Johnny's Downtown

4.2

666 Reviews

$31 to $50

Italian

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2 people

Jan 13, 2025

10:00 PM

Booked 12 times today

Good for special occasions
Good for business meals
Neighborhood gem

Johnny’s Downtown, opened in 1993, is similar to the original Johnny’s Bar on Fulton Road, featuring pasta, veal and fish. The setting, a refurbished 1860’s Warehouse District building, formerly a general store, is the drinking and dining spot of locals and business people alike. Joseph Fall, the executive chef, oversees the food operations and is responsible for our crafting our signature dishes and creating daily specials. There are several wines by the glass to choose from and the wine list has nabbed an Award of Excellence from the Wine Spectator. There is piano music in the bar featuring Mike Petrone Monday-Friday, and Cliff Habian on Saturday evenings.

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Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian, American
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(216) 623-0055
Website
http://www.johnnyscleveland.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
1406 West 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113
Neighborhood
Cleveland West
Cross street
Frankfort
Parking details
Valet
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Popular dishes

Homemade Chili$8.25
Topped with cheddar cheese and red onions
Chicken Tenders$8.95
4 Tenders with fries. (Wing Sauces - Hot, Mild, BBQ, Garlic Parm, Cajun Dry Rub, Jerk Dry Rub or Sweet Thai Chili
Mozzarella Marinara$10.95
Sauteed & Stuffed Calamari$18.95
Stuffed with bread crumbs, pncetta, red & green peppers, romano cheese. Sauteed with fresh herbs finished with a sherry marinara
Stuffed Banana Peppers$18.95
Sauteed veal & romano cheese with marinara

Salads

Mixed Green Salad$8.50
with walnuts & blue cheese with balsamic vinaigrette
Traditional Caesar Salad$10.50
Romaine lettuce tossed with caesar dressing, parmesean cheeese, garlic croutons (Add Chicken $6.00)

Sandwiches

World Famous Burger$10.75
Half pound burger served with pickl, lettuce, tomato & onion
Turkey Club$12.50
Turkey, swiss, bacon & tomato on wheat bread
Fired or Grilled Chicken Sandwich$11.50
plain or tossed in your choice of wing sauce

Entrees

Potato Crusted Grouper$52.95
Sauteed & oven baked - served with lemon butter
Veal Parmesan$36.95
Breaded veal with melted mozzarella and linguini marinara
Char-grilled Filet Mignon$60.95
With portobello, cabernet demi glace & garlic
Veal Meatballs & Linguini$31.95
with marinara sauce

What 666 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.2

4.2 based on recent ratings

4.3Food
4Service
4.4Ambience
3.9Value

Noise • Moderate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Johnny's Downtown offers an elegant atmosphere with "fantastic" service and "fabulous" food. Guests love the lively piano bar featuring Mike Petrone, who adds charm to the dining experience. Some diners noted inconsistencies with service speed and food timing, but the "phenomenal" culinary offerings often make up for these hiccups.

666 Reviews

A
Allan
VIP
Naples
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
The food was just so so medallions of veal were chunks of veal, not pounded sautéed medallion. With the Sherwin-Williams building going up next-door we believe that Johnny’s downtown is resting on their laurels and the food is suffering from it. If you have an opportunity that’s looking you in the face with 1200 employees across the street coming in for lunch and dinner. You better raise your game big time. Our favorite restaurant in Cleveland coming up from Akron is Luca’s, have your chef go and have dinner there and look at the the kitchen it’s a orchestra in perfection… You have a split second to make a first impression and you miss the mark last night for us. Unfortunately, we will not be going back for quite a while until we hear otherwise that you upped your game. The ambience in the restaurant was fantastic. Our waiter was just so so he seemed very hurried and he forgot to bring my wife’s decaffeinated coffee after dinner. A minor point.
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Tim
West Palm Beach
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on January 1, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Every aspect of this restaurant was fantastic. Upscale and very charming atmosphere. Staff was friendly and professional, highly recommend Johnnys
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Donald
Cleveland
8 reviews
3.0
8 reviews
Dined on January 1, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Food was outstanding but the overall experience was disappointing. We waited a while to even be greeted and our server just seemed rushed and out of sorts. She even made a comment that things were kind of a mess in the kitchen that night because of the new menu (on NYE). We ordered an appetizer and two entrees- all of which came out at the same time. No apology or acknowledgment that our appetizer wasn’t brought out first. A fine dining experience finished in less than an hour? Not what I expect from a place like this.
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OpenTable Diner
VIP
Las Vegas
6 reviews
1.0
6 reviews
Dined on December 31, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Will NEVER return. Management was unnecessarily very rude to my family. New Years Eve menu was insanely price gauged, $89 strip steak, only one pasta dish for $69. Would make ZERO accommodations for children. Also they had no steak knives to use with their over priced steaks. Only positive was Mike the piano player. Otherwise would never recommend and will not be returning.
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Lori
Cleveland
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on December 28, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
The service was great and the food was good. A couple of things were disappointing. The food wasn't very hot. And this is picky but considering that we spent well over $500 we would expect our to go packaging to be a little better than a plastic grocery bag?
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Kent
VIP
Cleveland
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on December 25, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
As always a great Christmas Eve experience with Mike Petrone at Johnny’s Downtown.
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Nancy
VIP
Cleveland
53 reviews
3.0
53 reviews
Dined on December 24, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Our food was terrific! But we felt so rushed by our server. Ruined the evening.
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Deborah
VIP
Cleveland
40 reviews
5.0
40 reviews
Dined on December 20, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Another wonderful meal at Johnny's and a fun night. We always like to sit in the bar area if it is Monday-Friday to listen to Mike Petrone play. He gets the crowd singing and is wonderful. The food is fabulous also. I had the beef short ribs and they melted in my mouth. Others had the crusted grouper and veal chop which was both excellent. Highly recommend.
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Justin
Richmond
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 16, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Their were Browns fans in the restaurant way too drunk slurring their words and shouting, being more loud then they should. They were being obnoxious and one of them had his hands down this girls pants right in front of everyone. We just finished our cocktails and ended up leaving. We couldn’t even stay to eat it was so rowdy in there. It was a bad choice for a date night.
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Robert
Cleveland
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 14, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Food was very good. Our server was courteous but a bit clumsy. Great experience overall.
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FAQs

Johnny's Downtown offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (216) 623-0055.

Johnny's Downtown is rated 4.2 stars by 666 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Jan 13, 2025

10:00 PM

Booked 12 times today

Order delivery or takeout

1406 West 6th Street, Cleveland, OH 44113

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross street
Frankfort
Neighborhood
Cleveland West
Hours of operation
Lunch Mon–Fri 11:30 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian, American
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Valet
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.johnnyscleveland.com/
Phone number
(216) 623-0055

Johnny's Downtown

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Popular dishes

Home-Made Angel Hair

Home-Made Gnocchi

Cheese Burger

Menu

Starters

Homemade Chili$8.25

Chicken Tenders$8.95

Mozzarella Marinara$10.95

Sauteed & Stuffed Calamari$18.95

Stuffed Banana Peppers$18.95

Salads

Mixed Green Salad$8.50

Traditional Caesar Salad$10.50

Sandwiches

World Famous Burger$10.75

Turkey Club$12.50

Fired or Grilled Chicken Sandwich$11.50

Entrees

Potato Crusted Grouper$52.95

Veal Parmesan$36.95

Char-grilled Filet Mignon$60.95

Veal Meatballs & Linguini$31.95

What 666 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Review summary

FAQs

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How is Johnny's Downtown restaurant rated?

Is Johnny's Downtown currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

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Dining areas

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