Exhibit 99.l

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

    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2006--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 2005 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. During the past several
years, the company has made significant contributions to the CF
Foundation and to other charitable organizations and activities
through local fundraisers and new restaurant openings.
    "BJ's Restaurants take great pride in its long-standing commitment
to support charitable and humanistic programs that benefit the
communities and constituencies that support our restaurants," said Rob
DeLiema, vice president of marketing. "For many years, our company has
joined in the struggle to fight and eliminate cystic fibrosis through
our Cookies for Kids program. On behalf of the 4,800 team members at
our company, BJ's is very proud to present our 2005 Cookies for Kids
donation today."
    "On behalf of the CF Foundation, I would like to express our
gratitude to BJ's Restaurants for its very generous donation," said
Gary Green, director of corporate development for the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation. "BJ's Restaurants is a truly outstanding partner in our
mission to defeat this life-threatening disease. It is our hope that,
with the continued support and dedication of BJ's Restaurants and our
other supporters, CF will one day soon stand for 'cure found.'"

    BJ's Restaurants Inc. currently owns and operates 44 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 (30), 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 30 of our current 44 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.
             Rob DeLiema, 714-848-3747, ext. 224
             rdeliema@bjsrestaurants.com