About Us
Johnny’s BBQ first opened in Gainesville GA in 1990.
Johnny and Deborah Mallard were the original owners.
Tharpe and Judy Ward purchased the business in the spring of 1995 and continued the tradition of served
Gainesville and North Georgia for 25 years until their much deserved retirement in 2019.
Johnny’s was then acquired by Tharpe and Judy’s nephew/employee of 20 years Zack Ivey who is
devoted to continue the tradition of serving Gainesville and North Georgia delicious BBQ.
We offer eat dine in, carry out and deliveries when available. We also offer onsite catering and have catered events ranging from 50 to 1000 people. We smoke fresh pork, beef, chicken ribs and wings daily with Hickory. We also serve great sides like Brunswick stew, Coleslaw, Baked beans, chips, and hot crinkle cut fries. We have been blessed with the continued support of our community for thirty years and work very hard to maintain fresh quality foods.
Call or come by for more information or for us to assist you in your catering needs.
We appreciate your business and friendship.
Sincerely,
Zack Ivey
We are located along 1710 Cleveland Hwy, Gainesville, GA 30501
Johnny’s BBQ works hard to please our customers. We appreciate the award for Best of Hall 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 by gainesvilletimes.com. We will continue to strive to meet your expectations and serve great barbecue along with it.
-
Pickups
Pick up size is unlimited! We provide paper products to service products. We can even pack it in coolers if coolers are returned. Pick up orders can be ordered cold for you to heat up at home. Prices vary based on the items selected.
-
Catering
Catering is a minimum of 50 people or more and a flat rate fee with gratuity. Our staff comes out to your venue and sets up based on what you need. We use our chafing dishes and serve (buffet style) for 1-1½ hours. After the feeding, we wrap leftovers for customers, clean our area, and quietly exit the event. There is a flat fee with gratuity added to the main bill. If the venue charges a fee or percentage to us, we will add it to the customers final bill. Call Us 770-536-2100
-
Delivery
Delivery is available only for a minimum of 20 people or more. Delivery may not always be an option but we can deliver to your location. We unload and leave you with a general layout of the meal. This will include a small gratuity for the driver as our team members are experienced and very helpful.
Reviews
Kevin English
Pretty good place, good vibe and great service. The chopped beef was good, not a lot of smoke flavor, my plate didn’t have much bark chopped in so that may have been why. The coleslaw was excellent as were the beans.
Derwin Phillips
Johnny's has the best BBQ And the best service,they treat you like family and you cannot find better BBQ in my opinion any where. Johnny's is the best I've been eating there since the ninety's.
Nick Rimedio
We got there kinda late and offered to get the food to go. The staff were very welcoming and encouraged us to dine in, letting us know we had plenty of time before they were going to be ready to close. I can't wait to go back and try the family special, the beans, slaw, chicken, and brisket
Latoya Castillo
I would like to say I manage a election precinct here in Gainesville, Georgia and on election day I ordered lunch for election workers/clerks. Johnny's barbecue provided the lunch for us. We had ribs, smoked wings, pulled pork and chicken.
Antonio Quinones Martir
First time coming here and the food did more than I expected, they've got a very delicious selection between pork, beef and chicken. They've also got a pretty enjoyable sweet tea, if you're looking for a friendly atmosphere and good food. This is the place to be at.
Emily Gunier
The service was AMAZING! Seriously they were so kind and made me feel so welcomed. They are also QUICK like extremely. Their prices are also really fair and the food is delicious. The banana pudding is also to die for.