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10-K - FORM 10-K - BJs RESTAURANTS INCd10k.htm
EX-21 - LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES - BJs RESTAURANTS INCdex21.htm
EX-3.4 - CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION - BJs RESTAURANTS INCdex34.htm
EX-31 - SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION - BJs RESTAURANTS INCdex31.htm
EX-32 - SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION - BJs RESTAURANTS INCdex32.htm
EX-10.11 - EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - JOHN A. JOHNSON - BJs RESTAURANTS INCdex1011.htm
EX-10.17 - EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - KENDRA D. MILLER - BJs RESTAURANTS INCdex1017.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 9, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc., included in the 2010 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 9, 2011, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. incorporated herein by reference, our report dated March 9, 2011, 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 28, 2010.

/s/Ernst & Young LLP

Irvine, California

March 9, 2011