March 2009 Issue

Johnson's Restaurant

Ohio’s portion of the Historic National Road offers eclectic insights into the past.

John Gladden

Since the 1950s, Johnson’s Restaurant in New Concord has been a place where locals and travelers sit side-by-side at the diner counter to talk politics and John Glenn High School sports over coffee and homemade pie. One of the specialties here is Brumbleberry Pie — a mix of locally grown apples, blueberries, dark sweet cherries and black raspberries.

Johnson’s Restaurant, 41 E. Main St., New Concord, 740/826-4979

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