AJ's Fine Foods — Local services in Chandler

Do NOT go to their bakery! I've given it several chances and each time I was very disappointed. From stale eclairs to this final disappointment. Looking on line at their cakes, I called in and ordered a birthday cake. A variation of their berries and cream cake. I verified the cake had whipped cream frosting and the spelling for the Birthday greeting. When I picked up the cake, it was a plain white brick with about 8 extremely sad looking strawberries on top. The berries were bruised, dented, barely orange not even red, with green tops and very old looking leaves. I almost missed the greeting, as it wasn't written on the cake, but on a white ribbon with gold writing draped across the cake. I was floored! I was told since,I didn't specify to decorate the cake, they didn't do it. I asked,what else one is suppose to add to "I want a birthday cake" to get an edging or a flower or anything! Just a white brick! I made them take off the dead strawberries and write on the cake. The manager seemed to see what I was talking about. You go to a gourmet bakery for a special cake, and they don't even decorate it!! The bakery manager, on the hand, kept saying "Well, you just said write happy birthday." I asked, what else does one say to get a birthday cake that looks like a birthday cake. I told them both to walk into any grocery store and ask for what I did and you will get a beautifully decorated cake. The manager charge me half price for the white brick. Which was a very nice gesture. The strawberries and "cream" cake had very few strawberries in it. Several pieces served had no strawberries at all! The "whippy" frosting tastes like whipped lard and sugar. I haven't had a cake this bland and tasteless in years. That was it's last chance. I will ignore the beautiful LOOKING desserts, because they only look good. I suggest you...

Love this store and location Ray Rd in Chandler! You have to try the pizza! Pizza Chef Zach is awesome and makes the best pizzas! They are wood fired brick oven pizzas made to order. The meat lovers is so good with high quality sausage, chunks of real ham and bacon! The meats are so good and lean. Also tried the spinach pizza and the white pizza. Absolutely loved them all. Chef Zach does an amazing job, love the crust and seasoning. This is real pizza! Trust me you will love it!

Love the bakery too, the Cannoli Cake is so yummy! And they now have chocolate dipped cannolis! Napoleon is awesome too!

The customer service is top notch and a gentleman at this store named Noah who works cashier, stocking and other areas at this store is so courteous and polite! He always goes out of his way to assist you and always has a smile on his face! Wish every store I went to had people like him working there!

Update: I had to go back for more pizza! Chef Zach is very creative and makes great pizzas. The dough and crust is awesome and these are hand tossed pizzas. Crust is perfect not too thin and not too thick. Recently had the Italian Beef Pizza that tasted like a Portillo Beef Sandwich with giardenara peppers. It was so good! Also tried the Chicken Pesto and Artichoke pizza- yum! My husband gets just a pepperoni and sausage but it’s so much better than the greasy stuff out there because AJs uses high quality meats! Chef Zach also made an Apple Pie pizza and we tried a slice of that too. Wow!!!! It tasted like a rustic apple pie and it was real light and not too sweet!...

Been a customer for many years. I love the quality of foods available. Friendly and warm employees especially at this location. When in doubt about any product or need a recommendation to pair up food itemsl with or without wines. They are outstanding when it comes to customer service and care. Spills or broken items I seen tooken care of in a timely fashion matter, they give you endless assistance even if your asking a bit too much questions about a product. If they don't know for an item in question they don't give you any false information and they always had lete know if they don't have an answer they don't hesitate to get someone else or a store manager for me. They value their customers and needs so that enjoy their shopping time or if they need anything for the best experience you need from birthdays to the holidays I know I can always count on this store at this location in chandler. And they are so much better then the service I had in Scottsdale. So since I started off going to the Chandler location I'm sticking to that location even if I have a but of a drive. It's worth it going to that location and being treated with respect and not being treated rudely. If you absolutely love AJ's and want full courtesy with respect I suggest this location to the fullest. Job well done to all the employees and the people who hired them. I can't express enough GRATITUDE for them going through any limits to appreciate...