Looking for a restaurant to add to your list of favorites? Look no farther, BJ’s Restaurant and Brew house is where casual and contemporary atmosphere meet delicious finger-licking cuisine.
Located on Coburg Rad in Eugene, BJ’s offers a wide variety of entrees from old-ime favorites to new dishes.
What makes BJ’s a fun and happening place to dine at is the modern environment, comfy booths, wide-screen TVs and variety in dishes. There is 100 different items on BJ’s menu to experience as well as their own line of microbrewed beers from local regional breweries. According to a reviewer from Orchard, Washington reported on ratebeer.com that although the tap waver on the ordinary side, the seasonal beers tend to be better.
BJ’s can easily be a place to grab a bite after work or a fun place to have a birthday party. The restaurant is always fully staffed, therefore avoiding the extensive wait one might do for a simple water refill.
The range of dishes can please even the pickiest of connoisseurs. The menu is made up of the average list of American cuisine; ranging from steaks to pizza. However, what sets the menu apart from other restaurants is the small twists that transform a simple idea like their deep dish pizza into a heavenly swirl of tantalizing sauce, juicy slices of meat and cheese that compliments each bite.
A look at BJ’s history will tell you that it all began in 1978 with two guys from California, armed with a great pizza recipe who decided to open up a restaurant. There the great food would ignite and cause new restaurants to appear along the Californian coastline. BJ’s would later expand into a brewery. According to Curtis Boggs, the general manager at the Eugene BJ’s restaurant, there is currently 105 restaurants.
Their handmade pizza with BJ’s signature blend of five cheeses is definitely a must, not to mention hard to share. (Advice to the wise, get your own pizza.) There is the option of making your own deep dish pizza, which can become pricey since each additive beyond the beginning layer of cheeses and seasoned tomatoes is extra or there are the large pizzas to choose from.
BJ’s competes with other restaurants not just in taste, but in uniqueness.
Take the Chardonnay Shrimp Pasta, that consists of shrimp sautéed with an extensive list of ingredients including garlic, basil and sun dried tomatoes over rotelle noodles in a creamy Chardonnay sauce, topped with apple wood bacon, parmesan and parsley. (Or in other words yummy.)
And finally, no meal is complete without dessert. To leave the taste buds satisfied, there is BJ’s famous Pizookie. The Pizookie is combination of a cookie fresh out of the oven, topped with cold vanilla bean ice cream. The Pizookie is a simple enough idea, but what it lacks in ingenuity it makes up for in taste. Not to mention the Pizookie is available in a variety of flavors from cookies and cream to white chocolate macadamia nut and can be combined for those who can not make up their minds. If fresh cookies isn't what is desired, there is also handcrafted root beer floats, baked beignet and another popular favorite, the apple berry burst crumble.
BJ’s stays progressive with its service options consisting of curbside take-out, online ordering and large party menus. Overall a great restaurant to add to share, laugh and love with friends.
At A Glance
BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse
Grade: B+
Cuisine and Scene: A delicious assortment of dishes ranging from pizza and hamburgers to salmon and steaks.
Serving: 11a.m.-10p.m. Sunday-Thursday
11a.m.-11p.m. Friday & Saturday
Price Range: Moderate; entrees $9-$18
Must-Have Dishes: Deep dish pizza, Thai salmon, Pizzokie, apple berry burst crumble, buffalo wings, baby back pork ribs.
Sound Level: Comfortable, quiet enough to have a conversation
Service: Welcoming and proficient
Location: 1600 Coburg Road, Eugene, OR 97401
Telephone: 541-342-6114
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