I’ve only been watching the channel for 6 months or so. This is my favorite episode so far. I appreciate how you bring attention to the great work and talent of workers like this gentleman
@@eganc1976 Yes that's what I forgot to comment on That drawer was a magic drawer🪄 kept everything straight hot -That dude has so much experience personality and professionalism I'm just blown away by this video I love it 👍
Man, you are so gentle and kind man. As a cook i can 100% say that people like you are the best treat for us. People who not just eat but taste and understand the food. So happy i found you. Best wishes!! Arthur from Russia!
Fantastic video from a southern Calif guy!! His business is a success because of his dedication to his craft! Not all of us are blessed with wealth but blessed with many other things in life. The younger generation needs to watch this and see how hard this man works because ( as u said ) to do this for 38 years, diffidently means he has been doing it absolutely right !! God bless him 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
I mentioned my guy on the South-East corner of 70th and York Ave. My guy has has a simple hot dog, hot sausage & knish menu for at least 10 years. His cart is not as flashy as John's Grill. I never see him on his phone. Dude is always standing there, earning his honest hard-working living serving the hospital & university customers. Highly recommend a look! Additionally, in-front of the university (next to the hotdog cart) is a line of the most underrated food trucks in NYC. There's this INCREDIBLE Jamaican oxtail stew truck with the coconut rice. There's also a Colombian truck that makes these amazing sweet corn & cheese arepas. Very nice foodie scene.
LOVED Every minute of this Chris!! What a guy, what a video 🙏🏾. Bless Him. Just doing his thing in our great city of NY. Wishing him continued success ❤👍🏾
I've been absent from your channel for a while and need to catch up on the videos, but Chris, I have to say - you NEVER disappoint. I appreciate the channel, man.
Now that is a food cart I would be interested in owning and working everyday. Loved the layout and equipment options. It's Wide open and when your busy? Showtime Baby!!!!
This is probably your best video you’ve ever done. I can’t thank you enough when I’m down that way. I am definitely going to stop there. Keep up the good work.👍🇺🇸
Excellent video, Chris! The backstory of his cart and the history behind it were really interesting. It would be cool to see all of these episodes of your best spots compiled into a street cart/food documentary one day as they are such a part of the fabric of NYC and we are sadly slowly losing them all to attrition over time.
Been watching the channel for a little while now. I sure miss NYC and it was my favorite place out of all my travels around the world. I used to live in the Tri-State area well over 20 years ago. My wife, at the time, and I would be in almost every weekend. I miss this kind of stuff. She was connected politically and we would be at the Indonesian Consulates place constantly and I would be eating with the diplomats. I ended up being good friends with a UN chef from Indonesia. He was incredible and would come over and cook dinner for my wife and I. Lost contact with him when he moved back to Indonesia. I would love to visit NYC next spring. Maybe.....
@@miketuggle9273 the energy meeting ppl high profile is special. Little longer time frame my Mom became acquainted w Secretary of State Jeanne Kirkpatrick in the Reagan administration and their main topic was reciepe cards from their mother's\ grandmother's politics aside . you must have felt pretty special to have been involved w your wife's profession... that chef was an experience surreal just watching those UN diplomat's today it's another level ....
Man my hats off to you for putting these great americans on, like you said last of a dying breed. Wish I was back in NY to try that ribeye, great video! subscribed.
I just went there yesterday after seeing your video. I got the ribeye steak platter with additional chicken kabobs . It was incredible. So nice and tender and flavorful. John was so nice. To patronize a small business and get a great value/ meal was great. Everyone should come and try it. You will not be disappointed. It was only a few blocks from the Apple Store on fifth avenue
Simply a superlative video. I appreciate your soulful videos. Great production and presentation. At the end, you almost reached Tony Dragon's. Wish you had tried John's hot dog. It's good. When I'm in my car and on the Upper East or West, I either go to John's, Tony Dragon's (for the grilled chicken platter) or Billy's. At John's I either get the ribeye or chicken platter...then luxuriate in my car and feast.
I'll pay a little extra for the good stuff. His prices aren't bad at all & everything looks so fresh. I'm in the Deep South and they charge NY prices for sandwiches that are half as full for $14.
Great video. I hope that your video reaches many who are able to bring him more business. You could see how fresh that steak was. The quality and quantity surely are worth his prices.
Bro this looks soooo good. I live in San Francisco.. We do not have ANY CARTS!! Im very jealous, id eat at these carts everyday!!! I dont understand why downtown San Francisco hasn't caught on yet.
You're always very well coiffed. Remember, no white pants after Labor Day. It's now fall, black and grey only. If you want to live on the edge, pinstripe gray. Brown is for hippies!
Glad you finally made it to John's Grill. Without question better than dragons. You should have saved the trip to San Gennaro and gotten the sausage and peppers from him, equal to the best that I've ever had at any Italian place. Also he has grilled hot dogs with homemade onion sauce.
And I've been going to John's for about 30 years now and always had a great meal. John is a class act and stand up man. John's grill is a NY institution as far as I'm concerned.
On the way back to Long Island from working in BK or Queens, I always stop by the Souvlaki King food truck on corner of Northern and Bell Blvd, then I hit Paris Baguette for a little dessert
Great video! He brought a vending cart/stand to another level. Such a clear video as well, are you using a camera or phone? Look forward to your next one.
Incredible content sir. Thank you. Do u have a vid about how these carts get established, fees, licensing, etc??u asked John about issues never moving his grill. Just curious as hell. Again fascinating thanks again
I’ve only been watching the channel for 6 months or so. This is my favorite episode so far. I appreciate how you bring attention to the great work and talent of workers like this gentleman
Wow, those sandwiches. God Bless this man and his business. We can do without corporate stores, but we can't do without Mom & Pop family biz's.
I love how he utilized the drawer in building the ribeye hoagies...genius
@@eganc1976 Yes that's what I forgot to comment on That drawer was a magic drawer🪄 kept everything straight hot -That dude has so much experience personality and professionalism I'm just blown away by this video I love it 👍
how many customers from this video
Man, you are so gentle and kind man. As a cook i can 100% say that people like you are the best treat for us. People who not just eat but taste and understand the food. So happy i found you. Best wishes!! Arthur from Russia!
I appreciate that!
John has a good balance of personality and professionalism. I would be a repeat customer for sure.
a sheriff in tampa video u tube about the bomb suspect named chad looks like your brother even talks like you check it out seen hin before
Fantastic video from a southern Calif guy!! His business is a success because of his dedication to his craft! Not all of us are blessed with wealth but blessed with many other things in life. The younger generation needs to watch this and see how hard this man works because ( as u said ) to do this for 38 years, diffidently means he has been doing it absolutely right !! God bless him 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Great review, Chris. My parents ran a restaurant for 49 years. I worked with them my entire life. It was tough, but we loved it.
Been going to john's for 24 years. Always fresh and tasty. John Always has a smile on his face.
@@brooklynborn78 if you would, what do you order?
@sing2me i order the steak and chicken platter with rice and salad. Or just the chicken platter with the same.
@@brooklynborn78 thanks for the tip
UNBELIEVABLE EPISODE! THE BEST SO FAR IN HISTORY OF CHANNEL!❤❤❤
Hi Chris that ribeye hero was unbelievable
Im in tears what a lunch cop that dude's a magician 🪄🪄🪄
Best to him & his 🙏
I always appreciate your dedication to supporting the hot dog vendors. Loved this review!
I mentioned my guy on the South-East corner of 70th and York Ave. My guy has has a simple hot dog, hot sausage & knish menu for at least 10 years. His cart is not as flashy as John's Grill. I never see him on his phone. Dude is always standing there, earning his honest hard-working living serving the hospital & university customers. Highly recommend a look! Additionally, in-front of the university (next to the hotdog cart) is a line of the most underrated food trucks in NYC. There's this INCREDIBLE Jamaican oxtail stew truck with the coconut rice. There's also a Colombian truck that makes these amazing sweet corn & cheese arepas. Very nice foodie scene.
Wow Chris! My kind of food cart! The ribeye sandwich looks amazing and the chicken looks to die for ! Yum yum
Loved this spot!! I forgot to get a hot dog......
Address: 726 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10065 (E64th St & Madison Ave)
Man!!?? I mean...hot dog. Just kidding. The food you tried looked so delicious and filling. You can come back for the hot dog. We will still watch it.
Nice looking sandwiches. Good to see a hardworking man take pride in his work.
This is my favorite guy on the channel so far, great interview 🤝
thats a hard job w the rain and cold and if you need a bathroom alot
This man is pure gold...
Thanks Chris!
My pleasure!
13:12 geez! Chris still eating 2 days later 😂
we need more people like this in brooklyn ... especially in bensonhurst !
That man is real deal good as it gets !!! 👍
That's worth the spend portion packed I'ma droolin' .....
Good chat hard worker 🌟
LOVED Every minute of this Chris!! What a guy, what a video 🙏🏾. Bless Him. Just doing his thing in our great city of NY. Wishing him continued success ❤👍🏾
I've been absent from your channel for a while and need to catch up on the videos, but Chris, I have to say - you NEVER disappoint. I appreciate the channel, man.
Awesome! Thank you!
Now that is a food cart I would be interested in owning and working everyday. Loved the layout and equipment options. It's Wide open and when your busy? Showtime Baby!!!!
@@JCASS611 yup the quality & portions worth the spend amazing eats 🌟
This is probably your best video you’ve ever done. I can’t thank you enough when I’m down that way. I am definitely going to stop there. Keep up the good work.👍🇺🇸
That sandwich looked amazing. When is his prime rib day? Phenomenal episode.
RIBEYE HERO LOOKS AMAZING!!!!!!
I'm visiting NYC in March from Australia and I reckon John's will be on the cards for me!
This guy's food cart is awesome! Its cool how he has a flat top and a grill above it. Thanks for showing us this mans work
Wow his food looks amazing
great video ! like watching the content and I love hotdogs !
What a nice video! Thanks so much for sharing!
Very Good Video Chris, All of Your Videos Have Been Very Good, Thank You. Can't Wait For The Next One.
They looked amazing
Yo Chris you should go and try Chris's redhots in NJ
You want clean tasty fast cheap food you go to a greek! Great video chris
Nice to see family is helping.
Legit clean food! Loved the look of that ribeye steak sandwich, and made with hardwood charcoal on the side of the street.
Excellent video, Chris! The backstory of his cart and the history behind it were really interesting. It would be cool to see all of these episodes of your best spots compiled into a street cart/food documentary one day as they are such a part of the fabric of NYC and we are sadly slowly losing them all to attrition over time.
Been watching the channel for a little while now. I sure miss NYC and it was my favorite place out of all my travels around the world. I used to live in the Tri-State area well over 20 years ago. My wife, at the time, and I would be in almost every weekend. I miss this kind of stuff. She was connected politically and we would be at the Indonesian Consulates place constantly and I would be eating with the diplomats. I ended up being good friends with a UN chef from Indonesia. He was incredible and would come over and cook dinner for my wife and I. Lost contact with him when he moved back to Indonesia. I would love to visit NYC next spring. Maybe.....
@@miketuggle9273 the energy meeting ppl high profile is special.
Little longer time frame my Mom became acquainted w Secretary of State Jeanne Kirkpatrick in the Reagan administration and their main topic was reciepe cards from their mother's\ grandmother's politics aside .
you must have felt pretty special to have been involved w your wife's profession...
that chef was an experience surreal
just watching those UN diplomat's today it's another level ....
Great interview Chris! John is a super cool guy.Keep it up bro loving the content! 👍
steak sandwich looks phenomenal
What a fantastic vlog
Luv it
Thank you so much 😊
Man my hats off to you for putting these great americans on, like you said last of a dying breed. Wish I was back in NY to try that ribeye, great video! subscribed.
That sandwich looks good. If you see contractors there, then it must be good.
That's the best looking sandwich I've seen from a cart.
He's the best. Wow.
i been going john and his brother's spot for 38 years awesome dude and great food
That's awesome!
Great interview and the food looks amazing.
I just went there yesterday after seeing your video. I got the ribeye steak platter with additional chicken kabobs . It was incredible. So nice and tender and flavorful. John was so nice. To patronize a small business and get a great value/ meal was great. Everyone should come and try it. You will not be disappointed. It was only a few blocks from the Apple Store on fifth avenue
That is awesome!
Sweet ride. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing! Enjoyed this video and the shoutout you are doing for him and other business as well. Keep up the great work! Food looks great 👍🏼
This makes me want to get in my car and go try me some ribete!
Fantastic video Chris. I would definitely eat at this food truck !
Simply a superlative video. I appreciate your soulful videos. Great production and presentation. At the end, you almost reached Tony Dragon's.
Wish you had tried John's hot dog. It's good. When I'm in my car and on the Upper East or West, I either go to John's, Tony Dragon's (for the grilled chicken platter) or Billy's.
At John's I either get the ribeye or chicken platter...then luxuriate in my car and feast.
The line used to be all the way down the street, it was always worth the wait 🙏🏾
i love greek chicken souvlaki and tzatziki sauce
Makes me want to take the drive to N.Y.C. Th and for the great video my guy.
I'll pay a little extra for the good stuff. His prices aren't bad at all & everything looks so fresh. I'm in the Deep South and they charge NY prices for sandwiches that are half as full for $14.
This is a best episode and like interview
I always crave a hot dog watching these! Wish Seattle had good ones like NY
That 14 dollar prime rib sandwich was actually a bargain compared to the sausage sandwich at San Genaro for 15 bucks.
Enjoyable video, thanks.
Man, I don't think I could have eaten that with a fork. I literally would go all in on it lmao.
Open kitchen on the street ummmm I love it
That chicken looked wonderful 🤩
Getting cold in the city bro it's 103 where I am right now and it's supposed to be over 100 for the next 2 weeks
Oh boy....
Food looks amazing.
Great video. I hope that your video reaches many who are able to bring him more business. You could see how fresh that steak was. The quality and quantity surely are worth his prices.
Love your channel
Chris that is some steak sandwich, looks fantastic...I used to manage the IHOP in Little Neck 1980 on Northern Blvd...knocked down years ago.
Bro this looks soooo good. I live in San Francisco.. We do not have ANY CARTS!! Im very jealous, id eat at these carts everyday!!! I dont understand why downtown San Francisco hasn't caught on yet.
I'm starving!!!
You're always very well coiffed. Remember, no white pants after Labor Day. It's now fall, black and grey only. If you want to live on the edge, pinstripe gray. Brown is for hippies!
Great review.
Souvlaki with the tzatziki looks fire!!!?!??
Glad you finally made it to John's Grill. Without question better than dragons. You should have saved the trip to San Gennaro and gotten the sausage and peppers from him, equal to the best that I've ever had at any Italian place. Also he has grilled hot dogs with homemade onion sauce.
And I've been going to John's for about 30 years now and always had a great meal. John is a class act and stand up man. John's grill is a NY institution as far as I'm concerned.
When we work at the Pierre hotel or met club we would go to the big truck on 62nd now I’m definitely going there next time to support gianni!
John is at the level of "general" on the Yatai food stands in Japan.
If I ever make it to NY I’m for sure gonna hook up with John….that steak sandwich was fire!
Great Stuff!
That’s my dad sitting there in the grey jeans ☺️
Really? Lol
You should do a day in the life video of some of these guys….
So thankful the police is right there. Fun job
Really good had them before ❤❤❤
I’m in Bayside, Queens. Wow, small world. I know the Bayside Diner, by Staples (if it’s still there) and the Clearview Expwy.
On the way back to Long Island from working in BK or Queens, I always stop by the Souvlaki King food truck on corner of Northern and Bell Blvd, then I hit Paris Baguette for a little dessert
Great video! He brought a vending cart/stand to another level.
Such a clear video as well, are you using a camera or phone?
Look forward to your next one.
Watching from Atlanta 👍
Chris, I was really hoping you would try the Hot Dog too.
Have to go back. Missed my shot.
Incredible content sir. Thank you. Do u have a vid about how these carts get established, fees, licensing, etc??u asked John about issues never moving his grill. Just curious as hell. Again fascinating thanks again
Not yet! But thats a good idea.
4:33 The guy on the left, 1000 yard stare 😶
Dont live too far from bayside dinner, nice to know he’s in my area.
Dudes like the union leader of glizzy stands
That looks delicious
$14 for that steak sandwich is a killer deal, things loaded!
Support the original quality food and boycott the cheats and the hallal …this guy on the videos cares what ppl eat it’s very important!
@6:58, u might want to blur that guys card info out.
Trying to.
Thanks!
Thank you!
I use to work in the city until the pandemic took my firm out. Its crazy how the pandemic killed us in nyc.
I'm going there 2morrow