Exhibit 99.1

   BJ's Restaurants, Inc. Donates $250,000 to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2007--BJ's
Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq:BJRI), a long time supporter of the Cystic
Fibrosis (CF) Foundation, today donated $250,000 to that foundation
from the Company's 2006 Cookies for Kids program. This program calls
for the Company to donate a portion of the sale of every signature
Pizookie(R) dessert to the CF Foundation. Throughout 2006, the Company
also donated an additional $150,000 to the CF Foundation from grand
opening events for new BJ's Restaurants and from other fundraising
campaigns.

    "BJ's Restaurants is proud to continue its long-standing
commitment to support charitable and humanistic programs that benefit
the communities and constituencies that support our restaurants," said
Jerry Deitchle, President and CEO. "For many years, BJ's has joined in
the struggle to fight and eliminate cystic fibrosis through our
Cookies for Kids program. On behalf of the 6,500 team members at our
Company, BJ's is very proud to present our 2006 Cookies for Kids
donation today."

    "I'm overwhelmed by the generosity of BJ's Restaurants, and amazed
by the powerful display of support from their patrons and team
members. The $400,000 raised in 2006 makes a significant contribution
to our mission of finding a cure for cystic fibrosis," said Gary
Green, Director of Corporate Development for the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation.

    BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 55 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 (35), Texas (8), Arizona (4), Colorado (3),
Oregon (3) and Nevada (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.

    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 35 of our current 55 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.

    For further information, please contact Rob DeLiema, President of
the BJ's Restaurants Foundation, Phone: (714) 848-3747, ext. 224,
E-mail: rdeliema@bjsrestaurants.com.

    CONTACT: BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
             Rob DeLiema, President of the BJ's Restaurants Foundation
             714-848-3747, ext. 224
             rdeliema@bjsrestaurants.com