Help Save BJ's Sandwich Shop in Big Bear City

BJ’s Sandwich Shop is a Big Bear institution. While the motto is “Cold beer and lousy food”, only half of that is true. With burgers as big as your head, sandwiches with meat cut fresh daily, and homemade side salads, BJ’s has kept locals and tourists alike fed for over 40 years. Whether you’re riding with Hells Angels or riding a 10 speed, BJ’s has a place for you.

Restaurants across the country have been through a very trying couple of years. With government shutdowns, increased food costs, and changing county requirements every other week, BJ’s pulled through. Through all of this, Chuck and Heidi made sure to offer locals a place to forget all the troubles of Covid-19, all at a fair price.

Covid has taken its toll on Big Bear in so many ways, and now it has placed BJ’s Sandwich Shop in the crosshairs. Chuck has happily (well maybe a little grouchily) made a second home for so many across the Big Bear Valley, working every single day the restaurant’s doors are open until close. BJ’s closed their doors a couple of weeks back when Chuck came down with Covid and has yet to reopen. While Chuck is battling, we wanted to give back so that finances are not another worry on his mind. Chuck and Heidi are far too proud to ever ask for a donation, but as a community that takes care of its own, I felt that people in the valley may want to donate whatever is in their power to make sure BJ’s isn’t another one of COVID’s victims.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and if you have any money to spare, please consider a donation