Goodnight Johnny’s

Name: Goodnight Johnny’s
Address: 156 Cambridge St 154, Burlington, MA, United States, 01803-2931
Telephone: (781) 359-4034
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.5

4.5 (193)

$30 and under

Grill

156 Cambridge St 154, Burlington, MA 01803-2931

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2 people

Jul 9, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 13 times today

Experiences are available.

About this restaurant

Great for live music
Lively
Neighborhood gem

Goodnight Johnny’s American Music Bar is Burlington’s newest hot spot for live music and quality food and drinks. Goodnight Johnny’s features top musical entertainment and a full service restaurant with classic American menu offerings. Our upbeat atmosphere caters to local adults looking for a quality, a reasonably priced experience and excellent service. We offer lunch, dinner, a weekend brunch, a few drinks and live music.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Grill, American, Comfort Food
Hours of operation
Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 4:00 pm–12:00 am Sat 10:00 am–12:00 am Sun 10:00 am–8:00 pm
Phone number
(781) 359-4034
Website
http://www.goodnightjohnnys.com/
Dress code
Casual Dress
Delivery & takeout
Order direct

Location
156 Cambridge St 154, Burlington, MA 01803-2931
Neighborhood
Burlington
Cross street
Corner of Cambridge Street and 3A in Burlington.
Parking details
Private Lot
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Entertainment, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access

Experiences

Taylor Made
Multiple dates available
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Smooth Criminal Wings$15.00
Crispy fried and glazed in Goodnight Sauce, buffalo, or thai peanut barbecue
Nachos$16.00
Topped with cheddar jack cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, scallions, and sour cream. Add choice of short rib, chicken, or shrimp.
Johnny's Skillet Meatballs$17.00
Served with grilled crostinis, topped with parmesan cheese and basil
Buffalo Soldier Chicken Dip$16.00
Served with housemade chips, topped with scallions
Loaded Fries$15.00
Topped with bacons, scallions, sour cream, and cheddar jack cheese
Spin Doctors Dip$16.00
Smoked mozzarella, gouda, topped with garlic crumbs, served with nacho chips
Seasonal Arancini$15.00
Served with aioli or tomato sauce
Johnny's Angus Chili
Prime angus chili topped with melted cheddar jack cheese, sour cream, bacon, and scallions
- Small$7.00
- Large$10.00
Soup of the Day$10.00
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Salads

Simple Man's Greens$15.00
Mixed mesclun lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, red onion, with an herb vinaigrette
Caesar$15.00
Crisp romaine dressed in housemade caesar dressing, topped with parmesan cheese and croutons
Arugula$15.00
Tossed with housemade balsamic vinaigrette, topped with mixed berries, roasted pistachios, goat cheese crumble
Southwest Power Bowl$17.00
Baby spinach and kale dressed in a smoked paprika vinaigrette, topped with grilled corn, heirloom tomatoes, marinated black beans, roasted sweet potatoes

Protein Add-On's

Grilled Chicken$10.00
Grilled Sirloin$12.00
Grilled Shrimp$12.00
Grilled Salmon$12.00

What 193 people are saying

Goodnight Johnny’s reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5

4.5 based on recent ratings

4.4Food
4.4Service
4.6Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Moderate

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Boston Metro North
Hot spot
Boston Metro North
Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Goodnight Johnny's offers a vibrant dining experience with "amazing" live music and a friendly atmosphere. Guests love the "delicious" food, particularly the short rib nachos and seasonal salads. The staff is "welcoming and efficient," enhancing the overall experience. While some found service inconsistent during busy events, the ambiance and entertainment make it a local favorite.

193 Reviews

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TeresaR
Greater Boston3 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 27, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Love going there for music . Beautiful place and not far from home . Everyone is so nice and like making rsvp .
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Michelle
Greater Boston4 reviews
3.0
Dined on June 14, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
We went for a music event recently which you paid in to attend the event and get dinner. Seemed like a great idea. The restaurant has been open for a year and i assumed given the number of events they had hosted, that they had worked out the staffing needs for this cadence. I am sad to say they did not on this particular evening. There appeared to be 4 total waitstaff who were overwhelmed (exasperated by everyone being seated within 30 minutes). That resulted in a lot of disgruntled parties, including ours, waiting an obscene amount of time for drinks to arrive (an hour!). You could tell the bar was overwhelmed and at least one was inexperienced having to refer to cheat sheet. We did contemplate leaving at one point but we had already paid for the tickets. And they apologized and offered to comp our drinks for that round. Kitchen seemed fine, as our food came out in a decent amount of time. Meals were good. Once things settled it was more enjoyable and as the night wore on our drinks came out in more reasonable timeframe. Manager was attentive but definitely could tell they had been through a battle. Hope they figure out staffing in the future and have super skilled bartenders ready to hustle for a compressed timeframe where everyone is seated within minutes of each other. I know others had issues have to imagine it was costly for the restaurant to appease them all. I’d say try it on a non-event night if you are into live music with your dinner.
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Lydia
Greater Boston2 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 14, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
We were there for the dueling piano show and it was awesome. So much fun. I got the Johnny dog and it was delicious. Will definitely go again.
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Jill VIP
Greater Boston38 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 14, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Delicious Seasonal Salads and Chicken Dishes, Nice Wine Selections - they even mixed up a Sangria for us, and Sweet Desserts!! This place just keeps getting better and better each time we visit! Staff are very welcoming, friendly, and efficient. Entertainment tonight: Dueling Pianos - terrific entertainment / top notch!! Wonderful, Fun evening!
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Charlie
Greater Boston3 reviews
2.0
Dined on June 14, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
We were a party of 6, 4 of us had never been before and it was not a first good impression. Things started OK but got bad. We ordered a 2nd round of drinks which we had to ask our server 3x for...he said "bar is backed up" - as we could see the bar from our table we could clearly see it was not - we waited almost an hour. Shane the manager finally brought them over and was kind enough to comp them. We then ordered more drinks...and again had to ask a couple of times, then my sister ordered a beer and another waiter had to bring it over after us asking for it as we could see it sitting there. Our server was clearly new and unseasoned which we were fine with, we've all been new at jobs. There was a show going on and it was a Sat night - we saw several other customers frustrated with this waiter and I feel someone should have recognized the kid was struggling and stepped in. We were having a great time but then turned into watching as drinks came from the bar and went to other tables...and us having to ask for our drinks not once, not twice but 3x was less than satisfactory. Sadly this waiter did not appear to even understand there was an issue, never apologized, seemed completely unphased as to our frustration. Then the bill came and the drinks were all on the bill. We grabbed the manager Shane and he took care of it. Again, we've all been new at a job but my sister and BIL who had been there a few times before commented that they had similar experienced 3x prior w/ the exception of when they sat at the bar. There were plenty of runners/employees so in my opinion, this was avoidable. I might try it again but....maybe not sadly.
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Stephen
Greater Boston1 review
5.0
Dined on June 14, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food, service and music. Will come back definitely
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Kristen
Greater Boston12 reviews
3.0
Dined on June 8, 2025
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
I've tried GJ three times and each time have been apathetic or underwhelmed. We went for brunch this weekend and the food selection was small and the food itself was mediocre. The french toast and pancakes were dry and not helped by the sauces on them. The waiter had way too many tables and we couldn't hear him over the music. My other experiences here have been meh too. With a lot of local choices, this isn't one of mine anymore.
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Jay VIP
Greater Boston333 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 8, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Good experience with music for brunch.food and service very good
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Scott
Greater Boston3 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 7, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Tim was an excellent server, and the food was fantastic! We devoured the short rib nachos!!
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Michael
Greater Boston18 reviews
2.0
Dined on May 31, 2025
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
I was excited to try this place out for the first time, and was extremely disappointed. The musical act was great, but was so loud it was impossible to have a conversation. The setup is a dining room, so there is not an expectation to not talk during the music, like other venues like Club Passim. Food, service and drinks were marginal. So please decide, are you a music club, or a restaurant with music, and optimize accordingly.
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FAQs

Goodnight Johnny’s offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (781) 359-4034.

Goodnight Johnny’s is rated 4.5 stars by 193 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Jul 9, 2025

7:00 PM

Booked 13 times today

Experiences are available.

156 Cambridge St 154, Burlington, MA 01803-2931

Additional information

Cross street
Corner of Cambridge Street and 3A in Burlington.
Neighborhood
Burlington
Hours of operation
Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 4:00 pm–12:00 am Sat 10:00 am–12:00 am Sun 10:00 am–8:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Grill, American, Comfort Food
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Private Lot
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Entertainment, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access
Delivery & takeout
Order direct

Website
http://www.goodnightjohnnys.com/
Phone number
(781) 359-4034

Goodnight Johnny’s

Make a reservation

About this restaurant

Additional information

Experiences

Taylor Made

Ask Concierge
AI Beta

Menu

Appetizers

Smooth Criminal Wings$15.00

Nachos$16.00

Johnny's Skillet Meatballs$17.00

Buffalo Soldier Chicken Dip$16.00

Loaded Fries$15.00

Spin Doctors Dip$16.00

Seasonal Arancini$15.00

Johnny's Angus Chili

Soup of the Day$10.00

Salads

Simple Man's Greens$15.00

Caesar$15.00

Arugula$15.00

Southwest Power Bowl$17.00

Protein Add-On's

Grilled Chicken$10.00

Grilled Sirloin$12.00

Grilled Shrimp$12.00

Grilled Salmon$12.00

What 193 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Review summary

FAQs

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