CJ’s Pizza

I’ve never actually been to the restaurant, but have had carryout at a friends house a couple of times. Pie was very decent NY style. Not a lot of sauce and what was there tasted like something off the shelf. But toppings and crust were just fine.

No place in this town has the best pizza. It’s not CJ’s, it’s not Lost Pizza Co., not anyone. It’s not a tie, nobody wins.
That being said, I want to paint this review favorably for CJ’s. They seem to be more authentic than their rivals Lost Pizza, which I consider to be cut from the same cloth. What I do like is their menu. It offers that great blend of «pizza place» and «sports bar». Pizza and wings are a harmony that only work when both pieces taste good. It’s easy to neglect one while focusing on the other.
I think CJ’s strength comes from their charm and simplicity. The menu doesn’t strive to do too much, and offers well-​known foods without off-​putting variation. I’m a fan of their «pick two» lunch option for this reason, it’s simple and easy to choose from. Their staff is nice, their building is clean enough, and the price is reasonable. My only major complaint is the amount of time it takes to get in-​and-​out. (POS system?)

Best pizza in an area with few pizza options. I enjoy the rock n roll, the Don Vito, and the Mediterranean. The pizzas have so little sauce that it is almost undetectable, but it is not a great sauce in any case. The crust is serviceable, but nothing special. The toppings are not of the highest quality, but they are good and –on the rock n roll at least– quite plentiful. On the pizza spectrum I would estimate this falls halfway between Papa John’s on the low end and Mellow Mushroom (towards the higher end).
Has the most craft beer taps in Columbus at around 8. Somewhere around 30 craft beers in the bottle.

Probably the best pizza in town! Get the rock and roll pizza, very good! My opinion, but I would rather order out as it doesn’t seem like a sit down restaurant.

Awesome non-​chain pizza! I only got takeout so I can’t speak to the service but the good is unreal. I got the buffalo chicken pizza and I would recommend it to anyone. It had a good buffalo taste with the right amount of spice and then the cool ranch to top it all off. I’m definitely going back!

I’d like to apologize to anyone who went to CJ’s for lunch based on my highly favorable review of their dinner service. Having just experienced lunch I must revise my review and reduce the number of stars awarded.
Of corse, if you LIKE cold leftover pizza for breakfast you are going to love CJ’s lunch buffet. That’s what it amounts to. 5 – 6 pizza options plus cinnamon-​sugar topped pizza and cheese bread, all are curled, dry, hard unappetizing and disappointing. Pasta is cold, marinara sauce isn’t much warmer. All this for $ 9.25 plus drink.
And the lighting is «off» as in off. Making the place look closed and dingy. I’ll still say this is a great place for dinner, but I’ll take a pass on future lunches.

C.J.‘s has good qualityfood and a wide menu. If you go you must get their garlic knots! cheap and tasty, I promise they don’t disappoint. I can eat a whole basket by myself before my meal comes. This is the only place that serve a Greek salad around here. Their pastas are tasty and their signature pizzas are a must try. While some might think its a bit pricey for pizza, I think you pay for what you get. The only pizza place in town that isn’t a chain does come with a cost but if you are military they do offer a discount. Totally worth a try.

Great pizza and subs. Service good also.