FINALLY got to come to try a pizookie (and honestly got to try a loooott of everything else hahaha). I was running a little bit late, so I don't know what everyone ordered but " we basically got one of everything" so that sounded comprehensive. I always expected this place to be more mediocre quality because it's a chain - but I was pleasantly surprised that most of the food was pretty good (for a chain). combine with late hours BJ's is a super choice for late night munchies or post-concert grub. My favorite were the sliders, but honestly would get the appetizer spread again with friends. The Pazooki part, however, wasn't as stellar as my friends were hoping because allegedly the cookies and cream version wasn't as good. My take is that it was wayyyyy smaller than I expected (how it feels like to be a woman lol jk). I'd come back for the late night hours (especially with Chili's closing at 10pm) - so it's great to have this option in the Peninsula. read more

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Hello, I'm writing to report a very disappointing experience at BJ's Restaurant while celebrating my twin daughters' 4th birthday. We arrived around 2:00 PM and experienced long delays--our children's food took about 40 minutes, and our meals came even later. Items were missing from our order, and it took additional time to receive them. Although another server stepped in and was helpful, our assigned server (AJ) became visibly upset when we requested our birthday desserts to-go, acted unprofessionally, and made disrespectful remarks. Manager Eva Lucero did apologize, but the situation continued when the server returned and behaved inappropriately, which was unacceptable. To make matters worse, other tables seated after us were served much faster. This experience negatively impacted what should have been a special celebration. I would appreciate this being addressed, as I also requested a refund that was not resolved. read more

While the food is fairly average here, BJ does offer decent value if you take advantage of the Happy Hour and Specials at the Bar. During Happy Hour, they offer reasonably priced drinks and food. Where else can you get a beer for $5 these days? While the $6 Margarita does seem like a steal, it's fairly weak in alcohol and tastes like a spiked lemonade so I would stick with the beers. As for food, a popular item is the Personal Pizza with Pepperoni for $7. We took advantage of the Friday and Weekend Special Prime Rib dinner for around $34 which in my opinion is a big enough meal to be shared with two people. The slice of prime rib is ok and is tender, albeit a little salty, and is not a terribly large slice; however, the special does come with a side salad, two additional sides, and a dessert choice which makes it a complete meal. I really enjoyed the garlic roasted vegetables. The fries were crispy and not limp. The cookie dessert was a huge portion with a BIG scoop of ice cream. read more

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A last hurrah before I really got to know ye - cheers! What matters most was our experience with the staff there - exceptional and awesome! "I got you!" he said, and no matter what happens to the mall or this restaurant, that will leave a positive lasting impression for the brand and the waiter if we see him elsewhere. We have been here over the decades for the famed, legendary pazookie and ice cream. We were still in high school too! It is famous for all ages. It is good to know they will survive somewhere. The deep dish pizzas were good, the burger was sizable and filling, and the appetizer sampler was super popular! Almost every table had the appetizer sampler. We tried their house-made soda too! Excellent! Ask the waiter about it. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - mouthwatering burger - American Near Me - San Bruno, California

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The food here was rather disappointing, especially for the price. I ordered the cheeseburger, and it came with sad, limp lettuce, flavorless pickles, a rather tough meat patty, and overly greased bun. Even the fries were limp and rather tasteless. Our server was high energy, but everyone seemed rushed and parts of our order were forgotten. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - American Near Me - San Bruno, California

I don't have a ton of positive things to say about Tanforan these days but the BJ's here remains as solid as ever and a place of nostalgia for me dating back to college. The food is as good as it usually is, probably better than the BJ's local to me on the other side of the bay in Brentwood. I'm also glad that they still have that meal deal that includes the mini Pizookie at the end. As long as BJ's keeps that, they'll continue to consistently have my business. The salad with the mozzarella balls, tomatoes, arugula, and balsamic dressing is just delicious. Probably my favorite light salad of all time. The chili is also hearty and solid. I just like it, man. If I wanted to whine about something, customer service can be more attentive. We found ourselves missing utensils or not having enough plates. Not a big deal, just saying. I also found it weird that the wait for a table in an empty restaurant was a half hour and when it was time to be seated, we were taken to a booth that very clearly wouldn't fit all of us. I'm not mad about it but the latter thing is just WEIRD, man. Especially when there are numerous other booths that are bigger and EMPTY. Use your eyes and common sense. read more

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Standard BJa restaurant located inside the shopping mall. Plenty of free parking outside for the mall. I came for happy hour with a coworker, and it also happened to be some game night so the bar area was busy. Luckily, I was able to secure a table on the side. I ordered an individual size deep dish followed by the pizookie. Maybe it was the nostalgia, but I remember the pizza and pizookie being better than my meal. Service was friendly, it was a little slow bc of the game running at the same time. Overall, standard BJs, nothing too special. read more

Came here for dinner and the wait was way too long. The service seems lackluster and not really attentive. The food was average. This was a return visit and I don't plan on coming back sorry. The ambiance is as expected with tvs playing in the background and bar atmosphere. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - BBQ Chicken Deep Dish Large Pizza - American Near Me - San Bruno, California

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It took three hour and the food was terrible. But at least it was obnoxously loud and smelled like cigarette smoke. Nothing more to say.

Well stopped in yesterday celebrating my birthday this month got some good ribs and a margarita at happy hour very good food thanks read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Good ribs - American Near Me - San Bruno, California

As We Are In the Mode For Nachos & Pizza After A Work At SFO On Wednesday June 04,2025. We Decided To Dine At BJ's In Tanforan Mall. As We Ordered Nachos, Thin Crust Pizza And A Pinacollada Drink The Food Was In Good Portions, The Service Of The Staff Was Great And the Ambiance Was Super Nice. Highly Recommended Specially For Families read more

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Came here for Dinner cause our main purpose was to have dessert, the Spookie Pizookie (Halloween) after our meal. Started off w/apps the Brew house sampler, which was delicious. (FYI, its only available for a limited time, I soo recommend!) It consists of wings (regular or boneless) & choices of Buffalo&BBQ, i chose regular Buffalo. It also includes mozzarella sticks, sliders and chips & dip, i chose spinach artichoke (guac was also a choice). But it was weird cause our apps & my daughters main course, Peanut Soba noodles arrived at the sametime. Unfortunately my order of Spaghetti & meatballs didn't come yet. My daughter didn't want to eat her meal till I received mine but I told her to eat while its still hot. It took almost 30 minutes for my waiter to acknowledge me about my order not being ready yet. Yes, I was upset. I was even more upset when he asked me if I still wanted my order! Bluntly, I said no cancel it! I was not happy with this visit. Yes, the charge of my main course was taken off, dessert was given for compensation. But today's service was not up to Par. read more

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I've only had one good meal from BJ's that was in Newark years ago. I've eaten at BJ's in Reno it was terrible last night here in San Bruno again the food was not good. I had fish tacos the fish tasted old. The avocado sauce was awful. Not going back. read more

The waitstaff and dessert are the saving grace in this review. Thank you, Arielle, for being such a great server!!! The food was okay, nothing spectacular. The portions were expected, but didn't feel like they lived up to the price. Three entrees took quite a while to get to us. It was dinner time on a Tuesday. The dessert was delicious. We got the triple chocolate, chocolate brownie, and chocolate chunk pizookies. The bathrooms were less than ideal. Two stalls had no toilet paper and there were a few mysterious stains on the stall walls plus overflowing trash bins. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Crispy Jalapeño Burger - American Near Me - San Bruno, California

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Downgraded to two stars from three. I like the people that work here. The issue might be with their computers/management. My order was pasta and pizza family meal $45 and a prime rib dinner $38. Here are my issues today: It took an hour for my order to be ready. Half the food was cold. Caesar salad had no dressing. Prime rib tasted rubbery. No au jus or horseradish were included. Pasta was dry. The food that tasted OK were the clam chowder, mash potatoes and pizookie. The rest is subpar. I'm not driving back to pick up the missing items like last time. Skip this BJ's location and go to the San Mateo one instead. That one is much better. read more

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After a round of golf, we decided that a pizzokie was in order, so we headed down to Tanforan and went to BJ's for the first time in a long time. We got there around 4pm and it was prime rib night, so I knew I had to give it a try. For like $35 you get a 12oz prime rib, sides, soup, and a pizzokie. Honestly a really good deal for the price. Taste however left a bit to be desired. Started off the meal with their avocado egg rolls. I couldn't tell if it was undercooked but the consistency was mushy and didn't have much flavor. For my soup I got the broccoli cheddar, it while good, it had more of the consistency of queso than soup. For the prime rib, I was decently surprised on how it tasted for the price. The crust was quite tasty, the meat itself a little chewy but still passable. It's not the best prime rib I've ever had but it did what it needed to do. If it had some real horseradish and more salt, it could be better for me. The horseradish had no flavor to it unfortunately. Rice Pilaf and broccoli on the side were solid side choices. For drinks, they had some $6 cocktails on the regular menu so when we tried to order them, we were told they didn't have the ingredients. Ended up just sticking with waters. The pizzokie capped off our meal, we got the cookies and cream one, solid as always, and we finished this up no problem. read more

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i ended up coming here with a group of 5 of us around 9pm tuesday for some pizookies! when we walked in there was no one at the host stand to greet us for about 10 minutes. we finally get sat and our server was very nice but when our pizookies came out 30 minutes after ordering, they were very crispy and burnt ): read more

I've been coming here regularly for 18 years. I'm not sure what that says about me or the place, but it feels meaningful. Over that time, people--both customers and staff--have come and gone, the menu has shifted while always staying rooted in pizza, and the mall around it has slowly faded. Through all those changes, BJ's Tanforan has remained a constant--an anchor for a lot of people, and a familiar presence through nearly two decades of life unfolding. Looking forward to my next visit. read more

I always enjoy my food. I usually order to go from this location. The staff is always very curtious and friendly. I placed my order about 7:15 pm for a 8pm pick up and I received my order @ 8:13pm. I know they usually are busy and short staffed. My real complaint is the ladies restroom. This restroom is old, broken & dirty. read more

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I love the food here. Service is not consistent, some day is okay, some day is so bad to the point I don't want to come back Today I came again and noticed the manager would go to each table and ask if everything is okay. She asked every single table but skipped my table read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Manager walked around to each table but she skipped my table - American Near Me - San Bruno, California

It's a good place to go have food and drinks and watch the game. Service was good. Food was good. Place was clean. No complaints. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Crispy chicken salad - American Near Me - San Bruno, California

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My family and I have been going to the BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse in San Bruno for years. It's a convenient place to get some eats since it's practically down the street from us. PROS: * Located at the Tanforan Mall, it's a good spot for dining on shopping days. * Free parking in the private lot for the mall. * Table service can be good to great. * They stay open later than most restaurants. * Prices are reasonable. * The have a bar! * Surprisingly, for a major chain restaurant, we have several favourite dishes that never disappoint; Bone-In Wings Enlightened Asian Chopped Salad Great White Pizza Atlantic Salmon Sal's Brewhouse Chicken CONS: * Take-out service is atrocious. If you order to go, you MUST check all of your items because it never fails - they ALWAYS mess up on something! * The staff can be unaware of specials. * Take-out staff can be rude. * The to-go bowl of any soup is a rip off; you pay for the bowl size, but get a cup portion. * Cleanliness can be taken up a notch or two, especially the women's bathroom. The restroom doesn't always get the attention it needs; sometimes it's disarrayed or even a bit dirty and other times, the paper products need to be replenished. I'm not a super big fan of chain restaurants, but we do like BJ's food, so it's one of our regular eateries that we hit up. It's not the best eatery in town, but it's not the worst. read more

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I've been coming to this location since it fist opened, but havent since I moved. There's not too much to say, it's a chain and you kinda get what you want. The server was hella nice and attentive, it wasn't too busy, there is hella parking. I came here with my date because it was convenient. The food was good, but I've eaten at chain restaurants, I'm not expecting too much. Overall it was a good experience nothing too negative. I wanted the pizza though, but my date wanted to eat something else lol. read more

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Arrived late night because I was picking up my partner from the airport on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. It was just past 10:45pm, so most places are closed already so we thought to stop by BJs since they are a late night restaurant now (close at midnight). Really just wanted to get a quick bite so we could go home and go to bed. It was not busy, so we were seated right away. I kind of looked around and it was mostly young adults -- likely college students who are back in town for the Thanksigiving holiday. I noticed most people have already finished their food and are either having dessert or have to-go bags. I thought great, maybe our food will come out fast. Unfortunately, the night did not go as I expected and I will notice it will not go as expected when it takes more than 15 minutes before the waiter even shows up at the table. He seemed a bit overly friendly and wanted to shake our hands and introduce himself. A bit awkward -- not really protocol to shake your guests's hands. I decided to wash my hands after that interaction, no offense. I assume maybe he's shaken everyone's hand in the restaurant. Another 15 minutes must have gone by before he comes back to take our order. It's now like 11:15pm. Our food doesn't come out until it was past 11:45pm. It's just the two of us, so we just ordered one entree each. Not a ton of food. We were served, but were not given napkins or utensils. By the time we start eating, the place was shutting down. In honesty, the food was good, and the price was not bad at all. However, I don't know what the issue is with the restaurant on that day. Everything was just incredibly slow. Maybe staffing issues. So basically: - Long wait before waiter even comes to table - Long wait before our order was taken - Long wait before our food came out - Waiter seem inattentive (like serving without any utensils or napkins and then walking away) - The quickest thing this evening was collecting our payment to get us out of the restaurant because they were closing lol Also the bathroom smelled like the worse san francisco dive bar I can think of. So, for me to want to come back to BJs, the pace of the service needs to improve. When it takes more than an hour by the time we are seated to being served food, this is not a great experience. read more

Total trash restaurant wait at order to go for 15 minutes no one give it Dam 2 time like this

BJ's for lunch specials, why not haven't really ate at the place for a long time. Maybe it has changed. Parking was convenient. Walked right into the hostess bar , asked for a table for two. And was seated promptly. Given menus and waters. Even asked if we wanted to start off with something from the bar, or appetizers. Was given some time to look over the menu and decided to go on the lunch specials for $13. Lunch specials were pretty good.Can't complain. I had some pasta with some chicken. The wife had soup salad and an entrée which she enjoyed. Bathrooms are clean . Staff is attentive. Online payment didn't seem to work very well. Ended up, handing my credit card over and having them give me receipt. With the lunch specials, you also get a dessert which was fabulous. I had the cookie with ice cream on top and the wife had the brownie with ice cream on top. Both were freshly baked and sure to get your blood sugar up. Lunch specials were very good. read more

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After an early morning hike, my friends and I were beyond hangry and needed a solid food stop--BJ's absolutely delivered. This spot never disappoints when you're starving and want a little bit of everything! My go-to is always their orange cream soda (it's like childhood in a glass), and my friends went with a margarita and water. From there... we basically ordered half the menu: wedge salads, burgers, sliders, mozzarella sticks, lemon pepper wings, Brussels sprouts (wish I got a photo--so good!), and calamari. Yes, we were on a mission. And let me just say, the gluten-free Pizookie? A dream. As someone who's gluten-free, it's always exciting to find a dessert I can actually enjoy, and this one hit all the right notes--warm, gooey, and just what I needed to wrap up our meal. Everything was fresh, flavorful, and filling--exactly what we needed before heading into the Bay Area for more adventuring (and walking off all the food we just inhaled). Great service, fun atmosphere, and consistently good eats. BJ's was the perfect post-hike pit stop! read more

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a HUGE shoutout to our server rameez!!! he was super nice and accommodating despite the fact that we showed up so late in the evening. really appreciated his kind demeanour and chill vibe! read more

My expectations were already pretty low coming into this restaurant but somehow they still managed to disappoint me. I saw the $13 Pizookie deal being advertised on TikTok so I knew I had to come and try BJ's for the first time! This establishment needs to work on their team work skills because they will flat out ignore you if what you're asking from them isn't their assigned role. They won't even direct you to the correct person, they'll just flat out ignore you, pretend they didn't see you, and walk away. The restaurant itself also feels very grimey. The booths & menus are sticky, the condiment bottles are have sauce residue all over the top, and the restaurant feels very outdated & in need of a deep clean. The server that was assigned to us was very awkward and lowkey made us feel uncomfortable. We ordered the italian chicken parmigiana pasta and a classic cheeseburger. It took about 30 minutes for it to come even though the restaurant was pretty much empty inside. They were both edible but not great - nothing mind blowing. My favorite part of the entire meal was the fries. The chicken & pasta tasted like it was doused in jarred tomato sauce and I've definitely had better burgers elsewhere. After we finished eating we let the server know that we were ready for our mini pizookies. The mini pizookies took about 40 minutes to arrive... I could've literally walked over to Target - bought a mini oven, cookie dough, and ice cream, walked back and would've had a faster and better tasting pizookie than what was given to me here. I tried flagging down my server to ask about this wait time and while he was walking past me, he didn't even stop or ask what I needed. He kept walking, gave 0 eye contact, and said "it's coming." Our waters were also never refilled throughout the whole meal and they sat empty as we tried to eat this ridiculously sweet Pizookie. We waited over an hour total for a disappointing meal. I won't be returning & can see why this establishment has such low ratings. read more

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Went to Bjs on Saturday for an early dinner and to my surprise there's a pizza for everyone. It's nice to know there's a deep dish pizza that has white sauce. As someone that's allergic to tomato sauce it's a nice surprise to see that there's an option for me. Service was good. The servers were friendly. Ambiance is the same. Pretty good AC in this heatwave. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Side of Fries, Great White Pizza - Mini - American Near Me - San Bruno, California

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Terrible service, waitress only came to our tables to deliver food and never checked up on us, she also forgot to refill our waters after we asked, food didn't come out very hot, my pizookie was burnt but I didn't even want to ask for another because it took an hour for the first one to arrive, overall terrible experience. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Pizookie - American Near Me - San Bruno, California

Similar to food at Chili's, and maybe Denny's. Not the best. Food is pretty tragic. As are the images blasted on the screens, and I am reminded of an arcade, as I sit and wait an hour for my cold pizza to be plopped onto the sticky booth, we seated ourselves at. read more

(This is a repost because the restaurant nefariously convinced yelp to take down my original review despite it being objectively inarguably accurate and not breaking any of yelp's policies. Therefore, they're an even more disgusting and pathetic organization than I originally portrayed them to be in this review) I feel bad for leaving such a negative review because there are many things that I like about this establishment. The bartenders are incredibly nice, the beer is fairly priced during happy hour, and the food isn't awful by the standards of a family chain restaurant. That being said, I can't help but feel anything but resentment for this individual franchise solely because of one person; the GM, Richard "Nick" Anderson. He attempted to make me leave the restaurant for the sole reason that I had a service dog, which is completely illegal. When I acknowledged that this was illegal and proved it with a simple google search, he attempted to move the goalpost by claiming that another customer complained about my dog because she barked once in her dozens of times of coming here. Indeed, she did bark once at a woman who was holding a *non-service* dog out towards her while creeping towards her. He once again tried to argue with me by claiming that my dog must not be a service dog because service dogs aren't capable of barking, which I ONCE AGAIN disproved with a 5 second google search. Barking at suspicious people who invade my personal space is part of her service training, and ALL service dogs regardless of their job-title are legally allowed to bark when unreasonably provoked as long as they stop barking once the handler tells them to. My dog followed both of those laws. Him attempting (and failing, because I refuse to submit to people who are simultaneously arrogant and incompetent) to kick me out solely out of spite for me embarrassing him for being wrong back to back times says A LOT about who he is as a person and how he runs this franchise. Btw; have you ever wondered why their servers are so robotic and annoyingly pushy when it comes to recommending certain products and trying to get you to sign up for financially-inefficient loyalty programs? Just look at the picture attached to this review. They get those notes every single morning. Don't blame the servers for being infuriatingly annoying; the managers are forcing them to act that way. read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - My "loud disruptive" service dog who (100% within her training and legal rights) barked once at the woman who provoked her - American Near Me - San Bruno, California

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Some of the nicest management and workers I've dined with. I hate bringing up issues to the staff, but I had to let them know that my meal was served below our standard. The manager and staff took the time to listen to the issue and agreed it wasn't up to their standards. He personally remade it and served it up.! Thank you for your team and customer service read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Marshmallow Pizookie. Limited time - American Near Me - San Bruno, California

Wonderful place to eat. I highly suggest you come here to have amazing food.. they have the best daily specials

We visited BJs while we were out of town and really enjoyed our experience. We sat in the bar area and were quickly greeted, seated and our drink order was taken. On this visit our party ordered the bowl of clam chowder, mini pizza and the Friday Prime Rib special. Clam chowder was delicious and full of flavor. Prime rib was cooked perfectly, the asparagus were seasoned just right and were really good and so was the mashed potatoes. The whole meal was delicious. I had the mini pizza and chose the up to 4 toppings. I really didn't like the taste of the pizza. I didn't like that it had tomatoes and not just the sauce like other pizzas. I felt like it was too much tomatoes. Overall our experience was good. The restaurant looked really clean and tables were clean also. read more

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My husband and I visit here often. We love the burgers and fries. But our most favorite thing is the beer and cocktails. The waiters are amazing they are very attentive and friendly. But the only thing I don't like is the music selection. Always the same music is annoying! Common BJ's music sets the ambience. read more

5 Star Review all goes to Darell. He made sure that we were taken care of and did not forget to make my Dad's birthday extra special with a Delicious Pizookie on the house. Thank You very much Darell, You are an Amazing and Attentive server! read more

I go to BJs all the time especially for a late night pazookie and appetizer run. And it usually never disappoints! This location in Tanforan has been my go to location since I was a kid and I've had great memories here! While the whole mall has declined in quality and business overall including this BJs, it's still a nice place to go. I've had mixes of amazing Servers super welcoming, friendly, and helpful. But I've also had servers that take really long to help you out even when there's almost nobody there. So you just gotta get lucky to be honest. The food is pretty tasty for a mall restaurant, definitely not top tier quality if that's what you're expecting. But it taste pretty good and they pazookies are unbeaten! read more

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We enjoyed our dinner at bj's! Our girl's group came for the Halloween drinks and spooky pizookie. I especially wanted to mention the standout service provided by our server Naomi today. She was pleasant and helpful the whole time. Thanks Naomi! read more

BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse - Unlucky duck - American Near Me - San Bruno, California