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The 1950s diner-style restaurant had been in the mall for more than a decade (on the first floor near Starbucks) but is covered up with advertising.
The eatery's closing is a sad day for many who hold memories sweet as the milkshakes.
"Hasn't changed in years and I like it that way," Yelper Kellyanne F. from Saddle Brook said.
"It's probably one of the very few places at the plaza that I remember as a kid. Their milkshakes are always delicious and they are always affordable."
"My husband and I used to take trips to the mall just for their burgers and shakes we love this place that much," Yelper Mel N. said.
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"It's loud, it's always packed and the staff have a habit of bursting out into song and dance in the middle of the floor which always seems to gather a crowd outside the restaurant to watch the spectacle."
No word yet on what's replacing Johnny Rockets.
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