The Johnson’s

The staff is great. The décor is great. The pool table could use some work… but it’s fun, casual, the regulars are nice & non-​douchey…

Piña coladas and swing chairs in the front outdoor area.

This one of my favorite bars in bushwick aka «the hood»! Great vibe, killer drinks and close to home. Can’t beat it!

Chill easy spot. Great ambiance. If you’re looking for an easy bar that’s trendy but still super chill, this is the place. The best part? $ 2 Lionshead!

Usually rude bartenders and tons of white kids with bad haircuts. $ 2 lionshead in a somewhat kitschy environment. Cocktails aren’t the best, but maybe we all need to lower those expectations. It is 3 doors down from my new job, so I occasionally bother the bartender by asking them for a drink. Kids these days.

Low key never wanna go back since they limited the jukebox like, what the flying fuck?

Meh. Okay.
Nothing sticks out when there are so many new spots in bushwack. Why does it seem like 20 something camp cleaned up from LES ?
#bushwack

After a long day of thrifting and running around Bushwick, my dear took me here and promised me the «cutest bar you’ve ever seen». She was pretty spot on!
The bar has a total kitsch atmosphere — lots of 60s/​70s décor and furniture. There’s an area in the front that’s kind of semi outside, as it has a completely open wall to the front.
We all ordered some sort of coconut/​banana-​ish daiquri. It was super yummy and refreshing, and a great way to wind down and relax after a day of shopping.
We sat on an adorable vintage couch (covered in plastic, mind you) and talked and laughed. It was adorable.
This was the perfect place to bring someone visiting from San Francisco (me)!

Finished a street art walking tour and needed a bathroom. Was sent to Johnson’s and the bartender had NO problem letting me use the bathroom. Sometimes you get an attitude when you ask to use the bathroom, she was like no problem!
Felt I should reward her so I stayed for a drink after. Turns out it was happy hour, and I could have a $ 2 beer. Not bad. Didn’t catch the bartender’s name but she was super nice, and we chatted about our lack of Halloween plans.
Left not long after and realized as I walked into the subway station that now I had to pee again. lol

its such a neighborhood bar, cheap drinks.
Chris, the bun bartender or the sexy short hair bartender, they are always nice.

A great little find in Bushwick. I recommend coming here if you’re ever in the area. Not to far from the L train either which is great for those who don’t live in the area.
I loved the vibe of this place. Super retro feel in a great way. Drinks were also super cheep which is always a good thing!
I went on a like Tuesday night and it was pretty popular, but not in an obnoxious way. There were seats open and we were able to grab a booth for four people.
The bartenders were friendly and we were able to get our drinks pretty fast.
The menu looked like there were some cool drink specials I didn’t get to try out but would love to come back.
Overall I really enjoyed coming here, it was great fun for a Tuesday night. Would like to see what it’s like on a weekend.

Due to all the good reviews, I thought this would be a great place to get a tasty cocktail and play a round of pool. I thought wrong.
First of all, the happy hour cocktails I got (Paloma & Sazerac Sling) straight up tasted HORRIBLE. Worst cocktails I’ve ever had (not kidding and the bf agreed) – super unbalanced and very bitter. I have a feeling the blonde lady bartender did not know what she was doing because I’m sure they should’ve been better than they were. We really didn’t want to drink them.
The bartender definitely had some attitude although it wasn’t super busy. She was obviously friends with/​knew the guys playing pool who were planning on hogging it so we didn’t even bother.
I liked the appearance of the place and the music but for a place that’s categorized as a cocktail bar to have really terrible cocktails, I can only give it one star.

Very cool space, cheap drinks, and nice décor.
It is a great place to go with friends.
They have delicious drinks as low as $ 2 (beermosa).
Their painkiller drinks are so deliciously refreshing.
You really do not need to go to Manhattan when you have a bar like this.

This place gets super loud, but I love it. $ 2 beers. You can’t beat that. And they have this awesome outdoor space. It gets pretty crowded, especially inside, but this is a great addition to the area and a cool place to hang, especially in the nice weather,

I don’t know why everyone is so mad about the service here. I’ve been three times and always had great service. I was here tonight, Thursday at about 8:45pm. I took advantage of the last few minutes of the cocktail happy hour. I was informed right away about the credit card minimum of $ 20. Obviously it isn’t ideal but I appreciate that the bartender told me right away. When I went to order an additional cocktail it was after 9 and the other bartender told me the price was $ 8 now that happy hour was over. Again, I appreciated being told about the price.
Overall, great customer service and delicious drinks. Just wish the minimum was a little less. Great chill Bushwick spot with a nice patio.

Completely different than the divey Lower East Side Johnson’s, but fun for all the same reasons. Awesome bartenders, chill crowd, lots of seating (indoor and outdoor), pool table, and all around great atmosphere.
I suggest coming here for punk night on Mondays.

First, let me say that the atmosphere is great and the drinks are tasty and cheap. This place has that going for it.
However, the staff is absolutely awful. AWFUL. The short, beanie-​clad bartender just doesn’t care. Does he own the place? Because I cannot possibly fathom any other reason why he is still employed.
My group of 4 got there around 8:00 on a Saturday and the bar was a little busy but not crazy. Once beanie bartender finally acknowledged that we were standing right in front of him, we were able to order our drinks. 10 minutes later we get only 2 of those drinks. Another 10 minutes to get his attention and ask about the other 2 drinks. Another 10 minutes to get those drinks. Another 10 minutes to settle the tab.
The staff here is incredibly unprofessional and rude. It’s a shame. I would love to come here if they got rid of the hipster snobbery.

It’s way «classier» than the old one on the LES.
But it IS cheap drinks.
80% of the people in there are on an OK Cupid date.
I feel like this is their first gig for most of the bartenders.

Perhaps my opinion of The Johnson’s is a bit biased, because for the full duration of my visit I sat like a conquering hero in the gloriously comfortable hanging chairs on the patio in front.
My lowly subjects (read: friends) brought me multiple alcoholic beverages that I could place in the dual cupholders of my throne, and then they sat nearby, indulging my every whim and hanging on my every word.
So I really like this place.
It’s the polar opposite of its sister bar in the LES, but I have a soft spot for both. I don’t think I’ve ever ordered anything other than well drinks during happy hour at Welcome to the Johnson’s, but here I enjoyed some sort of mojito thing, a nice bottle of Lagunitas, and multiple shots of Fernet. They do a good job behind the bar.
I gave up huffing bleach a long time ago, so the only downside of the whole experience was when they inexplicably started mopping the floors at 11 pm on a Saturday (the whole floor, this wasn’t spill cleanup). But honestly, there are much worse things that bars have done to me.

Yay. I’m first!
So apparently this is the Bushwick version of the LES’ Welcome To The Johnson’s, and it just opened in mid-​December. I went here last Sunday because they had a sign outfront that said «liquid brunch.» I’m apparently out of the loop because I found out that liquid brunch just means drink specials for the whole time, and doesn’t actually offer food. In fact, this place doesn’t have any real «food food,» but they do have bar snacks, like the really good kettle chips, and some hard boiled eggs, and the like.
It’s essentially a divey cocktail spot, that brings the 70s back to life with it’s décor. Since it was liquid brunch time, we got their $ 10 cocktails for $ 5, but they also had $ 3 wells and $ 2 beers too. Not bad from 1−9pm on a relatively snowy Sunday. There’s also a pay to play pool table if you’re in the mood… and a VERY cool outdoor area, that certainly wasn’t being used because it’s NYC and it’s freezing, but I’m sure will be prime real estate come spring and summer time. The place is SUPER new too, it still has that new bar smell (the bathroom didn’t even have a sign on it when i went) and a cool vibe to it. I like it. Check it out.