The service was good and the food was amazing i ordered the catfish dinner and we ordered hot links with rolls. The catfish was fried perfectly. The ambience classic R&B. read more

Good local BBQ joint. At the far corner of a strip mall, sort of tucked out of the way. My local friends that referred me all really love it. I chatted with the owner who was outside at the smokers. Got several orders to go. Everyone loved their meals. I really loved the spicy buffalo wings. I like that you can get wings with the mixed meat plates. I also loved the collard greens. The BBQ sauce was good for my taste, not overly sweet. It's a great, very affordable option in the area. Lovely service from the hard working GWEN! read more

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Food here is always good, especially if you're craving a burger, not from anywhere with a drive-thru. Pricing is worth it too. Service here moves well and is worth the wait. Ambiance is good when it's not too crowded since the dining area is small, however there's outdoor seating. Awesome hole in the wall! read more

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Man I am sad this place has closed. I have known Chris and CJ BBQ since he was on Gonzales and Oxnard strip mall 2004, and when he was on Port Hueneme base with his trailer. California taxation in the food industry today is killing businesses like CJs, and CA government aint doing shit to help sustain these folks trying to make an honest living! I hope he opens up again and wish him and his staff the best ! read more

Lady that took my order was rude Beef ribs were super tough and soaked with BBQ sauce even though I asked for the sauce on the side. After I told her the issue with the sauce, they wouldn't fix it. I would never go to this place again. I would give a zero if I could. read more

I have seen CJ's from the road, but was always curious to go and check it out. Glad I did! SERVICE: Went here for the first time today, pretty impressed! I got the 2 meat combo, and felt like it was priced fairly. I really liked how buffalo wings were included in the 2 meat option, there are lots of options to choose from. And lots of sides to choose from as well! Service was helpful and answered my questions. AMBIANCE: This is an order at the register and they bring your food to you restaurant, it seems like they do a lot of to-go orders as there aren't a lot of tables inside to sit at. But there is outside seating as well if you prefer that. FOOD: Food was good, I got the two meat combo: I chose Tri tip, buffalo wings and for side I chose fries, coleslaw. A bun comes with it as well. TRI TIP: This Tri tip was TENDER! The most tender I have had in Oxnard/Ventura. The bbq sauce on top is really good, but they slather it on there for you and it's a lot. I would recommend you ask for the bbq sauce on the side if you order the trip tip. --8/10 BUFFALO WINGS: The wings were average for me, nothing out of the ordinary. Very classic and tasted good. -- 8/10 FRIES: The fries are AMAZING. Like seriously, so good. They have great seasoning on them, I'm obsessed. The ranch is really good too! 10/10 COLESLAW: I've had better, wasn't bad but wasn't amazing. A little sweet and not a lot of flavor. 7/10 BUN: Bun was delicious, seriously so good and the BEST bread side I have had for bbq places in Ventura/Oxnard. Other bbq places just give you white bread that is barely toasted sometimes. This was buttered and toasted to perfection. 9/10 Overall, we are definitely going here again. It was tasty and a fun way to shake up our normal routine. I really want to try the cobbler soon, and those fries are incredible. I like that they have bottles of BBQ that you can use at the table, that was an awesome touch. Totally would get this place for catering/to go! read more

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Best soul food in county. Nice friendly atmosphere and servers. Very clean. Best soul food any place. read more

It's my birthday today but my dinner plans were cancelled. I wanted something I haven't had in awhile so I thought of CJ's. Called them up 30 minutes before they closed and they took my order. I ordered a full rack of beef ribs! Took of to make it there before closing and was greeted with the friendliest person that just kept a smile on. Gave me my order and told me to enjoy my food. I told him I will because it's my birthday. We started talking guessing each others ages and we were both off by 10 years. He gave a cornbread in the house. I asked his name and he said,"Chris...CJ" I didn't know that was him. Such a pleasure to meet the owner. Very personable. Reminded me of Sal at Sal's Mexican Restaurant went he was still with us and the place was open. Anyway, I got home and the ribs were the best! I asked for the sauce on the side because I don't usually use sauce on my ribs, but when I put some on...wow! It was even better! The bbq beans were great and so was the mac n cheese. I just wish my sides were bigger. As for the cornbread...so good. I ate everything except 3 ribs. I got too full. I'll be back soon for more, but I will order bigger sides. read more

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Stopped here for a quick burger and fries. The classic BBQ burger was delicious. The fries were perfect. Really enjoyed it. Next time in the area, will definitely stop to try their BBQ. read more

Tried CJ's barbecue for the first time today ordered a chicken meal with cornbread, green beans, and some mac & cheese. Everything was pretty good but definitely worth going to and a decent portions. I will be back again. read more

3 stars for customer service and their fried zucchini! The ribs and bbq sauce (subpar), greens (bland) and corn bread (dry) was mediocre. I'll definitely order their fried zucchini again! read more

I've ordered delivery: In comparison to other well known BBQ restaurants, the prices are good. I love the ribs, they have a rich flavor and there is a nice selection of other meats on the menu. read more

I think the phrase "you can't go home again" means that when you come back to something it may not be the same...not as good, etc. It's been at least 9 yrs since my last visit to CJ. I was in the area not knowing it was still around and it literally brought a tear to my eye knowing that I was going to have a 2 meat BBQ combo for lunch at CJ's ! The owner, who I remember, from way back took my order and that made me realize that at least at CJ nothing had changed. I bought a rack of beef ribs! Wow, delicious as ever! Every bite brought back a ton of memories from when my friends and I lived around the corner. And all things considered the meal convoy was a great value for the price. The memory of that (recent) meal makes my mouth water! I now live many miles away, and so do my friends...I'm going to tell them about my recent experience at CJ ...perhaps we can all meet here (families in tow) and have a down home BBQ meal like the old days. One note, they no longer have a dine-in option but there is outdoor seating available on a first come first serve basis...not sure the tables are specifically for CJ customers though. read more

Im just a local, I tried it and it was honestly so disappointing no flavor in the bbq meat bbq sauce itself is ok and the mac n cheese was the saddest part of the plate it tastes like cheesy gum the only thing I liked was the fries and the ranch. I will never be coming back after that 28$ plate read more

It was the best experience I have had in a long time. Being active duty military is very hard to find a home like southern cooking. The service was completely outstanding. The atmosphere was through the roof of just the smelling of home and feeling like home for once. I will be going back it was amazing. I am a real person. Let me tell you it was so good I damn near cried. Went today. Life fan and customer from now on. read more

The best BBQ i've had in Oxnard! Everything i've tried has been AMAZING, i have no complaints! The portions are perfect and pricing is reasonable. The meat they serve are tender and the sides are yummy and are made with a qualitative effort that is noticeable!! YOU HAVE TO TRY THEIR CORN BREAD. Place is small but very clean and a cool place to watch sports. Definitely recommend if you are craving BBQ! read more

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Great staff. Ordered potatoe skins which were delicious. Tritip on the other hand lacked in flavor and just drenched in sauce and not flavorful in my opinion read more

I wanted ribs, usually it's hard to find good BBQ ins So Cal, especially for a person like me that lived in Texas for several years, South Carolina, and Georgia and have visited St Louis and Tennessee. All these places know how to BBQ. I got the 2 meat combo platter for $25 I chose Baby back ribs and links and for sides sweet potatoes and greens. The ribs were bone clean tender and flavorful. The links decent the greens better than expected and the sweet potato fries okay. I would definitely order the baby back ribs again. read more

BBQ and southern should be so good it makes you say "mmm mm mm "the food here does not. Everything tasted sweet and worst of all, I fear there was Swiss cheese in the Mac n cheese read more

Prices are way higher than what is posted! Prices have not been updated. Wings were ok.

First off, the overall atmosphere gave be late 2010 vibes and i loved it, dont really know why, maybe it was because it was nice and sunny out, but the lady who was taking my order was very nice and respectful. I got the raspberry cheescake thingy aswell with a classic burger with a baked potato. The food came really quick, the wait was about 5-8 minutes. Right off the bat the raspberry cheesecake was DELICIOUS, it was sweet but not too sweet and it had some cakey bread, the icing wasnt too sweet either, which is great, overall just a great dessert 10/10. The burger was really good aswell, the lettuce, onions, and pickles were really fresh and the meat was TOP TIER, really juicy and just great taste 9/10. The side of baked potato came nice and hot wrapped in foil. They give u a little cup of butter and sour cream, the perfect amount. The baked potato was cooked to perfection and its really cool they give you the butter and sour cream 8/10. Overall everything was great, definitely will come again 10/10 read more

Looked forward to trying this place, disappointed. It was Saturday 1:00 pm, early enough to have moist cuts for sale, the meat was dry and probably from the day before as their smoker outside was cold. Don't think I'll go back. I've had plenty of good bbq from Texas, so I know good bbq. read more

Good food , good service.... only one thing bothered me, I am disabled , and they recently stop letting customers in threw back door when ALL the parking is only in back, and its quite a walk to go all the way around this building following a bunch of signs with arrows to finally get to the front door.... I dont know how many disabled people or elderly come in here, but u are going lose their business.... read more

Simply amazing barbecue. I have been here many times and drive all the way from LA just for these ribs. I have loved barbecue since I was a little kid growing up with a dad who loved to grill, way back in the 1960s and CJ's baby back ribs are as good as any I've ever had. Very meaty and tender and the sauce is to die for. They no longer have indoor seating so we ate on the spacious patio. Special shout out for the music which was fun and made the meal even more enjoyable. Prices have gone up just like everyone else's but still worth your dining dollars Absolutely recommended and I will always look forward to coming back read more

Food tasted really good; however, their ribs have barely any meat on them as we got mostly 80% bone on all of em, we ordered the 1lb which was certainly as much as they said it was but not happy with the lack of meat on their stuff read more

The customer service was amazing. We walked right up and the person at the cashier was friendly and helpful when we had questions. WE got the family meal for 4 with baby back ribs, Mac and Cheese, baked beans and added Candied Yams, Baked Potato and Black Eyed Peas, The food hit the spot. Mac and Cheese was delicious, candied yams were amazing and the sauce on the tri tip was on point. Giving 4 stars because they chicken was good but nothing to write home about. It was moist, but needed more flavor. This could have been changed with a spicier sauce, (We had to get no spice BBQ since the kids). The ribs were sooo good. I would highly recommend. read more

The food is not good. Service is bad. Prices are really high. I won't be back! Took forwver to fet my food.

Love it! Love the ambience, the music, the people, and the food! We got the tri-tip, hot links, rib tips, beef ribs, baby back ribs, cole slaw, collard greens, and berry cobbler! Whew! Meats were smothered with their signature sauce! read more

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I ordered the rack of ribs , tri tip sandwich (whole) and my side was the bbq beans. I also added the quart Mac and cheese and a piece of corn bread. the food was delicious. I spent about $70 .. I have picky boys and this is a restaurant we all can agree on. Dollar well spent every time I noticed they added seating. Small area but is available to dine in. read more

This place is always consistent with service and food. The food is good and always fresh and hot. It's small so not much room to eat there but what space they have is clean and usually full. read more

This place used to be the happening place. After COVID this place seems like it never really rebounded. The sitting area is much smaller and the food quality really went down. It's really sad for me to see. Used to be 5 stars but now yeah 3.5 stars. Food just was a turn off. I am hopeful they can turn it back around one day. read more

I don't do many reviews but I had to in hopes the listen and save CJ'sIt's sad when a place that was so good and an Oxnard fixture for many years goes bad I've heard rumors it was sold. This review is for 3 visits being a long time customer I was hoping it was just a unusual off days. The first visit I ordered a quart of chili large fries and beef ribs. The chili was very watered down tasted like water . Since I arrived about 11:30 and I know chili gets better as it simmers I thought well I was early and this is a first ever I'll just reduce it on my stove myself and let it go. A few weeks later I ordered the quart of chili and 2 CJs special burgers same thing with the chili and the burgers were smaller and so little bacon and pastrami we had to open them to see if they even put any on. The last visit was the breaking point we're not going back ordered the quart of chili and it was so bad had a sweet taste ! There was nothing I could do to fix it threw it out. The 1/2 chicken I don't think I can even describe effectively how bad it was. It had a burnt taste and I couldn't tell what was bone and what's was meat I couldn't even cut the breast with a steak knife I threw it out too. It's very sad to see a Oxnard staple go down read more

I am so confused. I used to come here all the time for their chicken Cesar salad. Havnt ordered in I'd say 6 months to a year but I called today to order my usual chicken CESAR salad...the girl on the phone(very nice no issues with customer service) asked what dressing I'd like and I said Cesar dressing....obviously right? She then said they don't have Cesar dressing and listed the available dressing options. I'm sorry but how are you going to have a CESAR salad on your menu...without the Cesar salad dressing...that's the whole point of the dish lmao that makes NO SENSE. Please change the name of the salad in that case bcuz then all it is is lettuce chicken croutons and Parmesan cheese which is NOT a Cesar salad if there's no Cesar dressing on it. I cannot. Lol read more

I haven't ate there since September of 2099. I gave it a shot three times, and disappointed all three. I'm sure it's worse by now

The quality, quantity and taste of the food is pretty good other than it was barely like warm when served. The customer service was less than impressive. We walked in as the employee was helping 2 people ahead of us. They were talking about the restaurant business. We got no greeting, or "hi, be right with you" as their discussion continued. 8minutes later they finally ordered. Still no greeting when we stepped up to order. In fact, he didn't even ask what we were going to have, he just looked at us. We ordered and the food was brought out to us. We thanked him and that was the last we saw of him until he brought us a to go bag, although we didn't need it. Ambiance was as good as an outdoor patio could be. I think next time I have a hankering for BBQ, I'LL go back to Smokin' J's. Their customer service is a little better but the food is better and it's served hot. read more

Wifey got the ribs. I got the 3 meat. 3rd time here. Love it. Dinner meeting with the LocalisedSEO.com staff. read more

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avoid the gumbo. so they don't run out before i get there. their gumbo and corn bread is fantastic.

Great food friendly people. Love the place. Best tri tip in the county and a big selection of side dishes. Try the corn bread. read more

Food was not that great. Mac and Cheese was horrible. Tri tip wasn't that great and was a little tough.

If I could give them a 0 I would. Ordered a bunch of tri tip for my daughters 1st birthday party. My husband came home with 3 tri tip sandwiches to our surprise. He drove back to the store after the lady on the phone said oh I see and told us to return the sandwiches (um gross) and would fix it after seeing my receipt. We brought them back they still refused to fix the order even after showing them the receipt from online. She claimed it was correct on her end. I have to go to DoorDash for a refund. What a scam. I don't recommend them. read more