A new nightclub inspired by the 1970s has opened in Fort Lauderdale. Good Night John Boy, at 270 SE 6th Ave., is built around disco music, with spinning disco balls over the dance floor and a deejay playing throwback tracks.
Zosimo Maximo, a representative of the club, described the space as a 1970s disco that is meant to feel like a grandmother’s basement. He said disco remains the foundation of the brand, even though the genre is about 50 years old. The Fort Lauderdale location is the first GNJB venue in Broward County, and the company also operates clubs elsewhere in South Florida.
The drink menu leans into the decade. The Disco Punch mixes Bacardi, peach schnapps, Disaronno and cranberry juice and is served in a take-home mirror ball cup. The What’s Shakin’ is a shaken lemonade in the style of county fair lemonade, made with either Ketel One vodka or Don Julio tequila.
The club takes its name from the sign-off used at the end of each episode of “The Waltons,” and it has a giant portrait of actress Farrah Fawcett on display at every location. Maximo said the club welcomes guests of all ages, including kids, parents and grandparents.
