Great little bar/restaurant other than the non existent social distancing.
Husband and I spent a long weekend in Weedsport and this place was half a mile from our hotel. Stopped in Friday evening after getting settled at the hotel. We parked on the street in front of the place and there were only 4 other cars parked so we were very surprised when we walked in and found the place was packed (40 people maybe?). The next thing we noticed was that the only masks we saw were worn by the two women behind the bar. However, one of the women was wearing hers over her mouth but under her nose and kept pulling it down and leaning forward to speak to customers which sort of defeats the purpose of wearing one but okay. We decided to just leave our masks on unless we were taking a sip of our drinks. Some people looked at us like we were weird but that's okay, we'll be the weirdos without COVID-19.
The first night we ordered a BLT w/ tater tots, and a hot roast beef sandwich w/ mashed potatoes. We got it to-go (seemed like the best option, considering). They don't have to-go utensils so when I mentioned being in a hotel they sent us off with some silverware. I will say the food was very good, tasted fresh, and was still warm when we got back to the room.
The second night we went out to dinner in the neighboring town of Auburn with some friends but we all stopped back in at CJ's for some after dinner drinks. This time we followed the lead of the people we were with and parked in the back. Aaaaaah, now we knew how there could be so many people inside yet so few cars out front.
It was the same scene as the night before but even more people (50 people this time?). Not a seat available in the whole place and again not a mask in sight. As people left tables and others sat down at them there was no cleaning, let alone sanitizing, between customers.
We stayed for a few and socialized with some of the locals. About half the folks were wearing snowmobiling gear. Weedsport people are nice, I'll give'em that!
The third night we stopped in a little early in the evening to grab something to take back to the hotel and there were only about 8 people there. We ordered 2 orders of chicken tenders (which were very good, I must say! But odd that they were served on a bed of tortilla chips??) and we each had a beer while we waited. As we were sitting there I did notice there were condiment bottles on the bar (ketchup, mustard, salt and pepper) every 4 feet or so that stay out for use by customers. Most places, since the pandemic, only put condiments out once you've ordered food and they're often single use, for instance ketchup packets vs. a communal bottle. But not this place. They really seem to be functioning as though there isn't a pandemic going on.
We also saw a jar of something labeled "Cuomo Pickles" and when we asked what they were it was explained that they were so you could "order food" to be in compliance with the criteria for drinking in a bar during the pandemic. That made me a little sad.
My final thoughts about this place are that the people were all super nice, it was clean, and the food was really good. We would have stayed longer each night and spent more money but we just weren't comfortable with how lax things were. I'd love to give this place 5 stars but due to the non existent Covid precautions I can only give 3. read more