all you can eat. Fish was way over done and was never asked if we wanted more would have said no anyway. Way over priced for what you got.

Tried ordering for delivery. They said don’t deliver to my location anymore. My location is one block north of their new cut off. Wanting to place a large order I asked to speak to a manager. The lady on the phone said there is no manager on duty. I then asked to speak to a supervisor. She said there aren’t any supervisors either. So apparently nobody is in charge. And there’s no way to email them a complaint so I took to Unilocal

I didn’t feel like traveling for breakfast today so I went to my known solid breakfast spot. I just wanted a good simple breakfast with Texas toast.
While looking over the menu I wanted a couple eggs, protein, hash browns and toast which is $ 7.99. Looking at the specials I noticed the hungry mans breakfast for $ 8.99 which was bacon, sausage, three eggs, hash browns, plate of pancakes and toast. I never order pancakes but for a DOLLAR more than my first choice I get a plate of pancakes, one extra protein and one extra egg so I went for it. I would end up eating just under half of my breakfast but for a $ 1 extra I have another meal.
Everything was good with my breakfast as always. The bacon had good flavor and the sausage had a nice casing. The hash browns had a crispy shell and soft center. The pancakes with the whipped butter was good even though pancakes are not my thing, see my pictures.
I’m not into pancakes but I will give my thoughts on them. The big plate looked intimidating and a gut buster to start. I only used the whipped butter and no syrup so I could get the true taste of them. To my surprise the big gut bomb was light/​fluffy and moist, not dry at all. They were golden brown and had a nice flavor which I really liked. Even though I’m not into them and don’t plan to start I thought thy were good.
This was one of those times when I will order something that normally I would not because I like to try things I out side of my circle and I totally enjoyed the pancakes.
As always just a solid breakfast place and one day I might try lunch or dinner.

Did you ever notice that the fine folks of Dirty Stallis take a deep and unwavering pride in mediocrity? Well I did, and Johnny Vs (why is there no apostrophe? There should be a f***ing apostrophe there!) is a prime example of such. I met there for lunch with my new boy toy and were it not for his dreaminess the outing would have been seriously sub par. But luckily, my eyes were all googly eyed and my heart was aflutter and so I didn’t care that our food was humbly middle of the road. I didn’t care that there was a fly buzzing in the window next to us. I didn’t care that the menu was huge but unsatisfying. I just think we can do better than this folks, but we certainly can do worse too. Movin’ on.

Portions are huge so this is a good place to go if you are really hungry. They make the best vegetable teriyaki in town, with fresh veggies and their own sauce. Eggs, pancakes, hashbrowns, yes please. Soups are really good too, especially the tomato bisque. Pizza is good, not great, because their dough can be tough and too thick. And if you want sweets, order the carrot cake or fat chocolate cake and you won’t be disappointed. Big portions and fresh ingredients. Yum. Dining in is fun because it is an old fashioned diner experience. Delivery is even better because typically it is fast and they don’t mess up the order. A friendly place and not expensive. A great go-​to casual place with fresh food and nice people.

The food here is super delicious!!! Biscuits and gravy, country friend steak and eggs. The pancakes are humongous, fluffy, and really tasty. Will definitely be coming back because I saw this Belgian waffle with a ton of whipped cream and I just have to try it. I have found my go to place for breakfast in Milwaukee. They were really busy and we had a longer than normal wait for the food but it was July 4^th weekend and they were short staffed. I’ll forgive them this time :)
What are you waiting for, go!

Stopped in for breakfast while passing through town the other morning.
This was my first time to Johnny V’s, but the place was recommended to me, so I decided to give it a try.
I ordered the Gyro skillet, and it was very good. My two eggs, over easy, where cooked perfectly, and the gyro sauce on the skillet really pulled the dish together.
Overall my experience here was good, and should I ever be back in that area again, I would stop back in.
I have only two complaints.
(1). They had the AC blasting at 7:30 in the morning, with an outside temp of only 66 that morning, and not humid at all. It was so cold inside the diner, that I wished I had my winter coat.
(2). My server never once came back to the table to check on me, see how my food was, or ask if I wanted anything else.

The gf and I were there around 6 or so and it wasn’t that busy. I liked the décor inside and for what I got, you can’t beat the price. For $ 16 I got a 12 oz Ribeye (which was decent) that came with fries, corn, mushroom caps, topped with onion rings, soup or salad, bread and your choice of house desert. I would go back for that alone.
I’ll probably be back at some point in the future, I just won’t be in a rush.

I have been there many times over the past several years. This is a great place to go for breakfast anytime. We always stop here before we go to State Fair Park, and never have to worry about waiting to long for food and always make it to our destination on time. The only thing that I would have to say is that some of the waitresses seem to be preoccupied. When we stop there on a Friday or Saturday night they bring the food then seem to disappear until you flag someone down. I even got up to get my own straw and silverware on separate occasions. The food is great for the prices and it’s always hot.

Not good service at all!

Johnny V’s is a 50’s themed café located near State Fair Park in West Allis. If you are looking for a place that has good food at decent prices, this is a good place to go. They offer quite the selection: burgers, pasta, sandwiches, pizza and more. Breakfast food is also served and can be ordered anytime. Be sure to check out the daily specials, because they do have some good choices on there from time to time. On my last visit, I had the stuffed shells from the specials menu. They were fabulous.
You can either do dine in or carryout. They also offer delivery from 11am-​11pm Monday thru Saturday and 12pm– 11pm on Sundays.
One thing to note: their hours recently changed. They are now open from 6 am to Midnight, instead of 24 hours.

Since I moved to the East Side a couple years ago, I rarely find myself out in the Dirty Stallis. But when I do, I like to visit some of my own haunts and Johnny V’s was definitely one of them.
Sadly, I feel like it’s gone downhill in the last couple years. Stopped by a few weekends ago and although the service was friendly enough, the food quality was absolutely terrible compared to what I was expecting. The turkey on the club wrap tasted old… if that’s possible, and the french fries were cold. I’m sure I’ll go back again for old times sake, but I won’t make an extra effort to do it.

Trainfest and that means getting together with friends Saturday night after a long nine hours at the annual show. So where else to go but just three blocks south and to
Johnny V’s. Can’t beat the location and with all the road construction in the area and
out of town visitors, this was a must.
Making a reservation for ten, we soon had to up it to 13, nine from Chicago joining
us, but how would the evening turn out? Time would tell.
Entering the restaurant just minutes before six, there was already a line waiting in
what was indeed a full house. We were immediately led back to our table and adjoining booth.
We were almost immediately greeted by Heather, who was to be our server for the evening. Amazingly she was taking care of all of us and not once did she get an order mixed up. Anything we wanted or needed Heather was right there despite the fact she had other tables.
My wife and I ordered the barbeque ribs, while our friends included pork cutlet,
roasted chicken, pot roast, chopped steak, salmon salad and roast sirloin besides
the younger crowd’s choice of hamburgers, all followed by desserts.
Everyone raved about the quality and portions AND our Chicago guests about
the amazingly low prices. Wow, was I a hero in everyone’s eyes, but it was really
Heather and Johnny V’s that made the day.
Thank you Heather and I am pleased to nominate you for my annual «Best Female Server Award» announced on New Year’s Day!

This place is great for some basic home style food. (Don’t believe the guy who said this is worse than Webbs) Like any menu there are things to avoid if you are going to be a food snob (corned beef and hash) but there are so many great things to choose from.
My favorites include the pancakes, chicken fried steak, fish fry, and veggie omelette.
The environment is nice and kid friendly. I rarely have issues with the staff.

Johnny V’s is great. It’s homey like a diner, but (as my dad put it) «not sticky.» They have a ton of options for nearly everyone’s tastes, and serve breakfast all day — my kind of joint. Went there two weekends in a row and ordered the chorizo and eggs both times. Man, that is duh-​licious. Sister enjoyed the same as I had, Dad ordered the Robert E. Lee («Because I’m from the South!») and said it was pretty good. We meant to share a dessert after but totally forgot. I’m doing it next time because they sound super good. Brulee for breakfast? Thank you, I will.
As a last note, the staff has been great any time I’ve been here. The servers are funny and will joke with you, don’t bother you too much, but are attentive. The coffee guys come around often, you may have to fend them off. It may not be worth it to go out of your way for this place, but definitely if you’re in the area.

Diner, yes. Classic, no.
I went here on a whim Sunday night with a jonesing for some pancakes and bacon, and I left hungry.
Easy enough to find and park and sit at, seemingly difficult to eat.
To start off with, our server was almost unbearable. She was probably 16 and acted like we were her girlfriends by gossiping and sitting down to talk to us, even as we repeatedly cut off the conversation. We got to hear about her buying her little boyfriend a promise ring (which cost $ 495!) and all about «effing» this and «effing» that… I know it is a low key, laid back place, but come on. Had she been an outstanding server it would be one thing, but no. She was bragging at the end how it was her last day because she got a «real» job serving at Buffalo Wild Wings… right.
Our waters weren’t delivered until halfway through the meal. I ordered the Farmer’s Skillet and received whatever they felt like putting in it. I am allergic to mushrooms and this skillet was riddled with them. Luckily I am used to poking through my meals first, and caught them before any issues, but that is unacceptable. After waiting almost 15 minutes for an initial checkback I finally waved her down to complain. She didn’t even apologize, just took it away. I asked for it to go since it had already been so long, and not a single thing was comped on the bill. Joe ended up taking his cold meal in a box along with mine to just eat at home instead.
When I finally did get around to eating it, it was terrible. The onions, peppers AND potatoes were all undercooked and subsequently crunchy. I picked at a couple bites and gave up.
To their credit, my chocolate malt was awesome (even though the server told us she took some for herself?!?).
Seems like a Stallis version of a drunk munchies place, and it’s probably the only time I would return.