Ann T.
Yelp
Says a lot about a restaurant when it's a Monday night and it's the ONLY packed sit down restaurant on the block with parties waiting to be seated too. Goes to show the quality of their food and how people just keep coming back.
It took 15-20 minutes for us to be seated this Monday night which was surprising since so many of the other plazas in the area were dead and this was later at night too, around 9 PM. Very lively, people were celebrating, chatting, and hanging out. Lots of TVs going on and music playing but not once did it feel overwhelming or chaotic. The decor gives this higher class vibe of Americana, similar to what a brewery is like I'm sure.
Additionally, there are CONSTANTLY deals here too. Each day of the week is a deal, there is a deal for joining their membership program and that comes with its bonuses too, and there's even meal deals where it's $13 and comes with your own Pizookie.
Our waters came out quickly and what I really like about BJ's is that they got a decent amount of holiday/seasonal offerings that aren't only limited to alcoholic drinks. Thank you for the inclusivity. I got their Peek A Boo drink which had gummy eye balls and looked like a cute little critter is sticking its tongue out at you. It's a nice strawberry/fruity cream soda type deal. Can't go wrong with that.
Our table ordered in random succession: theFried Couscous Mac & Cheese Balls (comes with 2 dips - sriracha aioli and sirracha queso; delicious, comes out extremely hot but it's not too salty or oily), a standard chocolate chip and vanilla ice cream Pizookie (was supposed to be for another table but they accidentally delivered to us, W for us L for the other table that didn't seem to be pleased, though it was something we did order for joining the membership program), the Spooky Pizookie, and the Mandarin Orange Crispy Calamari.
The Spooky Pizookie came out twice the size of the other Pizookie we got and is one of the best desserts you can get at a sit down American restaurant, EASY. It's a freshly baked cookies & cream cookie topped with Oreo crumbs, Halloween sprinkles, orange color vanilla ice cream, and served with a side of chocolate shell sauce. Super delicious. Loved the crispy edges that were on the pan. Soft and gooey cookie, with the crispiness of the edges, crunch of the Oreos, and cool, sweetness of the ice cream. Perfection.
The Mandarin Orange Crispy Calamari was also a table favorite too. Good size serving of calamari that had the perfect texture and went great with the Mandarin orange dipping sauce. The crispy white noodle things were a good touch too.
Blows the nearby competition out of the water for sure.