Johnny Rockets
If we were going to get a decent seat for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, we needed to eat quick, and the Johnny Rockets on the Santa Monica Promenade did not disappoint, as we got there in plenty of time to spend an hour in line with teenagers in Gryffindor scarves. I hate how the employees get away with being grouchy as hell because it's supposed to be a "period diner", though.
I had a Rocket Single with cheese and some onion rings. The burger was rather nondescript, but I have to say the onion rings were extremely good. Usually you take a bite of an onion ring and end up slurping out the whole stringy onion on the first bite, leaving you with a sad, empty toroid of fried batter. Not here. The onions were perfectly cooked so that they still had some crunch left and every bite was full of both battery and oniony goodness.
The ranch sauce for the onion rings was nice, but I thought it was kind of bizarre that our server took it upon herself to pour us three little dishes full of ketchup, despite the facts that we could have easily done it ourselves and two of us were not interested in any ketchup. That kind of wasteful attitude must be why prices are so high.
One of my dining companions had an Oreo shake, which he described as "at least as good as Jack in the Box, maybe better." So there you have it, a ringing endorsement for Johnny Rockets. Go for the onion rings.
Johnny Rockets, 1322 Third Street, Santa Monica (and other locations). (310) 394-6362.
If we were going to get a decent seat for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, we needed to eat quick, and the Johnny Rockets on the Santa Monica Promenade did not disappoint, as we got there in plenty of time to spend an hour in line with teenagers in Gryffindor scarves. I hate how the employees get away with being grouchy as hell because it's supposed to be a "period diner", though.
I had a Rocket Single with cheese and some onion rings. The burger was rather nondescript, but I have to say the onion rings were extremely good. Usually you take a bite of an onion ring and end up slurping out the whole stringy onion on the first bite, leaving you with a sad, empty toroid of fried batter. Not here. The onions were perfectly cooked so that they still had some crunch left and every bite was full of both battery and oniony goodness.
The ranch sauce for the onion rings was nice, but I thought it was kind of bizarre that our server took it upon herself to pour us three little dishes full of ketchup, despite the facts that we could have easily done it ourselves and two of us were not interested in any ketchup. That kind of wasteful attitude must be why prices are so high.
One of my dining companions had an Oreo shake, which he described as "at least as good as Jack in the Box, maybe better." So there you have it, a ringing endorsement for Johnny Rockets. Go for the onion rings.
Johnny Rockets, 1322 Third Street, Santa Monica (and other locations). (310) 394-6362.
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