BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. opened its newest restaurant in College Station, TX on July 11, 2011. The new BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse is located at the intersection of Texas 6 and Harvey Road as the latest addition to the 800,000 square foot Post Oak Mall. 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 famous Pizookie dessert. BJ’s highly detailed, contemporary décor and unique video statement, including BJ’s 103″ plasma display as well as 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 bring the BJ’s restaurant concept to College Station,” commented Jerry Deitchle, Chairman and CEO. “Opening day sales were very strong, coupled with quality execution by our restaurant operations team. The College Station restaurant is our sixth new restaurant opening to date for 2011. We remain on track to open as many as 12 to 13 new restaurants in total during this year.” Investors are reminded that the actual number and timing of new restaurant openings is subject to a number of factors outside of the Company’s control, including weather conditions and factors under the control of landlords, contractors and regulatory/licensing authorities.
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 108 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 in addition to using qualified contract brewers to produce and distribute BJ’s critically acclaimed proprietary handcrafted beers throughout the chain. The Company’s restaurants are located in California (53), Texas (23), Arizona (6), Colorado (4), Oregon (2), Nevada (5), Florida (6), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Kentucky (1), Indiana (1), Louisiana (1) and Washington (2).