Johnny Rockets

703-415-3510

“Classic burgers”, “malted milkshakes” and a “big helping of nostalgia” are the bait at these “’50s-style” diners where “singing waiters and waitresses” dole out “good old American food” to “children and the young at heart”; while “jukebox tunes are a bonus”, critics call the offerings “so-so” and the prices “positively 21st-century.”

If you could turn the clock back a few decades, you’d be eating at a place like Johnny Rockets. You’d listen to the jukebox, eat underdone fries and overdone burgers and sip Cokes or milk shakes. And that’s just what today’s twenty- and thirtysomethings are doing. This is really a glorified soda fountain, offering a big dose of nostalgia plus casual eats for every generation. You’ll find more...

In Short
Vintage Coca-Cola ads and posters of Life magazine covers succinctly summon up the 1950s, as do this diner's mini-jukeboxes, red vinyl counter stools and sock-hopping staff....

Serving up all-American food and fun, Johnny Rockets specializes in classic hamburgers, American Fries and shakes, with over 300 restaurants worldwide.