Johnny's Uptown

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I had an amazing time!

  • February 21, 2008
  • Rated 5 of 5 by mariatalbot from florence, Arizona
I had an amazing time!

Let me take a minute to tell you about the best restaurant in town.. I went to Johnny's Uptown for Valentine's Day. Of course we had to make reservations, but what a deal! We paid $50 for me and my husband to have a four course meal and watch the show.

where to begin? We were promptly seated at our reservation time (7:00pm) and got a great table with a perfect view of the stage. The doorman gave me a complimentary rose and our server, Robert, was great; very attentive and courteous. I had a glass of Chardonnay for about $6.00 and Rick, my husband, had a beer for about $5.00.
The first course was the appetizer, baked brie with a raspberry sauce. I normally don't like brie, but it was amazing! still warm from the oven!

The second course was soup or salad. Rick and I both had the soup which was Potato and leek. The soup was nice, it was a good thing we came hungry because i was starting to fill up by now!

The third course was the entree. I had the baked whitefish and Rick had the tenderloin steak both were great. by now i was full. but we both enjoyed it very much.

The fourth course was dessert. We chose the chocolate sin cake. we took it to go and (I'm having a little piece right now)! The diet will have to start on Monday... Maybe Tuesday! It's so rich and decadent!

The show was also just perfect. Chele was the name of the singer. In between singing, she came by tables to talk to some of the people. She told me that she sings there once or twice a week, and I told her that I would be back to see her very soon.

Valentine's never goes like I expect, but this year it was better than I expected! We had such a great time and paid less than $100.00 for the whole thing! Rick got let off the hook BIG TIME! The Valentine's Day menu was special but I'm going back soon to try the regular dinner menu. I recommend trying Johnny's anytime. Their chef knows what he's doing!

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Johnny's Uptown

  • May 11, 2005
  • Rated 2 of 5 by pdwtejas from Austin, Texas
The food was not very good, though I did eat vegetarian food at a steak/seafood/fancy-dining restaurant. Vegetarians were more of an afterthought here. I met my friend Dave there to see a swing band. We had hoped some dancers would join us, but none did.

The band wasn’t very good, as they were too focused on dragging each song out so that several members could have solos in every song. But the best was yet to come. Towards the end of the band’s last set, the leader, Doc Jones, recognized some jazz performers in the audience. There was a big jazz and blues festival in Phoenix that weekend and several performers had come to Johnny’s Uptown for dinner.

I don’t remember all the performers, but they included the drummers from Son de Luna and several other amazing performers. Several went up and had a jam session with part of Doc Jones’ band. He gave up the piano to someone, the bass was grabbed by a guy, the guitar was grabbed, the drummer was replaced, and the drummers from Son de Luna got their drums from their vehicle. It was high energy and so freakin’ unbelievably good. Luck was on my side.

From journal Phoenix (Wickenburg) - 08 May 2005

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