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August 31, 2021
Tacos like no other: CJ’s Tacos celebrates innovation, inspiration in brick-and-mortar location
Chris Jones, otherwise known as CJ, was just a kid with a passion for cooking and playing basketball. So, how does a kid from Saginaw, Michigan, end up in Knoxville, TN? The answer is tacos.
CJ’s Tacos, who many of you know from his taco tent or from Chris Jones’ food truck, has opened his first brick and mortar location inside Embassy Suites. A soft opening last weekend attracted lines as the word spread. He’s humbled and grateful for the journey he’s taken to get to this point.
A look inside CJ's Tacos new sit-down restaurant on Gay Street before it opens
Two and a half years ago, Christopher Jones, better known in Knoxville as "C.J.," was selling late-night tacos out of a tent to college students on weekends.
A new taco joint is coming to Gay Street. Popular food truck, CJ's tacos announced plans to open a brick and mortar location inside the Embassy Suites on Gay Street.
AWARDS WON: * 2019 TN Valley Fair Best International Food * 2020 Cityview Food Truck of the Year * 2021 Cityview Food Truck of the Year * 2022 Cityview Food Truck of the Year * 2022 Knox News Sentinel Food Truck of the Year * Cityview Food Truck of the Year 2023 * Knox News Sentinel Food Truck of the year 2023 * 2024 Knox News Sentinel Food Truck of the Year