House Of JuJu By the Bay — Restaurant in Morro Bay

The night crept in quickly as the fog set in. Driving down the coast on the 1 had brought its own series of challenges without cell service. While we listened to my idiot friend's awful pre-downloaded music for the 11th time, I began to contemplate my own weariness and my ever-thinning patience. With another 30 minutes to Morro Bay, it would hopefully be the saving grace of the evening. We passed San Simeon, heading for Cayucos. As the sun disappeared below the horizon, the fog rolled in, as though the spirits of ten thousand tormented souls were dancing around in the lingering light along the coast. Out from the hazy fog appeared a lone cottage. A west coast witch, perhaps? I wasn't going to stick around long enough to find out...not out of fear, but out of hunger. As cellular service slowly returned, Google Maps began to load the eating spots in Morro Bay. My wife's patience grew thin as I eyeballed "House of Juju." This is my kind of place - burgers and clam chowder - but would she like it? I knew it was my choice, but I desperately searched for a backup plan in case it didn't land. At length it was made clear to me that time had run out and I needed to tell them where we were eating. Worried at the thought of rejection, I announced this gourmet burger joint with a seemingly delicious clam chowder bread bowl. Is this going to be expensive enough for my pretentious friend and spoiled wife? I hope so, for my own pockets were not as deep since our trip to Napa Valley. Delighted, I listened to her excitement as she approved whole-heartedly. I forgot that she loves burgers and bread bowls. The night set in fully by the time we arrived. We have walked by House of Juju many times before, blissfully unaware of its food and atmosphere. We entered, ever fearful of a new Covid protocol. It is California after all. Would we have to strip down to our skivvies and be sprayed with decontaminant? Would we have to show a passport notarized by Newsom himself? By good fortune, we were greeted with a smile. You can always tell when someone is smiling if they aren't wearing a fear mask. The windows are large, making it seem as though you are almost on a patio. The fog was a source of joy for some reason, perhaps it made us feel cozy, or maybe it just felt like an authentic, chilly, coastal evening. Either way, our server was pleasant, and the food did not disappoint. As my idiot friend ate upwards of half of my clam chowder and garlic toast, my only regret is not throwing him out of the car at Big Sur when I had the...

I can't say enough good things about this place! The food, service, and owners were all amazing!

We got there when it was quite busy, and it was raining and cold so outside seating wasn't an option. Someone came right over to seat us and was very friendly. The table rocked a bit so they got some things to put under it so that it evened it out a bit and was sturdy.

Wife went to the bathroom right away and there was some issues there, but she went and told them about it and they apologized and fixed the issues immediately. This is really the most we could ask for as some customers in any place are just gross.

Me and my wife both got burger bowls. Both variations we got were great and we were arguing about which of ours was better! My wife also got the potatoes with her burger. Ohhh man they were delicious. All the sauces were good as well. We were just really happy with all of our food.

One last thing that happened... My wife accidentally left her purse there the day before Thanksgiving . We didn't notice until the next morning when we were supposed to be leaving town as we ate just passing through. We walked next door to Poppy's to see if maybe she knew the owners and if they'd be around at all. She managed to call a couple people and get ahold of the owner . The owner then came down herself 10 minutes later, opened up the place, and gave us my wife's purse. The is at 1pm on Thanksgiving day! They really went above and beyond for us.

This place is great and I'll tell anyone to eat here too enjoy great food and support...

Friends took me here to eat.

The view from the atrium was beautiful while the sun was setting. I wanted to really like the food here but I couldn’t do it. I ordered the shrimp tacos. The tortillas were cold, the flavor of the sauce in the shrimp was spicy but bland. This dish came with a choice of sides so I ordered the clam chowder. When they brought it I thought that it was a mistake because it resembled potato soup. This clam chowder is not the typical soup with a milk white base look. The flavor wasn’t bad but it also wasn’t anything spectacular either.

One of my friends ordered what he thought was a simple fish dish but either he read the menu wrong or they brought him the wrong thing because they brought him a fish burger which he described as bland.

My other friend ordered a side of red potatoes on the side with her chicken and instead they brought her a blend of red, white, and purple potatoes. They looked overdone and the presentation was poor. I tried one and there was nothing special about them and they were dry.

The service was slow although the waitress was nice, she seemed overwhelmed.

Since this was the first time I’ve ever been here I might have to try again another time…I always like to give a place a second chance. But as for right now I wouldn’t...