Johnnys Diner

At the suggestion of our wonderful waitress, I got the streak hoagie special. It was fantastic & the home made fries were the best. My husband had the corn beef and loved it. Great hometown dinner.

Friendly atmosphere and great owners. It is the best of the breakfast places in Hudson for a classic diner breakfast — nothing fancy just good food and friendly service.

Fun place to take a young family. They have a small step 2 diner, which entertained the kids right up to when dinner was served. Burgers were good and the fresh cut fries were fantastic. Wednesday’s are Cruising night, which adds some fun Mid-​week.

I went here the other day for dinner. I noticed the diner a few weeks ago when I went to Chase, and I finally got around to trying it. I got the bacon burger, sadly forgetting to take a picture, and it was decent. The patty was actually a little thin, and it was definitely not done medium like I requested (more like well done). But it was still good and the fries were delicious. Service was also great. I’d love to try it again for breakfast.

a fan b/​c its a neat little place. If you are in a hurry go somewhere else. If you want to hang out, talk, look around, enjoy the wait then its a great place.

Had a business meeting there this morning. I had the Hudson Hash. It was excellent. Eggs over easy were done to perfection and the portion was ample size. Karen was a great server very friendly and prompt with the coffee.

My husband and I took our 2 and 4 year old to lunch there today and LOVED it! Great food and great service! My husband had a corned beef and I had an East Coast sloppy joe. Great kids menu, too. I was so happy to find a place in Ohio that knows how to make a sloppy joe — when I met the owners, who are from New Jersey, I understood why!!! Highly recommend!

First time here, but will definitely be back! Great décor and excellent food and service

Solid diner!
Best Philly Cheese steak sandwich I’ve had in a long time. Have them add jalapeños if you like it spicy.
Definitely coming back to check out the rest of the menu.

Though the vibe is nostalgic, and the staff friendly, I was less than impressed with my hot pastrami sandwich which was too expensive for the price.

The Diner has a very cold feel. The Staff seems unable to keep up and the food was very bland.
The acoustics were poor and you could hear every conversation around you. No reason to go back.

I patronize this nostalgic establishment at least once a week and I can honestly say I have never ordered something I didn’t like. Their burgers are as good as some other Hudson restaurants that charge twice as much and their breakfast skillets are the best in town! Prices are fair and service is always friendly. Glad they are here!

What a great restaurant! Good diner food, very clean, service is very attentive. We had the pancakes and the western omelet.

Stopped in for dinner because my daughter goes to the dance studio next door. I ordered the Clevelander, a brat with sauerkraut & onions, and my wife ordered the patty melt and a milkshake. Food came out quick and everything was good.

Ugh. Really want to like this place. Probably been there 6 – 8 times… and EVERY TIME… terrible service, small portions, okay food, and not even that cheap for a diner!!!
So the staff is friendly, but there is no sense of urgency whatsoever. Last time I was there with my mom and 3 year old daughter, her milkshake (which we ordered with our drinks), came out about 15 minutes later (after I asked for it again). And when our food came, it took another 10 minutes for them to bring her chili out. It’s chili!!! Isn’t it in a big pot in the kitchen? Can’t it just get scooped into a bowl? Sheesh. And this was not an isolated incident… on various visits I have had my coffee stay unfilled for too long, food come out all different times, and had to go ask for my check. I’m pretty easy to please, actually… which is why I keep giving it more chances. I know everyone has a bad day. But I think I’m over it.
Btw, I would rather the owner be in back cooking and making sure people are doing their jobs then walking around and saying hi!!! Merrrrr

Nice place — fast, friendly staff (including the owner/​cook who comes out to say hello when the orders are done). Prices are very reasonable, food is good to very good, but not gourmet — it’s a diner, and its best offerings are diner food (burgers, fries, breakfast, comfort food). They do some unusual things which have been surprisingly good («does that say clam AND corn chowder or is that two different chowders?»).
They’ve had some growing pains, but I’m willing to overlook those for now. Having cooked breakfast in a diner when I was in college, I know that cooking eggs properly for a bunch of customers all wanting different methods is a challenge. I don’t even want to think about all of the undercooked or overcooked eggs I sent out… ugh.

Would love to give the friendly staff more stars… but we have been there 4 or 5 times now and the problems are not getting better.
They do not handle busy well… sure there is free wi fi to entertain yourself… but… and hour for 2 cheese steaks? We watched as people who were seated after us were served and could hear the kitchen staff struggling to get our order and a take out order for cheese steaks straight.
There are no side options that my husband can eat… he is a cardiac patient and can not have chips… or anything fried… or eggs… he usually gets a side salad… for full price… and trying to get a chicken sandwich without chips is like pulling teeth… he gets asked at least 3 or 4 times if he «really doesn’t want any chips? they come with it»… NO! he can not eat chips! Having full fat mayo on the sandwich is already a cheat… getting the third degree for not wanting chips is a hassle.
Be sure to walk to the back and look at the specials board… unless you are directly in front of it you can not read the chalk… not sure what is the problem… but it is totally illegible.
1+ on the tiny 2 top tables… it is nice to have the straw holder… but there is WAY too much on each table for WAY too little space.

Cute ‘retro’ looking diner. Friendly staff.
Came for breakfast once and it was ok. I’ll give them a break considering when we went they were new. My over medium eggs were over cooked. The waitress quickly took them back and had them remade and the 2^nd time came out right. I did not care for the potatoes, they had no taste. The bacon was meh. Not too impressed w/​b-​fast.
Trying for 2^nd time. This time lunch. GREAT lunch! I had the pesto chicken w/​hot cherry peppers in ciabatta bread… this was delicious! It’s served w/​chips. The pesto was so good! However, if u don’t like hot spicy food, this isn’t for you. If u do like food that has heat, this sandwich provides! Nice piece of chicken too. Had a side of cole slaw and it was pretty good. My hubby got the New Jersey chicken philly. He really liked it. I tried and it was very good too! On a soft roll! Also, I’m not a big fan of onion rings, but they have the best ones around! Dip them in a little mustard… oh yeah! And the water here is good. Prices good too. Oh, and we got a slice of chocolate cake. Waitress said made in house. It was delicious and moist. Kinda tasted like Betty Crocker cake and frosting, but it’s all good!

Maybe it’s because I lived in north Jersey for almost half my 41 years and had an immediate selection of 5-​star diners, but this diner was no where near a 5 star experience. They’re really lucky I’m giving them two stars.
We decided to go there this morning, a Saturday, because we were looking for a good breakfast and willing to pay a little bit extra for it.
The place was pretty busy with older people so we were stuck in a tiny two-​seater by the door. The table had a lot of clutter on it and it didn’t leave much room for plates let alone anything else.
The menu is limited, no country fried steak, no meat in the skillets that I saw (besides the corned beef hash one) and you couldn’t get lunch until 11 AM. Their lunch and dinner menus are also limited.
We both got 2 eggs and bacon. It comes with home fries and a bread of your choosing. I did sunny side up and a bagel. He did sunny side up and rye. Husband got orange juice and coffee, I got iced tea.
Food came out fairly quickly. But when the waitress set down my plate, the eggs were literally raw. They were quickly fried on the bottom but jiggly and clear on the top. I scraped off most of the raw egg white that I could and used the bottom and the cold yolk to flavor my potatoes. Nothing had salt. Even the butter on the lightly warmed bagel was plain and salt-​free. There was something that looked like paprika maybe on the potatoes, but you couldn’t taste it. It was horrible. I asked the husband if there happened to be jelly packets on his side of the tiny table we were forced to choose because the place was busy for a Saturday morning, but he said there wasn’t anything but what I saw over there. The girl never asked if I wanted cream cheese or jelly and she never came back during the entire time we were eating for me to ask her for some.
His meal was the same. It was horribly bland and we weren’t even out the door before he said we were never going back there.
We both agreed the bacon had the most flavor, but my slices ranged from dark and crispy on one side to almost uncooked on the other side of the same piece.
Don’t waste your time or money unless you like bland, unsalted, hardly cooked food.

If this diner ever closes i will lose my mind.
Nothing i can say about this place will do it justice suffice to say when my fiancé and i relocated from cleveland to hudson we had no place we really felt at home until we happened upon Johnnys Diner. The staff is great, the owner is one of the most down to earth guys i’ve met and a stellar cook. They serve all their items (including breakfast) all day which is great for us cause we are on a late schedule. I often times find myself ordering specials off the board because they always surprise me and never let me down. The price point is very good for the amount of food and how good it is. Its a retro style diner but they do have a flat screen up if you need to check the weather/​scores/​news, there’s wifi. They have a jukebox and they’re almost always playing some classics and if not just ask em to put something on. My fiancé is crazy about their signature «caramel, apple, bacon waffle» which i just tried recently and is amazing to say the least. I really love when they have their homemade potato salad it’s really good. I know Johns wife makes alot of homemade desserts as well. They make good old fashioned milk shakes and malts which im dying to try but everytime i go i end up to full. I could go on forever but bottomline if you’re located anywhere within driving distance of downtown hudson stop by here and check them out. We did and it’s the only place we go pretty much.
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