8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

          Date of Report (Date of earliest reported): February 15, 2006

                             BJ'S RESTAURANTS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         California                    0-21423                  33-0485615
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission               (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)            Identification No.)

                    16162 Beach Boulevard
                          Suite 100
                Huntington Beach, California                            92647
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          (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (714) 848-3747
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)



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Item 8.01  Other Events

On February 15, 2006, BJ's Restaurants, Inc., a California corporation (the
"Registrant"), issued a press release titled "BJ's Restaurants, Inc. opens in
Vacaville, California; Announces date for fourth quarter 2005 earnings release
and conference call". The press release issued by the Registrant in connection
with the announcement is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01  Exhibits

        Exhibit No.      Description

           99.1*         Press Release dated February 15, 2006

* This exhibit 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to Item 8.01, and is not deemed
filed pursuant to Item 9.01.

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                      BJ'S RESTAURANTS, INC.
February 15, 2006                     (Registrant)


                                      By:   /s/ GERALD W. DEITCHLE
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                                            Gerald W. Deitchle
                                            Chief Executive Officer,
                                            President and Director

                                      By:   /s/ GREGORY S. LEVIN
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                                            Gregory S. Levin
                                            Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                    BJ's Restaurants Inc. Opens in
  Vacaville, Calif.; Announces Date for Fourth Quarter 2005 Earnings
                     Release and Conference Call

    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2006--BJ's
Restaurants Inc. (Nasdaq:BJRI) today announced the successful opening
of BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse in Vacaville, Calif. The company also
announced that it will release its fourth quarter and fiscal 2005
results on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006.
    The company's new Vacaville restaurant, which contains
approximately 7,800 square feet and 265 seats, is located at 190 Nut
Tree Parkway across from the Vacaville Commons shopping center. Hours
of operation are from 11 a.m. to 12 midnight Sunday through Thursday,
and 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday. This new location
represents the company's 45th restaurant currently in operation.
    "Our opening in Vacaville is the first of as many as 11 new
restaurants that we currently plan to open during fiscal 2006,"
commented Jerry Deitchle, president and CEO. "Vacaville is our seventh
restaurant in Northern California, where sales volumes have
historically been very strong for our concept. We plan to open
additional restaurants in this market during the next few years."
    The company will announce its fourth quarter and fiscal 2005
results after the market closes on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006, and will
hold an investor conference call at 2 p.m. Pacific time that same day.
The conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet. To
listen to the conference call, please visit the main page of the
company's Web site located at http://www.bjsrestaurants.com several
minutes prior to the start of the call to register and download any
necessary audio software. An archived webcast will be available for 30
days following the call.

    BJ's Restaurants Inc. currently owns and operates 45 casual dining
restaurants under the BJ's Restaurant and Brewery, BJ's Restaurant and
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, 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 11 microbreweries which produce and
distribute BJ's critically acclaimed handcrafted beers throughout the
chain. The company's restaurants are located in California (31), Texas
(6), Arizona (3), Oregon (3), Colorado (1) and Nevada (1). 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.

    Certain statements in the preceding paragraphs and all other
statements that are not purely historical constitute "forward-looking
statements" for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are intended to
be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. These forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause actual results to be materially different from
those projected or anticipated. Factors that might cause such
differences include, but are not limited to: (i) our ability to manage
an increasing number of new restaurant openings, (ii) construction
delays, (iii) labor shortages, (iv) minimum wage increases (v) food
quality and health concerns, (vi) factors that impact California,
where 31 of our current 45 restaurants are located, (vii) restaurant
and brewery industry competition, (viii) impact of certain brewery
business considerations, including without limitation, dependence upon
suppliers and related hazards, (ix) consumer trends, (x) potential
uninsured losses and liabilities, (xi) fluctuating commodity costs
including food and energy, (xii) trademark and servicemark risks,
(xiii) government regulations, (xiv) licensing costs (xv) beer and
liquor regulations, (xvi) loss of key personnel, (xvii) inability to
secure acceptable sites, (xviii) limitations on insurance coverage,
(xix) legal proceedings, (xx) other general economic and regulatory
conditions and requirements, (xxi) and numerous other matters
discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. BJ's Restaurants Inc. undertakes no obligation to update
or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.



    CONTACT: BJ's Restaurants Inc.
             Greg Levin, 714-848-3747, ext. 240.