Since Johnny Ray's was first opened in 1954, our name has stood for excellence in food, quality and service. Everyone thinks his mother is the best cook in the world, so that's why we say, "Next to home it's Johnny Ray's."

The first Johnny Ray's was opened in 1954 in the Roebuck Shopping Center. Johnny Ray's was the third business to open in this shopping center. This was the "Original" Johnny Ray's up until 1985 when Johnny Ray moved the family owned business to Valley Avenue in Birmingham.

Johnny Ray's daughter, Dee, her husband Gary, and her son Chad, opened their own Johnny Ray's in December 18th of 1990. Johnny Ray retired recently, but their restaurant has carried on the tradition of a family owned restaurant combining fine quality food with the quickness of "fast food."