BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. has announced the opening of its second restaurant in the Austin, Texas market on May 16, 2011. The new BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse is located at 10515 N. MoPac Expressway in The Shops at Arbor Walk. 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 decor 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 open our second restaurant in Austin,” commented Jerry Deitchle, Chairman and CEO. “Our first restaurant in the market, located in Sunset Valley, was opened in 2007 and continues to perform well. Our new restaurant at The Shops at Arbor Walk achieved opening day sales that exceeded our expectations. To date, we have opened three new restaurants during 2011 and currently anticipate opening as many as nine or ten more restaurants this year. Our next two restaurant openings are currently planned for Century City, CA and Las Vegas, NV before the end of June. Investors are reminded that the actual number and timing of new restaurant openings for any given period 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 105 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 (52), Texas (22), Arizona (6), Colorado (4), Oregon (2), Nevada (4), Florida (6), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Kentucky (1), Indiana (1), Louisiana (1) and Washington (2).
