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Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse Takes Center Stage
Ajay Singh has witnessed teachers, physicists, and chemical engineers moonlight as servers at Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse. Given the nature of the 12-unit ... more
4 Quick Employee Development & Retention Tips
Looking to develop your staff into leaders? Johnny's Italian SteakhouseTara Jacobsen, Managing Director of Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse of East Peoria, IL, ... more
Delicious steaks, impeccable service make Johnny's a stand-out restaurant
Kevin and Karen Urick are touring the Quad-Cities one meal at a time for the column Dinner for Two. The Geneseo couple love everything about food. They grow food, ... more
Illinois chain’s staff gets an Army training perspective
Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse has taken a unique approach to developing employee camaraderie. The Moline, Ill.-based casual-dining chain partnered with the Iowa ... more
Johnny’s Bringing Business Back to Secondary and Tertiary Markets
Though secondary and tertiary markets are wonderful places in which to live, work and raise a family, they don’t always have the full panoply of dining options ... moreJohnny's places hotel sidekick front and center
Hotel restaurants can be grim. But some of the most successful hoteliers have begun to use the restaurant as a way to entice guests... moreHeart of America Group Reinventing Hotel Operational Model
Heart of America Group owns restaurants and hotels, and it's given them some secret sauce for operating their holdings. We reveal their amazing secrets here... moreReinterpreting A Classic
At a time when the 500 largest U.S. restaurants chains saw a 1.4 percent decline in annual sales growth in 2013 compared to 2012, full-service steak houses showed a healthy growth of 6.2 percent, according to a 2014 report from Chicago research firm Technomic... moreA Taste of Excellence
Johnny’s Italian SteakhouseInside Job: Promoting from within via a training program that focuses on building confidence, communication, and creativity... more