Johnny Utah’s

Burgers were okay. Should change the bun to something else because all you taste is the sesame bun really. Portions are big. Place is spacious and clean!

I was visiting from out of town. Drinks were pricey. The website said there were specials but when I asked the bartender she quickly said no. The DJ was to busy focused on some girl to realize I was standing for 5 minutes waiting for him to tell me how to get on the bull.
It wasn’t a terrible experience. I would go again. But I feel as if service and staff could have been better considering its in a tourist saturated area.

Terrible bar. They didn’t have any of the beers on their menu so we settled for Coors Light, Miller Light, Corona. I wasn’t comfortable ordering anything on tap as a result (I doubt they clean them).
But you don’t come to JU’s for the beer right (which isn’t cheap #midtownprices)…you come for the bull!
But… the bull looks like it hasn’t been taken care of since the place opened. The establishment is dirty and grimy (but there was a bathroom attendant… wth?) and the service stinks…
…as does the cell phone services… which is non-​existent in most parts, slow as dial-​up in other parts.
I mean let’s be honest, if you like this bar you probably haven’t been to very many of the bars in a 2 – 3 block radius. Or you really love that bull. Or you feel sorry for the bar as you fondly reminisce how at one time JU’s was the go-​to-​spot in this area.
But this is NYC, why settle for subpar?
+ TV’s were good, so you can definitely catch a game there. But then again, you can at most bars.
+ There was a good crowd there for a Tuesday night (I’m guessing that it was for the sporting events that night)

So, they tell you that you have to have half your party here to be seated if you have a reservation. So they give away your table pretty quickly if you’re waiting for the rest of your party to go in. Then the hostess (tonight it’s a short guy with bangs), after I asked if we could eventually get a table, he says you can go to the bar, it would be like 2 hours, so no. He could but I guess that’s too much work. I should’ve gone to lucky 7 tapas. My birthday at johnny utahs has been great so far, great like a splinter in my ass. Non accomodating. drinks are alright. Bartenders are good, hostess sucks. Bull is free, that’s a perk. As a whole, meh, acceptable. Fire the hostess. He’s a dick. Lateness is my party’s fault, the lack of a table for 2 hours later, is fault of the asshole hostess. Thanks a mil. Fuck you. 4 stars because i can’t blame the place for a SHITTY hostess.

Fun country bar in NYC. My burger was fantastic, drinks awesome and service fantastic. Country music playing while watching folks on the mechanical bull — can’t beat it.

Love this place! Great service awesome music and loving atmosphere. Plus great red velvet cake!

Got offered to drink for free for a night, and if I bought friends they’ll receive half off drinks. I was free which was cool but my friends definitely did not receive any half off drinks. The bill was so high I was annoyed. The bartender was rude and our drinks tasted so horrible. I think the only thing good about this place is riding the bull

Went On A Monday Around 9p It Was Dead. Just My Friend And I With About A Handful Of People.
They Had A Special… $ 6 Margaritas And $ 9 Nachos (With Any Choice Of Meat). Not Sure If That’s Always Their Monday Special Tho. We Also Ordered Wings As Well. Everything Was Good. Their Kitchen Closes At 10.
Our Server Holly Was So Bubbly And Full Of Energy. She Has A Great Vibe, Keep Her Around Lol.
I Got On The Bull Twice And That’s Kind Of What Got People That Walked In A Later, Out of Their Seats.
Definitely Will Come Back With A Large Group Of Friends.

Thought Johney Utah would be a fun night. Little did we know. This place is truly awful. The waitress tricked us into ordering way more than we were prepared for. She told us well drinks were only 5 $! Jolly we were, we pursued and ordered 12 shots. Little did we know, shots actually cost $ 10.50, a fact the waitress simply forgot to mention.
Also, little did we know, the sanitation grade is pending. Ew! For all I know, cockroaches are crawling around! The kitchen is covered in maggots, ew
We rode the bull, which was fun. But, this place has HORRIBLE management, overpriced liqueur, gross guys, etc. DO NOT COME HERE. THEY WILL TAKE YOUR MONEY AND TEAR UR FRIENDSHIPS APART.

Came here many times after work with my co workers. The nite life isnt 2 bad. The bullriding looks fun. I wont do it because of my back. The drinks arent 2 bad either. Another time i came because i won a free happy hour. I drank 4 free &&* everyone i bought with me got half off drinks. But im just gonna write about going to sit down & eat. Soo i went around 2pm soo its kinda empty so i sat at the bar. The bar tender was super nice. Told me about the 12.99 lunch special. I got a chicken club sandwich & house salad. Everything was made with love lol. Its best 2 go 2 certain places when they first open. the food will be a whole lot better. &&* i get a discount because i work at radio city music hall. Just had 2 show my ID 2 get it. They might d discounts 2 employees who work in the area. Doesnt hurt 2 ask

Love that I can ride the mechanical bull. But I’ll admit it’s super hard to get onto. But the man is willing to help you get on if you’re struggling like I was. It was a lot of fun but I barely lasted 10 seconds. If you last longer than that I’m very impressed.
A lot of bars it’s super loud so don’t expect to be able to talk to people easily. The music is great though And lots of people are dancing.
The food is all right. We had nachos mozzarella sticks and other pub food. Tasted fine in the service really was very good. The woman we had, I don’t remember her name, but she was very friendly. All the staff I interacted with was very friendly. The bartenders were nice the mat at the door checking IDs was nice and cool.
Something I really like to get a blow pop tootsie pop in the bathroom when I tipped the attendant. My drunk butt really liked that.

My friend had a birthday here but I was sick so I decided to come say hi and give her her gift. Turns out there’s a $ 10 cover to get into this place which I admit is my friend’s fault for not telling me. I decided not to go inside because I was going to straight home so I called her and went up the staircase so I could hear her better. The bouncers started screaming at me and my boyfriend to move out of the way. I understand if we’re not paying to get in you don’t want us standing there but yelling is completely uncalled for.

I’ve been here on two separate occasions, once for a birthday party around 11pm on a Saturday night, and again for dinner around 6pm on a different Saturday night.
On the late night occasion, my company and I encountered unhappy wait staff, a large crowd of people, and a long wait to get a drink at the bar. The only saving grace was the mechanical bull, which of course I had to ride! (don’t judge). I did not have any food on this occasion, just drinks, which were watered down with ice.
On my second occasion here, my company and I came here for dinner. The wait staff again seemed unhappy, but we were able get our waitress to crack a smile a few times. I opted for beer this time around, remembering the watery drinks from last time, and because I wanted wings. I was pleasantly surprised by the chicken wing crispiness and sauce flavors (I had BBQ and honey teriyaki). I also tried my company’s BBQ pork wings, which were also very tasty. We split steak nachos which were good, but felt like they were missing something. Missing some kind of flavor that I just can’t put my finger on. The fried pickles were some of the best I’ve every had. Legit pickles with a flaky fried crust, no sogginess. My company also seemed to really enjoy the Honky Tonk fries. Service was attentive as it was still early and only a few tables seated with people. And as you can probably guess, I rode the bull again!
Maybe I’m just getting old and don’t enjoy crowded places anymore. But if you are in the area and hungry, their food is sure to satisfy. (And don’t forget to ride the bull!)

I picked a great spot my co-​workers to take me to for my last week of work.
It was college night, pretty decent fast food, bull riding cheap happy hour drinks, and music was perfect not to old or new, and loud enough to here everyone.
I’d go back.

I came here a few weeks ago for some drinks on a Saturday night and had soo much fun. The energy from the DJ/​Emcee is great and the crowd is a lot of fun. They play a mix of music from current Justin beiber to old school n’sync. Overall a really fun time!

Came to this restaurant while visiting the city a few weeks ago. My boyfriend and I had no idea what type of food we were in the mood for but we knew we wanted to eat before seeing a show at Radio City Music Hall. It was located right down the street so we thought we would stop in. We had to walk down a bunch of stairs to enter the actual restaurant so we weren’t really sure what to expect. To our surprise though it was actually a really cool place.
The first thing you notice is the ginormous mechanical bull located in the middle of the restaurant. If you’re gutsy enough, you can put your name on the list and ride the bull for the whole restaurant to watch and laugh at. It was really entertaining watching all of the drunk people make their attempts at it.
When we put our name in we were told it would be about a half hour wait which we didn’t mind because we weren’t in any rush. So we decided to grab a few drinks at the bar. Or so we thought. Because it was so busy and they only had one bartender on, who was drunk out of her mind I will add, we barely got served. Also all of their beers on tap were still warm and out of order. And it was 6:30.
We were seated pretty quickly, and lucky for us, we got a table right on the outer circle of the mechanical bull ring! As far as food goes, we ordered the deviled eggs as an appetizer. These were kind of gross to be honest. For our entrees, I ordered the steak fajitas and my boyfriend ordered a burger of sorts that came with pulled pork on top. He asked for it to be on a plain Kaiser roll as he did not like the roll that it came on. The fajitas were good but standard. They were self assemble, which I liked and came with all of the usuals: cheese, sour cream, salsa, guac, jalapeños, blah blah blah. They were good but nothing special. My boyfriend’s burger came out on the wrong roll, and the kitchen was somehow out of Kaiser rolls, which they failed to tell us. As an apology, our waitress bought us two beers which we appreciated! She was very nice and very apologetic about the situation but my boyfriend still didn’t really enjoy the burger too much. Additionally, it took her FOREVER to cash us out. We were deep in convo so I guess we didn’t mind.
Side note: the bathroom is co-​ed and the stalls are huge for some reason? hmm. Safe to say, I don’t think we’ll be coming back to Johnny Utah’s. Maybe to ride the bull, though.

This use to be the spot to come to for drinks & just to overall have fun. This is my first review so I’m going with an average here of 3 stars.
Not sure if there was a management change but it was always cool seeing the ladies hop on the bull. The bull’s controller would make the magic happen but maybe ladies started complaining. My recent visit was a bit boring and the freaking Stella was hot all night well actually all of the beer. The ladies behind the bar looked overworked and once you got their attention the drinks weren’t good. As a bartender I’ve always learned to make good drinks by doing good pours and the customers will keep coming back. Apparently this isn’t the case here.
Anyway this is a mixed review because I’ve had amazing times here but it has been maybe 1.5 years since I’ve been back. Times have changed.
Oh yeah, this black dude who was apparently managing the Bulls entrance looks like he was fondling the girls. 3 of my friend girls complained that he was to touchy & tried to hit on another girl. Really dude?

Free wifi! Cool atmosphere, everyone is really friendly as well. The food here is great. Highly recommend the quesadillas and buffalo wings. There’s a mechanical bull here too! Such great energy to be around. Service was really good too

Came here for a bday party last night. Albeit, it was nice to have our own area but the whole place wreaked of vomit, trying to be covered up with kitty liter. It was so gross! One bartender (a blond) was pleasant and the rest were downright rude and arrogant — not sure why per se? You’re the one serving me and I’m giving you a nice tip if you treat me well. Not sure this place understands it.
Also, saw some bloody fingers and noses post bull ride– that seems safe.
Never again.

Okay so this place is kind of a shit show. Don’t believe the hype. Come for one reason and one reason only… to ride the bull. That’s the main attraction which is perfect if you’re trying to have a «yolo» moment. They are somewhat responsible and have you sign a waiver and what not.
The place is pretty big but gets crowded REALLY quick. Bartenders are okay but they’re definitely not all on the same page when it comes to specials and what have you. I do like the set up, there were a ton of TVs in view during the World Series. Also, the bathroom is cool, trendy, and huge but also unisex… why is that?
Anyways, the food is really disappointing. Don’t get food. Come for cheap drinks and to ride the bull before you move on to the next bar.

I went here for a birthday party last night and had a horrible experience. Beginning at the front door, the security guard joked almost too long and too-​seriously about not letting my friend and I in, even after seeing our IDs (she’s 30 and I’m 28). Then, once he finally revealed he was joking, the door was locked and he had to wait for someone to leave to open the door. This took about 5 minutes.
Finally getting in, my friend and I made our way over to where the party was set up. Nice location, but the table was filthy, covered in everyone’s empty dishes, cups and dirty napkins. My friend and I sat for about 15 minutes, never being approached by a waitress. When the server finally came, it was because another friend of mine had to ask for her $ 20 change back, after paying a bill that included 20% gratuity! I asked to order a snack, and was told the kitchen closed at 10 (It was 10:02). I explained we had been sitting and were never approached, and she quickly got defensive and nasty. She offered me some fries as «the best she could do», and left. A few minutes later, the manager came and said the fryer was shut down and they couldn’t do that either. He offered me chips and guac, which I declined.
Now, I’m still sitting at this filthy table, and I got so frustrated I bussed the table myself! I moved all the dirty dishes, cups and napkins to a nearby table. Ironically, the server watched me to do it! And still never came to collect the stuff until later on the evening. I’m a server and it was completely absurd to me that our server would watch me, as a guest, bus a table for 12 people!
I was told by the other party guests who were there before me, that the food was disgusting and the service was horrible. I certainly witnessed the same once I arrived, although I never got to taste the food. As a group of servers ourselves, we can cut slack when a server is unattentive due to being slammed. This server, however, was unattentive, rude, and pure lazy, and she was in eyesight for most of our time, just lounging around and watching me do her job. It’s pretty safe to say overall we were completely underwhelmed with our experience.

So i really don’t know whats the hype about this place… I came here with a friend to have some drinks and finger foods. Once i seen the Bull in the center of the whole place i already knew that was the only exciting thing about the restaurant. we were seated in the back behind a thick pole so i seen absolutely nothing. i ordered Fried Pickles and hamburger sliders w/​sweet potato fries and a pitcher of Margaritas. the waitress came back 3 times to tell me and my friend that they no longer has a couple of the stuff we have request… REALLY! you ran out of Sweet potato fries. Basically after a while my friend tried to cheer me up and he road on the bull which didn’t really phase me one bit! and i decided to leave.
the only good things about this place is that their bathrooms are kool and the water guys are very nice… THATS IT!

I give it 3 stars for all the good times I’ve had here — maybe it’s because of the «winning free happy hours» thing that they do, maybe it’s because even without winning free drinks, the drinks are cheap enough to get drunk easily, or maybe it’s the fact that this place draws a pretty diverse crowd. Whatever it is, this is a great place to hang out, grab some drinks with friends and have a good time.
Don’t come here with an expectation to have a swanky, upscale bar experience. This is not the place! Come here to ride the mechanical bull (yes they have one and are pretty famous for it), listen to some country music, show off your dance skills, drink cheap brews, and hang out with your buds.