BJRI BJs Restaurants Inc

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) August 11, 2015

BJ'S RESTAURANTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California		0-21423		33-0485615
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

	7755 Center Avenue, Suite 300 Huntington Beach, CA		92647
	(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (714) 500-2400

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On August 11, 2015 the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    Exhibit 99.1.       Press release dated August 11, 2015

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SIGNATURE

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		BJ'S RESTAURANTS, INC. (Registrant)
August 11, 2015	By:	/s/ GREGORY A. TROJAN Gregory A. Trojan President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
	By:	/s/ GREGORY S. LEVIN Gregory S. Levin Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

EXHIBIT 99.1

BJ's Restaurants Opens in Avon, Indiana

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Aug. 11, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ:BJRI) today announced the opening of its new restaurant in Avon, Indiana on Monday, August 10, 2015. The new BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse® is located at Avon Commons in the city of Avon off of Highway 36 and Ronald Reagan Parkway. The restaurant is approximately a 6,200 square foot building with an additional 1,000 square foot covered patio, seats approximately 210 guests and features BJ's extensive menu, including BJ's signature deep-dish pizza, award-winning handcrafted beer and famous Pizookie® dessert. BJ's unique, contemporary décor provides the perfect environment for all dining occasions. 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 excited to open our new restaurant in Avon, Indiana, a suburb just west of Indianapolis," commented Greg Trojan, President and CEO. "Our Avon restaurant joins our successful Greenwood restaurant in the state of Indiana and is our 11^th new restaurant opened this year. We are looking forward to our next two restaurant openings in Newport News, Virginia and Little Rock, Arkansas."

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 167 casual dining restaurants under the BJ's Restaurant & Brewery®, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse®, BJ's Pizza & Grill® and BJ's Grill® brand names. BJ's Restaurants offer an innovative and broad menu featuring award-winning, signature deep-dish pizza complemented with generously portioned salads, appetizers, sandwiches, soups, pastas, entrees and desserts, including the Pizookie® dessert. The Company operates several microbrewery restaurants in addition to using independent third party brewers to produce and distribute BJ's critically acclaimed craft beers. The Company's restaurants are located in the 22 states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Visit BJ's Restaurants, Inc. on the Web at http://www.bjsrestaurants.com.

Certain statements in the preceding paragraphs and all other statements that are not purely historical constitute "forward-looking" statements for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. The "forward-looking" statements contained in this press release are based on current assumptions and expectations and BJ's Restaurants, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update or alter its "forward-looking" statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Investors are referred to the full discussion of risks and uncertainties associated with forward-looking statements contained in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K.

For further information, please contact Greg Levin of BJ's Restaurants, Inc. at (714) 500-2400 or JCIR at (212) 835-8500 or at bjri@jcir.com.