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BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse

3.2 (558 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)
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Tonja S.

Let's start with 5 stars for service. On a Friday night, holiday weekend. Specifically for our waiter. Additionally to his girlfriend who also chatted with us as well. Just very personable and kind even after a massive wave of dinner service. Our server was flawless and made up for a slow kitchen, a late salad, missing items on my salad and forgotten dressings. So the service was the highlight. The food was sub par. The sampler appetizer felt "from frozen" and the dip was overheated with a crusty top. The burger was good but over spiced. The cider was flat and overly sweet. But..... the slider burgers.... DELICIOUS! Home run! So, I'll come back and try a full burger and give it another try. Sometimes certain menu items we try might not be their best work, but a second chance is almost always merited.

I noticed quite a bit of dust, our fries had came out cold. The sweet Asian boneless wings were good. We were able to get seated quickly since we had a reservation, but it did take an hour for our food to come. The restaurant is nice though. The photo is of our lamp just to show the dust, not sure when the last time they did a wipe down.

Strawberry Shortcake Pizookie
Hannah S.

First time at BJs! We got the $13 pizookie meal deal which includes one of about 6 different entree option and a personal size pizookie! A great deal! For our entrees we got the mediterranean chicken bowl and the chicken parmigiana pasta. the mediterranean chicken bowl was good, but overall nothing special - definitely something i could make at home for cheaper. the chicken parmigiana was good, flavor was nice and liked how the pasta was cooked. the chicken wasn't as crispy as we would've liked, most likely due to the sauce, but it wasn't bad! we ended with a chocolate chunk and strawberry shortcake pizookie, which were both DELICIOUS. if i were to come back it would be solely for the pizookies. so delicious and the personal pizookie was the perfect size! our server was very friendly and attentive, the only thing was he gave us a long spiel shortly after he delivered our pizookies, which i didn't love since we kinda had to wait till he was done talking to us to finish our pizookies and the ice cream had melted quite a bit by the time he was done. he was very friendly though. overall, the actual food was just mediocre but the pizookies are to die for!! will definitely be back to try more pizookie flavors!

BJ's Smokehouse Burger*
Allison P.

My partner and I went here for dinner after a long evening. We arrived around 9:15pm and left around 10:30pm. There were still a few tables occupied which was nice since I hate being the only table in a restaurant. We were greeted and seated immediately and the server Nadia took our drink orders about 10 minutes after we sat down. Nadia was super friendly and personable and we loved having her as our server! We placed our food orders when our drinks were dropped off. I got the smokehouse burger and my partner got the shareable combo pizza. My burger was a little overdone but tasted good. The onion strings were the best part, I could eat those every day. The pizza was also good, my partner said it was very filling. The restaurant was reasonably clean but our table was a bit sticky when we sat down. A piece of old rice was right there on the table in plain sight so I'm not entirely sure the table was wiped at all between seatings. The bathroom was clean. There is a ton of parking since the restaurant is right next to the mall, meaning it's also pretty easy to get in and out of. Overall our experience tonight was good. Our server was definitely the best part, we would come back just based off of her service!

Erica W.

I came in with my husband last night for dinner. We had been to Texas Roadhouse very recently, so BJ's was the next choice for our date night while at VRC. This was not the most brilliant choice on our part. The hostess asked what brought us in. Well, it's 1800 hours and I'm hungry. Weird, right? She seated us, while struggling to string two cohesive sentences together. She seemed thrilled she could even mark our table out on the guest list in the computer. Our server arrived and asked us why we were there. He looked genuinely shocked when I said, I'm hungry. Like, I really can't fathom another reason for going to a restaurant. I didn't go for the non-existent bowling, that's for sure. Is there something I'm missing as to why people go to restaurants other than eating? Plus, nothing says welcome quite like, why are you here? He then spends a solid 5 minutes explaining the menu like we're 5 years old, followed with a long drawn-out spiel about donating to the charity No Kid Hungry. Last time I checked, I am capable of reading the menu, and I'm there to eat, not listen to a sales pitch. I ordered the Parmesan crusted chicken, our waiter made absolutely certain I didn't mean chicken parm, and explained that it's a common mistake. Again, I do know how to read and use my words. My husband ordered a steak and shrimp combo. They were out of filet, so he had to pick something else. Which kept our waiter there and talking the entire time. He finally picked another combo of steak and chicken. Waiter didn't bother asking how my husband wanted his steak cooked, so I chimed in and said he wants that cooked medium-rare. Waiter blankly stares at me and says, oh okay, and doesn't write it down. Our appetizer arrives, it was mozzarella sticks, and they were good. They always are, and our go-to appetizer. My husband ordered chili, which was basically tomato soup with some hamburger, copious amounts of taco seasoning and sour cream. No crackers, no onions, no texture. My Parmesan crusted chicken was decent. Broccoli lacked flavor or seasoning. My husband's steak was over cooked (shocker, given our waiter couldn't be bothered to pay attention to this part of the conversation) and his chicken had no seasoning on it. Like, they slapped it raw on the grill and literally did nothing to it before or after. He elected not to send it back, because it's time consuming. I drank only half of the soda I ordered and our waiter brings another with the box for my meal at the end. I said no, I don't want that because I can't drink it. He says, that's fine, just leave it there then and sets it on the table. Like, I don't tell you no to be argued with. I said no so you'd take it back. We had the tiniest table in the restaurant. The last thing I want is a full glass of soda I already said no to just sitting on the table waiting to be bumped and spilled. I said no for a reason, and that reason isn't so you can argue with me. The restaurant was clean and nothing wrong with it. So at least they've got that right. But clearly Tuesday night is not their A Squad in terms of staff. Would I return? One day, in the distant future after I've had time to forget these atrocities and the ridiculous amounts of money I paid to suffer through them, sure. But not until then. One of the biggest problems with BJ's is their severe lack of consistency. We've had decent meals here in the past over the years, which is what has brought us back. But it's like we get one good one, so we go back. Second one is completely shit in comparison. So we don't go back for a while. Then we rinse and repeat. If they could actually nail consistency the way Texas Roadhouse does, we'd probably go back more. But if we're being honest, if you're considering going to BJ's, do yourself a favor and walk the fifty yards to Texas Roadhouse for a far better meal. You can thank me after.

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Came here for the Dubai chocolate Pazooki and they don't do them anymore such a shame! Only thing I came here for

Slow-Roasted Tri-Tip*
Johnny H.

Best tri-tip I've had in a while, extremely tender with a smoky flavor due to the BJ's pepper sauce. great service and Good ambiance

Enlightened Strawberry Fields Salad With Chicken (with the chicken )
Tina Q.

We came here for a friends birthday dinner . The decor is fun and I really liked it . Our waitress she was friendly and she did great . The staff that brought our food might need some training on bringing plates to table when waiter brought my husband's clam chowder came so close to spilling soup on the back of me , the other server brought our friends appetizer touched her hair with it . He apologized. We saw another waiter put his thumb is salad and still served it to a table , I got my salad and thought it was super pretty but after I took a bite I realized no chicken . So I waited and no one came back so I had to get up and tell waiter . Our waitress brought me a new salad with chicken and a to go container for the salad which that is what a good waitress does. My husband's chowder was good . Daughter got margaritas sampler all were delicious.

Grease soaked through the CARDBOARD box!
Alyssa W.

My dad went to go pick up a pizza for curbside. He sat there for over 10 minutes and then called the number that's on the sign. No one answered. I called for him, and they said he needed to come inside. I asked what the difference is between takeout and curbside then if they don't come out to you, and he said "I don't know," and they're "too busy," but came in and saw 4 servers/ hosts standing around chatting at the host stand. Our food was sitting there for over 20 minutes and the pizza was COLD and covered in grease. As someone who's a frequent visitor to this location, let's just say I won't be rushing back.

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