HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - BJ's Restaurants, Inc. today announced the opening of its newest restaurant in Henderson, Nevada, on March 9, 2009. The new BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse is located at 9520 S. Eastern Avenue, immediately south of the I-215 freeway at the Eastern Avenue interchange. The restaurant is part of the Silverado Center, a 225,000 square foot retail shopping center. The restaurant is approximately 8,500 square feet, contains 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(R) dessert. BJ's highly detailed, contemporary decor 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 excited to open our first new restaurant of 2009 in Henderson," commented Jerry Deitchle, Chairman and CEO. "Opening day sales were very strong. The Henderson restaurant represents our second restaurant in the Las Vegas market, where our first restaurant in Summerlin has enjoyed above-average sales volumes and comparable restaurant growth during the past few years. We continue to remain on track to open as many as 9 to 11 new restaurants during 2009 and thereby increase our total restaurant operating weeks by 15% to 16% during the year."

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 83 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, entrees 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 (13), Arizona (5), Colorado (3), Oregon (2), Nevada (3), Florida (4), 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. on the Web at http://www.bjsrestaurants.com.

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