BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse(R) Opens in Eugene, Oregon

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. BJRI today announced the opening of a larger-format "brewhouse" restaurant in Eugene, Oregon, on Monday, June 24, 2013, at the Valley River Center. The new restaurant replaces an older, smaller-format BJ's Pizza and Grill® location that was opened in 1997. The new BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse® is approximately 8,500 square feet, contains seating for approximately 270 guests, and features BJ's extensive menu including BJ's signature deep-dish pizza, award-winning handcrafted beer and famous Pizookie® dessert. BJ's highly detailed, contemporary décor and unique video statement, including BJ's 103" plasma display as well as 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 bring our larger format 'Brewhouse' restaurant to our many loyal fans in Eugene," commented Greg Trojan, President and CEO. "The new Valley River BJ's is our third restaurant in Oregon joining our successful larger format 'Brewhouse' restaurant in Hillsboro and our small-format BJ's Pizza & Grill® restaurant in Jantzen Beach. To date, we have opened five new restaurants and we remain on track to open 12 additional restaurants before the end of fiscal 2013." Investors are reminded that the actual number and timing of new restaurant openings is subject to a number of factors outside of the Company's control including, but not limited to, weather conditions and factors under the control of landlords, contractors and regulatory/licensing authorities. BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 134 casual dining restaurants under the BJ's Restaurant & Brewery®, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse®, BJ's Pizza & Grill® and BJ's Grill® brand names. BJ's Restaurants offer an innovative and broad menu featuring award-winning, signature deep-dish pizza complemented with generously portioned salads, appetizers, sandwiches, soups, pastas, entrees and desserts, including the Pizookie® dessert. Quality, flavor, value, moderate prices and sincere service remain distinct attributes of the BJ's experience. The Company operates several microbreweries in addition to using qualified contract brewers to produce and distribute BJ's critically acclaimed proprietary craft beers throughout the chain. The Company's restaurants are located in California (61), Texas (28), Florida (11), Arizona (6), Nevada (5), Colorado (5), Ohio (3), Oregon (3), Oklahoma (3), Washington (4), Indiana (1), Kansas (1), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (1) and New Mexico (1). Visit BJ's Restaurants, Inc. on the Web at http://www.bjsrestaurants.com.