***** Johnny G’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria, 12247 Sheridan Street, Cooper City, Florida 33026 (954) 437-1333.

For you Cooper City folks, I got…”red sauce- mom & pop” Italian joint— Johnny G’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzera. Nothing fancy here. Good food–Reasonable prices.

I recently did dinner at Johnny G’s, “trying” penne alla vodka ($13), shrimp scampi ($13.75), baked cheese ravioli ($11), large plain pizza ($14.50), veal parmigiana ($16)…you know the South Florida drill—soup or salad, garlic rolls, entree, side of pasta…Not bad at all. Is this the best “mom & pop” stuff that I have eaten? Nope…but it’s good and afterall–this is just a neighborhood joint. To be perfectly honest with you, including the garlic rolls, nothing in particular was a homerun item…but on the other hand, I enjoyed all of the dishes.

You can check www.JohnnyGs.net for menu/prices.

Johnny G’s is open Monday-Thursday 11am-9:30pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday 2;30pm-9pm.