Restaurant & Winery Reviews: BJ's Restaurant & Brewery

Saturday, April 25, 2009

BJ's Restaurant & Brewery - Newark, CA

BJ's Restaurant & Brewery
5699 Mowry Avenue
Newark, CA
(510) 456-3750
bjsbrewhouse.com

This was the third BJ's we've been to and tonight's purpose was to have their famous Pizookie...after sharing an appetizer, of course! The Newark location (right off I-880 and Mowry) has only been open since last November and at 9:30 on a Saturday night, there was a 25-30 minute wait. Oh, one cool thing about this place is the revolving front door...makes me feel like I'm entering some fancy hotel! :)

Tonight's overall experience was a 5, thanks to our awesome server "Lauren 206" from Modesto and of course...the Pizookies! We shared the Piranha Pale Ale Nachos, which was served with the chili and fire-roasted tomato salsa on the side. This appetizer only deserved 3 stars, due to several stale chips I experienced and being a little skimpy on the chili and salsa.

I wanted to try the "Triple Chocolate Pizookie Featuring Ghirardelli" but was afraid of it being too rich, so I went half chocolate chip and half chocolate-chocolate chip cookie with one scoop of vanilla bean and one scoop of chocolate ice cream. It was perfect!!! But next time I will try the peanut butter cookie with chocolate ice cream...

One last thing...I spotted a sign advertising "12 Delicious Lunch Specials, starting at only $5.95" so if you're interested, contact your local BJ's for more information. The details were probably on the lunch menu...and we had dinner menus...