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    CJ's Saloon

    4.2 (50 reviews)
    InexpensiveBars
    Closed 6:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    Live music
    Juke Box
    Loud
    Divey

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    Live bands every Sunday 4pm-8pm. No cover charge.
    Deedee P.

    The best live music in the East Bay! Check it out! www.facebook.com/CJsSaloon . Love the vibe here!

    winner winners - skill claw in the corner !!
    Amy S.

    4/19/12: Looking for a dive bar where you can get a cheap drink and do some awesome people watching? CJ's! It's one of those places that's ultra fun to go when you're gettting a little tired of the usual scene. It's hidden in the back of the lot by Lamps Plus. There used to be an adult bookstore next door but that's gone now. The drinks are relatively inexpensive. AND there's a skill claw in the back which will remind you of childhood - putting in 50 cents and trying to pluck a stuffed animal; but this one is filled with raunchy porn. I've added "Hairy Asians" and "Big Gaping Holes" to my movie collection - and a couple cute, cuddly stuffed animals. Hey, any skill claw you can win something out of more than once is worth going back to! I thought all of those machines were rigged! Not true. CJ's used to have dancing on weekends - not sure if they still do. You probably don't want to go there to dance but it's worth going to watch the people that do go there to dance. There are a couple of pool tables, electronic darts, and the owner (Shorty) makes appearances quite a bit. Super nice guy. More than once he's put money in the juke box and let the crowd pick the songs. You get a lot of classic rock and country this way. I approve! A $15.50 tab on 6/2/12 and I'd had enough to drink... that's not bad!

    Jessica S.

    Great hidden diverse dive bar . We went in on a Taco Tuesday we had heard about and Chrissy was our bartender she was hands down the best bartender we had in a long time!! As we gave this bar a second Chance we had gone in one time before. She made us feel so welcome and had a great personality and was very attentive while she was getting good ready and the tacos were very great!! We will be back here, they have it every Taco Tuesday at 6:30 every week. No cooking for us!! How did I not hear about this place!!

    Gin and Pineapple Tall $7.50 and a empty shot of Fernet $4.00

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    This was always a cool little spot to have a beer nice area to just go and sit down relax kinda just go casual good people talk to you

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    Me, my girlfriend and our friends go there all the time love it. Good bartenders and good atmosphere.

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    There are a couple of pool tables, electronic darts, and the owner (Shorty) makes appearances quite a bit.

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