If you're traveling with a pet, this place is definitely pet friendly and they go above and beyond to accommodate their customers needs. It is rainy day and windy and even though they have the outside patio, they let us stay indoor with our pet "Fritz" to ensure we are not eating with the not so great weather Our table was secluded away from the main dining area. We had a great service and of course our meal was delicious. The staff came by to check on us often and of course "Fritz was happy with his treat and refreshing water. If you're traveling through Salinas, make sure you add this place as your stop for lunch or dinner. "Fritz" Will be back soon. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Pet friendly place even on a rainy day. - Pizza Near Me - Salinas, California

I'm really disappointed by the experience my husband had here this evening. He drove about 30 minutes specifically to relax, enjoy a burger and a pizookie, and watch a hockey game at the bar. After sitting down, he politely asked if the game could be turned on. When it finally was, both the bartender and several patrons openly complained about it being on. That reaction was not only unnecessary, but it created an uncomfortable and unwelcoming atmosphere. No one should feel like a burden for simply wanting to watch a game in a restaurant setting--especially while seated at the bar, where that's a pretty common expectation. Because of how awkward the situation became, he ended up just ordering a soda and leaving instead of staying for the meal he had planned. It's unfortunate, because we've had better experiences in the past, but this interaction really left a negative impression. I hope management takes this kind of situation seriously and reminds staff that basic courtesy and hospitality go a long way in making guests feel comfortable. read more

Very disappointed. I'm in a wheelchair and only expect basic respect -- but from the moment we walked in, we weren't greeted, and the seating area was extremely narrow. I had to climb into the booth while people walked by without any courtesy. Our server was cold and inattentive. I had to ask twice about drink options and was ignored, yet he was friendly with the table behind us. The difference in service was obvious. Food was hit or miss. The calamari was just okay, the pizzas were good, but the fettuccine Alfredo was terrible -- hard noodles and bland sauce. To top it off, they tried charging a $30 tip after the poor service. No manager in sight. I wouldn't return. read more

Outside (next to the rotating entrance door), someone had called the police on a homeless man with a dog, possibly for loitering. The seared ahi salad looked like it could feed three. We ordered a large BJ's favorite, but it was not cut at the crust or in the center. The waitress had to bring us a rotary pizza cutter. When it was time to pay, they gave us a pen that was out of ink. read more

I ordered the Sunday special Prime Rib. I was curious when the people who were sat 15 minutes after me were served at the same time that I was served. I blew on my baked potato, expecting it to be hot and it was cold. I'm certain that my food would've been so much better had it been served warm. Not certain why as the waitress never checked to see if everything was ok. I won't return. read more

Food is good. Depending what you order. Service is always excellent. If it's too busy they usually ask if everything is good.

I want to be clear. This review is for the pizza. We come to BJ's often but had never ordered their pizza. We decided to try it tonight. We got the deep dish. All mushrooms, one half pepperoni, the other half sausage. It was delivered as ordered and hot. It looked good. It was very disappointing. It is glorified cheese bread. Not pizza. The crust had no crunchy element at all. Just doughy, like bread. The sauce was missing. There was the slightest hint of sauce as if they painted it in so it photographed well. The cheese was not browned, but it was melted. The toppings were all on top of the cheese, so they rolled off when we ate it. No seasoning or anything that reminded me of pizza. I will return to BJ's and order other food. But not their so-called pizza. read more

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Guess it depends on your server. Ours was terrible. I did see a couple of the other servers hustling. Brittany O, not at all. Seemed like it was a chore to check on her tables. Seemed to be off the floor not to be seen more than on taking care of her tables. Hope it was just a bad night for her and not the usual. Food was good though. read more

Why did I return?? Ordered prime rib on Friday evening but they were sold out. Opted for rib eye medium but arrived well done and room temp. AGAIN!! Service was attentive as we sat at the bar. Just can't get a good piece of meat here. Went home hungry. read more

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I visited BJ's Restaurant on March 21, and unfortunately, the experience was disappointing. Our server was kind and greeted us promptly, but from there things started to fall apart. Our table didn't have utensils or napkins, and we had to ask another staff member to bring them. When our drinks arrived, one of the cocktails had what appeared to be a rhinestone or foreign object inside, which was concerning. The food issues were even more troubling. The broccoli served on two separate dishes had visible black spots and what appeared to be mold. When I brought this up, I was told it was due to oxidation, which didn't align with what I was seeing. I flagged it to another server, who said they would inform a manager, but no one came. About 25 minutes later, our original server returned, and I had to explain the situation again, she removed another affected dish, but still no manager addressed us. We then waited another 20 minutes while a manager stood nearby speaking with staff but never approached our table. I felt bad for our server, as she was repeatedly sent to handle an issue that clearly required management involvement. In total, I had to send back three plates. My intention wasn't to avoid paying, I was more concerned about bringing a potential food quality issue to their attention so it could be addressed before affecting other guests. Instead, I felt dismissed. The situation was handled in a way that came across as minimizing my concerns, even after I showed the food as proof. Overall, the experience felt disorganized, the wait times were excessive, and the lack of accountability from management was disappointing. I hope the restaurant takes food quality and guest concerns more seriously moving forward. That next morning, I spent an hour throwing up and had to call off work. read more

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Food was good Drinks I have get next time ginger root beer float, it appears server assumed I wanted to have hard stuff. They went to next person(I was remembering what happened, we assumed they already ordered it appeared not). Ambiance bright/ table was wobbly and medium noise level. Service was busy Food was, deep dish large pizza, my brother and father both had burger plates, my sister-in-law had protein bowel/ salmon. We didn't order a dessert. Because most of us at the table were full. For Suggestions: Pizza Toppings: Healthy picks; https://pickyeaterblog.com/healthy-pizza-toppings/ Pasta for fall: https://www.foodandwine.com/pasta-noodles/fall-pasta-recipes Protein bowls: https://tableofyum.com/protein-bowls-recipes/ Salad: https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/healthy-salad-suppers/ please expand your dessert menu: https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/g3246/easy-desserts/ Crustless apple pie: https://saladinajar.com/recipes/swedish-apple-pie/ I never heard of this recipe. Edited: added suggestions and forgot say. Thank you for the meal. read more

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My burger was nasty. Quality of the food can definitely improve.Service was slow and not too attentive.The ambience was decent.Specially if u like sports and want some alcohol drinks. read more

Worst service ever. It took about 20 minutes for a waiter to take our order, followed by another 30 minutes for our food to arrive. We waited around 10 more minutes for extra plates to share, but no one brought them, so we had to go to the server station and get them ourselves. After that, it took another 20 minutes just to receive to-go boxes. In the end, we had to scan the QR code and pay on our own due to the lack of service. We also observed multiple tables leave after waiting over 30 minutes, unable to get a staff member's attention just to place an order. Our waiter appeared distracted and disengaged, which made the experience feel unprofessional and uncomfortable. We did see the store manager speaking with and apologizing to another table, but from what we observed, there was no effective follow-up or improvement in service afterward. Because of the lack of service throughout the entire visit, we did not feel the service warranted a tip. Why have waitstaff at all if customers are forced to serve themselves? You might as well operate this as a self-service restaurant. Due to the poor service and lack of effective management, we will not be returning and would strongly caution others before dining here. read more

Made a reservation ahead of time since it was a couple of us going. Half of our party was sat while waiting for the rest to arrive. Everything went smoothly. We tried a few of their drinks. I got their cheeseburger which was surprisingly good. It had a different sauce in it, which I didn't realize until I got it, but it ended up being pretty good. We also tried their salmon which was delicious. I also tried their Caesar which was okay, nothing special, and tried their salted caramel pizookie since I got their $13 meal. I definitely think it's worth it, and will be going back! It is located in a shopping center with plenty of parking and other stores/ restaurants nearby. The World Series and a basketball game were on, so it was definitely loud. The service was okay. Our drinks and food took awhile to come out, but it was a Friday night so they must've been busy. read more

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I've been to dennys that's are better then this place the waiters where all to busy talking to eachother. our sever was a guy with meta glasses, he alone spend time talking to another table for over 30 minutes we were there from 9:30-11:10 pm mind u we were 1 of 5 tables there. we ask multiple times for things such as drinks or condiments and it took over 15 minutes for each. management truthfully need to check there servers or at least fire that guy. never coming here again. better to go to dennys food was mid was to worried about getting food poisoning like a lot of people have told me from there. read more

Amazing service, quick drinks, and easy to change channels at the bar. Andrew provided awesome, attentive service as well as our server Clara. read more

My friends and I went out to celebrate my birthday for dinner on a Friday night. We arrived and were seated quite quickly however, after that, our experience was one of the worst experiences we've had. From ordering our food to the time it arrived, it took about an hour and a half and to make matters worse is that our food was served cold. Our service was very disappointing and the quality of the food was terrible. Would not recommend to come here. read more

They didn't give me back my 80 cents.The food was not to my expectations and the waiter didn't take care of us.

As others have said service is trash, food is cold and the wait is one hour! More like BS than BJ's.

In the past, service has always Sucked here! This past weekend was my first time back in years and was very busy but service was great and food was good too, other than that they were out of several menu items (both food and drinks). read more

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Food is good for the price. Sometimes it gets too busy and servers forget your there. I would recommend going close to closing time. I recommend getting the loaded tri tip nachos, Brussels sprouts, wings with bacon, and alcoholic drinks. Don't forget the pizookie! read more

Never came to check up on us once, never filled up our waters and had to ask twice to get them. Waiting two hours for us to get our food, keep in mind we only got some appetizers and pizookies. Forgot one of our orders. Overall very tiring experience. read more

These nachos were so bare and bland for the price what a massive regret, I want my time wasted waiting for these back into my life. no wonder the place is going down, its literally a family bag of empty Tostito chips and spoon full of pico de gallo and salsa for a pizza box of nachos these three little patches of burnt cheese and these sad looking dried up depressed looking jalapeños, now look at my peco de gallo and chip I literally scoop one chip and poof it's gone!!!! Taco Bell's nachos are so much better "yes I know maybe I should have eaten at taco bell" but why do that? it's a fast food joint, it's not a "restaurant" with "quality"and excitement, I rather pay the extra for top of the line nachos...................instead I got a slap in the face with scrap chips and stingy low effort straight up BASURA!!!!!! read more

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It's all about Tammy!!! She's efficient, courteous and listens to her clients. Always makes sure my glass of wine is full

Server was Joey, helpful in what to order. Our appetizer was Trio Chips & Dip. A lot of broken chips, spinach dip was not great. Ordered couscous Mac and cheese balls but was told they were out so had to pick another item. Then ordered avacado egg rolls and a French dip. Avocado egg rolls were mushy, would not order again. French dip was ok as well, kind of bland. French fries were fantastic! Cole slaw was good. TVs to watch, great music. Haven't been here in years, probably won't come back. It is overall clean, pleasant atmosphere. Staff is friendly but food lacked any real flavor. read more

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on Wednesday evening I went to go eat with me and my girls and there was an incident that happened but the manager Eric went above and beyond with great hospitality and service it was truly a pleasant dinner. Also to include the pasta and pizza were delicious and the pazookies are amazing! perfect sweet treat after dinner and since there was three or us the trio pazookies was really the cherry on top. read more

My complaint unfortunately is the service I saw when I pulled up how crowded it was, and it seemed very unorganized. I decided to do a carryout order for my children. I did three orders the time to wait for the orders to be prepared was not the issue. It was once the orders were ready and trying to pick up the orders that was the issue when one of my oldest children brought the food to the car and we looked in the bag there was no silverware. There was no butter, no salt. The items that I requested were not in the bag. I sent my daughter back and asked her to ask them for an extra ranch butter silverware. She was told it was in the bag didn't open in the bag, however, if I'm looking in the bag and it's not in there. Common sense would say let me just give them another one. Let me give them some more silverware. Let me give them the items they're requesting because obviously it's not in the bag just to go back in and get the silverware for some reason took over 15 minutes so of course now the majority of the food is now getting cold. I ordered pasta with protein with mashed potatoes. I ordered pasta with protein with broccoli. The broccoli was totally overcooked and for those who think children do not know when vegetables are overcooked it's hard enough getting them to eat it when it's cooked right when it's overcooked it's even worse and I ordered chicken tenders with fries that was over $30. I was very disappointed and my daughter said they were confusing orders inside when she was picking up this so I know they didn't know what they were doing and I was disappointed that they just couldn't give her the self-aware why make big deal I've given someone a fork. There was only one fork in the bag. read more

Salinas, Ca. When we arrived for lunch I was surprised at how quiet it was, perhaps we were late for the usual lunch crowd. We were seated immediately And our waiter, a large man of few words, was very polite and informative. He took our orders which arrived 15 minutes later. We Just went with salads, one with chicken the other a Mediterranean. Both were good. No OMG moment here, just a quick and decent lunch that was many notches above your typical road food experience. Very clean restrooms btw. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Chicken Salad - Pizza Near Me - Salinas, California

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Do NOT order the calamari. It is overly salty and so is the brocolli cheddar soup. The "soup" was more like straight melted cheese. I had to use it as a dip instead of eating it li read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Brocolli cheddar soup - Pizza Near Me - Salinas, California

Tim was an awesome bartender he had top tier service he really knew how to take care of all my wants and needs

Tammy is amazing along with Javi and everyone else that works at the bar. They are they reason I continue to do business with BJ's. Great asset to your team! Keep em happy! read more

I've never done a review but the service is always so bad when I come here I just had to say something. I'm always coming back because I do like the food but the service is bad every time. Takes such a long time just to get greeted by our server. Then they never check up unless you call them. Never get refills or asked if anything else is needed. And this is not just one person. This happens every time we come here doesn't matter the person. This bjs need to take care of this with the team asap. And I would understand if it was busy but it was Monday and it was slow. read more

Would have been a better review if we would have had better service. Our server Alexis took our order and never saw her again didn't come back once to ask us for a refill or another beer. The food was good, but our server lacked. read more

Tammy the bartender is awesome. She's the reason we keep coming back. We love her! And the food is amazing thank you!

Came here for a birthday dinner with my family. Me and my mom ordered a deep dish pepperoni pizza. We waited around 45 minutes to even get it. Waited another 30 minutes to even order and then 20 minutes for the food. The pizza was literally so oily it was soaked. I understand pizza is greasy but it was like it was sitting in oil. Dripping. Then the steaks come for my dad and boyfriend. Both ribeyes one medium the other medium well. Both arrived well done. We asked for them to fix it and they took it back, brought out two more, and both still well done. Honestly I've heard great things about this place and was really looking for to a nice birthday dinner. Hopefully we can try again read more

November 30th around 9pm, I experienced rotten food. As I asked night manager Eric would you eat that. He stated no. Then I asked why would you give such a "healthy" food to consumers. He then stated "that's not rotten or bad, that's how it comes when they grill it". Then I asked is this grilled or steamed. He didn't even know the answer. Then he stated " I'll just take off the broccoli". Why would you even think of just taking it off. The service, quality and the performance was very poor and bad. I never complained cause we're human beings but this is the SECOND TIME I get served this type of meal. Way to start our wedding anniversary and sorry to say but this business is not cheating us out of our money. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Chicken Alfredo - Pizza Near Me - Salinas, California

I sat at the Bar for a burger and beer. Great burger and even better Service from Tammy. So welcoming and helpful . Tammy is the reason I'm giving 5 stars! Good atmosphere. read more

Food was good but server Brittany O was being very disrespectful and rude and putting off the mood.

My wife and I like coming on Sunday when Tammy is working. She's genuinely concerned about our satisfaction. Always friendly service and I feel welcome there. read more

Good burger. Darn good staff ok sweet sweet receptionist well the fries were good. Ok loved Charlie special sauce