Exhibit 99.1


BJ's Restaurants, Inc. Opens in Norman, Oklahoma; Palmdale, California
                Opening Sets New Company Sales Record


    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2007--BJ's
Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) today announced the opening of its
60th restaurant in Norman, Oklahoma, home of the University of
Oklahoma, on May 8, 2007. The new BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse is
located at 330 Ed Noble Parkway on a freestanding pad across from the
Sooner Mall. The restaurant is approximately 8,500 square feet,
contains seating for 280 guests and features BJ's extensive menu that
includes BJ's signature deep dish pizza, award winning handcrafted
beer and our famous Pizookie(R) dessert. BJ's highly detailed,
contemporary decor and the concept's unique video statement, with
several high definition flat panel televisions, together create a high
energy, fun and family-friendly dining environment for everyone to
enjoy. Hours of operation are 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 very pleased to bring the BJ's dining experience to
Norman," commented Jerry Deitchle, President and CEO. "Sales of our
first two days of operations in Norman were stronger than we initially
expected. We are also looking forward to opening our second restaurant
in the Oklahoma City market later this summer at the Quail Springs
Mall." The Norman restaurant is the Company's fifth new restaurant
opening to date during 2007. The Company reiterates its objective to
open as many as 13 new restaurants during 2007 and thereby achieve a
20% to 25% increase in total restaurant operating weeks during the
year. Work is well underway to identify and secure several prospective
locations for potential 2008 and 2009 openings.

    Additionally, BJ's new Palmdale, CA restaurant set a new opening
week sales record for the Company. The Palmdale restaurant, which
opened on May 2, 2007, achieved first-week sales of $169,000. "We
believe that over 15,000 guests visited our Palmdale restaurant during
its first seven days of operation, and we are looking forward to
continued strong sales volumes in that restaurant," said Deitchle.

    BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 60 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
several microbreweries which produce and distribute BJ's critically
acclaimed handcrafted beers throughout the chain. The Company's
restaurants are located in California (36), Texas (8), Arizona (4),
Colorado (3), Oregon (3), Nevada (2), Florida (2), Ohio (1), and
Oklahoma (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 36 of our current 60 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 and (xxi) 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