Johnny's Italian Steakhouse
1220 S Grand Ave, Sun Prairie
(608) 856-4040
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I’ve been here many many times. It used to be my favorite restaurant in the area. Around Covid things went downhill. The steaks are sometimes perfect and other times overcooked or tough. Pastas are always good, and goat cheese salad is amazing. Drinks used to be good, but lately (past year or so) I’ve noticed the normal bartender that we used to love doesn’t work there anymore and drinks are pretty bad now. Just get wine, beer, or something on the rocks if you want alcohol. I’ll give them a 3 because of what I listed above and the fact that it’s not cheap so I’d expect them to be able to cook a $65 steak correctly. I’ve had over cooked steaks more than 3 times and I’m done complaining to the manager. He’s an awesome guy but I feel bad to complain more than once. Probably just going to get pastas from now on.
This was our first time at this location. The only pleasant experience was our waitress on Monday night. Very attentive and friendly.
The most important part - food and all of it was bad. Not that it was not fresh it was simply cooked badly. I believe the cedar salad was best of it. Which is only lettuce and dressing. Both steaks rib eye and the crusted Parmesan New York strip were tasteless and charred quite a bit. Quite tough. One of the worst steamed I had. Outback steak house does it much better.
The Negroni was fine but not made right and was replaced. Still something was off.
Zucchini fries were ok but overstated in spot. I rather have it not salted and enjoy it that way. It kills the dish.
Finally the dessert tiramisu was looking delicious but we already had bad taste after the entire meal so was not a surprise that the dessert was a failure as well. The chef must be very bad at his job. The top layer of the generous piece was so unpleasantly buttery not in a tasty way. The true tetanus had fluffy cloud like cream not here. Overall disappointed after being excited to dine in. $120 later per person and all we can do is to leave this review.
Overall the place is very comparable and welcoming. Well organized and decorated. Seating was also nice but what matters in restaurant is food and service. One of them was not good at all.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Our first anniversary, front of house was nice and so was our waitress. Wife said the lasagna was good and gave it 4/5 stars. Unfortunately I wouldn’t recommend the sirloin, ordered mine medium rare and the cook was perfect but the outside was charred so it tasted burnt with every bite and the potatoes were luke warm. My grandpa had a similar experience a couple months ago and we both agree Texas Roadhouse is where we will continue to go for our steaks.
Server was nice. Steaks were all cooked at same temp for our party. On the well done side. Nothing spectacular about the food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
I love coming here for dinner! Such a great place to eat for date nights. Food, drinks, service, and atmosphere are all incredible. Can't get over how good the steak is - I highly recommend :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Been many times some good, some bad. This time was bad. she ordered Chicken Parmigiano bottom burnt on one, cheese thick and barely melted. My beef wellington was small and barley and mushroom sauce and what sauce there was ....bland. meatball appetizer didnt have the broiled crust on top its had the 10 other times we have been there in the last year or so....It really let us down because that place is always 100$ with app and no alcoholic drinks. Service was a bit sluggish for how empty the place was.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
My coworker and I stayed at the hotel for a work trip. We wanted to stay close and get some dinner so we decided to try the steakhouse attached to the hotel. When I say this was the best food I ever had it literally was! My food came out fresh and was absolutely delicious, we ended up going back again. The manager was fantastic. We will definitely be coming back. If you’re thinking about getting food here, don’t think do it! The staff we encounter both days were absolutely amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food for a hotel restaurant. Top notch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
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My husband and I went to Johnnys for our anniversary and will definitely return. Our waitress was amazing, thanks Mauri! Food was awesome and it was very enjoyable.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I genuinely don’t understand how there are any bad reviews for this restaurant. My co worker and I stayed at the hotel the restaurant is attached to for a work trip. We went to Johnnys originally just for convenience with it being attached to our hotel and now we will be making the trip back just to go to the restaurant. We ended up going twice on our trip. It was the BEST food I have ever had. I normally don’t finish a full meal, but I ate every last piece of food on my plate every time.. even down to the house salad. 1000000/10. The service was also incredible both times. Every employee was so kind and personable which just added to the experience. The pricing is what you would expect at a steakhouse, but worth every penny. My co worker and I have still been talking about how we cannot wait to go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Johnny's is the BEST!! Went for lunch and had the most delicious BLT in my life! Drinks were fantastic. Wait staff was so personable and attentive. I can't wait to go back again. Highly recommend this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had the most wonderful meal at a celebration of life. Everything was truely outstanding. I'm looking forward to trying out the Steakhouse!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Provided catering services for an event at the hotel. All food and service was excellent. Highly recommend.
The food and service were wonderful! A great place to host an event. The pulled pork and cheesy potatoes were delicious! The servers were so nice and everyone was so easy to work with. You can’t go wrong with this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
1st time visit they brought us the wrong food. 2nd visit got a raw steak and hair in the pasta. Will not try it again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
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