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Matt J avatar
SWGB
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at double the price. :yikes: Just got back from Johnny Rockets at Grand Boulevard and was not overly impressed. Although it is clean and looks good (it should it's brand new), it is pretty standard 50's fare at 2008 prices.

2 people
2 hamburgers w/ fries
1 coke
1 milkshake

$32.01

Nostalgia ain't cheap.

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Will B avatar
Moderator
#2
yup...they are REALLY proud of their burgers...
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#3
Good Grief! :eek:

Come to Dallas, and Kitty and I will take you to Keller's--for half the price and a better burger.
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#4
Is that the same crappy arse "diner" franchise they have at Destin Commons?

Let's just say I only frequented that place under duress and only once at that! Ice cream or hot chocolate for dinner is a better option if you want calories to get you through a movie.
Matt J avatar
SWGBAuthor
#5
Is that the same crappy arse "diner" franchise they have at Destin Commons?

Let's just say I only frequented that place under duress and only once at that! Ice cream or hot chocolate for dinner is a better option if you want calories to get you through a movie.

Same place, I can't believe there are two so close together. I don't remember the one at Destin Commons being nearly as over priced.

DD I may take you up on that offer. :wave:
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#6
Same place, I can't believe there are two so close together. I don't remember the one at Destin Commons being nearly as over priced.

DD I may take you up on that offer. :wave:

They have beer at Keller's. Served by car hops.
Miss Kitty avatar
Meow
#7
They have beer at Keller's. Served by car hops.

:clap:...and little trays that hook on your window! I'll take a # 5 Special with fries!
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#8
:clap:...and little trays that hook on your window! I'll take a # 5 Special with fries!

Chili CB with extra cheese, fries and a Miller Lite. Priceless.
Miss Kitty avatar
Meow
#9
Chili CB with extra cheese, fries and a Miller Lite. Priceless.

Okay, after graduation, it's a date! :wub:
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#10
Okay, after graduation, it's a date! :wub:

:clap::clap:Give me two days notice, so I can save my points, fat grams, calories, and crap. :clap::clap:
Sheila avatar
SoWal Insider
#11
at double the price. :yikes: Just got back from Johnny Rockets at Grand Boulevard and was not overly impressed. Although it is clean and looks good (it should it's brand new), it is pretty standard 50's fare at 2008 prices.

2 people
2 hamburgers w/ fries
1 coke
1 milkshake

$32.01

Nostalgia ain't cheap.

Holy magoly! No sheet Sherlock! Even George Jetson would croak over these prices! :yikes:
kathydwells avatar
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
#12
Good Lord....go to Hardee's and get one of their Thick Burgers, probably one of the best burgers I have every had for MUCH less the price than his. :eek:
scooterbug44 avatar
SoWal Expert
#13
You could have gotten 2 overpriced burgers w/ fries and 2 drinks for that price at any restaurant on 30-A and still had a smaller bill!
John R avatar
needs to get out more
#14
Good Lord....go to Hardee's and get one of their Thick Burgers, probably one of the best burgers I have every had for MUCH less the price than his. :eek:

just as long as i never have to see one of their moronic commercials again, they're disgusting
Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#15
I love Johnny Rockets' chili-cheese fries and milkshakes.

Anybody remember the restaurant Seeger's on West Paces in Atlanta that closed a couple of years ago? It was really good, but they served really small portions. For example, if you ordered scallops, you'd get one scallop. We were always hungry after dining there, so once after Seeger's we went two blocks away to Johnny Rockets and had chili-cheese fries.:blush:
Beachbummette avatar
SoWal Insider
#16
Good Grief! :eek:

Come to Dallas, and Kitty and I will take you to Keller's--for half the price and a better burger.

Roadtrip! See....another reason to roadtrip to Dallas.

Good Lord....go to Hardee's and get one of their Thick Burgers, probably one of the best burgers I have every had for MUCH less the price than his. :eek:

Those really are good burgers and I dont' like fast food.

I love Johnny Rockets' chili-cheese fries and milkshakes.

Anybody remember the restaurant Seeger's on West Paces in Atlanta that closed a couple of years ago? It was really good, but they served really small portions. For example, if you ordered scallops, you'd get one scallop. We were always hungry after dining there, so once after Seeger's we went two blocks away to Johnny Rockets and had chili-cheese fries.:blush:


OMG! I rully, rully like those fries!




The Johnny Rockets here just must be more expensive, Lil' FFF and I went a couple of weeks ago to the one close to our house in Birmingham had two burgers, she had a milkshake, I had a diet coke and we shared and chili chees fry and it was under $24.00. :idontno:
CPort avatar
Beach Fanatic
#17
They have beer at Keller's. Served by car hops.
now that sounds so cool!!!Tell me what area its in I want to tell my neice and her family that live right by smu
Beach Fanatic
#18
I agree

at double the price. :yikes: Just got back from Johnny Rockets at Grand Boulevard and was not overly impressed. Although it is clean and looks good (it should it's brand new), it is pretty standard 50's fare at 2008 prices.

2 people
2 hamburgers w/ fries
1 coke
1 milkshake

$32.01

Nostalgia ain't cheap.
Really surprised at the prices! The food was nothing special at the Destin location. I like "Tops" for burgers, though the service is slow with only one employee at times.
Miss Kitty avatar
Meow
#19
now that sounds so cool!!!Tell me what area its in I want to tell my neice and her family that live right by smu


The closet one to them would be on Northwest Highway east of Central and past the Target at Medallion Center. :wave:
Beach Lover
#20
I was so glad when Pier park opted out of Johnny Rockets and got a five Guys, they are the best. I wish Grand Boulevard wouldve done the same.
ShallowsNole avatar
Beach Fanatic
#21
I was so glad when Pier park opted out of Johnny Rockets and got a five Guys, they are the best. I wish Grand Boulevard wouldve done the same.

Five Guys ain't cheap (ShallowsSquirt & I paid $20 for burgers, fries and cokes) but at least it wasn't $30-something! And - the burger at Five Guys was the first one I've had in a long time, in a restaurant or at home (our hamburger skills are sub-par), that was not raw inside or burnt to a crisp or grossed me out with one of my crowns finding piece of gristle. It was perfect. :clap:

Next time it will probably suck, but I was happy. :D
TreeFrog avatar
Beach Fanatic
#22
Everybody at the Treefrog nest likes a little Johnny Rockets or Five Guys every once in a long while. But, I've got to say, for me they don't stack up to Flip Flops. Better burger, cheaper, and way closer to home. I'll spend my $ with the SoWal homies.
Teresa avatar
SoWal Guide
#23
I was so glad when Pier park opted out of Johnny Rockets and got a five Guys, they are the best. I wish Grand Boulevard wouldve done the same.

I like both of these places. love the burgers and fries!

Everybody at the Treefrog nest likes a little Johnny Rockets or Five Guys every once in a long while. But, I've got to say, for me they don't stack up to Flip Flops. Better burger, cheaper, and way closer to home. I'll spend my $ with the SoWal homies.

totally agree with this TF!:wave:
Beach Lover
#24
I live at Inlet beach so Pier Parks alot closer for me.
InletBchDweller avatar
SoWal Insider
#25
Good Lord....go to Hardee's and get one of their Thick Burgers, probably one of the best burgers I have every had for MUCH less the price than his. :eek:
mmmm, the $5 or $6 buger?? what do they call it?? pretty good for fast food. I luv the pickles on that burger....
Beach Runner avatar
beats on hood
#26
Everybody at the Treefrog nest likes a little Johnny Rockets or Five Guys every once in a long while. But, I've got to say, for me they don't stack up to Flip Flops. Better burger, cheaper, and way closer to home. I'll spend my $ with the SoWal homies.
You are so right! The Gorgonzola burger at Flip-Flops is the best. Even the bun is good!

And, as I've said before, Greg is a hoot.

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