love this place they have great food and i order for family take out and for $80 you get a huge pan of orange chicken and half pan of fried rice also service pleasant and ambiance is nice in the restaurant read more

AJ's is a fun little mom and pop Chinese restaurant and takeout spot in Ojai. It's nice to have some diversity in the area and I was impressed by how extensive their menu was! AJ's is off the main drag as you work your way up into Ojai. I'm grateful they have their own parking lot as it makes it easy to get over off the busy street. The signage was large and this spot was easy to find. The restaurant itself was impeccably clean inside and on a hot day they managed to keep this spot cool inside which was much appreciated. The customer service here and friendliness of the staff is A+. As soon as I walked in I was greeted with a friendly smile and everyone here was really nice. They value your business and make you feel special. The food was a solid 4/5. It's not the best Chinese food I've had but it certainly hits the spot and tasted very very fresh. I was impressed that I had to haul this food 30 minutes away and it was literally piping hot when I got to my destination. Love hot and fresh food that travels well! The hits: egg drop soup here is so freaking good. Reminds me of the flavors I grew up with. As simple as egg drop soup is a lot of places miss the mark but not here. It was definitely the right texture and super flavorful for such a simple bite. I'll be craving this simple soup from AJs for sure. Also had the chicken chow mein and it was super good. The right amount of oiliness and perfect noodle texture, a really good main dish served with some white rice. The only miss was the shrimp with lobster sauce. It wasn't bad just not my favorite. I like the sauce to be a little thicker and it wasn't as flavorful as some of my other bites here. It's okay though as they had many other shrimp options to pick from and I will be back to try more! read more

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The food is not delicious. The service was good. Good staff. The ambiance is whatever. I do not understand why noodles don't feature on their menu. Certainly not value for money. read more

Terrible... The Wonton Soup tastes like tap water as did the hot and sour soup. Well worth the drive to the "Peking" in Ventura. read more

Food 2 stars Service 4 stars Cleanliness 4 stars Stomachache 0 stars AJ's; what happened to the quality of the food you buy and now serve to your customers? read more

Both the dishes I ordered for dinner had an overpowering taste of Chinese 5 spice which should be subtle and not so predominant that the actual food's taste is lost. I went the next day an hour after they opened and very politely let them know how dissatisfying the food had been. They asked if I had a receipt which I didn't have told them the time of my visit based on my bank charge which showed their name on the charge too. They said they can't get to receipts the next day which sounds like a bunch of nonsense. I even had the dishes with me which proved it was their food and my bank charge. they didn't care to make it right. I am never going back. read more

We order take out from here regularly. The food is consistently hot and fresh. The restaurant is always clean and the staff is always welcoming and friendly. read more

Great service. Friendly employees. Lots of options for food and drinks. Food very tasty. Vegetables were delicious. Glad we found this place. Will be back. read more

Food Horrible! Put Ash oil in Orange Chicken! Really ? Who does that? 3 pieces of chicken in chicken Caahew

It had been a while since I ate here, and not only is the inside clean and nice, but so is the wait staff. The food is hot and delicious!! Overall great, and so happy to have a great Chinese restaurant in Ojai! read more

Love love love this place. Food is freshly made and delicious. The owners are so welcoming and friendly. The place is very small but newly remodeled and clean. I highly recommend their food. Especially their orange chicken!! Pricing is a little high but portions are good. read more

Quality Chinese food and great customer service from this small but clean establishment. I live in Port Hueneme but I don't mind making the trip for food like this. You can tell the owners care about serving quality dishes with filling portions. You can also taste that the cooks are so skilled they can construct any of the assortment of dishes quickly that the wait has never been long for us. I feel the owners care about all their customers, locals or first timers! read more

Good food at reasonable prices make me a frequent patron to this roadside establishment.

My go to for authentic Chinese food, no place better then aj's in the whole Ojai valley

I love this place, they did an excellent job remodeling and the food is always really good. Employees are super kind, food is filling and even for to go orders, you get exactly what you ordered. Keep it up! read more

My main favorite is that I can get gluten free Chinese food from their alternative menu! The host is interested in providing good choices and fast service. Left overs are great too since the portions are generous. read more

I'm so glad AJ's has reopened. :) I've been there twice since they've come back (after 14 months closed) and enjoy the food just as much as I had before. The atmosphere is improved - the interior and exterior are spruced up and the staff is friendly and helpful as always. Food is still served in to-go containers but they are nicer quality. ;P I'm not sure if they have quick-lunch options like they used to but I always like to get something custom anyway. Now they also have a lot of specialty boba teas and drinks which is nice. I'll probably eat here for lunch today too. Yay! read more

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Outstanding food along with huge portions. It's a weekly stop for Dinner and the menu is Outstanding with several dishes that are the best we ever had read more

We really just thought it was okay, won't be going back. Good was hot and vegetables fresh but mostly bland and lacking flavor. read more

amazing food for better prices and they make it fast asf staff is kind and always greet with a smile and friendly hello when ya walk in the door perfect for a quick bite and a full stomach read more

Great food very happy with the amount of food, just would of like to get utensils and more hot sauce paid $40.00. Kids loved the food. New place to try when I come back to Ventura. read more

AJ's Chinese Express - Taste Good!!! - Chinese Near Me - Ojai, California

Delicious food. Kung Pao 3 way was great. They were busy but they had great service and wanted everything to be right! I'll go back and I highly recommend the food here! read more

excellent shrimp egg foo young and egg rolls. friendly staff easy parking. quick service. I'm a regular.

This place used to have the Best orange chicken Ever a few years ago not sure if a new owner came in and took over or what happened but menu is different. There are a lot of good choices still on their menu though I recommend the cream cheese filled wontons and their boba ice tea is on point! Prices are little on the high side. The restaurant it's self is clean and has a good atmosphere they have an outdoor patio area we're you can eat as well which is great read more

I enjoy the food but I don't appreciate having the gratuity filled out for me when I pick up my order.

Did not end up eating here. Ordered our food, then I went to restroom (it's outside behind the bldg). On way to the restroom I found something disturbing (unsafe & unsanitary)- see picture. Told my dear who checked it out & then quickly cancelled our $30+ meal. We told woman at counter who then said something in Chinese to chef, then to us: "sorry, I didn't know this (was an unsanitary practice)." She refunded our money & we left. read more

AJ's Chinese Express - Outside behind the building: breaded meats cooked & waiting to be sauced and served. Gordon Ramsay, where are you when we need you?!?!? - Chinese Near Me - Ojai, California

We ordered here to go while staying at Ojai Valley Inn. Food is really great. We had the general tasos, orange chicken, vegetable chow mein, and vegetable fried rice. Loved it all, will definitely return! Sorry forgot to grab pictures but will next time! read more

Looking for something different while in Ojai CA, food was good, nice sized portions, place was clean and very friendly staff.

Staying in Ojai & this place is just about 7 minute drive to pickup. Pretty satisfied! We ordered vegetable eggrolls shrimp fried rice and Mongolian beef. All were pretty good. Call and order in service took about 10 to 15 minutes and service was good. read more

Come to try the lunch specials It's Mon-Fri (11:00-3:00) Pick any lunch entree from the menu and get 3 assorted sides with your meal. Really goooood deal. read more

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Checked out AJ's.. very nice staff,lots of variations of boba drinks.... the food was priced similar to a sit down restaurant, and the quality closer to fast food. Will go back for the drinks, but probably nothing more!. read more

AJ's Chinese Express - Chinese Near Me - Ojai, California

Delicious food, best walnut shrimp I have had. Great price with friendly staff and clean interior.

Very good prices. Very fast service. Very good food. This was a good find. We found our way here because the restaurants in town seemed like it was too busy and we were very hungry. We ordered walnut shrimp that came with steamed broccoli, and kung pao chicken lunch which had salad, rice and an egg roll. It was so good. read more

AJ's Chinese Express - Very fast service. Good food. - Chinese Near Me - Ojai, California

I love this restraint it has good food and it is soo B good and my kids love it so much they want to have it all day every day you should totally order some food my favorite meal is the shrimp noodles hope you have a good time at this restraint. read more

Good chinese food in Ojai! They have a special menu in Chinese and there's free noodle refills in you choose dine in. read more

AJ's Chinese Express - Yumm!! They have a special menu in chinese - Chinese Near Me - Ojai, California

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It's pretty good! And the prices aren't beyond what you'd pay for really good Chinese food elsewhere. The high-end soups are great, I love the spicy fish fillet (that numbing red chile is a delight), the steamed or fried potstickers (dumplings) are good, & the potsticker sauce is good too. Which brings me to my first issue. The sauce was included with my to-go order of potstickers. Guess what sauce was not included with what? Plum sauce was not a given with the mu shu dish! Yes, I saw how I could order More sauce for like $.50, but there's not at least one included? Oh, well surely the pan-cake, at $.50 extra, is in addition to what has always come in every single Chinese food order I've always gotten all my life. But I get home, open up the delicious smelling bag and...nope. Not just no plum sauce: No pan cakes either. I Will survive this 1st world problem. But either they were very sneaky about not including this, making what's generally included one dollar more (likely worth it, but how was I to even know?) or they actually did say that (something like, "plum sauce & pan cakes extra/need to be ordered separately in addition to mu shu...") in the online menu, but not big enough to notice. Dude, seriously, just quit tricking people & raise price the dollar and include the sauce & pan cakes. Nobody likes to get home to this type of surprise. Finally, the chow mein noodles were a bit "stale" tasting. Like they've sat around for awhile, not quite the freshest. Never happened before at AJ's. Maybe just an off night, but so many things at the same time. Bummer. read more

Orange chicken is sooo crispy n delicious n I don't even like orange chicken. I happened to try it on accident the next afternoon when I thought it was my leftovers next day. The fried rice is boring but not bad read more

The mongolian beef comes spicy so if you don't like it spicy ask for them to dial it back because it is aggressive. The portion is good sized and comes stir fried with onions. White rice is free on the side. It tastes really good and the owner is friendly. Food came out within 10 minutes and stayed hot for like 30 minutes on the drive home. A few Tables are outside but there's only 3 parking spaces so takeout or call ahead the pop in and out quick. read more

We tried this place a long time ago and didn't like the food at all. Since the ratings looked pretty good we thought we would give it another try. What a mistake. We got the orange chicken, sesame beef, and house special fried rice. The chicken was very mediocre. The sesame beef was all over fried crispy coating with hardly any beef inside. The fried rice was just okay and had very little meat and one shrimp. I wish I had my $42 back. If you want good Chinese food you have to go to Gourmet Oriental in Ventura. read more

Surprisingly good and very fast! Some of the mu shu that I have ever had. Friendly too!