Welcome To The Johnsons — Restaurant in New York

My favorite bar in the LES - seriously without this place I would probably have died of the awfulness of the stereotypical LES scene of NYU kids and just people that aren't my scene (obnoxious drunks lol) - they have THE BEST MUSIC HERE ALWAYS!! if you like good music - at least one of the bartenders will definitely have you covered with their taste in music if not all of them. I've never had a place where I love the music almost every single song (I'm actually pretty picky with my music so that says a lot..long story short - I want to hear good music while im out because it's more fun and why shouldn't you listen to good music out in a bar?) the crowd is a mix of all different kinds of people and everyone's super chill and friendly if you talk to any of them. This place definitely is the definition of dive bar but the personality from the badass people and music etc really makes it feel like a house party with some friends and soon to be new friends.. they have an old school PAC man game, pool table and usually a random movie playing on VHS behind the bar on silent. Oh and it's cash only! If you're looking for somewhere that's unique, chill and super cool people that have fun - this is a place you should try! If you're into high end cocktails with ingredients you can't pronounce or understand or want some process of knocking on a secret door to get a key from a clown up to a water tower or want to listen to generic electronic with a bunch of bros getting bottle service - do not come here. You will not enjoy it and likely it will go both ways you will not be enjoyed by those here (sorry but I'm being brutally...

I don’t even know how to explain what happened because you really should have been there to see it with your own eyes. I’m just a swedish dude who gets nothing out of writing this review other than to warn people, ESPECIALLY girls because I witnessed something I thought only existed in movies.

There is a female bartender who for some reason is the biggest diva (check more bad and honest reviews out and you’ll get the picture) Anyways, she had a HUGE problem with my friend and long story short - she somehow managed to turn the whole bar against her by lying, making HERSELF the victim, and calling my friend a b** repeatedly. Even though my friend literally did NOTHING but exist. It was so unprofessional and sad. She even went as far as to make up scenarios. I have seen people banned from bars because they were too drunk or violent but not for existing. My friend just existed. We couldn’t take it seriously. It was a bit funny to see a grown women act like a teenager. You could just see a narcissistic women desperately trying to get her minions (guys that work in the bar with her and obey her AT ALL COSTS because she probably sucked their d** at some point or promised to) to obey her. Very immature. (HIGH SCHOOL BRAIN.) I think she is threatened by other women’s beauty. I kept trying to figure it out, what would make another female hate my friend THIS MUCH for no reason. But It was your classic girl on girl hate based on looks.

So girls: Please don’t let this insecure women get the pleasure out of bullying you. Go somewhere that’s not TOXIC AF

luckily my best friend handled it like...

This is not the “rough” or “gritty” pub that some the of reviewers here seem to say it is. They must have not been for a drink anywhere that is ungentrified! I’m from Glasgow, Scotland and I’ve been to some rough pubs. But as rough as some of them were, they were always pretty friendly because that’s what most down to earth, working class people are… friendly.. This, my friends, is cold, pretentious and cocky excuse of a pub.. Actually, maybe I’m being a bit harsh. But bottom line is: it’s not rough in the slightest.

To be honest, it would be a nice wee bar if the female bartender was not so incredibly rude.. Glared us down when we ordered, no smiles or welcomes, inspected me and my brother IDs like border security and took ages to take our orders. Worst of all, I am quite unfamiliar with the American tipping system (coming from Scotland) and I was assuming you leave the tip before you leave the bar but as I finished paying for my second drink, she rudely exclaimed “You gotta start tipping your bartenders” and proceeded to snatch a dollar out of my hand. One of the rudest things I’ve ever experienced from bar staff or actually any hospitality...