Johnny & Dee's Picnic Basket — Restaurant in Arizona

Was in Pinetop for a weekend softball tournament, and played later games, so we decided to stop in at Johnny & Dee's Picnic Basket for breakfast or lunch. Parking may have been a challenge, but we waited for a car to pull out, and we had ourselves VIP parking.

Inside is a completely rustic country setting, and it smelled really good. The place was packed, so we gave out names and sat down, and within a few minutes we were seated. Here is the kicker – They have a downstairs area, and asked if we were good enough to handle the steps to be seated downstairs. We were good with it, and just happy we dint have to wait for 30 minutes to be seated.

The downstairs was really cool and very comfortable. We both grabbed coffee, and my wife had breakfast, while I went with the Classic Burger with American cheese, and fries. IT hit the spot, and was cooked to perfection. The food, atmosphere, and our waitress Loretta, made out first experience a hit!

We enjoyed the place so much we went back the next day for lunch / breakfast again, and had a repeat performance – Great food, excellent service and very short wait time.

We are going back to Pinetop in August, and will be stopping in for breakfast before heading home again.

If you are looking for a great place to eat, take my word, and check out Johnny & Dee's Picnic Basket. You won’t be...

I've gotten food here twice. Once for takeout which was not good at all but I decided to give them another chance by dining in and I'm glad I did!

The waitress was friendly and my order did get messed up but I enjoyed chicken fried chicken instead of chicken fried steak and it was okay but a little dry but it is something I would order so I'm fine with it. The breading was full of flavor and the rest of the meal was pretty good and mostly cooked to my request. The corned beef hash is spectacular. The waitress did not come back to offer refilling coffee and it wasn't too busy so I'm not sure why that happened but would have appreciated a refill. We will definitely be back and be sure to bring cash as they charge you to use your card and know up front taxes here are 11.43% so bring cash accordingly. Also the atmosphere was extremely clean even with all the knick knacks on the walls there was no dust. This shows they take pride in...

7/19/24. My wife had “The Garden,” and it was excellent. I had “The Tomato Wedge Salad,” which was also excellent. Prices are reasonable, atmosphere reminds one of a Norman Rockwell painting. Enjoyable and left full. We have stayed at both hotels adjacent dozens of time, and we are sorry we did not discover this gem years ago. Been here twice since last July. Today 9/29/2024. My wife had the albondiga soup, authentic Mexican. It was very tasty and delicious. 10/13 have eaten here at least thirty times in last few months. The service is excellent, food has always exceeded expectations. Often see Johnny, and Dee, working to ensure all is running well. Johnny is often hustling around busing tables, greeting guests, and smiling. If I ever was to have a bad experience, I’m confident they would more than make it right, but I doubt I’ll have any bad experience,...