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Q2 comps up 4.8% at BJ's Restaurants

July 27, 2005

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — BJ's Restaurants, Inc., operator of the pizza and craft-brew-centered BJ's Restaurant and Brewery, reported strong numbers for the 12 weeks ended July 3, 2005.

According to a regulatory filing, comparable-restaurant sales increased 4.8 percent on a revenue increase of 50 percent ($44 million). Net income rose 47 percent to $2.1 million.

"Our 4.8 percent increase in comparable sales for the quarter represented our 35th-consecutive quarter of growth on this measure since our IPO in 1996," said Jerry Deitchle, president and chief executive. "Sales volumes for our newly opened restaurants continue to exceed our initial expectations."

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates 41 casual dining restaurants under the BJ's Restaurant and Brewery, BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse or BJ's Pizza & Grill brand names.