CJ's Italian Restaurant

It’s was great we had Christmas Eve dinner there and it was amazing.

Love this place, always delicious and easy. Great prices and portion sizes as well.

Awesome pizza! CJ's is a definite stop whenever I visit "home"!

Yay great prime rib on Saturdays!

Woodstock pizza and garlic knots are great.

Always a favorite place to eat and friendly staff and always treated as family not a customer

I had Marsala Chicken... It was perfect!!

Pizza, a beer, and some chatty older women. What could go wrong?

The food was very good.

Everything was great Great place to eat!!

It’s a destination. Calzones worth the trip.

Good prices. Great food

Their chicken wings were awesome!!!

Really does an exceptional job with everything he makes.

Very good wings and pizza

Best place on earth

Good pizza

Called for a takeout and within 15 min (drive time) the food was ready.

We had a memorial luncheon and got some items from CJs: the meatballs and ziti. Everything was really great but everyone was raving about the meatballs especially. The food was hot and ready to go exactly at pick up time. I've also had the boneless wings and the outside is really crispy and delicious and they even reheat well!

This place has incredible hamburgers, and french fries excellent food around a must try

We are Alabama natives on a trip from NYC to Cooperstown! Passed through Rhinebeck after visiting The Vanderbilts house. Kids were hungry so we stopped. We weren’t disappointed! Such good eats for a small town! If we were locals- would definitely come back! Everyone was kind and attentive!

Eva was the best waitress anyone could want. I was extremely annoying and asked for vegetables in my fettuccine Alfredo with chicken and they made me the PERFECT dish. Go!

Best place in town. We come here every week. Great food! Awesome place for dinner with kids. Best burger around!

Nice waiter, homey feeling, good pizza.

We've been going to cjs for many years. Always happy. Not only are the prices fair as well as the proportions but it's nice to support a local business. Cjs supports its community, it goes full circle. I recommend giving them a try

Have been coming to CJs for 30 years. Love their pizza and all of the memories. Also think it’s pretty cool that they installed an EV charger there.

A spacious dining room and pleasant wait staff. Food was delicious especially the wings!

Great food and great service!

Always great food. My favorite things to get are the garlic ranch wings, Grandma pizza, and chocolate chip cookies.

Again we ended up here for a poker run bike rally beautiful day and good cause

The food was outstanding, Zoe the waitress was friendly and thorough.

The garlic knots are to die for, cheesecake was good but would have been better if they didn't put it is the oven. We don't toast regular cheese steaks in Philly. Wood work and beans in there were beautiful. AND I got a slice of cheesecake to go worn a candle and card from the staff stove it was my 40th!

Me and the wife and kids went To a fancy restaurant called Cjs Italian pizza. The best food I’ve had in a while in a nearly empty dining room with a cozy fire. The waitress Eva was incredibly pretty and friendly and the burger came right as I was done with my salad. Best restaurant in rhinebeck.

I only had a pizza and it was very delicious. The only thing is that there was only one waiter so I had to wait for too long to get the food. But the atmosphere in the restaurant is amazing, there is a life music which is very pleasant.

James Griffin

Me and the wife and kids went To a fancy restaurant called Cjs Italian pizza. The best food I’ve had in a while in a nearly empty dining room with a cozy fire. The waitress Eva was incredibly pretty and friendly and the burger came right as I was done with my salad. Best restaurant in rhinebeck.

Dilshod Hamroboev

I only had a pizza and it was very delicious. The only thing is that there was only one waiter so I had to wait for too long to get the food. But the atmosphere in the restaurant is amazing, there is a life music which is very pleasant.

Stopped in there a couple of times riding to Scranton Pa. I had the lasagna the first time. It was delicious. The best Long Iced Teas are made there.

Mary was an awesome bar tender tonight! Cheerful, quick, knew how to make all the drinks, took my food order to-go, and kept it warm until I left!! Put her on more!!

Stopped by for a medium pizza and we were so impressed by the atmosphere, staff. (esp. our waitress Mary and our bus person Reilly) everytime a staff person would walk by they’d ask if all was okay, which it was!! I would also recommend the stuffed mushrooms! We will be back!

I live with an Italian and they commented on how baller the sauce was. Very happy. Will be our new pizza place going forward. Thank you so much!

CJ's has been in business for over 45 years with the same owner. It is kind of a Rustic Old School. local customer atmosphere. The food is terrific. Best Eggplant Parmesean in area. Best Pizza as well. Dough and Pizza Sauce recipe is over 50 years old! Shhhhh it's a secret.

Great Food Great Service from our waitress Eva everything was great . We had Speggetti & Meatballs Chicken Marsala Shrimp Scampi the salads soups and Trimusu was great

My husband and I go to CJs usually once a week The place is so very cozy and you feel comfortable right away The food is always very good and the specials are amazing The people are happy and friendly we really like it there

Marcie Russell

Mary was an awesome bar tender tonight! Cheerful, quick, knew how to make all the drinks, took my food order to-go, and kept it warm until I left!! Put her on more!!

Nik

I live with an Italian and they commented on how baller the sauce was. Very happy. Will be our new pizza place going forward. Thank you so much!

Peter Ferdico

This place has incredible hamburgers, and french fries excellent food around a must try

Lisa Russell

Great Food Great Service from our waitress Eva everything was great . We had Speggetti & Meatballs Chicken Marsala Shrimp Scampi the salads soups and Trimusu was great

Robert Holden

Stopped by for a medium pizza and we were so impressed by the atmosphere, staff. (esp. our waitress Mary and our bus person Reilly) everytime a staff person would walk by they’d ask if all was okay, which it was!! I would also recommend the stuffed mushrooms! We will be back!

Todd Martin

CJ's has been in business for over 45 years with the same owner. It is kind of a Rustic Old School. local customer atmosphere. The food is terrific. Best Eggplant Parmesean in area. Best Pizza as well. Dough and Pizza Sauce recipe is over 50 years old! Shhhhh it's a secret.

dcxxxx

Stopped in there a couple of times riding to Scranton Pa. I had the lasagna the first time. It was delicious. The best Long Iced Teas are made there.

Geralyn Tarkos

My husband and I go to CJs usually once a week The place is so very cozy and you feel comfortable right away The food is always very good and the specials are amazing The people are happy and friendly we really like it there

Cassandra K

We had a memorial luncheon and got some items from CJs: the meatballs and ziti. Everything was really great but everyone was raving about the meatballs especially. The food was hot and ready to go exactly at pick up time. I've also had the boneless wings and the outside is really crispy and delicious and they even reheat well!

Always a solid, good meal. Occasionally very good, but consistently, reliably good

Solid home-cooked food with nice service and ambiance. A real neighborhood place.

Nice local bar with an excellent bartender Eva. Calamari is delicious

Hudson was a great server and the calamari and pizza were delicious and in point. Thank you for the nice experience.

Whether you order in or take out, CJ’s has a perfect menu filled with most any treat you could think of from pasta to steaks salads to starters And a great family own business more independently places should be run like CJ‘s where you always get a meal and a smile.

This place is just ok. The food is average, nothing to complain about but nothing to rave about either. There must have been something off the night I went as the waitress was completely confused about what drinks were ordered, if we ordered them and then got them wrong, but straightened it out in the end. It was really a comedy of errors. Won't be going back anytime soon.

Hey Everyone! Last on 10/2/25 my husband and I went to CJ pizza for dinner. We were greeted and seated right away. My husband had ordered one of the specials , the fish and chips on the the menu it stated " All Entrees Served with a soup or salad." when my husband ordered a the shrimp gumbo to go with the fish and chips because the All entree were suppose to come with soup or salad . We were told by our server that soup did not come with the fish and chips. However I don't recall seeing any thing on the special Saying that soup or salad was only for the pasta dishes. As to can clearly see in the photo the menu does say All Entrees LOL, Sense our waitress told us soup was not included we did pay extra for the Shrimp Gumbo. I had the bacon cheese burger soup. Both soups were ok nothing special, the gumbo barely had shrimp in it. as for the bacon cheese burger soup and I love a burger soup tasted more like hamburger helper. Now as for the entrees my husband had the fish and chips, and I had the fettuccine with white clam sauce. Both entrees were enough that my husband and I could have shared. The fish and chips. while they were a decent portion, With out the soup $18.95 for a mediocre Fish and chips Is a bite high priced. As for my the Fettuccine with white clam sauce. Were do I begin, Well the pasta was cooked perfectly, However the clams for the clam sauce were so minced that I could not tell if I was eating canned clams or real clams, and I did not see one whole clam in the dish. The best part of a clam sauce i s the broth and bread to soak it up the sauce w overly oily and At the bottom of the bowl was per olive oil. The garlic level in this blow out my palate. This is not the clam sauce I remember for 8yrs ago this was not a balanced flavor. As for the service, The waitress really needs to pay attention. After having to ask her 4 times for more bread. I know that she is going to try and blame the young boy working but that young boy just needs to be properly trained. The atmosphere of this place rustic old world. It was a Thursday night and the dining room was empty. (I really had high hopes for this that it was going to be a homerun. This was defiantly a strikeout that began with false advertisement. When it says all Entree then it should be all, I for you want to exclude one Entree then you need to write i as such, All entree except the fish and chips come with soup or salad) I can not recommend the restaurant at all Savona's is right down the road with similar prices and better quality food. I don't know about you but I will always take quality over quantity any day. As always have fun with what your doing and keep it real because you know i do with each and every review. Thank you The Real Deal.

The Real Deal 12401

Hey Everyone! Last on 10/2/25 my husband and I went to CJ pizza for dinner. We were greeted and seated right away. My husband had ordered one of the specials , the fish and chips on the the menu it stated " All Entrees Served with a soup or salad." when my husband ordered a the shrimp gumbo to go with the fish and chips because the All entree were suppose to come with soup or salad . We were told by our server that soup did not come with the fish and chips. However I don't recall seeing any thing on the special Saying that soup or salad was only for the pasta dishes. As to can clearly see in the photo the menu does say All Entrees LOL, Sense our waitress told us soup was not included we did pay extra for the Shrimp Gumbo. I had the bacon cheese burger soup. Both soups were ok nothing special, the gumbo barely had shrimp in it. as for the bacon cheese burger soup and I love a burger soup tasted more like hamburger helper. Now as for the entrees my husband had the fish and chips, and I had the fettuccine with white clam sauce. Both entrees were enough that my husband and I could have shared. The fish and chips. while they were a decent portion, With out the soup $18.95 for a mediocre Fish and chips Is a bite high priced. As for my the Fettuccine with white clam sauce. Were do I begin, Well the pasta was cooked perfectly, However the clams for the clam sauce were so minced that I could not tell if I was eating canned clams or real clams, and I did not see one whole clam in the dish. The best part of a clam sauce i s the broth and bread to soak it up the sauce w overly oily and At the bottom of the bowl was per olive oil. The garlic level in this blow out my palate. This is not the clam sauce I remember for 8yrs ago this was not a balanced flavor. As for the service, The waitress really needs to pay attention. After having to ask her 4 times for more bread. I know that she is going to try and blame the young boy working but that young boy just needs to be properly trained. The atmosphere of this place rustic old world. It was a Thursday night and the dining room was empty. (I really had high hopes for this that it was going to be a homerun. This was defiantly a strikeout that began with false advertisement. When it says all Entree then it should be all, I for you want to exclude one Entree then you need to write i as such, All entree except the fish and chips come with soup or salad) I can not recommend the restaurant at all Savona's is right down the road with similar prices and better quality food. I don't know about you but I will always take quality over quantity any day. As always have fun with what your doing and keep it real because you know i do with each and every review. Thank you The Real Deal.

Pizza was decent, a bit cheese heavy and crust was too soft to support the weight of cheese. Server was barely attentive and only had 2-3 tables. She took like 4-5 minutes even greet us and another 4-5 to get us water & soda. In the middle of taking our order and just walked away while we were ordering. Atmosphere is darker like old school pizza restaurant when I was growing up... But didn't bother me at all.

Great service, but the pizza is not what I expected. Originally from Westchester County, pizza is a religion down there and some of the pizza up here is just very different in terms of taste, feel, smell and consistency.

Micah Signor

Pizza was decent, a bit cheese heavy and crust was too soft to support the weight of cheese. Server was barely attentive and only had 2-3 tables. She took like 4-5 minutes even greet us and another 4-5 to get us water & soda. In the middle of taking our order and just walked away while we were ordering. Atmosphere is darker like old school pizza restaurant when I was growing up... But didn't bother me at all.

Two nights in a row, pizza was soggy, undercooked. Second night ran out of prime rib, got rib eye steak serviced cool. I am done there...

Very very disappointed in my last visit. Usually, the wings are very good, not this time. They messed up the wing order, so they held back the wings while they cooked 5 more, even though we asked them to bring them out. So when the 5 new ones came out, like 20 minutes later, the owner decided to warm up the teriyaki wings on a flat top grill, as the picture shows, it burned the outside of the wings. The owner made this decision and told the waitress to bring them out. Who would want to eat those? They are $18 for 10 wings. We have been coming to CJs for over 30 years. It would explain why the dining room wasn't full if that's how food is served by the owner. The margarita pizza was good and the stromboli, but starting with burnt wings, we did send them back, left a bad taste in our mouths....pun intended.

Michelle R

Very very disappointed in my last visit. Usually, the wings are very good, not this time. They messed up the wing order, so they held back the wings while they cooked 5 more, even though we asked them to bring them out. So when the 5 new ones came out, like 20 minutes later, the owner decided to warm up the teriyaki wings on a flat top grill, as the picture shows, it burned the outside of the wings. The owner made this decision and told the waitress to bring them out. Who would want to eat those? They are $18 for 10 wings. We have been coming to CJs for over 30 years. It would explain why the dining room wasn't full if that's how food is served by the owner. The margarita pizza was good and the stromboli, but starting with burnt wings, we did send them back, left a bad taste in our mouths....pun intended.

Pizza had very little flavor. Chicken parm was some thick tough chicken. Someone should teach them about the cutlet.

Mitch Papele

Pizza had very little flavor. Chicken parm was some thick tough chicken. Someone should teach them about the cutlet.

Ordered take out. When we got home and cut into our calzone it was completely raw. Our pizza was supposed to have broccoli on it. It had some very small pieces of stem. Our family of 6 have been eating there for over 8 years I called the owner Willie and he said there is no way it is raw. He explained to me that just under the fold sometimes does not cook and just to open it up and bake it in our oven. After 5 minutes on the phone with him, trying to explain it to him, I said I just want to bring it back for a new one. He told me just to bake it at home. If I wanted to cook dinner I would have. I am a CIA trained chef and could easily make my own but there is no substitute for a pizza oven. He refused to replace it even though I said I’d bring it back to show him. I recently caught up with one of the servers while we were out and she was appalled at the photos and what he said as an 8 year loyal customer.

Would give 0 stars. I called at 5:35pm and ordered a pizza to go for 6:30pm, got there 6:35pm, it was not ready, there was 3 of them looking at wall of orders, it was never made, guy said it would be 10 minutes. 20 minutes later got pizza, worst looking pizza I've seen, and barely any toppings, and it cost $23, first and last time I will go there.

Heidi Ho

Would give 0 stars. I called at 5:35pm and ordered a pizza to go for 6:30pm, got there 6:35pm, it was not ready, there was 3 of them looking at wall of orders, it was never made, guy said it would be 10 minutes. 20 minutes later got pizza, worst looking pizza I've seen, and barely any toppings, and it cost $23, first and last time I will go there.

george sharp

Ordered take out. When we got home and cut into our calzone it was completely raw. Our pizza was supposed to have broccoli on it. It had some very small pieces of stem. Our family of 6 have been eating there for over 8 years I called the owner Willie and he said there is no way it is raw. He explained to me that just under the fold sometimes does not cook and just to open it up and bake it in our oven. After 5 minutes on the phone with him, trying to explain it to him, I said I just want to bring it back for a new one. He told me just to bake it at home. If I wanted to cook dinner I would have. I am a CIA trained chef and could easily make my own but there is no substitute for a pizza oven. He refused to replace it even though I said I’d bring it back to show him. I recently caught up with one of the servers while we were out and she was appalled at the photos and what he said as an 8 year loyal customer.

My buddy and I walk the trails at Norrie point then we would have lunch at CJ's. The was a weekly event. The last three experiences have been bad. No waitresses for the last visit and the food was barely mediocre. The food for the lunch menu was never very good, the servers were great, very pleasant. The guy cooking is rude. So we had to move on to Pete's famous in Rhinebeck. Excellent !

Woodstock pizza is okay, wings not so much. Service is slow and as a person that is not from the area I felt like I was being belittled for being a tourist from the south. Other guests who were obviously locals and regulars were very arrogant and made fun of my husband's southern accent. I would not recommend this place to anyone who is not from the local area!

Probably one of the worst meals we've ever had. Chicken Parm hero that was 100% inedible, a calzone that was placed on the table as the waitress said, "oh, the chef wasn't sure what the shape of a calzone was, so he made it in the shape of a Stromboli" - minimal ricotta and NO MOZZERELLA! Thank goodness the salad saved us! One and done! One star because the Diet Pepsi and beer was good! After reading some of these reviews, I'm convinced that people have to raise their standards of the food they eat. Never again!

Nora Ramirez

Woodstock pizza is okay, wings not so much. Service is slow and as a person that is not from the area I felt like I was being belittled for being a tourist from the south. Other guests who were obviously locals and regulars were very arrogant and made fun of my husband's southern accent. I would not recommend this place to anyone who is not from the local area!

Valerie Campolo

Probably one of the worst meals we've ever had. Chicken Parm hero that was 100% inedible, a calzone that was placed on the table as the waitress said, "oh, the chef wasn't sure what the shape of a calzone was, so he made it in the shape of a Stromboli" - minimal ricotta and NO MOZZERELLA! Thank goodness the salad saved us! One and done! One star because the Diet Pepsi and beer was good! After reading some of these reviews, I'm convinced that people have to raise their standards of the food they eat. Never again!

Brian Chapman

My buddy and I walk the trails at Norrie point then we would have lunch at CJ's. The was a weekly event. The last three experiences have been bad. No waitresses for the last visit and the food was barely mediocre. The food for the lunch menu was never very good, the servers were great, very pleasant. The guy cooking is rude. So we had to move on to Pete's famous in Rhinebeck. Excellent !