John’s Bar & Grille

Food isn’t bad. It’s a nice bar for drinking. Just don’t expect good or even decent service. Waitresses are weathered and forgetful. Stick to the bar if you want a drink that’s served promptly.

First time and it will be my last time here. The food was good but the waitress was horrible. She took our order and she never came to our table again. Someone else brought us our food. Our waitress was too busy hanging out with the regulars and sitting at their tables. I could have become a regular if the service was better. The bartender was excellent.
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Had the Strip steak and home fries wow was it amazing! Food was awesome and the service was even better. The value for the quality was fantastic. Can’t recommend it enough. If your in the neighborhood it’s a must.

Food is as it has been for years. Just can’t get past some of their servers. I know we all have bad days but…

Havent been here in years… had to drop a buddy off over by 19^th st. so we decided to eat here… so i ll start off with the only thing that made me mad… Our waitress never told us the specials??? Even though she did a terrific job she forgot this very important piece! They had an item on there i wanted but i already ate my dinnner???
Besides that the porm chops were fantastic, the old lady ordered scrod which she said was pretty good, and my daughter ordered the Buffalo chicken wrap which she said was a little too spicy but she ate it all…
Oh ya… the FRENCH ONION SOUP… Get it. no questions
Service was good (with the exception above)
I ll start to visit hete more often

I keep coming back to John’s because I like the atmosphere and had some great times there back in the seventies. I keep forgetting how predictably substandard so much of the food is. It is almost laughable how many standard, stock items: lasagna, Greek salad, etc can be botched to the point where most of it is left on the plate. Here’s the thing, if you order a steak or a hamburger, fries, a cold beer, you will most likely enjoy yourself — they do that really well. It’s true, the staff are generally friendly, and the service is usually pretty good. But salads, pasta, fish — buyer beware.

First and foremost, I have practically grown up eating at John’s Bar with my family over the years. This had been a great local place to come eat most of my life. However, recently when I started going to dinner with just my future wife, we have had terrible experiences. It is hard for me to reconcile the great local restaurant I grew up enjoying with the unpleasant dining experiences I have put up with as an adult. To this day, when my wife and I come to dinner here with my parents, we get decent service (which is normal service for John’s), but when it is just the two of us, we get some of the worst service I have ever had in my life!!! I’m not sure if this terrible service stems from us being younger or us being gay. I hate to use either one of these cards against a business; but I just can’t understand how I can have two different dining experiences that seem entirely dependent on whom I’m with. I know most of their current customers are generally older. However, with the new patio remodel, I’m assuming they are trying to modernize their business and cater to a younger crowd. Not sure how they plan to do that when their service is severely lacking. Even their food quality is sub-​standard. My wife’s salad tasted like the lettuce hadn’t been washed and the sauce used for the spaghetti dinner looked more black than red (it was the most over-​cooked spaghetti sauce I have ever eaten). The only reason I gave them one star is because their French Onion Soup is still amazing; the only thing on the menu they have never messed up. I will miss their French Onion Soup terribly; however, I’m not one to patronize a place after consistently receiving terrible service.

the hamburgers and French fry and the standard on how to make the classic Americana meal.
I would always get the burger and fry. its amazing sometimes good most times. however the problem isn’t the food. for me its the bad servers. I feel like the servers are not as nice as they should be. the wait times are long and the prices are high. everytime I go I know the service is spotty. and it is.
I will go once in a while its a shame I know before I even go the service is bad. I wish they would fix it with this review. I don’t think they will.
because of the good food bad service I wont go here to much.

The night before we came here, my wife and I went to Bender’s Tavern, a fine dining establishment. However, it was not our cup of tea. John’s Bar & Grille is more toward our liking. Nothing fancy, just good food and great prices. And, good service. We look forward to coming back next time we are in the Canton area.

Our was service started off okay but it was like time being wasted. This place had a very lazy attitude about itself in the atmosphere was not good at all it was a real dull look in the dining room and kind of oldie 1970s and the food was prepared too fast and just like thrown at you. Maybe years ago this place prospered but now today I was not impressed but this just may be my opinion and someone else may have a good time there but I would not recommend it.

Food was delicious! I had a sirloin steak that was juicy and cooked perfectly! My husband had a sandwich that he said was good too. Server was friendly and clearly knew most of the guests by name. I will definitely be back.

I can’t believe all the good reviews for this place. I hadn’t been for probably 15 yrs. because the food got do bad.
Went for lunch and ordered a burger because someone told my hubby they were the best-​Wrong! Bland, over cooked. The only thing good on the plate were the homemade chips. Another person at our table got a slider and it was even worse– looked like a burnt hockey puck w/​absolutely nothing on it. And so small the bun dwarfed it!
The spaghetti looked like a rediculous mound of over sauced mush.
Our server was good and friendly, but the kitchen was definitely slow with the food.

Great prices for classic breakfast dishes. I can’t rate their lunch and dinner menus but breakfast is good. I personally like the eggs bacon and toast.
Every time I’ve been here I’ve had good service.

I like John’s Bar and Grille. Always have and always will. Been coming so long it was here I saw my first laptop and was amazed it worked without a cord.
Have enjoyed myself alone, with a date, with family, friends and even children. Unique combination of rooms, tables, booths and even privacy. No long waiting for lunch/​dinner to arrive.
Top shelf bar and dining areas now overseen by the fourth generation of the same family. Friendly and always good service. Filled with locals but others always welcomed and will leave as friends.
Parking in front or back in private lot.

Best ribs in the area… beyond a doubt… always fall off the bone. Good beer and wine selection as well

Great food and service. I had there lasagna. Yum. Yum. Yum. I was with a group of retired former library employees. I remember loving their roast beef & dressing from 20 years ago. (which was one of my fondest memories from that time). I can’t wait to return to try their Panninis.

This place is great. I am not local and was in town for business. All I wanted was a burger and a beer in a comfortable atmosphere. This place is totally full of locals. It is a no frills, comfortable bar/​restaurant where you could bring your mom or your kid and it would be fine. It might not be the best «date» establishment, as it is not particularly romantic, but if you want some food and to watch sports or stare at your iPhone, this is ideal. I ended up getting the baby back ribs and they were delicious.

it’s been 15 years since I was at John’s. I always loved the food. Well now its a bunch of food out of a box. I got the ribs for the Hall of Fame Football Special. They were Nasty! I’m a big guy and I love to eat, I ate 3 of them and passed on the rest. My wife who usually could care less about how something taste, couldn’t stand them. She did get the signature steak, it wasn’t bad, much better than the ribs but not worth the money. DO NOT order the Calamari, it is garbage. When you come to Canton for the Festival, stick to the «Strip» in North Canton, just better service and food.

Can’t go wrong here, really good food and good atmosphere. Steaks are great. Burgers are good too! Also, great Coney’s!

Consistent good food at reasonable prices. Nothing fancy, and easy for kids.