Went for some fish, haven't been to JJs for years and thought I'd give it another shot. Customer service was non existent, guy did not care about me obviously. He got my order wrong and over charged me. Vibe was dim, felt a bit depressing in there honestly. Ordered the jumbo shrimp and the Sole. Shrimp was good, Sole was horrendous. Banana pudding was obviously fake flavoring. Will NOT be returning ever again. read more

WHY WE WENT HERE: - dinner THE LOOK (FROM THE OUTSIDE): - located on Fruitridge Rd in between Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and Mendocino Blvd (nearby the Chevron and Taqueria El Paisano) THE LOOK (FROM THE INSIDE): - very much a hole in the wall; smells good though! THE MENU: - JJ's special - fish orders - fish by the piece - fish combo - chicken orders - chicken by the piece - chicken combo - side orders - kid's meal - desserts - beverages WHAT WE ORDERED: - jumbo shrimp - chicken 4 piece thighs - chicken 3 thighs (legs were out) 3 wings combo - collard greens - red beans and rice THE TASTE: - all the food was HITTING for us (the fried stuff anyway) - collard greens and the red beans and rice were just OK - all the condiments were great too! first time personally seeing lemon juice packets! CUSTOMER SERVICE: - not the most bubbly personality, but got the job done read more

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No stars if I could! The first time I went I loved it! Even though I ordered catfish and they gave basa instead. I suppose they thought I wouldn't be able to tell the difference, but I'm pescatarian and eat chicken occasionally. Today I ordered those fried chicken wings again. Because the last time I got them, they were delicious! But today, I tasted one piece and it was SPOILED, DARK, SMELLY, they all were to be chicken wings. I phoned them and I was told to bring the plate back, they would refund me within two days. They didn't offer to compensate me for my time and gas! I'm sick with more than one immunocompromising disorder. This could have been all bad for me. They need to do much better than serving spoiled food to customers!!! read more

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Can't miss southern food taste.. Service was ok.. it's in the hood so nothing special as far as ambience..! read more

i came to this jjs at least thirty days ago not a fast food fan any who i came here because the stockton jjs i bit into hair so i avoid them but i ordered my lil one chocolate cake got home it was german chocolate she did not eat that garbage it went i came back to jjs to night asking for that replacement he said you should've came back then i said you were closing when i order i live very far from sac long story short instead of correcting there fuck up they charged me. again for a chocolate cake and told me they don't want my business great your rude asf any how and can't cook ‍ read more

No stars if I could , I placed my order through door dash for a pick up , and I am 100% positive I received reheated food. I got the 2 way combo that included red snapper and jumbo shrimp , there was only 4 shrimp in my combo , and the fish and shrimp was rubbery pretty much inedible, I was on my lunch break and in a rush so I didn't check until I got home , and I was immediately upset . The quality of this food is absolutely not worth the price tag or the hassle of driving this far . I paid $20 plus dollars for fish so dry and crunchy I almost dislocated my jaw trying to chew it , and almost chocked to death trying to swallow it , the best thing was my drink because it wasn't prepared by anyone who worked at this establishment, I will 100% never return here , yuck read more

I have eaten here multiple times over the years but I hate to say but the quality of the food has gone down hill. I ordered the chicken and shrimp combo with Mac and cheese and greens The chicken was over cooked and dry the Mac and cheese was nothing exciting reminded me of more box velvetta Mac and cheese and the greens were terrible. Soggy and more soup like Sad cause this used to be my go to in the area. Not sure I'll be back read more

Stopped by for lunch with my son and had the 5 fried legs meal with drinks. Let me say we split the meal and it was delicious! We've been here before the food keeps us coming back for more. Haven't had the fish yet but it's in the rotation. If you're in the area try this joint. read more

Everything ordered was just a reheated item that was stored in containers. Jambalaya was very dry, and almost no flavor. Mac and cheese just tasted like too much velveeta cheese put on macaroni noodles. Not authentic or having a signature flavor whatsoever. read more

This is the first time I've been here in years. Service was friendly and fast. I ordered catfish nuggets and gumbo. The fish was lightly fried and tasted fresh. The small gumbo was a generous portion and served with rice as is traditional. Well seasoned and tasty. The only thing I didn't care for was the fries which were coated with something designed to make them crispy. This is similar to what Burger King used to do which proved unpopular. It is a personal preference that fries be plain potatoes fried twice for crispiness. JJ's is mostly a takeout shop, but they do have several tables with chairs for dine in. The ambience is bright, clean and fairly comfortable. I noted space for outdoor tables on the side of the building. There is no public restroom. read more

Community staple with a steady flow of customers.Food is good, but not the best for your health. If you're craving some good ole catfish, red snapper, shrimp, and more with some down home sides it's the place to go. You may or may not regret it later. read more

Thank you Raheem A. for your recommendation of this place. You're right, the food is good :) Looking over their menu, we spotted the gumbo and jambalaya! Plus, we just had fish and chicken yesterday so... All around pleased with our dine out experience. Lots of parking out front and our order came out quick! Gumbo was delicious! Crab, shrimp, and chicken in savory broth came with a scoop of rice. This was yummy, we'll be back for this! Jambalaya had great cajun spices. Shrimp, chicken, and sausage in this delicious rice dish. It was hearty and flavorful. Such a huge refrigerator showcase of desserts too. They make it impossible to leave without a slice. Carrot cake almost came home in our bag but we went for the sweet potato pie instead. 'Nana puddin' next time! We had great customer service and our order was quick. We'll be back :) read more

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Unfortunately, since the change in management and ownership, I can honestly say that the quality and taste of the food has changed drastically. However, the staff is always nice and accommodating and friendly most of the time, but unfortunately, I do not patronize this vendor as often as I have in the past because the quality and taste of the food has changed so much. read more

This place needs a review. 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon on my way home I did an order for pickup on DoorDash. Ordered a small 2 item oyster and ocean perch. Upon waking in there were people which is always a good sign and I had high hopes. Thanks JJ! Less than a mile I drove home I and got a little nervous because hot fried food was wrapped like a well spent Christmas gift which took more than a seconds to unwrap. It's not because I had a craving for fish fry but it was good! I forgot they use the big oyster and I prefer the smaller ones but they were fried golden lightly battered and the perch was good too! In the first bag it had more than enough the condiments. I don't eat the fries but the main entree will be revisited again. The guy at the counter was cool . I tipped thru the app but if I had a couple more bucks on me I would've gave more. JJ redeemed themselves . lol as I was waiting I watched law and order on the tv ...pretty cool but when I glanced around the floors were clean and the glass case at counter had no smudges so that was pleasant. Thanks again. read more

Problem with the menu online, combo plates don't offer jumbo shrimp as a option... but anyway. Got em with a side of greens. Greens were good, idk if they use pork or turkey... Everything came hot even though they said they would be here in 12 minutes and got here in like 22. I am full, though, thanks for a good hot meal. PS did you change up the fries? PPS thanks for all the hotsauce, but no slackmojis .com/emojis/7058-forky read more

J J's Chicken & Fish - Jumbo Shrimp | Fries |Greens - Southern Near Me - Sacramento, California

neighborhood joint known for good fried chicken and good jumbo fried shrimp. more of like a take-out place. ask for hot sauce and tartar sauce to go! read more

This place is trash all the way around. They should really change their name because nothing about this place lives up to the name. Wings were mini party size, everything was dry as hell, mac n cheese was warmed up in the plastic, Mac salad was worse than store bought (didn't even know that was possible). Worse of all we received our food a half hour before they closed and told us we couldn't eat there because they were closing (even though we had to wait longer for my brothers food) When they closed they didn't clean ANYTHING and just locked the place up and left, made me sick to my stomach! Whoever is in charge needs to give it up cause this place is a joke! read more

This review is for the Sacramento location on Fruitridge. I've been to this establishment in Vallejo about 6 yrs ago. So my expectation was high on the quality of food. Now mind you I don't like giving bad reviews. But when I spend 60$ on food I expect to get good quality food. Unfortunately, that didn't happen today. Everything I got was refried. As in not fresh. I'm disappointed. As a cook myself I know fresh. The fish was dry, the tenders were dry and the Mac and cheese....no comment. Some people don't care about the quality of their food but I do. All I can say is Do Better, be better. I truly feel like I wasted my money. I gave the rest to my dog. my pics got deleted unfortunately but you can't be cutting corners to save a buck, you'll eventually end up closed. read more

I'm not sure where to start so I guess we'll start with the first Door Dash order. We ordered in the time of COVID19, and it was a basic order. 2 orders of jumbalya, fried catfish nuggets, a side of okra, and banana pudding. Sounds simple enough. Come to find out that they canceled the order via email. We had no idea, and just happen to check. We called the restaurant to see if they were out of a specific item(s) and they confirmed that they had each of the listed items. Okay. So, we order again. During the order, the size options for the jambalaya (small, medium, and large) dwindles down to medium. Ok. We get 2 mediums. I decided to add an order of Red Beans and Rice. This order went through. So, the delivery person from Door Dash decided to not notify us when they arrived or when the food was left at the door. That was fun! And lastly, our order fulfillment. Guess what! There was zero jambalaya! They gave us two orders of red beans and rice. Yay! I won't bother with the quality of the food because no matter which adjectives I use, itll sorely undersell how atrocious it was. The red beans and rice were bland. The catfish was 95% cornmeal. The fries were cold. The banana pudding was congealed messiness. The okra was the star! And that's sad because you can tell that it was previously frozen. Terribad experience. Save your money. Don't. Eat. Here. read more

J J's Chicken & Fish - Red Beans and Rice-ish - Southern Near Me - Sacramento, California

I order from here frequently because they discriminate against the people from the community that of Oak Park. They have in the past given us food that is old, mildewed and hard. I realize that African Americans have been discriminated against for many many moons so I took the initiative to see if the challenges that African Americans face have grew another head called progress. I ordered the 3 item plate with oysters, large shrimp and red snapper on it and it came with fries. The red snapper tasted old and seemed like it sat out at room temperature for a long period of time. The bread looked fine as I checked it but was hard and crusty. So I gave this business an opportunity to explain this debacle as I paid for a service (30 dollars) and didn't receive the appropriate service a restaurant shall offer to its clientele. The lady was rude and obnoxious stating,"The bread was toasted !" No maam I said,"My bread has never been toasted and I do know the difference between old and toasted!" She tried to cover up the fact the bread was old by saying it was toasted as I understand some restaurants toast their bread this was not the case. read more

J J's Chicken & Fish - Southern Near Me - Sacramento, California

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The food that I got from the restaurant was pretty bad. The oysters and scallops were old and fishy and I couldn't eat them. I did find a curly black hair fried into one of the oysters. The red snapper was pretty okay. The collard greens were okay, but definitely just from a can. The hush puppies were actually pretty great, some of the best I've had. The Mac and cheese is horrendous, I honestly don't think they used cheese when I went. It was really tangy and funky tasting. Overall, I can only speak positively about the hush puppies, everything else I had was pretty bad. The food was made quick, the service was pretty nice and the man that took my order was generous and offered plenty of sauces with my meal. Cant recommend this place. read more

Literally craving chicken all day. Saw a Popeyes chicken in Oregon and my mind was telling me to find chicken for hours. And about 930pm(?) found JJs. I was genuinely surprised when i got my small chicken tenders. First off they are not small. Like they're huge. And it comes with fries, and bread (if you want to make a sandwich). They do offer ketchup or a hot sauce as condiments. The fried chicken had a flavor that is distinctly different and really impressed my taste buds. It was very crispy on the outside and so so juicy on the inside. Did I mention that these tenders are huge? There is absolutely no way to compare JJ Fish and Chicken with any fast food chicken tenders. Definitely worth the $12.99 for all this food. Highly recommended. Super glad I found this place on my 1,000 mile drive from Washington to San Diego. read more

I'm normally a fan but can't get with the new cooking style. My Buffalo fish (Expensive) had a shell/helmet/shield. We had three orders of Buffalo fish. Got home and they looked hard, tried to pinch and the shell was fried hard. My mother specifically told them not to fry it hard. Why would you cornmeal batter fish? It's cornmeal but it's supposed to be light. You had to peel the helmet off to get to the meat. The meat had no seasoning so it was a struggle to get to two pieces. I'm attaching a pic so you can see the armor. A day later I'm thinking maybe the shell has softened, ugh no...total waste of money. I don't know if they have new owners who don't know how to fry fish or cook...I wait for some new owners before I come back. read more

J J's Chicken & Fish - Overly thick cornmeal crust on fish dinner (only beer batter should be a crust) - Southern Near Me - Sacramento, California

People go there for the fried chicken, but me and my kids always enjoy the large shrimp catfish banana pudding with Nilla wafers in it. Great spot with some down home great tasting food. read more

I like the ranch seasoning they use it puts JJ's above other chicken places for me. Yet they did not bother to put any on my last order and I specifically asked for extra. It also taste like they use the same oil for chicken and fish. I'd rather go some where that can follow SIMPLE directions and actually get what I pay for the way I ask for it. read more

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Whenever i came to Sacramento i would stop here to eat and it was always packed so i felt I didn't need to look at Yelp but that was my biggest mistake ever. They offer serval kinds of fish but really only have one fish that the owner slash cook said after I called and told them the fish they gave me wasn't Catfish. When I called they told me they would either reimburse me or give me another order once I got there the owner then admitted to me that this is the only fish they have but told me when I wanted gizzards they didn't have any. So why didn't they say there wasn't any Catfish? The place was totally empty and now I see why. It is not the comfortable relax setting i normally speak about. It is truly understood why the place has low reviews and totally empty. This was by far the worst restaurant experience I have ever encountered in Sacramento thus far. How many other people have been fooled by this owner making people think they are getting something they didn't get but was overcharged for? The only reason I am giving them any star is to post this review. I will be definitely checking the Yelp reviews from here on out and not assuming a restaurant is still the same. I would never recommend this place to my worst enemy. read more

the last weekend of every month for 3 years an recently they have went from a 5 star to a 2 flavor non missing items wrong items food cold an my order was 87 dollars what a waste puck it up cause at one time your food was 5 stars read more

I always love to go to JJ's Chicken & Fish. Their wings, pickles, fish, frozen lemonade, and desserts hit the spot. Unfortunately, this location was a bit disappointing. I ordered the 4 wing combo with fries, one kosher pickle, and a side of Mac & Cheese. The wings, fries and pickle were, of course, great. However, the Mac & Cheese was extremely disgusting. The "cheese" looked like Nacho cheese sauce. The flavor was terribly bland. To top it off, the pasta was cold like ice. If I wanted something cold, I would've ordered the frozen lemonade. I was even on the road for vacation purposes. It's not like I could've heated up the mac & cheese and also doctor up the flavor back at home. I will think twice about coming back to this location. read more

The fish was dry and the shrimp had to be cooked in old grease bland in flavor and hard to swallow read more

J J's Chicken & Fish - Shrimp - Southern Near Me - Sacramento, California

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I buy here pretty frequently and I love their food. Tonight was the third time that I've come inside the store to order and the girl behind the counter with the piercings and curly hair in a ponytail has had a bad attitude. She said that she wasn't taking any orders, no problem. I asked what time they closed and she told me to go outside and look at the door. I told her she could just answer my question, and she said she answered it and then waved her hand at me like people aren't the reason she has a job. They close at 10 but stop orders at 935? I will literally drive up to Ray's if this person still works there. read more

This place used to be my go to but as of late TERRIBLE!!!!!! The fries were recooked or there using old cooking oil the chicken was little as pieces and were fried hard after I told them not to fry it hard not to mention I spent 30 bucks will NEVER go back to that place read more

Tried this place for the first time after always seeing it on DoorDash. If you're looking to eat late, this is a go to place. I ordered their wings, calamari, fries, and tried two different pies. The wings were pretty good, lots of flavor (you can taste that delicious MSG lol), the fries were okay, and the calamari was really good. They provided hot sauce, ketchup, ranch, and tartar sauce. They already not stingy with their sauces folks! The two pies that I ordered were pineapple coconut and Oreo. I wanted to try the red velvet, but they were sold out, the cakes were amazing 10/10 to me. I recommend giving this place a chance. read more

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This was my second time eating at JJ's. The service is decent and the fish and shrimp is good. The only downside was the macaroni and cheese. It was not the best and it had a gummy texture. Other than that, I would recommend anyone wanting fast soul food. Also, the sweet potato cake is amazing. read more

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Combo Plate I absolutely love this hole in the wall place. It's close to home in the neighborhood I grew up in. And it's fried fish pretty economical a good place to go for the family when you want to have fried fish and from a long day and you don't want to cook it at home we've been coming here for a while so you might want to call your order in sometime because they get smashed here but all in all it's a good place to come to and enjoy some good fish and fries.Fried ShrimpRed SnapperSweet Potato PieCatfish NuggetsCalamari read more

Jj's is always consistent. I needed some chicken for the new year last min- and they came through with a great order of 20 fried wings- super delicious. I also love their snapper and lemon pepper prawns. read more

This place was alright they messed up on my granny's order but they were very quick and friendly to fix the issue and the food was pretty tasty and the atmosphere inside seemed cleaned the prices were decent as well yep I will definitely be going back read more

J J's Chicken & Fish - J J's fish - Southern Near Me - Sacramento, California

Good fried shrimp. Snapper tastes good as well...wish the filets were thicker. But, I will be back!

This is very good place don't be intimidated by its location- the food and service is good. The Chicken Wings were delicious the catfish ( which I order bone-in) was tasty, the food was hot and the service was great. read more

I ordered fried oysters, fried extra lightly. I stressed, as long as they were hot, they couldn't be under cooked, but I didn't want them crispy at all. I told them I liked them cooked so lightly that many people would return them because they thought they were under cooked. I should have checked before I left. What was waiting for me when I got home was several rock hard overcooked pieces of the opposite of what I ordered. This wasn't the first time this happened. I've ordered fish lightly fried and get rock hard fried cornmeal with no discernible fish flavor. I wanted to like you, but you "burned" me. Why you do me like that JJ???? read more

If I could give them a -9 I would back In The day this place used to be good came here tonight to grab two dinners total came to $53 and none it was really edible smh I went right before they closed which means I'm stuck with two plates that we can not eat I will be returning in the morning to seek a full refund because this is not ok definitely will never eat here again or recommend it to anyone the fish was so over cooked it was hard to chew as well with the shrimp and the chicken which had a weird discoloration to it we didn't even eat it I'll be returning it first thing in the morning! read more

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