Call ahead seating!!
LOVE, LOVE BJ's! It's one of few places that we can go to as a family and everyone is happy and content. It's less than a mile from my house which is super awesome and I've never been disappointed!! Yes, I know this is a chain and I am personally more a fan of the local eateries, but BJ rocks!!
They have a kid's menu that the girls know like the back of their hands and I like that it includes celery & carrots and ranch or applesauce or a small salad. Not just fries (since those don't go over well with my kids). The happy face potatoes are awesome too, but they are not fans.
They now have a great ENLIGHTENED menu if you want to keep the calories down -- my personal ENLIGHTED fave is the chicken ala fresca, but the Garden Market Salad w/Blackened Chicken is a close second! We love their pizza - if in the mood for a thick pizza filled with goodness.
Hubby loves their fried shrimp, chicken fried steak and many of their sandwiches.
Breakfast is good too - not what brings me back every time, but it's noteworthy.
Come on your birthday and get a free b-day sized pizookie!! Yum! They don't sing either which is a bonus, but their pizookies are amaaaaazing!!! I've never seen one disappear so quickly as they do when placed in front of my kids!!