El Viejo John's
Latin american · Brooklyn
About El Viejo John's
El Viejo John's is a Mexican restaurant in Brooklyn, NY. Rated 3.7 out of 5 by guests. Discover the menu, photos, and reviews.
What Customers Say About El Viejo John's
El Viejo John's is a Mexican restaurant in Brooklyn known for its lively, cantina-like atmosphere with karaoke on weekend nights. Customers praise the pupusas and mango margaritas. Negative reviews mention slow or rude service, inconsistent food quality, and loud music.
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Tip: Visit on weekend nights for the karaoke. The manager recommends the iced Mango Margarita.
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- Sunset Park (A 478m) — barrio de Brooklyn, Nueva York, Estados Unidos Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
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- basílica de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro (A 258m) — church in Brooklyn, New York City
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El Viejo John's Brooklyn Reviews
I enjoyed the portions and prices of this restaurant. It’s Mexican but it also serves Salvadorean pupusas. I ordered three cheese and bean pupusas and they were tasty. The curtido and salsa served were also really good. My favorite part was the choice of cheese the restaurant uses in their pupusas. I rarely get cheese that stretches out when I tear the pupusa in half. The pupusas from this restaurant surely did, which is a big plus. My only suggestion about the pupusas were their size. The pupusas do include a good amount of ingredients inside but there’s also a lot of the dough surrounding the pupusa. If the pupusas were more compact I would rate them with a perfect score. I would totally order from here again.
The best pupusas in Brooklyn
Bine a celebrar mi cumpleaños y la verdad la pasé súper bien el sitio familiar la comida , las bebidas todo estuvo casi bien ahí que mejorar el servicio pero de lo demás súper bien el karaoke excelente difinitivamente volveré
I enjoyed the portions and prices of this restaurant. It’s Mexican but it also serves Salvadorean pupusas. I ordered three cheese and bean pupusas and they were tasty. The curtido and salsa served were also really good. My favorite part was the choice of cheese the restaurant uses in their pupusas. I rarely get cheese that stretches out when I tear the pupusa in half. The pupusas from this restaurant surely did, which is a big plus. My only suggestion about the pupusas were their size. The pupusas do include a good amount of ingredients inside but there’s also a lot of the dough surrounding the pupusa. If the pupusas were more compact I would rate them with a perfect score. I would totally order from here again.
The best pupusas in Brooklyn
Bine a celebrar mi cumpleaños y la verdad la pasé súper bien el sitio familiar la comida , las bebidas todo estuvo casi bien ahí que mejorar el servicio pero de lo demás súper bien el karaoke excelente difinitivamente volveré
Very friendly staff, I asked the manager what she recommended to drink, and she said the iced Mango Margarita. So good!! Highly recommend drinks and food. I will be back soon!
Super good food & service . 100% recommended
BEST FOODDD 10 out of 10 recommend the food so good
Food is good fair pricing very good service would recommend
The food is soo tasty and delicious 😋 especially the popusas🤤
Excellent food, the POPUSSA 😋😋
Excelent Mexican Food
Es un ambiente más bohemio y relajado más como cantina, hay karaoke los fines de semana en la noche.
Muy buen lugar para tomar algo refrescante además de buena comida y si te gusta cantar hay karaoke
Super good food & service . 100% recommended
Es un ambiente más bohemio y relajado más como cantina, hay karaoke los fines de semana en la noche.
BEST FOODDD 10 out of 10 recommend the food so good
Very friendly staff, I asked the manager what she recommended to drink, and she said the iced Mango Margarita. So good!! Highly recommend drinks and food. I will be back soon!
Food is good fair pricing very good service would recommend
Excellent food, the POPUSSA 😋😋
Excelent Mexican Food
Muy buen lugar para tomar algo refrescante además de buena comida y si te gusta cantar hay karaoke
The food is soo tasty and delicious 😋 especially the popusas🤤
I really enjoy the food and beverages the service is also wonderful 👍👍🤩🤩
I really enjoy the food and beverages the service is also wonderful 👍👍🤩🤩
Food was subpar. Maduros seemed refried and dry or possibly cooked in old oil. Rice was not good. Steaks were extremely flat. The only saving grace was the price as it wasn't that bad. The music is also very loud for a place that only had 2 tables seated.
Ok
Food was subpar. Maduros seemed refried and dry or possibly cooked in old oil. Rice was not good. Steaks were extremely flat. The only saving grace was the price as it wasn't that bad. The music is also very loud for a place that only had 2 tables seated.
Ok
Music is too loud
The waiters were rude and the food was bad. Long wait times
Comi un pozole desabrido pero me pusieron una salsa para mis tostada estaba echada a perder un sabor muy asedo la salsa
Últimamente las meseras ya ni te atienden bien la decepción
Servicio muy malo y ni se diga de la comida muy mala 😡
Music is too loud
Últimamente las meseras ya ni te atienden bien la decepción
Servicio muy malo y ni se diga de la comida muy mala 😡
Comi un pozole desabrido pero me pusieron una salsa para mis tostada estaba echada a perder un sabor muy asedo la salsa
The waiters were rude and the food was bad. Long wait times
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