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[[Image:Johnnys_Restaurant.jpg|right| | [[Image:Johnnys_Restaurant.jpg|right|425px|thumb|Johnny's Restaurant, December 2012]] | ||
'''Johnny's Restaurant''' is a meat-and-three lunch restaurant at 2902 [[18th Street South (Homewood)|18th Street South]] | '''Johnny's Restaurant''' is a meat-and-three lunch restaurant at 2902 [[18th Street South (Homewood)|18th Street South]] on [[The Curve]] in [[Homewood]]. | ||
Chef and owner [[Tim Hontzas]] opened the restaurant on [[September 13]], [[2012]]. It is named after Hontzas' grandfather's<!--Johnny Hontzopolous--> restaurant of the same name that was a staple in Jackson, Mississippi. | |||
The restaurant was announced as a semi-finalist for "Outstanding Hospitality", and Hontzas as a semi-finalist for "Best Chef: South" by the James Beard Foundation in [[2022]]. Hontzas was announced as a finalist for the same award again in [[2023]], but later disqualified by the Foundation after a report that he had verbally berated staff and patrons. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*Swagler, Susan (October 2, 2012) "[http://mobile.al.com/advbirm/db_96511/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=nBAHW9sa&detailindex=0&pn=0&ps=5&full=true#display Johnny's Restaurant redefines the meat-and-three in Homewood]". {{BN}} | * Swagler, Susan (October 2, 2012) "[http://mobile.al.com/advbirm/db_96511/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=nBAHW9sa&detailindex=0&pn=0&ps=5&full=true#display Johnny's Restaurant redefines the meat-and-three in Homewood]". {{BN}} | ||
* Cheshes, Jay (April 13, 2016) "The Meat-and-Three Makeover: Southern Cooking Rethought." ''The Wall Street Journal'' | |||
* Carlton, Bob (March 29, 2023) "Alabama chef, restaurant named finalists for 2023 James Beard Awards." {{AL}} | |||
* Carlton, Bob (May 11, 2023) "[https://www.al.com/life/2023/05/alabama-chef-disqualified-from-2023-james-beard-awards-for-yelling-at-employee-restaurant-guests.html Alabama chef disqualified from 2023 James Beard Awards for yelling at employee, restaurant guests]" {{AL}} | |||
[[Category:Meat and three restaurants]] | [[Category:Meat and three restaurants]] | ||
[[Category:18th Street South Homewood]] | [[Category:18th Street South Homewood]] | ||
[[Category:Greek-owned restaurants]] | [[Category:Greek-owned restaurants]] | ||
[[Category:2012 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:Homewood restaurants]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:02, 16 May 2023
Johnny's Restaurant is a meat-and-three lunch restaurant at 2902 18th Street South on The Curve in Homewood.
Chef and owner Tim Hontzas opened the restaurant on September 13, 2012. It is named after Hontzas' grandfather's restaurant of the same name that was a staple in Jackson, Mississippi.
The restaurant was announced as a semi-finalist for "Outstanding Hospitality", and Hontzas as a semi-finalist for "Best Chef: South" by the James Beard Foundation in 2022. Hontzas was announced as a finalist for the same award again in 2023, but later disqualified by the Foundation after a report that he had verbally berated staff and patrons.
References
- Swagler, Susan (October 2, 2012) "Johnny's Restaurant redefines the meat-and-three in Homewood". The Birmingham News
- Cheshes, Jay (April 13, 2016) "The Meat-and-Three Makeover: Southern Cooking Rethought." The Wall Street Journal
- Carlton, Bob (March 29, 2023) "Alabama chef, restaurant named finalists for 2023 James Beard Awards." AL.com
- Carlton, Bob (May 11, 2023) "Alabama chef disqualified from 2023 James Beard Awards for yelling at employee, restaurant guests" AL.com