BJs Restaurant and Brewhouse

7/22/2008 4:46:05 AM, tuesday, july 22, 2008
Visited on a Wednesday evening around dinner time. Well-decorated place with nice layout and seating. A bit noisy with the throngs of people here, but not so loud that one needed to yell to a table mate. Their selection of in-house brewed beer was reasonable, and I only sampled the hefeweizen on this occasion (which was respectable). The Belgian bottled beer list was impressive: Chimay Red and Blue, Delirium Tremens, Hoegaarden, Gulden Draak, Kwak, La Chouffe, Lindemans, Orval, Piraat, Rodenbach Grand Cru, Trappist Rochefort 8, and Westmalle, among others. Disappointingly, they were out of the Rochefort (as is most of the area) but we were able to find several nice Belgians to pair with our food. The food we had was pretty good, and I am sure that their other fare is respectable as well. This is a good place to visit with those not interested in beer, as there are plenty of drink and food menu items to satisfy most folks. Recommended if you are in the area.

2/14/2008 8:29:37 PM, thursday, february 14, 2008
Really nice place. I took my lady here for Valentines Day...or should i say she took me there....either way we went. It is very nice, getting the baby stroller through the revolving door kinda sucked though. The beer was pretty good, nice staff and the food was good as well. A nice place to have some dinner, or stop by for a beer.

12/14/2007 10:22:58 PM, friday, december 14, 2007
Super cool styling at this place, fits in well with the mall that it is in. Staff was friendly and our waiter was a beer only guy, so a good conversation was had. Food here is excellent, I haven’t been disappointed by anything at all. Beer is average to good, but again nothing terrible. Cool place to go and have a beer after work.

11/13/2007 11:02:33 AM, tuesday, november 13, 2007 [ Updated wednesday, january 30, 2008 ]
This is a good place to eat and get a craft beer. Even though it’s a chain I still like having these in Tampa. The beer is quite good though the food is better. The selection is good also with a seasonal selections as well. Nice.

10/25/2007 10:08:12 PM, thursday, october 25, 2007
Like the Pinellas Park BJ’s it is well appointed. An upscale chain with decor that is both laidback and classy. I think the beer is decent, but I base it on Florida standards. By those standards it’s decent beer. The staff is actually pretty well trained and has a good grasp on basic beer style. Food is also solid. It’s worth a stop.