BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: BJRI) today announced the opening of its 85^th restaurant in Mesquite, Texas, on June 29, 2009. The new BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse is located at 1106 Town East Mall on the southeast corner of I-635 and Town East Boulevard, at the super-regional 1.25 million square foot Town East Mall. The restaurant is approximately 9,000 square feet, includes seating for approximately 280 guests and features BJ’s extensive menu, including BJ's signature deep-dish pizza, award-winning handcrafted beer and our famous Pizookie® dessert. BJ’s highly detailed, contemporary décor and unique video statement, including several high definition flat panel televisions, creates a high energy, fun and family-friendly dining environment for everyone to enjoy. Hours of operation are from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight Sunday through Thursday and 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

“We are very excited to open a BJ’s restaurant in Mesquite,” commented Jerry Deitchle, Chairman and CEO. “Our new restaurant represents our fifth location in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and our 14^th restaurant in the state of Texas, which has been a strong market for BJ’s for several years now. We were very pleased with our first-day sales in Mesquite. We continue to remain on track to open as many as 9 to 11 new restaurants during 2009, of which three have already opened to date. All of our remaining potential new restaurants for 2009 are currently under construction.”

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 85 casual dining restaurants under the BJ's Restaurant & Brewery, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse or BJ's Pizza & Grill brand names. BJ's restaurants offer an innovative and broad menu featuring award-winning, signature deep-dish pizza complemented with generously portioned salads, appetizers, sandwiches, soups, pastas, entrées and desserts. Quality, flavor, value, moderate prices and sincere service remain distinct attributes of the BJ's experience. The Company operates several microbreweries which produce and distribute BJ's critically acclaimed handcrafted beers throughout the chain. The Company's restaurants are located in California (44), Texas (14), Arizona (5), Colorado (3), Oregon (2), Nevada (3), Florida (5), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Kentucky (1), Indiana (1), Louisiana (1) and Washington (2). The Company also has a licensing interest in a BJ's restaurant in Lahaina, Maui. Visit BJ's Restaurants, Inc.