Johnny Mango World Cafe & Bar

Had a couple of drinks and ordered food. Everything was just okay, nothing out of this world and unique. The Mojita was way to sweet for my standards and the chicken burrito fell apart after a second. But the positives was good service and quesadilla was good. Their $ 1 taco Tuesday’s special is unbeatable in the area. Overall, a 3 star will do. Thanks Johnny Mango’s.

Fun, affordable and delicious. The selection of sides was constantly changing and fresh tasting. Great value for the money.

I meant to do this a while back when my girl and I took my daughter and her boyfriend for her birthday. Great food. Service was good. Appeared to be a little confusion on the floor but the place was bursting at the seams busy and I was alright with it. It’s the sign a place is alive when it is busy and this place was definitely alive. Cool, hip atmosphere and some adventurous offerings on the menu. Priced fairl

I am a big fan of Johnny Mango’s. I feel healthier just eating here :)
I gravitate to a few favorites here. I like the busboy special — an inexpensive choice of $ 7.50 gets you a grain, veggie, and happy beans. Menu is chef’s choice that rotates. My last order was jasmine rice, kidney beans with red pepper that had a southwestern flavor and a fresh asparagus salad. Check the board when you come in to see what is being featured.
One of hubby’s favorites is Pad Thai. We both love the Bangkok BBQ Chicken $ 15 and Flank Steak, Gaucho Style $ 17. Warning the Bangkok chicken takes about 20 – 30 minutes to prepare. If you don’t want to wait while the others are eating, call ahead and ask them to start your order. We both love that the chicken and steak meals are served with the grain, happy beans, veggie of today and bread & slather. I wish they had the cornbread every day for the bread choice, but I think it is only on the weekends.
Thirsty? They have GREAT margaritas that are made with fresh juices, not the cheap sour mix stuff. Johnny also has a huge juice bar menu.
The interior décor is bright and colorful. They also offer some patio seating.

Johnny Mango is the best! I always get one of two items. The bus boy special is a large plate of grains, beans, and vegetables. All of which I hear are purchased from vendors at the west side market. The vegan nachos are superb. I have tried many vegan cheese options and this is the absolute best substitute to the real thing. Even my fiancé, a meat eater, loves this stuff. Can’t go wrong with $ 4 happy hour margaritas either! Yum!

Vegan nachos, fried plantains, margaritas! It’s amazing! Great happy hour deals, the service could be a little bit better but it’s not horrible. It can get pretty noisy in here, and there seems to be a lot of regulars which means it is good for consistency. Everything tastes fresh and seasoned to perfection. Their smoothies are some of the best I have ever had, and their outdoor patio is perfect for a nice spring or summer day. Very large variety of food. It’s a must stop if you’re in Ohio City!

Great food with a variety of tasty veggie options. The portions are big as well. I would highly recommend.

This is one of our favorite restaurants. The food is a Platonic version of what you’d make at home: fresh, nourishing, high-​quality, plentiful, vegetable-​rich, never gunked-​up with cheap ingredients or smothered in goo. And the flavors are out of this world: sharp, spicy, herbal, umami – «like a party in your mouth,» as my partner describes it.
We’ve never had a bad meal there, but our tried and trues include the Busboy Platter (vegetarian), the Breakfast Quesadilla, and the Chicken Nachos.
Service can occasionally be tetchy, but most of the waitstaff are professional, attentive, and good-​natured.
Be prepared to wait a long time for your food if the place is busy, though the drinks come fast, and there are a lot of them (full bar, all kinds of cocktails, juices, and smoothies) to choose from.
The Johnny Mango card is a good deal: email updates, birthday specials, points accrual for discounts.

This has to be my favorite place to get something to eat in the entire Northeast Ohio region. I have been going here for food and drinks since I turned 21. I am now 35. Let’s just say in the fifteen years I’ve been to Johnny Mango’s, I’ve eaten the food at least several hundred times and every meal has been absolutely amazing. The beans. the rice. the fried plantain. everything!!! it is so delicious I could probably eat this for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the rest of my life and never get sick of it. Thank you for being a staple in my life!

Theres no going wrong with anything on the menu!!! My Dave’s are the Tuna Cancuna, the fried rice and the pad Thai… They have bomb fresh squeezed juices and bomb alcoholic beverages… They staff is very friendly and the atmosphere is enjoyable. I like hearing people enjoy each other and good food and that’s the energy in there… They have taco Tuesday 1 $ beef or bean tacos, yum!!!

I LOVE Johnny Mango! All their food is so fresh and locally grown/​produced and everything that goes into their meals is truly wholesome and natural. What great flavors and portions they have and what an amazing difference there is to eating ‘fresh’ and ‘freshly prepared’! I’ve been there many times and have never been disappointed. It’s quaint and quirky environment is also friendly and inviting. What a treasure for the full spectrum of appetites: carnivores, vegans, vegetarians, even food snobs will not be able to resist the charm and quality of this place! Am already looking forward to heading back there.

Fun, delicious, unique. Sensory overload! The velvet chicken is my favorite. Monthly specials are inventive. Cool, vibrant, happy, liberal crowd. This is my favorite restaurant in Cleveland. One thing they need to fix: the downstairs bathrooms are horrendous.

Fresh, flavorful fare and good service consistently. This place can fill up on busier nights and the servers are typically running their butts off to make sure everyone is well taken care of. I feel like now that I know what to order here I love it even more. My go-to’s are: pad thai, velvet chicken quesadilla with a side of guac, Caribbean fries (plantains), steak fried rice and the miso soup with the additional sprouts. They offer «big plates» which live up to the name and could feed a small army. Their margaritas are the best in Cleveland because they use fresh juices. There are vegan/​vegetarian options. The crowd is always diverse and cool. Definitely check this place out!

Johnny Mango is delicious! I love the food, the staff, and the atmosphere! The food is all made to order fresh! One of my favorite aspects of JM’S is the open kitchen. It’s fun watching other people cook in a real kitchen! Who doesn’t love it! Any night this place is good. #ConsistencyIsKey

Very disappointed, don’t waste your time. I read some reviews and a friend said it was great. I did not receive very good service; server didn’t even tell us his name. Expecting a delicious large burrito for $ 10.50, but the portion was quite small and the side salsa was enough for 3 chips. Definitely not gourmet and I will not be returning.

I have never had a worse dining experience than I had here this past week. My father was in from out of town and knowing that he loves caribbean and seeing positive reviews, I thought this would be the perfect place. I was highly mistaken.
Upon arriving, we were told we had a 15 minute wait, no big deal. The location is small, so that was logical. We waited and waited, much longer than the 15 minutes we were told, but instead were standing in the small entrance for almost an hour. Once we sat down, we were starving. We had looked at the menu during our waiting time and we were ready to order. When our waiter came over, he told us he couldn’t take it yet and to wait and he would bring us some waters. He proceeded to take the drink orders of three of the tables around us before bringing us our water and taking our food order.
We asked for the BBQ chicken big plate, but he said that due to to preparation for the dish it would take about 40 minutes to come out. Knowing how hungry we were, we asked what the fastest options were and opted for fried rice and some tacos. We were hoping to get an order of the Caribbean fries, but we were informed they were out.
Then we waited. And waited. We waited as another table was seated beside us and given their drinks, and food. We waited as the couple that sat down the same time as us had already been served their food and paid their bill. We waited as everyone that was in the line waiting with us was seated and being served their food.
After near another hour of waiting, my father and I got up and left. I have never walked out of a restaurant before my food came out and without paying in my life. This was one of the worst dining experiences (if you could even call it «dining») I had, especially in Cleveland.
My dad and I proceeded to walk about a block down the street and eat at «Heck’s Café». One of the best meals I have ever had.

They do have vegan options, yay! However the «burrito» is pretty small unless you get the big plate. Also to add beans for protien is extra…
The place is ok but a little expensive for what your getting.

I had the flank steak «Big Plate» and it was enough food for two people to share. Steak was really good with a perfect char. A really cool spot for a drink and Americanized Mexican food that has good flavor. It’s obvious they use high quality ingredients which makes this place four star worthy.

Originality is a ⁵⁄₅ stars. Service was great and the food came out pretty quick. First time there so the waitress walked us through the menu and recommended the Pad Thai and Fried Rice. We went against the recommendation and that could be the reason I’m not giving it 5 stars. We had the nachos and guacamole as appetizers, which were great (5 stars on those dishes), the chips were salted perfectly and the right amount of crunch. I ordered the Flank Steak Big Plate which was very average, ordere the steak medium rare and it came out more like medium well. The steak wasn’t anything impressive, but it was good, sort of chewy. Then the sides on the dish were also very average tasting. Overall I enjoyed the meal, I would come back again but I would be sure to stick to the waitresses recommendations.

Had the pleasure of going to Johnny Mango’s on 12÷13÷15 I heard how great of a spot this is especially for Taco Tuesday’s from my brother but I decided to go on a Sunday… laid by atmosphere… not a really huge place but they do have a patio… anyway I wanted to try the Laska soup… I did… it was awesome… I also tried the PEPPERMINT MARGARITA can you say in love… my server Matt was awesome & very interacting something I like when sitting to choose to sit at the bar… Although we ran into a problem as we were there well over an hour before the other party got their food, mine came out quickly I need to add, so I giving them a 4 for that reason… it seems that they took care of the to go orders first and kinda forgot about the customers actually sitting there waiting on their food… although Matt did rectify the situation and was very apologetic… I felt it was not a good look for a first timer but because something was done I will definitely be back and hopefully this won’t be an issue again… I suggest you giving them a try, it’s a really cool spot to kick it at… you’ll have fun.

«It’s Johnny Mango. Not Johnny MangoS»
OR so I have been so rudely corrected by their staff multiple times. Specifically the skinny pro-​wrestler wanna be with untameable, tantalizing beard…
But I digress.
The atmosphere feels like being swaddled in a peace-​loving, hand crocheted pashima scarf. The staff is world class. Which is a good thing considering a «world bar». It would be a shame if they offered anything less.
Awesome vegan food. Nice to know they care. I’m a big fan of grains. They have those.
Anyway go get some food. Make a decision for yourself. Don’t be a sheep.
Would be five stars if it weren’t for that brassy blonde streaked stud in the kitchen.

If you’re craving some healthy, feel-​good food with a little island flair, Johnny Mango is the place! Lucky for me, I live only a short walk away. We stop by here often and grab carry out on nights I don’t feel like cooking.
The food is always fresh and flavorful, and my boyfriend and I have eaten through much of the menu. My go-to’s are the miso soup (add extra greens!), the pad thai (so much food and so delicious), and the bus boy special (their daily selection of grain, bean and vegetable). My boyfriend pretty much swears by their burritos and quesadillas. They also have a great selection of fresh squeezed juices that are oh-​so-​delicious.
Tuesdays are a great night to stop in for their $ 1 tacos. And they have a killer brunch menu. Vegan waffles anyone?! Its always busy, so I can’t be the only one.

A cute, small place in Cleveland’s Ohio city area. Offers fresh juices and Mexican style cuisine. What I like about that place is the food is not greasy and tastes very fresh. However, I was disappointed they did not have my favorite dish the Thai noodles. The server told me that never happens though.

My experience started with me walking in the door to several odd glares in my direction. I wasn’t sure if I was suppose to seat myself or what, but luckily a member of the staff kindly introduced himself and got my girlfriend and me a table.
The place isn’t very big, but that’s about the only bad thing I have to say. Staff was friendly and enthusiastic the whole time, and the food was unbelievable. A lot of these niche Ohio City restaurants are getting into a fad of overcharging for small quantities, which is annoying. Not Johnny Mangos. I paid around $ 15 for a huge plate of Jerk chicken (amazing), beans, rice, plantains, and more. I was well satisfied when I left, and will be returning again!

Vegan brunch! Finally had a chance to check out JM vegan brunch this past Saturday. We took our friend from Portland who is visiting CLE. We all had an amazing time.
Great Bloody Mary, the vegan quesadilla was incredible! And really good pancake!
So happy to have found a new brunch spot.
And, we impressed the Portlander ;)

I have pretty much eaten everything in their menu! Everything is amazing!!! Great margaritas! Best fried rice around! Bus boy special is always fresh from West Side Market!
Can’t beat their $ 1 tacos in Tuesday’s!

I don’t believe in fate but when we got out of the car and the restaurant we wanted to go to was still closed, we tried Johnny Mango and we got something special.
The best parts of the place were definitely the vibes: friendliness, bright colors, attentive staff (gave me parking tips when I asked about moving my car!). I liked their fun menu and the variety of options.
Hands down the drinks were the best. My boyfriend got this coconut pineapple smoothie which was yummy all over the place, and I got this mango lime fizzy number which was quite delightful.
We both ordered burritos and we both left still hungry. Truth be told, the chips and salsa that came with it were mighty tasty. The portion size of the burrito was more like a medium soft taco. I ordered the steak, which was well seasoned. My boyfriend ordered the chorizo potato and he says the chorizo was very much lacking.
I’m not from this area but I’d suggest this place to someone else for sure, but maybe have them order more than they think!
Also my waiter kept mixing up my credit card with another lady’s. She almost ended up walking out with my card! I was hoping he would discount us for the delay, but he didn’t.

I like the fact that they have a variety of healthful beverages and vegetarian options. But the inside is quite «divey.» Service is good, but with it being a seat yourself restaurant I am always afraid I’ll get overlooked.

The food is good and the drinks are good. We come here often for their vegetarian dishes. The vegan nachos are very good, but could have more toppings. I usually get a quesadilla and add items to it. Their sides are usually the best things on the menu. I almost always love the beans. They have decent margaritas too. The service can be really good or not so great depending on how busy they are.

Sad to say that regardless of my personal opinion of the food lacking flavor, as well as just about every person who gave JM 3 stars or less seems to agree, I had the WORST service I’ve had anywhere in years. I was there for Sunday brunch with three others, and after waiting about 40 minutes (with a half full dining room) our food was cold and… wait for it… Lacking any flavor at all (at this point we are at fault for not just sticking to the Margs) When asking our server, (blonde, glasses, fake smile) how much longer for the food, then letting her know it was cold once it came, she was clearly put out and walked away. After bringing the bill she said she took a round of drinks off, which I thanked her but said it as clear that she was offended at our complaints. She rolled her eyes, walked away, came back and slammed our changed on the table. We then discussed our disgust for her behavior, at which time she came back to the table and said «I’m trying to walk away but all I can hear is you talking». We asked for a manger 3 times before going to the bar and asking for one ourselves. We told the «manager» what happened, and her reply was apologetic in an EXTREMELY sarcastic, baby talk, high pitched voice, proving that this is why an employee would feel its OK to treat customers the way she did. I’ve served and bartended for several years and couldn’t fathom acting the way either of them did.
I cannot imagine that the owner would appreciate his employees actions, although Unilocal reviewers have proven over and over the flavorless food, yet still… No salt or spices.
I suggest you go to Momocho. Blows JMs away!!!

Review update. I haven’t been here in 2 years, but unfortunately I had a better meal the first time.
I went for brunch and ordered the Huevos Rancheros. First off I will say the price of $ 6 — especially for the portion size given — is amazing. The menu description and «world café» being in the name of this places makes the dish sound equally amazing. It sounds like it will be bursting full of flavour: «Two sunny side up eggs, ranchero sauce (muy picante) and cheese atop crispy corn tortillas. Served with beans & cornbread.»
The cornbread was good and the eggs cooked well, but overall, bland is the word that comes to mind. The food, unfortunately, is really just «A-​ok.» Definitely not bad, but just okay. And the massive double+ portion of black beans is a little off setting.
Our server was friendly and set the mood perfectly for a Sunday Funday Brunch, but the kitchen service was slow.
Also for what it’s worth I noticed as one of the guy servers was cleaning off an empty table he dropped a ketchup bottle on his way back to the kitchen. No problem there, but then he proceeded to kick it along with him like a soccer ball all the way to the back. That’s just gross — not okay.
Free WiFi.
From other reviews taco Tues seems to be the thing to do so maybe I’ll try that next.

How is it even possible that I’ve never reviewed Johnny Mango?
This restaurant has been my go-​to spot for fresh fruit margaritas, patio action, and great vegan options for years. (even when they had the little known Willoughby location that lasted for like, a minute)
On my recent visit, I had the pineapple margarita — a seasonal special. It was good, but my favorite margarita is the blood orange margarita, available in the wintertime. But you really can’t g wrong with any of their drinks. When I’m looking for a non-​alcoholic beverage, the freshly squeezed juices hit the spot. As a fan of all things green, I especially like the kale aid.
This restaurant gets extra points in my book for having clearly labeled vegan and gluten free options on the menu, a friendly staff, and food that is always solid. I’ve been on a fried rice kick, and the veganized fried rice is really amazing. I’m glad I don’t live closer or I’d eat fried rice or vegan nachos every day.
Also notable is the brunch menu. There’s something for everyone.
Definitely worth checking out if you’re in Ohio City and want some great drinks or eclectic ethnic food options.

Went here around 2pm on a Friday afternoon. I had a taste for Mexican, and we were both craving their jalapeño margaritas, so my boyfriend drove by Barrio in Tremont, but they were closed until four (I believe). So instead I suggested Johnny Mango’s, as my sister always raves about it and I was in the mood to try someplace new.
The service was friendly and super laid back, which I don’t mind.
I was instantly impressed with the selection of fresh-​squeezed juices, so I got a Kale-​Aid and slurped it right down like a happy kid. My boyfriend was surprised to find that they, too, had a jalapeño margarita similar to Barrio’s. He had two, and was also content drink wise. However, Barrio’s is spicier. Bordering in between hot and too hot. This one was mild. Someone who prefers milder spice levels may prefer the margarita at Johnny Mango’s. I prefer the salty-​sweet heat of Barrio’s.
As for the food, I got the big plate with a chorizo-​potato stuffed burrito, and my boyfriend got the big plate with a steak quesadilla. It came with beans, rice, a tangy/​crunchy slaw, and a fried banana. I’ve never enjoyed a banana so much in my life. I will say that the quantity of meat in my burrito was sparse, and a lot of the reviews on the burrito are quite accurate (some said it seemed like it was more like a wrap, and some said it wasn’t «filled» like a traditional idea of a burrito). My boyfriend’s quesadilla was much more delicious. I won’t get the burrito next time, but I’ll definitely be back to try something new.
If I had any complaints, I will say that it’s slightly overpriced for me, personally. At roughly 11 bucks for my plate, I wouldn’t make a habit of going there as I would for example, Chipotle, for 7 bucks.