Johnnie Mars

If you are looking for a greek salad, look no further than here! It is not only delicious but it could feed an Army! Despite a busy Sunday crowd we only waited 5 minutes to get a table. All the food they brought out, from breakfast to lunch looked fantastic! A little greasy spoon that’s clean, friendly service and great food.

Love this place! It’s always packed on the weekends, and traffic flow in and out is terrible… But you deal with it. I love the pancakes, biscuits and gravy, and the Johnny Mars omlet. Hash browns in an omlet?! Yes! They are always friendly, fast and efficient!

I love all the waitresses there! Chicken noodles soup is to die for! I love the blueberry pancakes also. The staff is very friendly and calls you by name if they know it.

Two of us had a late breakfast Sunday. First visit. Place was packed with line out the door. I had corned beef hash. Mediocre. Service was good. Wife had western omelette. Same opinion. Coffee was weak and warm. Price was about right.

What a great local place — friendly and helpful service coupled with a cozy ambience makes this a must stop. Additionally, they have the best liver and onions in town. Whenever we are in town we come here for a meal and are never disappointed.

Flow of foot traffic terrible, service unfriendly and hurried. Food is better at Village Inn or Perkins. I ordered a ham and cheese omelet. One slice of packaged American cheese cut in thirds, slapped on top and microwaved until tender. Ridiculous. My wife’s breakfast steak was rubbery and not a fresh sirloin. Toast was cold and dry. Maybe it’s a local favorite. Maybe Sioux Citians appreciate bad food and cranky service. Maybe the two door layout could be used as an entrance and exit and not have the cash register at the entrance door. Maybe the checkout could be table side. It’s a box of a building with excruciating feng shui. Next time in Sioux City we won’t eat here, especially with a Perkins within 4 blocks. One star is too many.

We were looking for just a solid, reasonably priced breakfast joint in town when we moved here. Someone told us we just HAD to go to Crystal Café in Dakota City — tried it, twice no less, and not interested in going back. We went to Johnnie Mars this weekend and were impressed. Granted we didn’t get too adventurous with the menu — I’m an eggs and toast kind of girl for breakfast, and hubby had the blueberry pancakes with sausage. Coffee was really good, eggs were a perfect over-​medium (and still hot when I got my food) and the pancakes were good, although yellow batter always makes me suspicious. Order the short stack of pancakes, for sure! My hubby can EAT and he couldn’t even finish 2 pancakes. Looking forward to trying some of the lunch or dinner options in the future.

Ok, this place is soooo awesome you have to try it. The Greek fries are sooo delicious with feta and oregano sprinkled on crispy steak fries… who would have ever thought feta and fries??? I have had the Greek salad with chicken which is really good and the dressing is delicious, but the Ruben is the best ever! They do their own corned beef and it is tender and delicious, not the thin sliced tough stuff some restaurants use. I was very impressed! The salad bar is really good too! All the salads tasted home made and there was a nice variety for a small salad bar. Prices are GREAT!