AJ’s Home Cooking

I have been here twice now and thought since my first experience was not the best I would give it a second chance. Nope still not a good experience. I felt like the employees were watching to see how many times I went to the buffet. They stand around an old bar and watch you like an eagle watching prey. The older Man at the door is the rudest most horrible example of customer service. The food isn’t that great unless you like instant mash potatoes and instant macaroni and cheese. The wings were decent and the price was good. I’d much rather just pay the extra to go eat at Golden Corral a few red lights down. Not to mention the altercation where the older man yelled at an employee across the restaurant. I won’t go back.

Best southern style restaurants around. Highly recommend. Good hot fresh and clean. Friendly staff.

Good food, wonderful service and very friendly atmosphere. I come here with family and friends and it is always an enjoyable experience. Each day is a different menu but you won’t be disappointed.

I went here for lunch the other day with some coworkers. We had trouble deciding on something since we were deadlocked between our normal favorites. Eventually, we all agreed it’s time to try some place we haven’t been to before. Lo and behold, AJ’s happened to be it.
It’s typical for what I’d expect a country buffet place to be like. The food is of decent quality and has a great pricetag for the value it provides. A lunch buffet sets you back only $ 9, which is a welcome change from the other buffet-​style accommodations in the Alpharetta area.
The only real complaint I have is that the fried chicken I had was a little too greasy for my tastes, but it’s not really a dealbreaker since their menu is surprisingly extensive. All that in mind, I had a decent time there, and although it’s a bit far from my office, I wouldn’t mind coming back.

$ 9 for all you can eat and a drink! Can’t beat it. Did I mention it was a buffet. At first thought that it as a senior citizen hang out, the old folks were everywhere, but I guess they also know a good deal lol. Follow your elders!!! Went with friend after work. The first trip I had the catfish. Hot and seasoned it was god I had seconds. I also tried the greens not great needed salt and pepper and a little love. Had the mashed potatoes and gravy. Chicken was crispy and hot. I added gravy on top of it. They had ice cream and banana pudding and strawberry cobbler. I got the ice cream cup and fruit salad. This place is cheap and the food is good. I didn’t like everything but for the price it’s worth going. They also do carry out for $ 9 and a sweet tea. The menu changes daily so I will have to come back. On Monday they have meatloaf and a tons of other proteins. Chicken is always on the menu and it’s better than KFC unless your like the original recipe, they only have crunchy and baked.

It’s an $ 8 buffet, you aren’t going to get a gourmet meal. The food is just OK, but I’m a regular because I enjoy the veggies, especially a fresh salad, the cabbage, sweet potatoes and beans (which are made without meat… yay!). Unless I’m desperate for something sweet, I usually skip the desserts (except the Mayfield Ice Cream) and banana pudding (which is on the same bar as the hot foods) and opt for fresh fruit. They just aren’t worth the calories.

This is a solid little place. The food is a good quality and the service is very friendly. Throughout the week they rotate through a selection of items on their buffet line.
I like that you can eat relatively healthy or stuff yourself — the choice is yours to make.
The food is consistently hot and fresh. AJ’s is a nice alternative to the «fancy» places in the area.

I enjoyed AJ’s very much and look forward to returning. I like the price and the food was great! Think I sampled everything on the buffet the last time I was in. Investigate for yourself sometime. :)

I was pleasantly surprised! The food was tasty and fresh. Not over cooked or bland. Older place but clean and service was attentive and polite.
The best part is $ 8 for all you can eat buffet and includes tax and your drink! We will be back.

I enjoyed this food, but my daughter did not care for it. The fried chicken breast is different. They cut up a bone-​in breast and fry that. So be careful. The breading was very good and the chicken was very tender, especially when it first comes out of the fryer. If it’s been sitting for a while, go ahead and pass because the chicken will be dry. The collard greens are amazing, not mushy or overcooked. The mac and cheese tasted weird, and my daughter thought so as well. The salad greens and the tomatoes were perfect.

Wonderful, fresh food with a great staff that makes you feel welcome as soon as you walk in the door. Me and my boyfriend usually go after work for a quick takeout meal. My favorite day is when they have meatloaf and fried okra. Check their menu before going so you know what their cooking that day. Yum!

One thing that you can count on is for people and the world to be negative after reading previous reviews.
If you are looking for a change from paying $ 7 or $ 8 for a chicken sandwich combo from chick fil a; then AJ’s might be the place for you. They offer a daily rotating menu with different veggies, different meat (entrée) choices, various desserts, tea and a salad bar all for $ 8 without tip.
Not going to spend time dissecting everything that is offered, but the food is good and a needed change from $ 13-​$ 18 lunches around this area.
I would recommend anyone to give it a try
and just go in with open mind.

I enjoyed the food. But the cost is not $ 8. If you ask for a to go plate — which is provided to you, the manager on duty looks at your plate and if he feels the plate is too full, you are charged an extra $ 2. It would appear if the container is provided, that would be the price. But it is not according to the one manager. Not happy with my experiences there twice. I will not be going back. It is that one particular employee who totally turned me against the place. The owner is different but she isn’t always around. The owner charges the $ 8 as advertised but not the other worker. Not worth the hit or miss hospitality.

Overall, my Wife and I enjoyed AJ’s.
Great value for $ 8, (which includes drinks and tax!) in a no-​frills, brightly lit, basic country fare eatery.
Some dishes are quite salty, which I enjoy, my Wife not so much.
Our waiter, Mo, was quite attentive and enthusiastic. The owner greeted us warmly.
Interestingly, while we were there last night, a rather obnoxious fat-​headed man was seated nearby, with cell phone on speaker and talking at maximum volume. He also demanded a special salad of «all greens» or some such be made for him, and was rude to the wait staff. Sounded like a New Jersey transplant. We were quite relieved when after 20 minutes of speaker phone blasting, Mo asked him to turn off his speaker phone, which he did. Thanks Mo!
The wait staff was awesome in dealing with this jerk, keeping their composure admirably.

Price: For $ 8, this place is hard to beat! This includes tea/​coffee and tax! ⁵⁄₅
Food: The food was a really greasy (what did you expect) and was covered in breading. Perhaps too much breading. I recommend drinking something with lemon to degrease your taste buds. Their cheesecakes were soooo good. They have a rotating menu that cycles every week, so depending on the day you go, it might not be the same as the day before. ³⁄₅
Service: Service is fast here. I came in on a crowded Monday lunch rush and the waiter was fast at cleaning up the empty dishes and refilling my water! Whenever I got up, the mess I made disappeared. ⁵⁄₅
Give it a try if you enjoy greasy soul food. Prepare to have a food baby when you leave. You have been warned.

AJ’s is a step above Sweet Potato over on Alpharetta Hwy, but that isn’t a high hurdle to surpass. There actually are buffets that have decent food at decent prices, but neither of these places succeeds at delivering good food at a value price-​point.
The meatloaf was too sweet and too oniony. The mac-​n-​cheese was so salty that it was curious. The stuff kind of tasted as if it had cheap chicken bouillon in it… very, very salty and soupy. Salisbury steak? Gadzooks. It had the texture and flavor of cheap chopped-​and-​formed beef jerky. The gravy in which said Salisbury steaks were swimming was fairly tasty. The chili was more dark red kidney beans than meat and also was sweet.
The good? Freshly-​steamed cabbage without any additives whatsoever, still a bit crunchy. The Italian-​style green beans were just like the Allen’s brand out of a can, which isn’t a bad thing. The home-​style potatoes were okay. The greens were passable, although they also came from a can. The salad bar had fresh and crispy veggies.
The staff was uniformly nice and efficient. The dining room was clean, although it was as lighted up as brightly as a surgical operating theater. There are hand sanitizer squirt bottles placed at the buffet, for those germophobes among us.
As somebody else mentioned and I can confirm, the clientèle was almost uniformly elderly. Nothing wrong with that, as I’ll hopefully get there one day and I miss my parents greatly. But palates apparently become insensitive to taste at some point during the aging process. AJ’s is a hit with a certain demographic and will almost certainly disappoint everybody else. If you grew up with «home cooking» like the cooking offered here, I pity you.

Great selection of fresh cooked food, salad and desert. Most stuff is very tasty. You can eat healthy as well if you’re disciplined as they have lots of vegetables. I go regularly. It’s all you can eat but the wait staff are very attentive. There’s always a friendly greeting. Oh, and the value is tremendous.

Love this place! Food is great and cheap 8 bucks for all you can eat and tea. Freindly atmosphere and employees. Worth trying.

I love the meat loaf and fried okra.

I came here for lunch and left satiated! The food was good!
There are various items on the menu that changes daily.
I tried the fried chicken, baked chicken, sausage and peppers, black eye peas, collard greens, sweet potatoes and cornbread.
A salad bar is available also. The blackberry cobbler and banana pudding was good as well. Ice cream is available also.
A good value for $ 8. I am sure I’ll be back, particularly when I do not want to cook.