I had high hopes for CJ's. I must say the restaurant was very clean. The service was very friendly and accommodating. The Black Eyed Peas were delicious and the green beans were southern style. The barbecue spicy sauce was very good. I ordered baby back ribs dry as I don't like a lot of sauce on my ribs. Unfortunately, they were dry and more than one way. It seemed as if they had been under a heat lamp for too long I could really pretty much only eat the meat closest to the bone. I was very disappointed in that as I do make baby back ribs often and they usually fall right off the bone. I would probably have sent them back if I bought them, but a friend was buying me lunch and I did not want to embarrass her. She had the beef ribs. I don't know how they were except very messy, but she did have a very difficult time. Cutting them with the plastic knife. We sat in a very pretty outdoor area. read more

I've been going to this BBQ spot since I was a toddler. Although, the restaurant is not what it used to be with its welcoming in-person dinning; and the wonderful interior that used to be before COVID. The food is exactly the same. This has been the best BBQ I've tasted ever. The food quality deserves recognition. But, I do miss how it used to be back in the day. read more

Smokey, Tender & Yummy! You will not be disappointed! Definitely recommend this spot for great BBQ! read more

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Excellent food at a solid price. Great combos and sides selection. Just opened seating I saw which is a nice addition.

Great service, fast service. Consistent quality! Would recommend for BBQ! Love the tri tip , Smokey and sweet! read more

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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

I had the 2 meat combo delivered and I ordered the baby back ribs and tri tip. The ribs were dry and the tri tip was tough as a boot and all was drenched in bbq sauce. Very disappointing, I was looking forward to a good meal. read more

The only Barbeque place me and my family go to in town. The food is fresh and we've been going for over 20 years. The owner is personable and fun to talk to. Can't live without our ribs, fried chicken wings (extra crispy) and peach cobbler. Super good on weekends for us. read more

Ordered food here drove and they decided to tell me they do not have my complete order in person. I asked for a tiny discount for there error and the lady with the glasses says its her fault but nothing she can do. Do not go here rhey are greedy and would rather throw away the food ordered then give a discount for there own mistake. I left without paying due to them being selfish. read more

Third time not a charm :o( Beware! When you place your order find out exactly what it come with and how much it costs because the menus online are outdated and so is their website. The service is wonderful and The gal who works there is an absolute doll! I really hate to bring a negative review here but I have to update from my previous one... So...I finally tried the coleslaw (the first two times we ordered from here, they were all out) it has pineapple in it ugh! Not what I expected at all. I love coleslaw (just not theirs) we couldn't eat it. Their Mac n cheese is so yummy but was a bit too buttery. The rolls that came with the order were chewy and I'm guessing because they were wrapped for too long in the foil? The way they prepare the rolls is different-they are cut in half and then "I think" they're brushed with butter! Then lightly grilled? Taste was good but the texture was ruined. Ended up in the trash. So bummed! The tri tip... no flavor except it had a weird aftertaste that freaked me out to where after eating one piece I couldn't eat any more ugh!! The half chicken was gross! And honestly the smallest half chicken we've ever been served at any restaurant-barely any meat! MAYBE 5oz tops!? On average a half roasted/baked/bbq chicken yields about 10oz's of meat.... My husband did not like the seafood gumbo. The spare ribs were good - not great All in all this was an absolute disappointment! We spent so much money on this order, purposely to have leftovers but doubt we're going to finish what didn't end up in the trash. Honestly I cannot recommend this bbq/takeout establishment. read more

For the folks complaining about the price, they don't cut the rib tip off, they give you the whole rib. Other folks cut the rib tip off, then charge you more for rib tips. The pricing was right for the quantity and quality. Ribs were perfectly smoked, mac and cheese was scrumptious and the greens were the perfect mix of tender with texture. The only thing that kept it from being 5 stars is I prefer my greens to have a little more seasoning and spice level. read more

Love the food here! Tri tip and chicken breast combo with fries and mac n cheese!!! Oh Baby!! Cannot go wrong!! Get it every time, whether i dine in which is a great vibe because they play great music, or take it to go, always good!! Sooo much good food for the price!! And whether I call in or dine in, love the customer service personality!! We need way more places like this, good food, good price, good customer service, im sorry i dont mean good i mean GREAT!!! read more

I celebrated my husband's 89's birthday on March 16th. We ordered takeout from CJ'S Barbecue. The service was great. The food was wonderfully prepared and very delicious. read more

Great food and service. Beware, don't over order! Portions are large. I didn't realize they had a patio too.

Can't call this food bbq. The food is really dry. I mean how can you overcook pork. Needs help in a major way. Where is Robert Irvine or Gordon Ramsey! read more

Came in with my husband to enjoy some bbq. Food was great and the staff was very friendly and helpful. The Mac n cheese is my favorite side but you can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Definitely coming back again and again. read more

You can't go wrong with the super special burger. It always fresh and loaded with pastrami and crispy bacon with a side of crispy seasoned fries and a side of thousand island is my go to meal there. read more

We moved here almost two years ago and have been looking for the best bbq around Oxnard and finally tried CJ's Bbq but in fortunately for the $70.00 worth of food the only thing I found worth eating was the onion rings, the beef ribs were so tough I couldn't even eat them, we also purchased the sourdough melt which I had to recook at home and found out it uses the same size burger patty as a regular burger and because it uses sourdough bread and it's almost twice the size as a burger bun I ended up redistributing everything onto one side of bread and the other went in the trash, I asked for Mac and cheese for the side but said it wouldn't be ready for another hour and a half so I got fries which were pretty much inedible because they were cold and when I put them in the air fryer they got too hard so in the trash they went. It is a shame because we were trying to find out favorite but we will most likely not return to CJ's Bbq! read more

I've driven right by this place many times and finally decided to give it a try. I ordered the pulled chicken sandwich which was quite large and very tasty. It was chock filled with large chunks of white meat chicken and smothered in a tasty barbeque sauce. For a very reasonable $9.99 they do include a choice of one side, which unfortunately, I thought was disappointingly small in size. The place does not have any inside seating, but they do some have tables available for outside dining. Of course, due to the pandemic, they were all marked off with yellow tape, so it's basically a take out only place right now. You can call your order in in advance to avoid having to wait around while they prepare your food. read more

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Kind of long so bare with me: I recently started eating meat again and I have been traveling far and wide, embarking on journeys to find the most tender of meats. I will admit, I am picky and some of you may call this being "entitled" while others may consider it having "too high of an expectation" but I believe everyone should be picky to an extent because that dictates your experience. CJ's Barbecue is hands down the absolute WORST BBQ I have yet to eat. Upon entering the parking lot, I was excited because I was met with multiple grills sitting out in the parking lot cascading an exuberant amount of smoke with this inviting delicious, good ol' Barbeque aroma. This was far from the case so don't be fooled by this! I feel I have to mention this, as it may not be important to most but to those who want the convenience of exiting their car and walking right up to the entrance which you think is the door facing the parking lot, you will not get that here. You will be met with multiple signs leading you to the way of the entrance which almost wraps around the entire facility and thank goodness they have these signs, or I can assure you, we all would be lost. Upon entering the establishment, I was quickly greeted in a fashion that was somewhat dismissive. The best way I could put this is if you showed up to a place Three Minutes before closing and they're annoyed and bothered you showed up considering they're practically closed, that's how I felt but, in my case, it was midday. After placing my order (which I was a bit weary of because I couldn't choose how I wanted my meat cooked) I looked inside their dessert display as I thought about getting something sweet, I mean who doesn't like sweets! Literally a few seconds into browsing their selection of desserts, a little cockroach comes crawling out from underneath their pecan pies. I wanted to walk out but I had forgot I already paid so I took a few steps back, stood there and waited. My order was beef ribs and tri-tip. Beef Ribs: I was greeted by overly burnt ribs, I mean charred like how Chucky was at the end of the 1988 film Childs Play. One rib was burnt so bad, it didn't even have meat on it and the other remaining ribs, let me put it like this, Beef Jerky would have been a lot tastier and more tender. If someone would have brought me these, I would have immediately thrown these away but the fact I paid for them, is what made me attempt to salvage what little meat I could. Tri-Tip: If you have a friend who hosts a BBQ once every three months and they have tri-tip, you're going to expect it to be average and that's exactly how this tasted, Basic. I was hoping it would be moist and tender but how can you achieve that when the tri-tip is cooked well done. The barbeque sauce barely saved this tri-tip because without it, there would have been no flavor. Again, you're better off buying a pack of Beef Jerky, any flavor of Beef Jerky would be more flavorful, moist and tender than this tri-tip. The only thing they would have in common is the chewiness and even at that, the Jerky might be less. Maybe I went on a bad day but to be served food looking like it was scavenged off a battlefield, how could I want to attempt to try it again. Who knows, you might have a better experience than I, so in the end, I can only leave you my experience and hopefully you have a better one but BE WARNED! read more

Barbecue is so expensive in California, if you're going to pay the exorbitant prices, it had better be good. My roommate is from Texas where barbecue is plentiful and extremely cheap, so he's very picky about the quality we get out here. Ordered a sampler from CJ's last night. Thought I was getting 3 1/2 sections of baby back ribs, tri tip and hot links. I ended up getting 3 individual ribs and a bunch of tiny cut up pieces of hot link...I have no idea how many links it started out as. Everything was mediocre at best, and cold. The ribs and tri tip were chewy and the links, because they were cut up, had dried out. You can't cut up a link and leave it sitting because it dries up quickly. Links need to be served whole. Totally not worth $30. Based on this, I won't be going back simply because there's better BBQ in Oxnard. read more

We picked up a 'three meat combo' to go. One beef rib, three pork ribs, and some cut up chicken along with two sides. $32. The beef rib had the texture of a super ball. The dog loved it. The pork ribs were okay. The chicken was very dry with an odd texture. Along with being expensive and not very good- I will pass on future visits. read more

I'll give CJ's another shot, but I wasn't impressed. Ordered the 2 meat combo with sides of macaroni and cheese, collards, potato salad and a slice of corn bread. The meat was swimming in bbq sauce so much that I couldn't really taste the tri tip or pulled pork. I thought the bbq sauce and potato salad were too sweet. Bring from the South, I loved the mac and cheese. When I go back, going to make sure and order the sauce on the side. read more

CJ's Barbecue - 2 meat combo: tri tip and pulled pork. Too much bbq sauce. - Burgers Near Me - Oxnard, California

Definitely the best BBQ restaurant in Ventura County. Everything we've had had been delicious, and we've tried most of what they make. Service is excellent. A very positive experience. Will keep on returning! read more

This place has been so good for so many years. The ribs are amazing, the chicken is tender, the spicy bbq sauce is life. The sandwiches are always filling and I get a side of cornbread every time. It's always a must every time I'm around. read more

Smells great inside, like a BBQ joint should. Pulled Pork Sandwich comes with one side, I had the Mac n Cheese. The sandwich was ok but too fatty! Pulled pork is fatty but when served should have the majority of the fat removed. It was also cut into chunks which I didn't like. I prefer the meat to be "pulled" not cut. Unless it was the "money muscle" which should be served very differently. I also wish I had a nice round bun instead of a french style roll. The Mac n Cheese was good. Not sure what kind of pasta it was but it was similar to small ribbons or something. Maybe a more traditional pasta would have been better but the flavor was good. While I gave them 3 stars, you may like it. It wasn't terrible. The place did ha e a good crowd at lunch. read more

CJ's Barbecue - Pulled pork sandwich - Burgers Near Me - Oxnard, California

I'm a big time foodie that LOVES mom and pop spots. We got the Catfish, red beans and rice, collard greens, cornbread and potato meat skins. The catfish is probably the "best" around between Oxnard, Ventura and Camarillo! The cornbread was super warm and moist and a big portion. I just have to say this was as close to growing up comfort food as it gets. It is definitely a place to eat at if ever in Oxnard with a large selection menu. I've eaten at almost every place that serves catfish and this place serves large cuts of fish and seasoning/fry it really well. People will not be disappointed. Get your foodie on! Love local businesses that get it right and have good prices!!! read more

After passing CJ's for a year along Victoria, we decided to give it a try. Glad we did; now we know. The food isn't bad, and it is genuine. However, the Tri-Tip was tasty, but tough. So upon a closer examination I saw that they don't know how to cut it. Hint for you, you always cut a Tri-Tip against the grain of the meat, not with it. Hint No. 2; before you cut it and serve it, you should "rest" the meat. The baby back ribs were not prepped. Tasty, yes, and honestly, I suck at cooking ribs, but these needed more prep before cooking. I don't know how the really good places do their ribs, but I would recommend that you figure it out. The BBQ Chicken was great however, and how they earned 2 stars instead of 1. The salads and beans were also better than average. I don't know if they make it or just purchase the potato salad or the cole slaw, but they are quite good. This all said, odds are I'll give it another try some day, but this next time will be take-out since they don't really have comfortable places to sit. read more

The food was very delicious, we ordered 1/2 pound of trip tip and a sweet potato pie. Unfortunately , the service not so much.... Cashier Chris did not welcome us or make any eye contact, even when we mentioned it was our very first time.... Customer service is number one with us.... read more

Yesterday my boyfriend had to have ribs. I took him to CJs. Usually I get the tritip sandwich, but I wanted something different, so I tried Tritip Nachos, and a side of their delicious sweet potatoes. So yummy. Next time, I will add the greens. My boyfriend loved the babyback ribs; totally satisfied his craving. They were out of the Berry cobbler which I would have added. Ah, but next time. I can't really fault them or go down a star. I love their food. read more

Stayed in Oxnard for my birthday weekend. We LOVE bbq, so we wanted to check this place out. We needed up buying the 3 meat bbq combo. The tri Tip and ribs were amazing !! Also came with 1/2 chicken. The Mac salad was so yummy. read more

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Best BBQ in Ventura County! I would put his barbeque sauce on ice cream. Delicious! He's very gracious and can cook.

We came out for a visit with family and we ordered there family meal for 8. The beef ribs were tuff and were drenched in bbq sauce. The chicken wasn't cooked throughly and tri tip was also horrible and drenched in bbq sauce. This is not a bbq place. First and last time here. Had sides Mac n cheese was horrible. Noodles were over cooked and not enough cheese read more

I'm a bbq snob, I cook my own brisket, ribs and etc on my smoker.. not as good as my own but god damn this is the best bbq I have had in all of Cali. This is some real southern cooking. I had the catfish, cod, shrimp, spare ribs, Cole slaw, macaroni cheese and yams. EVERYTHING I have had has exceeded expectations. You want southern food and bbq you must come here!!!! read more

My family and I have been enjoying the amazing, delicious, true southern bbq of CJ's for the past 12 years. The food is always delicious, always fresh, always top notch. California is not known for bbq, and CJ's the the only diamond in the rough with REAL SOUTHERN BBQ. Highly recommend! 10 out of 10! read more

It's been delicious for the last 20 years. I still recommend going on any night the tri-tip three meat sampler is a must.

Good food but pricey. Small size isn't worth it for sides, it's literally a salsa cup, I would get the pint. Cornbread is good too. read more

When my favorite BBQ spot closed years back I had get back on the grill because there's not too many good BBQ places out there. CJs is the best BBQ in the area. I get the rack of ribs, they are juicy and packed with flavor. The mac and cheese is hella cheesy and the chili beans are packed with flavor. Recommend this place. read more

The food was great. Love it. Took some of my coworkers out to eat and they all said it was good.

This was my first time to check out CJ's bbq. I gave it 3 stars because my family said the ribs and chicken were good. The coleslaw, potato salad, sweet potato fries and corn dog were Ok. The corn and bbq beans tasted just like they were from a can. The berry cobbler was just a bowl of berries with a few pieces of pie crust and way too sweet. The only thing I really liked was the fried zucchini, but the portion size was not worth $10. On a whole for me, disappointed. Wont be back any time soon. read more