CJ’S American Pub & Grill

Shippensburg, United States

3.8

20 reviews

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+1 717-532-5612
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www.cjspubgrill.com
Address:
487 E King St, Shippensburg, PA, 17257
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Local time (Shippensburg) 7:30 PM Monday, June 23, 2025

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Description

Specialties

Fresh, Made from Scratch, Contemporary American Cuisine.

CJ’S American Pub & Grill offers excellent food, an incredible selection of drinks, and an atmosphere that will keep you coming back time and time again. Conveniently located in Shippensburg, we focus on providing excellent service and an outstanding dining experience.

CJ’s serves handcrafted sandwiches, soups, in-​house smoked BBQ, steaks, seafood, and homemade desserts. We also have vegetarian/​vegan options. Any other dietary restrictions? Just ask, and our chef’s will be more than happy to prepare something for you.

We also a private room with a 60″ LCD TV for up to 50 people, perfect for:

Business meetings

Rehearsal dinners

Banquets

Anniversary parties

Sports team dinners

Looking for delicious food, but don’t have the time to sit back and relax with us? Nearly everything on our menu is available to-​go, so you can enjoy succulent dishes wherever you go. Whether you’re looking to celebrate with friends and family, stopping by to catch the big game, or looking for something on the go that’s better than fast food, look no further than CJ’s American Pub & Grill.

Give us a call today to make a reservation.

History

Established in 2013.

CJ’s American Pub and Grill is an independent family owned restaurant providing great food and service in shippensburg. Our atmosphere is casual and contemporary.

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20 reviews of CJ’S American Pub & Grill

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Place rating: 4
Shippensburg, PA
Tai spring rolls were awesome, smoked BBQ platter was great, kids meals were done and out first
Place rating: 5
Clarksburg, WV
Best Black and Blue burger … Crispy on the outside and juicy inside. Fish tacos had a fruit pico on top with yum yum sauce. So good! Worth the stop. Staff was great! And so was the soft rock music playing in the background.
Place rating: 4
Tucker, GA
The service was a little slow to start but once the food started coming — oh my lord! The wait was totally worth it. The fish and chips were incredible. Even the kids chicken tenders were moist and crispy. No corners cut when it comes to the food. If I’m ever in this town again, I’m definitely coming back.
Place rating: 4
Keene, NH
Came in for some drinks after a wedding. Met the manager because my out-​of-​state temp license caused some confusion with the bartender. He was really nice and we got it figured out, and my boyfriend and I sat at the bar for about an hour. There was live music, he was great and took requests. This is a really good, affordable place to get some drinks or a meal!
Place rating: 2
Shippensburg, PA
Drink special, captain and coke, was watered down and had no fizz. Brisket tacos came with Pico de gallo, which I was informed could not be substituted for diced tomato. They were so dry I couldn’t swallow them. Asked for ranch dressing. It was so watered down and thin and had no taste. Sweet potato fries were undercooked and crunchy and soggy. Wayyyyy overpriced. They’re the only joint in town but they’re milking it big time. Quality is terrible. I could’ve gotten a better meal at the Sheetz on the corner.
Place rating: 4
McClure, PA
nice place for a date night food was good and the service was ok the salads were very good along with the prim rib
Place rating: 5
Shippensburg, PA
Cj’s is our favorite. Great food great prices. the crab portabella is my favorite, my fiancé loves the prime rib. We eat there often and it’s nice to finally have a place like this in shipp.
Place rating: 5
Shippensburg, PA
Delicious food. Great people. Great place. Worth the drive if you live out of town. Thankful CJS is here in Shipprnsburg.
Place rating: 5
Upper Marlboro, MD
CJ’s is AMAZING! The food is delicious and not your normal boring menu. We visit here often and have a wonderful experience everytime. You MUST get their soft pretzels with beer mustard. No discussion and you’re welcome in advance. Anything you order off the menu is fantastic and you will not be disappointed! The hot wings are delicious too. Great beer/​wine/​cocktail menu. The atmosphere is great as well. CJ’s is great for any occasion: date night, special events, or just a place to go when you don’t feel like cooking! As for the price which seems to be the negative that everyone says, let’s put it this way… it’s not McDonald’s or Applebee’s. You’re paying for incredible food at a decent price.
Place rating: 5
Long Pond, PA
Highly recommend. Best food in shipp hands down. NY strip w/​crab cake is where it’s at. Guinness on tap as well as 11 more specialty beers, not your typical beer selection. Always good.
Place rating: 4
Shippensburg, PA
This is the first time we had been there and overall we loved it! We started off with the chips and salsa but you could tell the salsa was store bought (tasted like Pace). My husband had the ribs and he said they were wonderful. I had the bbq sandwich and the meat was so tender! Best bbq I’ve had in a long time. I didn’t care for the NC bbq sauce but the sweet sauce was awesome. I am from NC so I was expecting something different. We definitely will be going back!
Place rating: 5
Shippensburg, PA
We love Cj’s! The food is excellent and the service is great! The setting is upscale casual and inviting. I had the smoked prime rib, out of this world! Was cooked perfectly and wasn’t over smoked. They smoke theirs meats in house and you can tell its for real and not an additive. Good drink selection too. I foresee we will be back many times in the future.
Place rating: 2
Chambersburg, PA
Average food that’s too expensive for what it is. Seriously, $ 13 nachos that taste like canned ingredients? No thanks
Place rating: 4
Shippensburg, PA
CJ’s is basically the only finer place to dine in Shippensburg that I’m aware of. You can never go wrong with the Cameron Burger, always great. My only complaint is the fact that even the burgers are over the 10 $ mark, which can get pricey for college kids who enjoy their food as well. More specials with lower prices would be greatly appreciated, though they’re doing awesome with what is already in place.
Place rating: 4
Chambersburg, PA
This place never disappoints. Food is always on point, service is always great. Great food, decent beer selection, and the staff is always friendly!
Place rating: 3
Fayetteville, PA
place is pricey. food is good, they have entertainment on Saturdays… They will overcook all meats but will gladly fix if and only if you let them know. The atmosphere is good Not a bad place if you feel like spending $ 75 for two people not including any alcoholic drinks.
Place rating: 4
Anaheim, CA
Good food, good beer selection. The filet was done perfectly and my wife’s burger was good too.
Place rating: 1
Carlisle, PA
Had a really disappointing evening. Date night after mass for hubby and I. First sat at the bar and had a couple of beers… all good. Then we were seated at a table in the bar area… very nice. Waitress came over and took our drink and appetizer order. We ordered the pretzel app… very good. Had another beer. Waitress took our main course order. 45 mins later our meals arrived. Steak was warm. not hot but both of our mashed potatoes and asparagus sides were ice cold. Waitress didn’t come back but the hostess saw us motioning for her and came over. Sent back for warming… came back but still cold. Ate the steaks and left the sides. Waitress offered us free dessert but we declined. We’d been there over 2 hours at this point and just wanted to pay and go home. 80 bucks later and left hungry :(. Won’t be returning.
Place rating: 1
Northampton County, PA
So they changed their menu, and it now is more «gourmet.» I had the Bang Bang Shrimp entrée with a twice baked potato. First off the shrimp are deep fried which is not specified on their menu. I suspect they are deep fried, because they are frozen. They then toss them in the «Spicy Bang Bang sauce,» overall the shrimp were hard. The twice baked potato, was cold, and they chop off most of the potato, and scoop out the actually potato, to stuff their «twice baked stuff» into the potato. If you want a good twice baked potato and a full potato go to Kathy’s Deli! Overall if you don’t want a burger and their chips, go to University Grille, Knutes or somewhere else…
Place rating: 4
Shippensburg, PA
I have visited CJ’s several times since opening day. The quality of the food has improved, and the staff is better trained and attentive. My medium rare burger arrived medium rare these past few visits. David is working hard to make CJ’s the best place to eat in Shippensburg, I have seen him at each of my visits.
The only reason I hesitate to give 5 stars is that I brought guests to CJ’s and a ruben arrived absent thousand island (or russian if you prefer) dressing. She was perfectly satisfied using the house made chip dipping sauce for moisture (supposed to be on the sandwich, was not) .
I am a harsh critic, I know. To anyone reading this review. Eat at CJ’s!