Atmosphere and food are both fantastic! This is a beautiful restaurant. Wine pairings were excellent also.
Osher
My partner and I came for our anniversary and, I have to say: holy moly—this was incredible! Such a lovely experience. First of all, I am vegan (while my partner isn't). Not only did Chez TJ accommodate, they served some of the best vegan fine dining dishes I've ever had. My plant-based dishes felt cohesive (visually) with my partner's non-vegan dishes too, which we were super impressed by. Even if some of the ingredients were different, it was clear that Chez TJ was going out of their way to offer a comparable experience, which I appreciated immensely. And besides the specific accommodation, the food (overall) was well thought out, beautiful, and delicious. My partner is still raving over several courses, hahaha. And the service was phenomenal—I'm not sure I can emphasize how fantastic it was. Ted was hilarious and personable throughout the evening, and Jessi was just as funny and witty, and attentive throughout. Both were a joy. We cannot express how appreciative we are to the Chefs and service crew for this beautiful experience. We will definitely come again! -Cynthia & Osher (lovingly renamed by Ted: Sunchoke and Pea-shoots)
Gabi
A wonderful multi-course (5 plus amuse bouche) for our New Year's Eve celebration. Excellent service, explaining each course in details and wonderful wine. It was the second time for us to go there for saying good-bye to the old year and we are planning for many more. I definitely recommend Chez TJ!
Travis Wise
The dinner that I had must've been an aberration because if they were all like this, they wouldn't keep their Michelin status. I had high expectations for dinner here, but 30 minute gaps between some courses in the set menu became unbearable. The experience wasn't worth a 3.5 hour dinner. I thought it was just me, but when I've discussed with coworkers, some have had similar experiences. It's nice to have a restaurant of the status so close by and I wish I could feel excited about going there more but it just takes one bad experience to ruin that idea.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Jerome
Amazing food and service. We did not take the pairing but we got great recommendations for 2 glasses of wine.
Heather
Our food was delicious but we had some issues with the front of house. We booked our reservation for the 5 course tasting menu and were served the 8 course, which we didn't realize until the food kept coming. The sommelier disappeared before our mains came so we were without wine for the back half of our meal.
nicholo plaza
Came here to celebrate my wife’s birthday. Dishes are very well composed, balanced, and executed. Flavors are very much European inspired, but with nice inventive touches to keep things interesting! The squab dish was the highlight for me - perfectly mid-rare without being too gamey in flavor. My wife’s favorite was the octopus, served with a broth and pepper oil - fresh, bright flavors and texture had a nice bite.
Service was very warm, welcoming and attentive.
Very deserving of its 1 Michelin star, and is a prime example of that, even when compared with the more difficult European standards.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael
Ted and the entire team at Chez TJ were amazing. This is the best dining experience available in the entire bay area.
Tuan
Thank you everyone for making every visit special. Even though you did not say it we know you always did a lot of extra for us. Thank you & happy holidays The Trans and friends
Yun-Fang
Amazing food experience. Most restaurants got worse after pandemic but Chez TJ kept us its high quality and price remains reasonable. We will definitely come back within a year.
Best Vegetarian 8 course (17 dishes) tasting Menu Never thought ill experience something like this… Special food was cooked for kids, truly an experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maneesh
We experienced the chef's tasting menu (8 courses ). The selections were really well put together and the choice of plating , food selections were excellent. The taste journey and flavors offered was delicate yet very modern take on French cuisine
Lifang
Service was excellent. They gave me a small stool for my purse. They also changed my napkin from white to black to match my clothes. I can't have any alcohol, but hot water; everyone was still very nice to me. I love the dessert and really enjoyed evening.
Ming
Overall is pretty good. The food is interesting. However ,I feel the food has too much cinnamon from start to end. Also, although the food is good but the server only tells me what's in the food but they never told me how the food is made.
Lever
Thank YOU for making my wife's birthday so celebrating with your wonderful servers. The food is excellent, the service is beyond excellent. We will be back soon.
Atmosphere and food are both fantastic! This is a beautiful restaurant. Wine pairings were excellent also.
My partner and I came for our anniversary and, I have to say: holy moly—this was incredible! Such a lovely experience. First of all, I am vegan (while my partner isn't). Not only did Chez TJ accommodate, they served some of the best vegan fine dining dishes I've ever had. My plant-based dishes felt cohesive (visually) with my partner's non-vegan dishes too, which we were super impressed by. Even if some of the ingredients were different, it was clear that Chez TJ was going out of their way to offer a comparable experience, which I appreciated immensely. And besides the specific accommodation, the food (overall) was well thought out, beautiful, and delicious. My partner is still raving over several courses, hahaha. And the service was phenomenal—I'm not sure I can emphasize how fantastic it was. Ted was hilarious and personable throughout the evening, and Jessi was just as funny and witty, and attentive throughout. Both were a joy. We cannot express how appreciative we are to the Chefs and service crew for this beautiful experience. We will definitely come again! -Cynthia & Osher (lovingly renamed by Ted: Sunchoke and Pea-shoots)
A wonderful multi-course (5 plus amuse bouche) for our New Year's Eve celebration. Excellent service, explaining each course in details and wonderful wine. It was the second time for us to go there for saying good-bye to the old year and we are planning for many more. I definitely recommend Chez TJ!
The dinner that I had must've been an aberration because if they were all like this, they wouldn't keep their Michelin status. I had high expectations for dinner here, but 30 minute gaps between some courses in the set menu became unbearable. The experience wasn't worth a 3.5 hour dinner. I thought it was just me, but when I've discussed with coworkers, some have had similar experiences. It's nice to have a restaurant of the status so close by and I wish I could feel excited about going there more but it just takes one bad experience to ruin that idea.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Amazing food and service. We did not take the pairing but we got great recommendations for 2 glasses of wine.
Our food was delicious but we had some issues with the front of house. We booked our reservation for the 5 course tasting menu and were served the 8 course, which we didn't realize until the food kept coming. The sommelier disappeared before our mains came so we were without wine for the back half of our meal.
Came here to celebrate my wife’s birthday. Dishes are very well composed, balanced, and executed. Flavors are very much European inspired, but with nice inventive touches to keep things interesting! The squab dish was the highlight for me - perfectly mid-rare without being too gamey in flavor. My wife’s favorite was the octopus, served with a broth and pepper oil - fresh, bright flavors and texture had a nice bite.
Service was very warm, welcoming and attentive.
Very deserving of its 1 Michelin star, and is a prime example of that, even when compared with the more difficult European standards.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ted and the entire team at Chez TJ were amazing. This is the best dining experience available in the entire bay area.
Thank you everyone for making every visit special. Even though you did not say it we know you always did a lot of extra for us. Thank you & happy holidays The Trans and friends
Amazing food experience. Most restaurants got worse after pandemic but Chez TJ kept us its high quality and price remains reasonable. We will definitely come back within a year.
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Best Vegetarian 8 course (17 dishes) tasting Menu
Never thought ill experience something like this…
Special food was cooked for kids, truly an experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We experienced the chef's tasting menu (8 courses ). The selections were really well put together and the choice of plating , food selections were excellent. The taste journey and flavors offered was delicate yet very modern take on French cuisine
Service was excellent. They gave me a small stool for my purse. They also changed my napkin from white to black to match my clothes. I can't have any alcohol, but hot water; everyone was still very nice to me. I love the dessert and really enjoyed evening.
Overall is pretty good. The food is interesting. However ,I feel the food has too much cinnamon from start to end. Also, although the food is good but the server only tells me what's in the food but they never told me how the food is made.
Thank YOU for making my wife's birthday so celebrating with your wonderful servers. The food is excellent, the service is beyond excellent. We will be back soon.
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