John’s Main Event

We attempted to eat lunch at John’s yesterday (Sunday ¹⁄₃₁ around 1:30ish), because friends had told us they have great food. We also have been wanting to try local places for lunch. I say «attempted» to eat here because we ended up walking out.
We arrived and it was not busy. Only four people seated at the bar and one other table of 4 who had finished eating. The bartender saw us walk in and sit down… never once said hello or anything. We looked over the menus, decided what we wanted, and sat there. The bartender — who we assume also acts as a server — was not very busy and was even leisurely washing glassware. We kept looking in his direction, attempting to make eye contact, but were ignored.
We waited at the table for roughly 7 minutes (we eventually started to time it), then left. If your establishment is set up such that you are supposed to order at the bar, then it would be really helpful if there was a sign at the table or on the menus that told customers to do so. Or maybe the bartender could have actually said been friendly, said hello, and told us to order at the bar when we were ready. Or maybe just stop washing glassware for a minute and come take our order.
We were really looking forward to eating here and instead left disappointed and opted for a chain restaurant a block away. It does not take a lot for staff to say HELLO. You see someone walk in, you say hello. We were obviously looking at menus, so come take our order. That’s pretty simple. Honestly, the 3 old timers that were standing right outside the door smoking were more friendly than the bartender (who ignored us completely). Maybe it’s just THAT difficult for these establishments to find decent help these days. We won’t be returning.

Not good! The burgers were hockey pucks the rye bread was dry wirh not much cheese. We had nachos that had bacos foe bacon on them. Its wisconsin not a lot of cheese fake bacon. If this is the best burger in Burlington i hate to see the worst. Is a nice local bar for drinks just not food.

This place was really good! I was not expecting to be this impressed. We wanted to grab a quick bite to eat before grocery shopping (never grocery shop hungry). I ordered the grilled chicken buffalo wrap and my husband ordered a patty melt. Both were delicious! And the owner John made all the food right in front of us. The beer was cold. No complaints! Really good food for a place that is primarily a bar!

I recommend the ranch chicken wrap! We enjoy coming here in summer and hanging out in the beer garden. Friendly staff and laid back atmosphere.

John’s keeps it real in Btown. If you’re looking for decent food with a cold beer then X marks the spot.

We went there for lunch today. I had their ½ pound cheese burger abs my girlfriend had the Buffalo chicken wrap. Both sandwiches didn’t come with and fries or chips. The chicken wrap was actually pretty tasty. For the people who say John’s Main Event has the best burger in Burlington, YOU’RE PLAIN IDIOTS! The burger was dry and flavorless. Our bartender gave us our receipt and said to sign it and leave it on the bar she had other things to do. I doubt we’ll be going back any time soon.

Best burger in Burlington. I found out about this place because I had gone to the other place in Burlington that advertises the best burger in this world. This is way better. It is only a couple doors down from the other place. Definitely go here if you have the choice.

Consistently good as a burger and beer joint. Atmosphere reminds me of the old bars we would go to with mom and dad in rural Wisconsin, friendly local hangout very supportive of charities to help out the area.

Great for a casual beer-​and-​burger dinner. The ½ lb burgers are made fresh and were recommended to me by an inside source. The beer selection is fairly large with a good variety of micro-​brews.