AJ's Chinese Express

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

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!

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!

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

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.

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!

I don't know what happened but this place use to have really great food. Our chicken fried rice was dry with very little flavor and the crunchy noodles were stale. Too many bell peppers/vegetables and not enough chicken. Stingy with soy sauce packets and napkins. Cashier is rude and seems to expect a tip for pick up. I don't have a problem tipping but not when the cashier is verbally advertising TIP for everyone to hear and putting you on the spot. Not good.

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

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.

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