EXHIBIT 99.1

 BJ's Restaurants, Inc. Opens New Restaurant in Stockton, California

    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2007--BJ's
Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) today announced the opening of its
64th restaurant in Stockton, California, on September 17, 2007. The
new BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse is located at 5733 Pacific Avenue, on
a free standing pad near the intersection of Robinhood Drive and
Pacific Avenue. The restaurant is approximately 8,500 square feet,
contains seating for 270 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 unique video statement, including several high
definition flat panel televisions, creates 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 excited to open our newest BJ's Restaurant &
Brewhouse in the heart of California's Central Valley in Stockton,"
commented Jerry Deitchle, President and CEO. "Our opening day sales
were very strong for the new Stockton restaurant which, along with our
highly productive restaurants in Bakersfield and Fresno, represents
our third location in California's Central Valley, where guests have
enthusiastically embraced the BJ's brand. The Stockton restaurant is
our ninth new restaurant opening for 2007. We currently remain on
track to open four more restaurants for 2007 and thereby achieve our
stated goal to open as many as 13 new restaurants and increase our
total restaurant operating weeks by 20% to 25% this year."

    BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 64 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, sandwiches, soups, pastas, entrees and desserts.
Quality, flavor, value, moderate prices and sincere service and
hospitality 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 (37), Texas (9),
Arizona (4), Colorado (3), Oregon (3), Nevada (2), Florida (3), Ohio
(1) and Oklahoma (2). 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 37 of our current 64 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) 500-2400.

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