Exhibit 99.1
BJ's Restaurants Inc. Opens in Natomas, California
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 28, 2006--BJ's Restaurants
Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) today announced the opening of its newest BJ's Restaurant &
Brewhouse in Natomas on June 27, 2006. The approximately 8,000-square-foot
freestanding restaurant is located at 3531 N. Freeway Blvd., at the northeast
corner of I-80 and Truxel Road in the Promenade at Natomas retail development.
The restaurant has seating for 265 guests with hours of operation from 11 a.m.
to 12 midnight Sunday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and
Saturday.
"We are very excited to open our fifth restaurant in the greater Sacramento
area," commented Jerry Deitchle, president and CEO. "This market has produced
several of BJ's highest sales volume restaurants, including our record-setting
opening in Elk Grove just a few weeks ago. Based on sales for our first day of
operations in Natomas, we have a solid opportunity to set another record. This
is our fifth new restaurant for 2006, and we remain on track to open as many as
11 new restaurants this year."
BJ's Restaurants Inc. currently owns and operates 49 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 (33), Texas (6),
Arizona (4), Oregon (3), Colorado (2) 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 33 of our current 49
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 service-mark 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