Elite Event: Johnny Rockets Hoboken

Had a wonderful time at Johnny Rockets! It’s been a few years since I’ve been here, and admittedly the last time was after partaking in alcoholic beverages, but this did not disappoint. Bill, Anthony, and the rest of the Johnny Rockets staff did an amazing job hosting the Jersey Unilocal Elites. The food was amazing, and the milk shake even better.
We started off with french fries and onion rings and they hit the spot. They were perfectly cooked. We even managed to snap some cheese sauce for our fries. That just made them even better. Then the parade of burgers /​sandwiches began. We started off with the California BLT Avocado Chicken Sandwich, and while I love a good hamburger, I think this was my favorite of the night. It was juicy and delicious and the avocado was a perfect ripeness. Next was the Heartland Veggie Burger followed by the Original Hamburger. The hamburger was good, but I don’t like mustard, so some dissecting and mustard scrapping had to take place. This was followed by the Big Pastrami Pretzel Burger. The roll was great and unique, and some mustard scrapping, but it was worth it. The last sandwich was the Philly Cheesesteak and it was great! I had no idea this was on the menu, but I’d definitely order it on a return visit. The chicken sandwich and the Philly Cheesesteak were my personal favorites. Last but not least was the choice of milkshake. We were given three great options, but I went for the Oreo Shake and I’m so glad I did. It was superb. I finished every last drop. This meal was probably a lot of calories, but it was definitely worth every one and the many trips to the gym that followed.
I loved that it was interactive too, with the ketchup design contest and some raffles. It was awesome meeting some new Unilocalers (shout out to Diana M, Frankie M, and Nicole P) and hanging out with old Unilocalers alike. I might be biased, but I think we had the best table (Diana, Marthy, Dex)! Oh yeah, and cannot forget the dancing servers! Always a highlight of a trip to Johnny Rockets.
The coupon upon exiting was a nice touch. I planned on coming back anyway, and this just makes it even sweeter.
Thanks to Jando and Sara for putting on an awesome evening for us Jersey folks. You guys rock!

There was dancing. There were milk shakes. There was a ketchup painting contest. Nuff said.
Great night out with New Jersey Unilocalers at Johnny Rockets. I had never been to Johnny Rockets so I was excited to see what it was all about. All the staff at the restaurant were so nice and welcoming, especially our server Devon, but everyone really went above and beyond. Foodwise I think they threw the whole menu at us! Several kinds of burgers (including a veggie burger option) and milkshakes, but my favorite of the night were the fries and onion rings with the ranch dipping sauce. I really appreciate a place that doesn’t make me ask for sauce on the side.
So glad I was able to get a taste of what Johnny Rockets is all about! A big thanks to Johnny Rockets, Unilocal,and to Jando for crossing two rivers to host this event!

Anthony, Bill and the Hobs Johnny Rockets crew, you are definitely a fun bunch! And big hugs to Jando for being our CM for the night, and giving Unilocal love to us Jersey elites!
Bottomless fries and onion rings, a handful of burgers to sample and a milkshake for dessert?! Say whaaat? Yes please! Original burger was a delicious classic and the philly cheesesteak was flavor-​packed! For me the winner was the pastrami pretzel burger. I’ve never had pretzel bread before and after having this, I want all my future burgers with this bread! Super stuffed after eating my weight in fries and onion rings, I got my milk shake to go. Thought I’d drink it on my drive home, but who was I kidding?! It was sooo good that it barely survived the walk to my car!
And what’s a Johnny Rocket’s experience without some dancing?! In between all the chomping, the servers came out and rocked out to some classics and some elites joined in too! Love it!
Shout outs to Melissa W. and Diana M. Really awesome to meet you both! Jeff K.- finally you come out to an NJ event! Good seeing you homie! And big shouts to all you crazy NJ Unilocalers. you know who you are! Always love catching up with ya’ll !!!
Thanks again Johnny Rockets for hosting this wonderful event and also for raffling off some awesome prizes! (Can’t wait to spend my gift card!!!) Even if I wasn’t a winner, I’d definitely be back here to see all your friendly faces and grab a pastrami pretzel burger!

Wow. The whole restaurant all to Elite Unilocalers?! Thank you!
Bill & Anthony were friendly & great! They seemed really happy with their restaurant! The waiters & waitresses were friendly and attentive! They did a great job with the singing and dancing. Very entertaining! The food was pretty good. I really liked the onion rings and the chicken burger. Even though I was so stuffed with the starters and burgers, I had to try their milkshake. I got the oreo milkshake, and it was delicious! I loved doing ketchup art! So much fun. I apologize for wasting the dishes and ketchup. Everything and everyone were amazing, and I had a fantastic time! I can’t wait to go back!

This was such a cute fun event, I mean how can you go wrong with burger and fries. I honestly would never pick to go to Johnny Rockets but after this event I may actually have to stop by from time to time. Let’s start off with the AMAZING staff that made sure we were all good and well fed. Mission ACCOMPLISHED! Initially Frankie M and I thought we were going to just pick one burger and try that but when we saw that they were bringing out everything on our mini menu we knew we were in for a treat! All the burgers were sooo good surprisingly full of flavor. The only one I wasn’t a fan of was the Philly cheese steak one but mostly because the bread seemed stale. Onion rings were my favorite as well, they were crispy and perfectly cooked.
Shout out to Frankie M for being such awesome company and special shout out to Nora who was the BEST waitress! She had us laughing all night and always made sure we were good. She entertained us with her awesome drawings and made the evening such a pleasure. Thanks for pulling me out to dance! Truly a fun night, you can tell everyone was having such a great time and enjoying themselves. Also, everyone’s drawing abilities were on point! Good Job Unilocalers. Thank you Unilocal and Johnny Rockets for a fun night in Hoboken!

I love me some Unilocal events. And although I was definitely looking forward to an event at Johnny Rockets, I didn’t exactly have high hopes for it. I just thought it would be just okay because it’s a hamburger chain restaurant. But man was I wrong!
KUDOS x10000 to the awesome staff! So friendly! So Smiley! Every single one of them was on their A-​game, including the owner and his son! They were all so great! Aron was the server taking care of my section of the counter and he was the nicest, smiley-​est dude. This event was just so upbeat, fun and tasty.
Let’s be honest about the food — it is what you’d expect it to be… hamburgers/​sandwiches, milkshakes, sodas and french fries. It’s good without question. It’s not amazing but it is what I expected if not better. They gave us samples of their burgers, french fries, onion rings and milkshakes.
–Original Hamburger — good hamburger! I think mine had cheese on it (no complaints)
–Philly Cheesteak — delicious inside, but wasn’t a big fan of this crusty bread so much
–Big Pastrami Pretzel Burger — who doesn’t love a pretzel burger?!
–California BLT Avocado Chicken Sandwich — I liked this one the most!
–French Fries — typical!
–Onion Rings — so crunchy! Mmmm
–Milkshakes (strawberry, chocolate banana, orea) Chocolate banana was so good!
To make it even more fun, the staff got up and danced to a few songs that came on the «juke box», there was a raffle for some gift cards and a gift bag, and a ketchup art contest!
This event was a blast! Thank you to the Unilocal team, Johnny Rockets (Bill and Anthony) and the staff! This was awesome.

Once again, an amazing Unilocal Elite event. I like the «Elite Only» events more and more every time, as it gives me the opportunity to go outside my comfort zone and meet new people. I put myself in the prime location, right across from the grill at the counter. We had a blast at that counter and really got the best service I could imagine. I had barely drank half my diet coke before people were stopping by to refill. All the staff was happy and smiling and joking around. It was a great night. And honestly, after trying to find parking for twenty minutes — I needed a good time!!!
The fries and onion rings weren’t that great. The onion rings were overfried, in my opinion, and the fries didn’t really have any flavor. I may have added salt, but as they were shared fries — I didn’t want to overstep my bounds.
The burgers were all good — I didn’t try the veggie burger because it looked like a big dissection project (I don’t like onions). It turned out that most of the burgers wound up having onions on them, so I should have just jumped in and dissected!
The number one burger I was looking forward to was the Big Pastrami Pretzel Burger (I have an unhealthy love of pretzel bread) — and oh boy did it deliver. It was SO good. Too much mustard on my second helping (yes I went back for more!) but I scraped it off.
The California Chicken Sandwich was good and moist, but my piece was lacking avocado! Oh no!
Cap off the evening with a delicious Oreo Shake. Their straws are perfect for milkshakes, wide enough and sturdy enough.
I also won a raffle prize! That was very exciting. I felt like the belle of the ball!

Great event! Jondo (sorry if I’m spelling it wrong!) did a fantastic job planning this get together as our temporary CM. Also, cheers to Johnny Rockets for having us and organizing the food, the raffle, games, and various fun staff dances.
The onion rings were on point. Crunchy, totally fried (not soggy at all) and very flavorful. Of all the burgers sampled I really enjoyed the pastrami burger. Beef patty on pretzel bread with pastrami, mustard, and veggies. Yum! The original burger also proved why its a staple menu classic. The milk shakes were great as well. I went with the Oreo shake which did not disappoint. I would’ve liked to try the chocolate banana shake as well but I was already bursting at the seams after I finished everything else.
The best part as usual was getting to meet more Unilocalers old and new. I just realized I had been so busy chatting that I forgot to take pictures of the food!!! (D’oh!) Heres to more summer events!

Let’s be honest, we were all a little surprised by an event at Johnny Rockets, but I am so glad we had one! The last time I ate here was right after Hurricane Irene because it was open. But after last night that won’t be the last time.
The staff were amazing!!! A special shout out to Anabell and Edgar they were enthusiastic, gregarious and made sure we didn’t go hungry and we got to try everything.
The pretzel burger and the original were my favorite, they were really delicious. The fries and rings were great too. I actually enjoyed the veggie burger, when many weren’t trying it, I thought «what the hell» and it was tasty. Of course the Oreo milkshake was the best way to top off the night.
But again the staff, they were smiling, friendly and made sure we had everything we needed. They even gave me gentle encouragement to draw ketchup drawings at which I obviously suck. But it was fun regardless. I was a bit worried we wouldn’t get to see the Johnny Rocket’s show but we got 3 songs. God bless them for doing that all the time. I used to hate singing the birthday song when I worked at Uno’s, this has got to be tough. They did it though, like everything else, with extreme enthusiasm. The owners were also friendly and just as excited as their employees and I imagine that’s why they’ve been there 20 years (which I had no idea). Anthony and his Dad were friendly guys and they obviously care about their restaurant and staff and that is fantastic!
It was great meeting new Unilocalers and seeing old ones and a HUGE shout out for Jando for coming out from Queens to be our interim CM, great job and really great seeing you! Overall another fantastic Unilocal event with the awesome Unilocal community!

I had a great time at last nights event. The whole staff had so much energy and that was much appreciated!
The food was great! The onion rings had a nice crunch to them.
All the sandwiches/​burgers were so yummy. My favorite has to be the original though! So much flavor! The chicken sandwich was my second favorite.
The milkshake was definitely the best part of the night. Loved the chocolate banana! It was soooooo good. I was still full in the morning!
Got to meet some new Unilocalers– Shout out to Martay and Michelle, and of course Dex for having a great table of Unilocal fun!

Best. Staff. Ever. From the moment I walked into Johnny Rockets, I was greeted with tons of smiles and extremely attentive waitresses, waiters, and owners. Bill and his son Anthony were phenomenal hosts, and you can tell they take pride in their establishment. We were never without a plate of french fries and onion rings in front of us, as well as burgers, milkshakes, and full soda/​water glasses. A dull moment was not to be found for the entire 2 hours. With burgers-​upon-​burgers being passed around, dancing in the aisles by the staff, and prizes galore, we were satisfied the entire time.
Having the restaurant to ourselves for the event was an added bonus. Sometimes when the space is shared with regular diners the space can be cramped, but the amount of seats and space was perfect for the amount of people present. I was so full that I couldn’t possibly eat all of the burger samplings, but I loved them all. The pretzel roll was sooooo good; I wish I hadn’t saved that one for last. As for the milkshakes, all were delicious (sampled all 3 from other Unilocalers)! My favorite was the oreo milkshake. I had the strawberry one, and I had to take some to-​go, as I was on a severe carb and sugar overload.
I have been to a Johnny Rockets before, but not the one in Hoboken, and I will definitely be back. Having a friendly group of people surrounding you goes a long way. Loved meeting and seeing new and old Unilocalers. Some of us got a little crazy with the ketchup contest (*cough*Victoria L.*cough) haha, but it was a blast. Thank you to Jando for adopting us for the night, and to everyone else involved in the process. We know you love Queens, but you have to admit, NJ is pretty cool too. Great event!

Johnny Rockets is known for its burgers and shakes, and tonight’s event brought forth an abundance of both. Food was plentiful, with onion rings and fries as starters, and a collection of different burgers to sample on. Since I’m very familiar with their traditional burger, I opted instead to try some other choices, including a chicken avocado burger and pastrami burger. The oreo shake at the end was a fitting way to close out the event.
It was fun to see the staff so animated and they really got into their dancing routines — kudos to them for their energy.
Although I didn’t win any of the raffles, a few of us who stuck around till the end got some bonus goodies — thanks!
Nice to meet new people and catch up with old Unilocal friends. Thanks Jando for setting this one up. You would do YoSteph proud with your event planning!

My first Jersey elite event! Woo Hoo!
Its 2am and the event ended 4 hours ago and I’m still full. Food, food, and more food. My God!
Onion rings, fries, a sampling of several kinds of burgers, chicken sandwich, cheese steak, sodas, and a shake. Large amounts of food and all of it was really good. The pastrami burger, cheesesteak, chicken sandwich, fries, and the shake were awesome.
To say Johnny Rockets was generous with the food would be an understatement. I have tried Johnny Rockets in the past and I’ve always liked their food.
I was happy to see that this was a sampling event, as I got to try different items from their menu that I normally wouldn’t try. I’m the furthest thing from a vegetarian or a vegan, so I would never order a veggie burger normally. But, here I got to try one and found out, it wasn’t half bad.
Great to see other elite Unilocalers, as always and the staff and management were very friendly throughout the event. Much appreciated for the free meal card goodies.
Thanks Jando, Johnny Rockets, and team Unilocal for the large amounts of food in one sitting and the great company to go along with it!