Johnny B Good’s Turns 30
Let’s just say that’s a lot of milkshakes and looking at James Dean, Elvis and Marilyn Monroe on the wall.

This past year marked the 30th anniversary of Johnny B. Good’s Diner downtown, whose mission is to provide families, locals and visitors with affordable, tasty, freshly cooked meals served with friendly service that makes one feel at home.
More than 372,000 milkshakes served
The journey started in 1993 as two ski bums, current owners Mike and Kathy Diemer, began remodeling the old Side-Step restaurant, formerly the Royal Shaft bar and Progressive Bakery. The silver linings of those early long days were the relationships they fostered with their patrons, with their regulars, including everyone from ranchers to Olympians, discussing the “going-ons” of Routt County. Their vision branched from just serving food to serving the community, and each year they come up with new ways to support the local people, be it donations of milkshakes, money, or gift certificates to Steamboat’s schools, families in need and more. “Every time we thought we knew a bit about living and working here, we were humbled by discovering a new depth to our community and another opportunity to learn and grow in our love for it,” says Kathy, adding that the pandemic made Johnny B’s step it up a notch and dig even deeper to give, give, give whether it was a meal, money a smile, or a hug. “We’re proud of the giving we’ve been able to do and all the thanks we’ve received make us realize the treasure we have here. We love paying it forward to this wonderful community in which we live.”
And back to the milkshakes: As part of their celebrations, Johnny B.’s held a contest asking customers to guess how many milkshakes they had served in their three decades. High school sophomore Elliott Nance won, guessing the closest to their total of 371,902. That’s a whole lotta moo.