I'm a fan of BJ's. Tasty craft beers on tap and decent snacks from the kitchen. Spacious dining area and a covered patio that can accommodate large groups. The bar also has its own patio space as well. TVs are well placed and usually playing some sporty program. Nice Happy Hour Specials Save room for a sweetalicious Pizookie. To share or not to share? read more

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Ahoy, fellow travelers! Captain 619 here, recounting my first visit to BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse on the occasion of Mother's Day. We sailed in with high hopes, eager to celebrate, and were fortunate to secure a table without delay. Yet, the winds of fortune shifted as we awaited our feast, for it took just over an hour for our meals to arrive--a long wait for such a cherished day. When the platters finally graced our table, I found myself hoping for a culinary adventure, but what I discovered was merely okay. The mashed potatoes tasted like the average fare one might find on a weary ship at sea, lacking the flair I yearned for. The Wagyu burger, a treasure I anticipated, turned out to be disappointingly lackluster, failing to deliver the bold flavors that dance upon the tongue. My wife, too, faced a misfortune when her chicken sandwich arrived made incorrectly, a twist of fate that added to our growing discontent. And alas, my water cup bore the marks of neglect, with food residue swirling within and clinging to the sides--an oversight that rubbed me the wrong way, I must confess. To add to my woes, a horrible stomach ache set in after our voyage, leaving me pondering whether it was the water or something else that led to this tempestuous trouble. Yet, in this storm of disappointment, the captain of the establishment, the manager, displayed true grace. With a kind heart, they reduced the cost of our meal by 25%, a gesture that spoke volumes, and offered us a complimentary dessert--a sweet act of class that brightened our spirits. Though the experience left much to be desired in terms of food quality, the management's efforts to smooth the waters were commendable. Here's to hoping that on our next voyage, the winds will blow favorably, and we shall find the culinary treasures we seek! Fair winds and good feasts to all! Captain 619 read more

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Very disappointing service at BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse. At my birthday. The girl serving our table had a very bad attitude and did not seem interested in helping us at all. She was rude, inattentive, and made the whole experience uncomfortable. We had to wait a long time for basic things, and when we asked for help, it felt like we were bothering her. Good service is important when going out to eat, and unfortunately this visit did not meet that expectation. I hope the management takes service more seriously and trains staff to treat customers with respect. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Pizza Near Me - La Mesa, California

My Mom and I wanted to have lunch today so we decided on BJ's in La Mesa, California. WeI ordered the chicken club sandwich with sweet potato fries. The sandwich itself was good; however, I forgot to ask for the bread not to be buttered, and it ended up quite soggy from too much butter. The sweet potato fries had good flavor, but they were also on the soggy side, so I wasn't able to finish them. My mom ordered the herb-crusted Parmesan chicken with mashed potatoes and asparagus, along with a side salad. She really enjoyed her meal, though the portion was very generous and more than she could finish. She decided to order dessert, which I wasn't planning on having, but I helped with a few bites and then stopped to stay on track with my nutrition plan. Overall, we received great service and had a pleasant experience. While the food wasn't perfect, the service made it an enjoyable visit. read more

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We stopped by after a game of pickle ball on a Friday evening and it was very busy but we made our way to the bar area and sat outside their bar area patio. Our waitress was great and the service was fast. The food was all so delicious. The menu is very extensive and I need to stop by soon to try more of their tasty food. This location is at the Grossmont mall with plenty of parking. read more

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We came in for the Tuesday Pizookie special! The wait to be seated was long, so plan accordingly. The wait to get our pizookie on the other hand was short. It came out almost instantly. It was warm and the ice cream melted nicely. This is one of the bigger BJs I've gone to. The inside is clean and easy to get around. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Oreo pizookie - Pizza Near Me - La Mesa, California

This is that restaurant that is a go-to when you really don't know where to go and just want a good dessert. Food is decent. Not great not bad, there have been inconsistencies in taste but we really just come for the pizookies. I know I spelled that wrong. Depending on the day and how busy it is will really affect the quality of customer service. If going for dessert, get a couple and share amongst friends. This place has worked out for a few girls day, and will remain in rotation in the future . read more

Why are your servers making unnecessary comments about patrons with tattoos? I came here to have lunch with my daughter and some weirdo server made it a point to tell me that my hand tattoo wasn't going to last? Didn't say hi.. didn't say anything other "oh that tattoo must be new." When I said it wasn't he said "well it won't last, let's see in a year" Tf? My daughter and i were so bewildered that we didn't bother ordering and just got up and left. I've never in my life had someone try to make conversation in such a crappy way. Just because your hand tattoo looks like crap doesn't mean you need to make comments about others WHO ARE LITERALLY COMING TO PURCHASE FOOD FROM YOU. What the literal heck?! There's absolutely no way I'll be back. Rude employees read more

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I'm not a negative review kinda person, but wow. We checked in at 7:06. We sat down and waited until almost 735 to get any service.. The waiter came and took our order. At 7:47 we still didn't have any drinks. The first one came out at 7:48 and mine finally showed up at 7:54. Our salads showed up at 7:46. Yes, I was so mad. I took exact note of the times I even took pictures. I am so mad I haven't even had my meal yet. The salad was good tho, so hence the 2 stars. I try to be understanding because it's busy but the fact that it took almost an hour to get our fu***** drinks is insane. That's just bad service . Wish I could recommend this place, but I can't unless you're sitting at the bar. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Check in time we were Sat immediately - Pizza Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Thank you Megan D for a nice experience! We went on Veteran's Day, which was busy inside, but Megan D was always so attentive & kind. Love that they have pizookie deals & specials. Restaurant was clean & efficient. Nice place to get a beer too. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Sugar cookie pizookie - Pizza Near Me - La Mesa, California

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We were delightfully surprised. The rare time all 3 of us were happy with our meals! We came on a busy Saturday thinking they had happy hour everyday but that wasn't the case. No problem. Mom had chili with a wedged salad. The chili wasn't too hot - she easily devoured it and her wedge salad. I mean I don't think you could lick the dishes cleaner. Knowing dad doesn't eat a ton these days he ordered the kids chicken tenders and even had a tender to take home. Happy camper. As for me I had eyes on anything ahi but the shrimp with garlic bread screamed. To top it off we had a puzooki trio, 3 mini derp cookies with ice cream. Yummmm! Despite the transition of servers with no notice and not much attention (ie drink refills) we had a good experience. We all left full and happy. read more

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I guess I have done reviews all over southern California and even into Arizona; because I love the quality beers, the service and the food. I really enjoy the Happy Hour specials but also enjoy their specials like the $13 Strawberry Fields salad with a pazookie to boot. Today I was on my way home from a business trip so I stopped by and had a beer and my fav Happy Hour dish, the Chicken Pot Stickers. As a beer club member, I love that I can have one beer and its 20 oz instead of the normal 16 oz pour. Today I had my favorite beer the Nutty Brunette. Place is always well designed and I noticed that this bar has the taps on the bar still. Many of my local places have removed them from the front and just have them in the back. I like the look of them up front. There always seems to be a friendly crowd at BJ's and the bar tenders tend to be great at most locations I have been to. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - They have the taps at the counter, my local BJ's removed theirs. - Pizza Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Food is always great and it's clearly popular as it's always busy. I consistently order my food for pickup and unfortunately, it's always late, by about 15 mins to half an hour beyond the time their app establishes it will be ready. So most of the time, I'm torn between really craving the food here but not wanting to deal with the frustration at pickup. (I still deal with it most of the time, as the service is usually good too, even when I am waiting longer than was projected to me. Tonight I made an error by selecting the Dine In option on my phone. I was attempting to just pay but I inadvertently pushed something else instead. (This is what happens when I try to grab my keys while completing the order at the same time.) While I appreciate that the girl at the desk fixed it for me to make it an order for pickup, she had an attitude of inconvenience, which particularly aggravates me as I also work in hospitality and I tip on my To Go orders. Now here I sit writing this review. It's now half an hour past when my order should've been done. I've got tip money in my hand that I walked in the door with, a headache and I'm seriously debating on just canceling the order entirely. Update: After no further acknowledgment of my time waiting for my order, (I seriously began to wonder if it was actually put in as I was told.) I canceled my order and left. Ended up driving to Denny's over by SDSU instead. (Fave Denny's was already closed by the time I decided to leave BJ's.) read more

I've been to this location a few times and Kirk the parking and that wait time is never too bad. Staff is friendly but each time the food is just mediocre. Not sure why I still come here-maybe the huge menu. The pizookie always hits tho. Recently came on Mother's Day and got the prime rib special for $35. Came with a Cesar salad which was great. The prime rib itself was alright. I mean it was actually a big piece so I suppose worth the price but the flavor was not that and then even cutting it was rough! I got it medium and it just could not cut. It was such a struggle. My sides were asparagus which were also ok and rice pilaf which I didn't not like at all. Very firm and lacking flavor. I didn't try my mans dish except the spaghetti and it tasted fine. Last visit I got a side of mashed potato's which tasted like it came from a box, same with this rice actually. Not sure I want to be back to this location. I know the mission/fashion valley area one is good. Just always busier. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Prime rib ok - Pizza Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Been loving BJ's lately... they play SOFTBALL on the big screen, have good beer, great service and a solid dessert!

Came here to eat lunch.. and not disappointed food was good and our server was nice and asking what else we need most of the time and she was smiling too. Place was clean. read more

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The service was great but very busy. Food was also good , lots of seating but make reservations on weekends. Very loud. So be prepared. Sorry didn't take picks of food. However I did take a pic of this Dubai pooziki. Very yummy. Parking is huge . read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Dubai Pooziki - Pizza Near Me - La Mesa, California

I took my family for a nice dinner, made a reservation. Still had to wait for a table when we got there ..that's understandable, but they took us out to a covered outdoor area which was cold and made my 81 year-old mother have a lot of anxiety. My tri -tip was tough. I told my server and he did say he would get me a replacement, but by the time it showed up, everybody was done eating.. we Hardly saw the waiter he was busy with other parties.. I felt like he didn't hear half of what I had said also, when the service staff came in to give everybody's food, they seemed disoriented and kind of shouted it out to the different tables to see who was gonna answer. Shouldn't they know what table the food goes to ... all in all I spent almost $300 and was highly unimpressed ! No seasoning to the broccoli lackluster loaded mashed potatoes. Tough/ chewy tri tip. So disappointing. Brought home tri-tip and roofs for my son who's been recovering from an illness and he just said the same thing that he didn't like it and that the tri-tip was uneditable to chewy and tough . .. read more

Wanted to try their new Halloween Pizookie and it was so cute! It's vanilla Icecream with cookies and cream but it tasted more like a brownie. I also got their $13 dinner and Pizookie which is always a steal! Our server was very friendly too and although the wait was a little long, it was worth waiting for these pizookies! read more

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Came in for happy hour and was taken care of by Edgar. He was great! And super friendly. Made a a great old fashion! Crowd and restaurant was perfect. Food was amazing! Had the dill wings and pizza. Great combo! read more

Stopped in for early dinner, seated in bar area as entire restaurant appeared at full capacity. Avery was our server, pleasant throughout our stay. We ordered a glass of red wine, margarita from the happy hour menu 3-7 pm. We also ordered the avocado egg rolls, house salad with blue cheese, sliders and a personal deep dish pizza (bbq chicken). Standout was the avocado egg rolls, lots of avocado, creamy and cooked to perfection. House salad was a solid choice, blue cheese was good too. I did not try the sliders but hubs said they were good as well. Unfortunately the pizza was a bit doughy and because we had waited about 15-20 minutes for our entrees I wasn't about to send it back. Like I said the restaurant was at full tilt. Salted caramel Pizookie was great and a good meal overall. We will be back! read more

Meet up with some ladies for happy hour. Sat in the bar area. My margarita was tasty. I ordered chips with salsa and guacamole. The salsa was good. The guacamole was okay. I got the hamburger sliders. They were good also. Two other ladies ordered sliders...2 of us didn't get pickles or lettuce but the other one did. To top off dinner in got the chocolate chip pzookie. read more

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Disgusting food but good service. We ordered a salad and mini deep dish pizza, the pizookie meal combo. The salad was good, but dear God the pizza... it was a doughy pile of mushy veggies and meat. It wasn't cut, it wasn't hot, it didn't even taste fully cooked. We took two bites and had to send it back. Ruined both of our appetites, it was just plain nasty. The Only reason they're getting 2 stars in the service. Our waitress was super nice and the manager was accommodating with our complaints. Both were great. I wish the back of the house was as good as the front. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Mini BJ Favorite - Pizza Near Me - La Mesa, California

Outstanding service from our server, Tyson. He operates with a level of professionalism, precision, and situational awareness that reflects exceptionally well on the organization. Every interaction was executed seamlessly, with timing and attention to detail that felt both deliberate and effortless. read more

Haven't been here in years, but we went back a month ago and life got busy, so here's my review. We ate on the covered outside patio, which was clean and roomy. Service was fantastic. The menu had alot of variety but I knew a good old swiss mushroom burger would fill me up. The food is excellent. My sister loved her greek pita tacos. Her husband tried out a flight of craft beers w his meal. The only one we collectively did NOT like was the Tatonka beer sample. The opinion was that it tasted like used motor oil. This BJs is located in the Grossmont mall. While parking should be plentiful- the mall is pretty busy, so it may take a little patience. Wheelchair friendly. And they have point rewards now, so we got a free desert because my family frequents the Phoenix location. Yay! I do recommend this location and will definitely come here again. read more

Food was average. Everything came out luke warm. Pizookie was undercooked. We sat in the bar dining area. The service was friendly and attentive. For me, it's one of those restaurants I visit if I'm close by and not wanting to look anything new up. read more

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So this was my first time dining here, but my gf is very familiar with this chain. We sat at the bar as the restaurant which is very large was busy. We got some drinks, which took a while as the bartenders seemed preoccupied. We got our food order in and it was amazing. The shrimp and bread was amazing. The flavors was popping and the bread made it even better. The potstickers were okay. As for the burger it was pretty good and my gf enjoyed her Alfredo. The food was impressive that we've order it at home since. Give it a try though the menu can be overwhelming. read more

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I'm quite shocked this location has low ratings, every time i've been here has always been incredible and pleasing. I've always came here with a large party after my club event, and they are always happy to seat us, the wait is indeed about 45 minutes but we are a large group. The waiters are always bright and friendly, food is amazing, I'd recommend any of their appetizers and you can't miss the pizookie! It's always warm and delicious. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Pizza Near Me - La Mesa, California

Where to begin...We are huge fans of BJ's at other locations. We used to go to the UTC BJ's almost every Friday for a solid 2 years. We aren't proud of this but have likely spent thousands at BJ's. When we moved to La Mesa, we tried to go to the La Mesa BJ's as our new BJ's, but we are 2 for 2 on awful experiences. The first time we went to the La Mesa BJ's, the food was good, but the service was exceptionally slow. What most troubled me is that usually, when the service is that slow, a good server will either send over something free, acknowledge the wait and apologize preemptively, or take something off the bill. None of that occurred. The second time we went to the La Mesa BJ's (today), we had an even worse experience. We went with our 8 month old baby and checked in at 7:05 p.m. We explicitly informed the hostess that we needed a high chair. Upon checking in, we were told, and I quote, "We have a table for you, but we are just cleaning it." If, at this time, they had told us it would take a half hour to get seated, we would have gone elsewhere. However, we never imagined it would take 30 minutes to clean one table. By 7:20 p.m., we still had not been seated, so I checked with the hostess. Upon checking, she said she thought she had a table for us, but that we could not put a high chair there but asked if we could do a booster seat by, which was not really okay given our 8 month old only recently started sitting up, and we DID tell them we needed a high chair. They told us if we needed a high chair (which, again, we had said from the minute we set foot in there), that we would need to wait even longer. At this point, our infant was melting down, and we were about to leave, but by 7:37 p.m. (I know because I took a photo when we were seated of all the empty tables), we were finally seated, meaning it took them 30 minutes "to clean our table." Upon being seated, our server, Julian, was nice as could be. However, there were a few areas where service could have been improved: he brought drinks with no straws, appetizers without bringing appetizer plates, and dessert for 5 adults with only 2 spoons. FOOD: The food was my worst BJ's dining experience ever: 1. Caesar salad - The only good thing; however, usually they come by and ask if you want freshly ground pepper. This did not occur. 2. French fries - These fries were not hot and were, no exaggeration, the worst fries I have ever had. They were also brought without any ketchup or ranch. 3. Prime Rib - Was 50% fat, a weird color, and not a lot of taste 4. Loaded baked potato - Super DRY and did not come with sour cream like usual 5. Roasted vegetables - AWFUL. Super DRY as well and not flavorful. (On other occasions, these have been great.) 6. Butter pasta - Not cooked well and flavorless 7. Pizookies - In all of the times I have been to BJ's, I have never had a complaint about a pizookie, but the pizookies were overcooked so much so that I had to cut one of them with a steak knife just to eat it We informed our server, Julian, of the issues and asked to speak with the manager. The manager was very kind, empathetic, and understanding and reduced our bill by about 50%, which was very nice. Unfortunately, it was not enough to encourage us to ever return. We don't plan on ever patronizing this BJ's location ever again. In sum, absolutely eat ANYWHERE ELSE unless you want terrible food and extremely slow service. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Numerous empty tables despite having to wait 30 minutes for a table - Pizza Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Yesterday I had lunch with three friends here. Our server was Tyson, he was friendly, with a pleasant personality that makes you feel welcomed. Throughout our stay he was so attentive to our needs. This young man ia great asset to BJ's. read more

Definitely one of the better BJ's locations in SD county. Plentiful parking near Grossmont Center. Can get crowded with the great deals, but don't forget to put your name on the waitlist in advance. Well lit and cleaner than other locations. Solid food quality and service. We enjoyed the $13 meal deal (entree, side, pizookie) as a late night weekday bite. read more

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I ordered dinner from BJ through DoorDash. My food arrived promptly, but everything was cold. The fries were soggy, cold, and tasted old. The ribs tasted like I was eating rubber. I threw everything away. read more

Why have curb service if nobody comes out when you text your there to pick up the food. We waited & waited & finally went inside to get our food & it was just sitting there . Ice cream was melted by the time we got home . Smdh read more

Where do I begin for this review? Let's hope right in to the service, though food time can vary from "this is a good pace from when I ordered my food." to "dang did the kitchen, grow the broccoli for my plate!" I know it's not my servers fault, our Server Mel, did more than anyone can ask for, from our drinks were never empty, to checking in about the kids food because the decided to be picky, Mel was on fire the last time we visited and I would know, I was literally on fire. Mel brings the entire dining experience together with her great personality, glowing smile, and frosty cold hands so the ice cream doesn't Melt on our pizookies! Thanks for a great evening out Mel, my family will be visiting again because of you! read more

Both times i've had Andrew as my server he was very kind, attentive, and easy to talk to. The food was great as well but the service was my favorite part! read more

On 4-11-26 my group of two patients and my and the other nurse caregiver had a great lunch. Our server was Garrett and he was friendly, and helpful. Garrett "sidekick/busboy" was Isaiah?. He came by to make sure drinks refill, and extra gravy, and napkins were provided!!! We had the $13.00 meals. Classic cheeseburger, Chicken Bacon Paidina, Southern Fried Chicken, and Italian Parmiigiana. All the food was delicious. Great place and great service and great food,!!!! What more can you ask for!!!!Pizookie!!!!! lol lol read more

Don't get why it has only a solid 3 star rating. I think it's definitely better than that. I saw the 13.00 meal deal commercial and decided to give it a try. There are numerous options but I decided to get chicken tortilla soup and wedge salad and by and large they were both good. You get unlimited also so I could have gotten more soup. I was trying to save room for dessert. Soup was slightly oversalted. Overall tasty though. Like I said I was trying to save room for the free pizzooki dessert, so I didn't get more soup. I am all about cookies with ice cream, which was a smaller version, but super delicious. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Pizza Near Me - La Mesa, California

Amazing service from Michal. He was awesome and friendly despite the restaurant starting to get packed for lunch. I liked how he treated everyone with the same friendly banter and he was doing a great job. BJ's always has the best deals and the food is amazing for the price. I got the southern fried chicken and it was solid read more

Quick rundown: Food: bland and tasteless. We ordered the grilled shrimp with the toasted bread (looked amazing on the menu, came out looking fresh out the microwave. Also pretty sure the shrimp are farm raised and they are tiny. Broccoli cheese soup was OK but just mostly cheese. Cesar salad was ok. The chicken club flatbread sucked it was topped with way too many canned tomatoes The pizza we ordered wasn't cooked and way too doughy, and the steak was like rubber. The pizookie or however you spell It is not good anymore either... just nothing special but extra sugar and calories. Service was so slow, we had reservations at 1:30 and weren't seated until about 1:50pm.. not sure why this place is so crowded because I swear the food is just . Ambience is whatever. Typical ambience of a chain restaurant. Lots of tv screens and maybe the beer is good idk I didn't have any, but I swear I will never let anyone convince me to eat at BJs ever again... read more

Went here yesterday with a group of friends and I have to say I was a bit worried due to the overall rating here, but in the end it exceeded expectations. We arrived as a group on a Sunday for lunch. It was a bit busy, but they were able to get us a table for 9 in fifteen minutes which was awesome. Upon sitting down we were greeted by our server, Taylor. Taylor definitely get a five plus for stars here. She was very attentive, quick to get us refills on drinks without us ever having to ask and she checked on us all the time. All while she had to attend to other tables mind you. If you come here, Taylor is the server you want. Atmosphere was nice and the restaurant was very clean which is right. They had the pro bowl playing and thr volume wasn't blaring so we were all able to converse without having to yell. I went with one of their burgers for lunch and it's was really nice. For dessert I went with their cinnamon roll pizookie which was absolutely delicious and would happily get it again. Overall this was a great experience and I would happily come here again for some lunch. read more