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EX-31 - SECTION 302 CERTIFICATIONS - BJs RESTAURANTS INCdex31.htm
EX-32 - SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS - BJs RESTAURANTS INCdex32.htm
EX-21 - LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES - BJs RESTAURANTS INCdex21.htm

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. of our report dated March 5, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc., included in the 2009 Annual Report to Shareholders of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

 

  1. Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-82008) of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.,

 

  2. Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-123913) of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.,

 

  3. Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-63362) pertaining to the BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan,

 

  4. Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-125899) pertaining to the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.,

 

  5. Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-139333) of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.,

 

  6. Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-164242) of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc., and,

 

  7. Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-158392) of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.

of our report dated March 5, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. incorporated herein by reference, our report dated March 5, 2010, with respect to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc., included herein in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. for the year ended December 29, 2009.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

Irvine, California

March 5, 2010