Exhibit 99.1

            BJ's Restaurants, Inc. Opens in Temecula, California and
                       Comments on Current Business Trends


     HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2006--BJ's Restaurants,
Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) today announced the opening of its 51st restaurant in
Temecula, California on September 5, 2006. The approximate 8,500 square foot
BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse is located in the Overland Center at 26500 Ynez
Road. The new restaurant has seating for 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 excited to bring the BJ's restaurant concept to Temecula, which is
in our core Southern California market," commented Jerry Deitchle, President and
CEO. "First-day sales at Temecula set a new all time sales record for our
Company. The Temecula restaurant represents our seventh new restaurant opening
during 2006 and, with four restaurants currently under construction, we remain
on track to achieve our stated goal to open as many as 11 new restaurants this
year."
     "Our comparable restaurant sales for the current quarter remain solidly
positive to date, in spite of the continuing challenging operating environment
for most casual dining restaurant operations," said Deitchle. "Additionally,
sales volumes for our 2006 openings continue to meet or exceed our expectations.
We believe our continuing favorable sales trends are indicative of the
attractive value that consumers recognize in the BJ's dining experience, coupled
with steadily improving operational execution as a result of many of the key
initiatives that we've implemented this year."
     The Company continues to target 2007 capacity growth of 20% to 25%,
measured in terms of total restaurant operating weeks. "We currently have signed
leases or letters of intent on hand to open as many as 13 new restaurants during
2007, and we expect to begin construction of four of those restaurants during
the next 30 days," said Deitchle. "Additionally, we are well underway with
identifying several specific locations for potential 2008 openings."

     BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 51 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 eleven microbreweries
which produce and distribute BJ's critically acclaimed handcrafted beers
throughout the chain. The Company's restaurants are located in California (34),
Texas (7), 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 34 of our current 51
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.
              Greg Levin, 714-848-3747, ext. 240