Baltimore, Maryland’s Johnny Rad’s Pizzeria Tavern borrows its name from the singer in The Bones Brigade Video Show, its logo from Black Flag, and features a menu inspired by some of skateboarding’s finest. One example is the Nomad salad named after Bill Danforth. But the most surprising thing about Johnny Rads, according to Baltimore Sun food writer Rob Kasper, is that the food is good.
The menu was limited — bar fare, salads and pizzas — but the dishes had flair. A bowl of house-made hush puppies ($5) came with a creamy horseradish sauce that was outstanding. We polished off the sauce before the hush puppies, in part because the hush puppy portion size was so generous. . . Another bit of bar fare, the el vortex, a black bean hummus ($6) a vegan dish (Pugh is a vegetarian) that came with ample servings of carrots, and celery.
Johnny’s is owned by Rich Pugh and Steve Ball and as Kasper says in his headline, “Skateboard dudes can cook.”
[Link: Baltimore Sun]
