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 event reported) August 16, 2010

BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

7755 Center Avenue, Suite 300 Huntington Beach, CA	92647
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (714) 500-2400

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 16, 2010 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1.     Press release dated August 16, 2010

SIGNATURE

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

		BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (Registrant)
August 16, 2010 (Date)	By:	/s/ GERALD W. DEITCHLE Gerald W. Deitchle Chairman, President and CEO
	By:	/s/ GREGORY S. LEVIN Gregory S. Levin Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

Exhibit Index
99.1	Press release dated August 16, 2010

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. Appoints Lea Anne S. Ottinger to Its Board of Directors

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Aug. 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (Nasdaq:BJRI) today announced the appointment of Lea Anne S. Ottinger to the Company's Board of Directors as an independent director, effective immediately. Ms. Ottinger's appointment brings the total number of the Company's board members to eight.

Since 1998, Ms. Ottinger has been the managing partner of LMR Advisors, where she serves as a strategic business consultant with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. From 1990 to 1998, she was a franchise owner and operator of several of The Body Shop™ skin and hair care stores. Ms. Ottinger currently serves on the board of directors of Savers, Inc., a privately held for-profit thrift store company with more than 220 locations throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. From June 2004 until its acquisition in March 2010, she also served on the board of directors of Bare Escentuals, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: BARE), one of the leading cosmetic companies in the United States.

"We are very pleased to welcome Lea Anne Ottinger to our board of directors," said Jerry Deitchle, Chairman and CEO. "Her extensive background and experience with consumer growth companies and brands will be of considerable value to BJ's as we continue to execute our national expansion plan."

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 98 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 which produce and distribute BJ's critically acclaimed handcrafted beers throughout the chain. The Company's restaurants are located in California (50), Texas (19), Arizona (6), Colorado (3), Oregon (2), Nevada (3), Florida (6), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Kentucky (1), Indiana (1), Louisiana (1) and Washington (2). 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. The "forward-looking" statements contained in this press release are based on current assumptions and expectations and 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. Investors are referred to the full discussion of risks and uncertainties associated with forward-looking statements contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K.

CONTACT:  BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
          Greg Levin
          (714) 500-2400