BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: BJRI) today announced the opening of its newest restaurant in Culver City, California, a Los Angeles suburb, on October 5, 2009.
The new BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse is located at 6000 Sepulveda Blvd, at the intersection of I-405 and Sepulveda Blvd. in the newly renovated Fox Hills Mall. The restaurant is part of the new 350,000 square feet of additional retail space anchored by Target, Best Buy, Forever XXI, and H & M. The restaurant is approximately 8,500 square feet and contains seating for approximately 280 guests and features BJ's extensive menu, including BJ's signature deep-dish pizza, award-winning handcrafted beer and famous Pizookie(R) dessert. BJ's highly detailed, contemporary décor and unique video statement, including several high definition flat panel televisions, creates a high energy, fun and family-friendly dining environment for everyone to enjoy. Hours of operation are from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight Sunday through Thursday and 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
'We are very excited to open BJ's 88th restaurant in our 'home court' of Southern California at the newly renovated Fox Hills Mall in Culver City,' commented Jerry Deitchle, Chairman and CEO. 'Sales for our first day of operations were very strong. Our new Culver City restaurant exemplifies our planned restaurant expansion for the next few years which will be primarily focused on locations in mature, densely populated trade areas in existing BJ's markets. This will facilitate the achievement of increased leverage in every aspect of our business model. Our new Culver City restaurant represents our sixth new restaurant this year, and we remain on track to open four more restaurants before the end of the year. By doing so, we will achieve our stated goal to increase our total restaurant operating weeks by approximately 15% for the full year.' Investors are reminded that the actual number and timing of new restaurant openings for any given period is subject to a number of factors outside of the Company's control, including weather conditions and factors under the control of landlords, contractors and regulatory/licensing authorities.
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 88 casual dining restaurants under the BJ's Restaurant & Brewery, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse or BJ's Pizza & Grill brand names.
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