Johnny's Exterior, 5-2008 Johnny's - 2006" "Image under CC license Booze with Xmas Lights, 12,2011 Originally opened in 1997 as Johnny's Smokefree, this bar in Culver Merchants offered a smoke-free environment prior to the state smoking ban now in place. They changed their name to Johnny's Irish Pub in 2003, when the ban went into effect. This is more in keeping with the ambiance.
In addition to the requisite Guinness, you'll find beers from Custom Brewcrafters and plenty of live music (mostly Irish, but not exclusively). They are located on Culver Road near Merchants. If you know where the old Ladd's bowling or Hitchcock's was, it's in that area. There is plenty of parking right behind the building Johnny's is located in.
They serve free popcorn, and the bar has two stages for live music. They also serve a Friday Fish Fry from 4:00PM to 10:00PM every Friday. There were news articles regarding a closing in September 2018 but after a few weeks, staff have taken over to continue to run the establishment. Monthly Meetings Johnny's Irish Pub is the regular meeting place of the Bensonhurst Neighborhood Association.
Meetings take place on the second Tuesdays of each month at 7:00PM. Awards Johnny's was voted 'Best Neighborhood Bar' in the 2002 'Best of Greater Rochester' poll in City Newspaper.1