Exhibit 99.1



                         BJ's Restaurants, Inc. Opens in
                       Tampa, Florida and Columbus, Ohio


    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2007--BJ's
Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) today announced the opening of its two
newest BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse(R) locations in Pinellas Park,
Florida (a suburb of Tampa), and Columbus, Ohio on Tuesday, March 13,
2007. Each restaurant is approximately 8,500 square feet and features
our broad array of menu items including BJ's signature deep dish
pizza, award winning handcrafted beer and our famous Pizookie(R)
dessert.

    The Pinellas Park, Florida restaurant is located at 3800 Park
Boulevard near the intersection of State Highway 694 and U.S. Highway
19 in the Shoppes at Park Place. The Columbus, Ohio restaurant is
located at 1414 Polaris Highway, near I-71, on a pad in front of
Polaris Fashion Place. Both restaurants have seating for approximately
270 guests with hours of operation 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 pleased to open our first BJ's in the central Florida and
Ohio Valley markets," commented Jerry Deitchle, President and CEO. "We
believe these new restaurants give us a strong entrance into both the
Midwest and Southeastern regions of the country, and we plan to open
additional restaurants in these regions during the next several years.
With these two new restaurants, BJ's now operates from coast to
coast."

    The Company reiterated its goal to open as many as 13 new
restaurants during 2007, of which two have already opened,
representing a targeted increase in total restaurant operating weeks
of approximately 20% to 25% during the year. All potential 2007 new
openings have been identified and secured with signed leases, purchase
agreements or letters of intent. In addition, the Company has an
additional 11 signed letters of intent agreements in hand for
potential restaurant openings in 2008.

    BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 57 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 12
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), Nevada (2), Florida (1) and Ohio (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 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 57 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 Greg Levin of BJ's
Restaurants, Inc. (714) 500-2440.



    CONTACT: BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
             Greg Levin, 714-500-2440