BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse

If were to rate this place for the ambiance alone, I would give it an easy 4 or 5 stars. The bar is BEAUTIFUL. Walking in on a Friday night around 11 PM, I expected a wait. Luckily, there was no wait! A friendly blonde gave us menus and brought us water soon after. I wasn’t sure what to get to drink, so she suggested the Alabama sunset. I took her suggestion, and I feel pretty lukewarm about the drink. It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t great. My sister and I decided to share the Pizzooki trio. We chose salted caramel, triple chocolate, and cookies & cream. We devoured the salted caramel pizzooki. It had pretzel bits in it which was a welcome (and very delicious) surprise. The cookies & cream was WAYYYY too sweet. It had stabilized whipped cream on it which I despise. I didn’t take more than one bite of it, and neither did my sister. I tried to eat the triple chocolate but I was still overwhelmed by the sweetness of the cookies & cream, and I never got over it. For my second drink, I got the BJ’s Sailor Jerry Cherry Soda. It sounded delicious, but it was just ok. Overall, a good experience service and ambiance wise, but a forgettable one food-​wise. I would probably come back here to try more drinks as it is close to my house. I wouldn’t recommend the drinks that I ordered though.

We wanted to go somewhere close and so we tried BJs. The décor is nicer than most quick-​casual restaurants. The service was terrible (slow and inattentive, no care for our comfort. The servers slammed things on the table as they whizzed by). Our food was delivered cold. We had asked if the fries were coated, and we were told they are not. We ordered the wedge fries. They are coated. We figured the fries and the Flatbread would have been good if they were hot. The portobello swiss vegetarian sandwich was hot, and it was good. The restaurant was full, but not crazy busy. A few observations: The menu has too many items. The lack of server knowledge, and poor food quality are indicators of this. We eat out often, and were hoping to add this restaurant to our repertoire, but, alas, too disappointed. We both agreed we will not return…

I went there with my husband. We had to wait around 20 min to be seated. When they showed us our table, the server came and said hi but took a while to bring the menu. she kept walking around our table. She brought the food out but forgot to bring the utensils so we had to wait for them while the food got cold. We ended up asking another server for utensils. the drinks were good and so was the food but the experience wasn’t a good at all.

Food can be good but if service from server is bad then the entire experience is bad. hard to enjoy food serve by a person that doesn’t care about its job and is rude.

Great place for a casual dinner– family friendly. Prices are reasonable and I have yet to order anything I dislike. Their burgers are huge and delicious, can be on the greasy side, but then again, I’m not exactly trying to eat healthy when I come here, I’m trying to get good tasty food! You can’t leave without getting the pizookie– warm fresh baked cookie pie topped with a scoop of ice cream.

Party of 15 celebrating nieces birthday. Was seated right away. Server Nathaniel was excellent. Cared to our needs. Served us right away with drinks and appetizers. The kitchen was super fast ! All the meals came out within 10 minutes and no issues with the food. It was all delicious as always. Nathaniel brought out a small birthday cookie and candle before we asked about it. Very smart server seeng the birthday balloons… lol. I will continue to eat there.

Ive always enjoyed the large selection of food here. The pace is gentle, the ambience is low light and cool. The beer selection is various and the staff is helpful. Be sure to sign up for reward points if you come here often, they add up.

I was so hoping to be able to rate this restaurant 5 Stars because the food is delicious, ESPECIALLY their GOLDEN BEET & ARUGULA Salad, but because the Chef hasn’t been able to get the hamburger cooked the way my husband asks (Medium Well), and 4 out of the 7 times we’ve been there, the burger comes medium rare, and he either has to send it back or he is just disgusted and eats it, I have no choice but to give 2 Stars.
—Update— for those who read my original posting, I am amending it, cutting out the incident about the check/​change we didn’t receive. I spoke with the manager and he said its the policy of the restaurant to give the customer their exact change, it was just an error on the part of the waitress.
We haven’t gone back yet, to see about the burger.
I selected LOUD for the noise level only because the music is often loud.

Meh. Ahi poke needs refinement. Chunks were pretty big and cabbage was very coarse. Grilled mahi tacos were not hot and tortillas were dried out and hard on the edges. Entrée arrives 2 mins after app. Food tasted good. Atmosphere was nice. Could use a little fine tuning.
Side note. When I asked the server what she preferred between mahi tacos and ahi salad she said the tacos because she doesn’t like salad. Lost out on an upsell as the salad was $ 5 more than the tacos. In my opinion, it makes sense to recommend the higher priced item… no?

Nice place to eat. Soup are delicious with bread and the best for drinkers, have lots of beers so you can try.
plates are small and if you eat a lot is not a good place for you. Taste is very well.

The food was scrumptious!
Fresh and full of flavor. :)
We did curbside service which I didn’t even know they had. It came in handy for me tonight b/​c my daughter fell asleep before we arrived but they were able to bring the food out to the car.
I value customer service! It means that much more to enjoy a meal AND great service.
Unfortunately these days it’s a strange thing to see people greet and smile. It doesn’t cost a thing and can truly make a difference.
Alexandria D. (#813) provided EXCELLENT customer service today. Friendly and knowledgable.

Ashley is a great server. Check out their happy hour and enjoy the great service. Tuna poke, Brussel sprouts are the way to go.

Good atmosphere and service but anything in the menu besides the pizza is not that great. Do not attempt to have steak. Be careful with the healthy options too. Just got the North Beach Mahi Mahi and Shrimp from the «BJ’s enlightened Entrees» and it was a fat soup.
The dessert is good.
… And clearly management doesn’t care most of the food sucks! (see comment below)

I’m all for giving restaurants a second chance. I believe that anyone can just have a bad day. I can feel confident in my BJ’s updated review. I have tried them three times at different times and days and still had the same result. Extremely SLOW and below average service. I went to BJ’s at 1:00 P.M. and didn’t leave until 3:00 P.M. This makes absolutely no sense! You have to wait 15 – 20 minutes every time you ask for something. The waiters/​waitresses have a tendency of disappearing once they go in the back. I’m not talking about 5 minutes… I’m talking about for more than 10 minutes at a time. I’ve had to ask hostesses to please send our waiter/​waitress out so that we could get things as simple as a refill of water. Wow! Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me! I think I’ve learned my lesson now. I’m officially done with this location.

I come here occasionally because I am huge fan of desserts and I am obssessed with their pazookies!!! I have tried basically all of them and I keep on coming back for them! I love all the flavors but my top two are the peanut butter one and the cookies and cream one. The peanut butter one actually has peanuts in it so its crunchy and warm and delicious. The cookies and cream one comes with the frosting on top that melts and takes the pazookies to a whole other level.
I also enjoy the appetizers they have some really good dips like the pizza dip is delicious. I also like their salads. I forgot what it was called but theres this salad with seared tuna that i absolutely love.
I recommend the desserts more than the food but i still really enjoy coming to this place!

Looking for a place to eat in South Florida is tough. Especially if you try to wing it. Then my boo saw BJ’s. I completely forgot abut this place, especially being that I shop in the area lol!
Upon entering the eatery you notice it is a big space. TVs around certain parts of the restaurant. We thought about eating at the bar but it looked packed. So instead we decided on waiting for a table.
After few minutes we were seated in a table for two people. Within a few minutes our server came immediately to the table. Man I was I surprised despite being it was Father’s Day and it was pretty busy.
For starters we ordered the Crispy Calamari. It was lightly breaded, fried crisp and served with marinara and lemon garlic aioli. The calamari was just ok, little oily. The calamari to me was a little thin.
For our main dishes, I ordered the New Orleans Jambalaya which has blackened chicken, shrimp and chicken-​andouille sausage, sautéed with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes in a spicy sauce. Served over a rice pilaf and topped with green onions. Again it was not bad. Just the right amount. They sprinkle plenty of cayenne pepper around the plate so be careful. I accidentally stirred in some and it was hot! But flavor wise just ok.
My boo ordered the California Burger which is a half-​pound patty served on sourdough bread, topped with avocado, roasted green chilies, pepper jack cheese, chipotle mayonnaise and ranch dressing. It looked almost like a patty melt but according to my boo it was just ok.
Overall our experience was pretty good and again service was awesome. Seriously you get a little apprehensive of coming to a eatery when it is busy, people waiting outside and wondering how customer service will be.
Prices are so-​so and we didn’t get that wow factor with the food. Will we come again? Possibly.

I rarely give 5-​star ratings & although this place is pricey, it is by far one of my favorite restaurants!
FOOD:
So many choices, it makes it kind of hard to choose but I do appreciate that if you’re on a diet, it lists it’s healthy options under the title enLIGHTened, and includes the amount of calories each dish has! It helped me as I treated my mom out for Mother’s Day but still stuck to my oath to eating healthy!
STAFF:
Overall, very helpful & very friendly. Whenever I go to restaurants, I ask the waiter/​waitress what they recommend or what their popular dishes are and she had a few in mind but not too many to make the decision difficult.
Atmosphere:
This is the part that got my 5-​star rating! Usually in restaurants, they go for dim lighting, which I hate, because I can’t see anyone, the menu or my food. They had a good amount of light and it was very spacious. I especially appreciated the noise level. I think the fact that the place had high ceilings helped but it was loud enough to make the place lively but not too loud where your table couldn’t hold its own conversations, as most restaurants I have experienced. The booths, which is where I sat, were also very comfortable. They have 4-​seaters & 2-​seaters!
Overall,
This is the first place I’ve given 5-​stars to & with good reason. Try it out, but make sure you got money to try it! Good for family outings, dates or just a casual lunch with friends!

I’ve been here on a number of occasions and haven’t had anything that wows me, but nonetheless the wait time at Bahama Breeze up the street was an hour at 11pm so we came here. No wait, was seated quickly. However, my waitress brought us our drinks and didn’t come back for another 20 minutes.
My wife and I had the same dish, house sirloin. I had a side of potatoes and asparagus, which were made to perfection. My steak? Not so much. I was served a very disproportioned piece of meat, not cut in uniformed which made it over cooked and undercooked at the same time. No other place would dare serve a cut of steak like that, and for this reason my wife and I will NOT be returning to this establishment.
Our 4^th time here and haven’t had a properly executed dish, which is a shame because the actual restaurant is a nice and fun atmosphere. Staff was friendly. But I need consistently for what they’re charging, and none I’ve gotten. Sorry guys, no go for us at BJ’s Brewhouse.

We were headed over to «Longhorns» and spotted BJ’s Brewhouse. It is located in the same strip mall as the new Trader Joe’s. I have been such a fan of the South Miami location. This one is smaller but has the same décor and great large bar /​lounge area. We started with a couple of beers. I enjoy the blonde, it’s refreshing!
Our server was super sweet but she seemed way off. Her mind was not where it was supposed to be that’s for sure. She would say the strangest things. Odd! Anyhow, we were starving so I ordered Spinach & Artichoke dip and my daughter ordered the avocado rolls. We have had these before and we especially love the avocado rolls. Both arrived and we knew something was way wrong with the rolls. They looked nothing like we were used to. I took one very tiny bite. Oh no no they were awful, not even edible. They were super fried and greasy and the avocado was HOT! Yuk, so when our server came to check on us I asked her to remove the plate because they were so bad. She took the plate away not really saying anything. I am not one to get items taken off the bill but if it is obvious one tiny bite was taken the polite think to do would be to take it off the bill. Nope, I paid for it.
We started to eat the Spinach and artichoke dip. Again, disappointing. Way to creamy, tasted watered down. The only thing that saved it was the artichoke. I would say skip both of these appetizers here. It is a shame because the location in South Miami, both of these were excellent.
They have a very large menu and I so wished I could try other menu items but I am obsessed with their deep dish pizza. So we ordered one, of course! I am a Chicago girl so of course I LOVE deep dish pizza. Is it as deep or filled with ingredients top to bottom? No but hey we are not in Chicago nor do they say it is Chicago style. It is thick, fresh ingredients, very tasty crust, and such good cheese and diced tomatoes. If you are a fan of sauce this may not be the type of pizza for you. They barely put any sauce on it, more flavor from the fresh diced tomatoes. This must be why I enjoy it so much. Cheese, cheese, sausage & mushrooms, tomatoes, oh yes happiness! This pizza is five stars to me.
I wish they delivered this awesome pizza. Thankfully, the pizza was just as good as I remembered. I hope on our next visit the service and quality of appetizers get much better.

I have never given one star. I think for the amount of money I have spent here, it’s warranted.
Every time we order from these guys, we are disappointed. We wait until our memory fades, and we look at the menu, and think, «okay maybe it was what we ordered, let’s try something else this time!»
No. That’s not it. I am sorry to say that we have never been happy with anything from BJs. I always feel like I have been ripped off and stupid for even giving them a second, third, fourth chance.
No more. They lost our business for good today. The only thing that was edible was my Hubby’s turkey club.
I can’t comment on their service, except that the food is packed with toast in a steamy container ensuring that turns out awful along with the the pasta that the chef couldn’t be bothered to separate during the cooking process.

One of my favorite go to spots during football season, half of app’s big screen TV and good food.
My only complain is that the menus and the tables are sticky almost all of the times we visit this location. I know a small detail and maybe i’m being a bit anal but when I visit the place 3 – 4 times a month and open the menu every time to a sludge sound or put your elbows down and feel them stick to the table… not pleasant at all… but besides that the food and price points are great for what you get.