Johnny D’s Uptown Restaurant and Music Club

Johnny D’s is open both super early and super late, so if you want to randomly get your brunch on in the Somerville area this is the place to go. Also, if you have Southern or Jazz tastes, Johnny’s will meet your oddly specific wishes.

Talls and I ended up here originally because we didn’t want to wait until 11 for brunch on a Sunday. Totally fucking worth it. Every meal begins with a choice of oatmeal or grits and just gets better from there.

Grits come with a “choice” of cheese, but obviously the correct answer is YES.

When I saw the menu I had such plans!  Plans for one of their delicious-sounding omelets, or maybe a hash.  But then my eye strayed down to the bottom right, and I saw they had blintzes.  I have a long, sordid history with blintzes that involves the S&S Deli in Inman Square fucking ruining me for a blintz anywhere else.  But since I only go to the S&S with my grandfather and he died two years ago, I had been pining for their cream cheesy goodness.  To hell with it!  I ordered blintzes in honor of grandpa and deliciousness!

And FUCK were they good.

I also got some eggs on the side so they I had some protein.  This is how I learned Johnny D’s doesn’t really do side portions.

Basically I was buried in food.

Talls helped me with my homefries whilst working on his own massive plate of deliciousness.

He went for Eggs Benedict and reported favorable flavors.

We arrived and left prior to the jazz performance that accompanies brunch after 11am every Sunday, so I can’t weigh in on the quality of the music.  Still, Johnny’s is a music club so I can’t imagine it would be bad.  If Jazz is your thing, of course.  Regardless, the blintzes are absolute heaven, so if you also have family members you associate with them you’ll enjoy the memories along with the flavor.