January 13, 2009

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20549

RE: Schedule 13G
BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
As of December 31, 2008

Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 13(d)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, attached please find a copy of Schedule 13G for the above named company showing beneficial ownership of 5% or more as of December 31, 2008 filed on behalf of Eagle Asset Management, Inc.

Very truly yours,

Damian Sousa
Vice President
Chief Compliance Officer
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Enclosures

cc: Office of the Corporate Secretary BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
7755 Center Avenue
Suite 300
Huntington Beach, CA 92647

Securities Division
NASD Financial Center
33 Whitehall Street
New York, NY 10004

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Schedule 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. )*

BJ's Restaurants, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)

09180C106
(CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement _____. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

Page 1 of 5 Pages

CUSIP NO. 09180C106 13G

 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
 Eagle Asset Management, Inc. 59-2385219

 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (A) ______
 (B) ______

 3 SEC USE ONLY

 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 State of Florida

 NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
 SHARES 1,741,941
 BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
 OWNED - - -
 AS OF
 DECEMBER 31, 2008 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 BY EACH 1,741,941
 REPORTING 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 PERSON WITH - - -

 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 1,741,941

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
 [_____]

11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 6.52%

12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

 IA
_____________________________________________________________
 *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
_____________________________________________________________

Page 2 of 5 Pages
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:

 BJ's Restaurants, Inc.


Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executing Offices:

 7755 Center Avenue, Suite 300
 Huntington Beach, CA 92647


Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:

 Eagle Asset Management, Inc.


Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:

 880 Carillon Parkway
 St. Petersburg, Florida 33716


Item 2(c) Citizenship:

 Florida


Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:

 Common Stock


Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:

 09180C106


Item 3 Type of Reporting Person:

(e) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisors Act of 1940



Page 3 of 5 Pages
Item 4 Ownership as of December 31, 2008

 (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:

 1,741,941 shares of common stock beneficially owned including:

 No. of Shares
 Eagle Asset Management, Inc. 1,741,941

 (b) Percent of Class: 6.52%


 (c) Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:

 (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
 Deemed Deemed
 Deemed Deemed to have to have
 to have to have Sole Power Shared Power
 Sole Power Shared Power to Dispose to Dispose
 to Vote or to Vote or or to or to
 to Direct to Direct Direct the Direct the
 to Vote to Vote Disposition Disposition

Eagle Asset 1,741,941 ---- 1,741,941 ----
Management, Inc.


Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

 If this statement is being filed to report the fact that
as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the
following.
 (___)

Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

 N/A

Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
 the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

 N/A

Page 4 of 5 Pages
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A


Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A


Item 10 Certification:

 By signing below I certify that to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired
in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for purpose of
and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with
or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.

 Signature


 After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.

Date: January 13, 2009 EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.



 _________________________________
 Damian Sousa
 Vice President
 Chief Compliance Officer





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