C & J Cafe

The place looks like a really nice diner. Staff was very welcoming. Our waitress was a sweetheart, friendly and nice. The good service couldn’t make up for the food. Had hamburger with mashed potatoes and gravy, it tasted just like it looked. Bland, artificial, just like out of the can. Don’t want to assume it was out of the can, the place has so many good reviews, but I have a hard time believing you could come up with such tasteless food when it’s homemade. Meat was underwhelming. One of the saddest meals I ever had outside a hospital or school kitchen.

Stopped in with a friend for breakfast. Food was good and so was the service.

My husband and I are locals and C&J’s is our favorite place for a meal. I love Mexican food but my husband can’t eat at the Mexican restaurants. This café is a great alternative. Juan’s Mexican food is delicious. The menu is so varied too that my husband can choose anything from a burger to pasta or a salad. We love the local people who work here and feel right at home.

A really good, if predictable Chef’s salad! Added feature that I liked were the mild white onions and dill pickles. The dressing was deceptive as it appeared to have pepper corns. Buy nay nay! Those were small pieces of blue cheese. Delicious. One drawback, processed American and Swiss cheeses were used. Still a good offering.

I read the other reviews on here and am sad to say that my mom and I, who were on our way back from Moab to Idaho Springs, had a totally different experience than everyone else seems to have had at this local café.
I agree that the service was not lacking at all… prompt, attentive and friendly. The restaurant was clean, although does need some updating; however, décor is not what makes or breaks a place, in my humble opinion.
We ordered the burrito, which the menu describes as HUGE and had plans to share it. The menu was accurate… it was HUGE! The problem is that it was not good at all… I took one bite of the rice and refried beans — baby food immediately came to mind. The rice was over-​cooked so it had the same consistency as the beans and neither had any flavor at all. In an effort to give it a chance, though, I took several more bites and even thought that the saving grace would be the red sauce and the green chili that were served with it. There was no redemption, however. The waitress had warned us that the green chili had been «Americanized» and was gravy-​like. I think they actually put gravy IN it, though. It had a very odd texture and, again, no flavor at all. The one thing that had flavor was the red sauce… IT WAS SPAGHETTI SAUCE! I have never had spaghetti sauce with a burrito and have to say that it’s not my cup of tea.
After several more bites and an effort to will ourselves to enjoy the meal, we gave up. We politely told the waitress that we didn’t like the meal, left and went elsewhere. She was very gracious and we felt terrible leaving, but we didn’t have hope that anything else on the menu would be any better.

Stopped in after a drive over Grand Mesa enjoying fall aspen leaves colors. This is a real local café. Owners cook and work all parts of the business. Saw one of them busing tables. Very friendly place. Homemade breads and generous portions are hallmarks here. Veggie soup was homemade with lots of veggies. Fries are cut in house from whole Idaho potatoes and are fried to a crispy but tender finish. Navajo Fry Bread had a tasty chili topping over a massive fry bread. Tip — order the large size to get more chili topping. The fry bread is the same for both serving sizes. Also saw a tasty BLT and a very well made Patty Melt. Definitely worth a stop when you are in the area.

My family and I were on a road trip from Montrose to Moab, UT. This was a nice stop for lunch. We refuse to stop at «chain» or fast food restaurants and always try to dine local. The décor could use a little updating but the food was yummy (far from healthy tho) and price was right! Service was great and portions huge! Go hungry and enjoy!

Best place to eat in delta hands down. Found this hole in the wall only a few months ago but I go quite regularly now. Always try new things and am never let down.

Hey folks nothing fancy here just good countrified food. So if you eat here check your California Foodie Conscience at the door. The staff was very friendly however when we walked in we got our big mixed-​couple-​once-​over from some patrons.
No problems just lookie-​loos. Our wait person was very attentive. We’ll come back cause we gotta wear the local gentry down.

Fast and good, everything you want while traveling. I got the bacon cheeseburger and it was good.
Tip: get the homemade bun, it is really good!

I wish we had a restaurant like this in Arizona! The owner came around to make sure everything was good —– AND IT WAS EXCELLENT!
C & J’s makes the BEST Bean and Cheese Burrito! Also, their Cinnamon Rolls are HUGE and «to die for!» My entire family ate 1 Cinnamon Roll.
We’re going back to CO in a few weeks… and we will DEFINATELY visit C & J Café again!!!
Excellent Restaurant!!!

Stopped in to this restaurant for lunch and the service was abominable. Had to request to be served in the first place then was given the wrong order and promptly ignored. Finally after desperately trying to flag down any waitstaff, we left money on the front counter and left. Was a thoroughly unfortunate and disappointing experience.

A restaurant for the locals. The service by Michelle was fast and friendly. The food was good and very cheap. We had a nice side salad (lettuce, not iceberg), a cheeseburger and chicken & cheese crispitos. For dessert we shared a slice of cherry pie which was good.
For the prices, you get very good value here.
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Good service, great food, what else can I say. A very convenient stop and I will definitely be back.

Our family just ate here on the way to Telluride from Glenwood Springs. We all enjoyed our meal tremendously, it was delicious and the price was unbelievable for the quality of the meal we just had. My daughter who is a very picky eater said this is her new favorite restaurant after eating her fried chicken, corn and French fries. My chicken fajita was excellent. Our son had delicious tacos, my niece enjoyed her steak and mashed potatoes. The service was very friendly, the manager walked over twice to make sure everyone was ok. When my niece got her plate a bit late (they cooked her order twice because she had asked for no onion), everyone was very nice about it and they sent over free pie. Don’t leave without trying the cherry pie!

A friendly, clean, local family owned and run restaurant. Had an excellent breakfast, the food was very tasty. Hot water for the tea was not as hot as I like, but it worked. The owner is a very hard working guy. Lots of locals, which is a very good indicator of quality.