BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse

We tried BJs Brewhouse for the first time tonight. I joined the waitlist and when we arrived had about a 15 minute wait, not bad for a Friday. Our server Caleb was attentive, and made sure to note my wife’s gluten allergy. The brisket bacon burger was amazing! It was cooked medium like we ordered, the house root beer in the frosted mug is so good. Lastly, we ordered the GF pizookie, my wife said it’s the first time she had a warm dessert that’s gluten free! We will be back and ask for Caleb.

We went to BJ’s for the first time yesterday. They have really good happy hour specials for food and drinks. It is possible to eat at an affordable price despite the fact that much of the menu is expensive. For an appetizer, we got chips, salsa, and guacamole. It was good. For dinner, my husband got the cherry chipotle glazed salmon with asparagus and fries. The fries were OK but the salmon and asparagus were very yummy!! They have a very nice gluten-free menu so I was able to pick from a variety of options for my dietary needs. I got the gluten-free pizza. It was good but nothing spectacular. I was very impressed with the gluten-free chocolate chip Pizookie and my husband loved the Regular chocolate chunk Pizookie. Overall, the majority of the food was excellent. However, the rest of the visit was not. They were out of the Mac and cheese balls, one of the pizookies, and a couple other food items and it was only 5 PM. Although our server was absolutely wonderful, everything took forever! It is definitely the kitchen that is slow. We ended up being there almost 2 hours and the majority of the time was just us sitting and waiting,. It took about 20 minutes just to get the cookie and ice cream. There were many frustrated patrons all around us who were experiencing the same thing. It was painful how long it took to get food. Even the chips and salsa took a ridiculous amount of time. Even though the food was great, we will not be back anytime soon. We might try again in six months and hopefully the food will come out a little quicker.