Dear Johns Reviews
Submitted by David Sarfaty on 07/22/2022
David Sarfaty 5 stars rating.
Last night Anniversary Dinner/Date. Great experience. Re-wind to a formal dinner experience, NOT CORPORATE AMERICA!!! YAY!!! Food was excellent. Service was great. Be prepared to spend money, but worth it. Special place-
Suthasinee Harsopha 5 stars rating.
Is Amazing restaurants! They cooked tartare in front of you !! We enjoy
Submitted by Suthasinee Harsopha on 09/11/2022
D B 5 stars rating.
A perfect, classic old LA steakhouse experience. We’re always looking forward to our next visit every time we eat here!
Submitted by D B on 07/02/2022
Peyton Gill 5 stars rating.
From the relaxing environment to the amazing service to the outstanding food, it was overall a 5 star dining experience and I would definitely eat here again.
Submitted by Peyton Gill on 04/25/2022
Scott Nelson 5 stars rating.
The food is phenomenal. Best center-cut grilled pork chop I have ever had. Service is amazing, too. And you can’t beat the 1962 Dear John’s vibe and history. So glad this classic place was saved from Covid shutdown fate.
Submitted by Scott Nelson on 01/28/2022
David Norton 3 stars rating.
Classic spot originally opened by Sinatra back in the 60s. Maintains that air of nostalgia without feeling old. Old school food, good drinks.
Submitted by David Norton on 01/07/2022
Jackie Grummel 5 stars rating.
A great high end meal. There wasn’t a single lack luster dish or drink served. The midnight margarita (pictured) was beautiful and tasty. The bougie tots were delicious and well worth the order. The entire table was raving about them. I got the salmon and it was impeccable. Not a single person left disappointed.
Submitted by Jackie Grummel on 12/21/2021
gerry furth 3 stars rating.
Giving this place three stars for phone service, free parking and a very patient and very knowledgable server, Elizabeth and trying to be forgiving in the current pandemic. The Rockenwagner and Citron chef names now behind the place, and why we were so excited to try, have impeccable records in their own dining rooms that afforded lifetime memory meals.
Maybe the bar alone is the way to go. The cocktails (average $15) are fine.
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The food is mediocre and outrageously priced. A $28 caesar salad for two with lank tiny croutons and lettuce (before tax/gratuity) lists a table side "performance"that would make Lawry's Prime Rib waitresses choke.
And it isn't that the exec chef there is not aware. When the steak tartare ($26) that had a gummy texture to it was sent back to the kitchen he said it "tasted fine to him." (uneaten it was taken off the check)
It seems as though Frank Sinatra has dined at more and more places in LA and who knows, maybe this was close to MGM. But at others, such as Marino, Matteo, Matteo's, La Dolce Vita, La Scala etc. the food is more the quality you would expect.
Submitted by Gerry Furth on 08/22/2021
Meg Yoko 4 stars rating.
We had a reservation at the outdoor patio space since indoors had a pre paid requirement.
The outdoor space was nice and the servers were friendly. Food was good b7t but ovet priced- we had the Cesar salad, sand dabs, salmon, and creamed spinach. Cocktails were interesting. Overall, we had a nice time.
Submitted by Meg Yoko on 06/04/2021
Robbie Connie 5 stars rating.
This was our second time eating here and it was just as great as the first. Sure the restaurant is very dark and fairly loud, but that isn't so unusual in today's fine dining. It was also a little cold for our taste. We ordered the ribeye with paris butter and the chicken Parmesan which is served chicken Kiev style with the sauce and the cheese stuffed inside a chicken breast. The steak had a nice crust on it and everything was perfectly cooked. For appetizers we had the French onion soup and shaved asparagus salad. The French onion soup came out piping hot just as I like it. My only complaint was the steak fries we got as a side were not wide enough for steak fries, they were more like regular fries. And considering they are supposed to be double fried, they weren’t quite crispy enough. Hank was our waiter and he was extremely friendly and gave us a great suggestion to dip the fries in the house steak sauce. Thanks Hank and next time we will order dessert first so we aren't too full to enjoy it.
Submitted by Robbie Connie on 03/14/2020
