This is a place that I am constantly recommending to people, and usually those people end up being returning guests. BJ’s never disappoints, from the environment, to the service, and of course to food. It’s what I call a people pleaser. Their menu is constantly updating, keeping up with the food trends, but old favorites are kept, like their deep dish pizza. If you like doughy, buttery crust pizza with great toppings, then this is your place.
Another great thing is not only do they have a full bar, but they brew their own beers in house too. I am not a beer drinker myself, but they have a great variety of light to dark beer’s sure to satisfy any beer drinker.
On this particular visit I had the stuffed mushrooms, they were not rock my socks off good, but they still had good flavor, and presentation. They are stuffed with their spinach and artichoke dip, and topped with parmesan cheese. I can say, anytime garlic meets mushroom in my mouth, its a sure love connection.
My visit was mostly small bite’s and drinks. Happy hour is during the week from 4-6. Service was prompt and friendly, even with our initial indecisiveness on where to sit. Once we heard the happy hour though, our decision to occupy the bar wasn’t hard. My second small bite ordered was the Ahi Tuna, at $3.95, I felt was a steal. The tuna was super pink, and tasted really fresh. The seasoning on it reminding me of pork tenderloin, so to someone who isn’t familiar with Ahi Tuna who was in a blind taste test, they might think they were eating pork. However paired with the asian slaw and soy ginger sauce, a classic combo, you can tell you are eating sashimi grade tuna. Yummy for the price! It had a good amount of sweetness in every bite.
My dining partner and I split the fish tacos. I was a little apprehensive since she suggested it, and I hadn’t heard anything about it, but what the hell? All in the name of research, right? I was definitely not regretting it later. Two panko breaded fish tacos arrived with chips and cilantro avocado cream sauce, and another fire roasted salsa. The fish is excellently breaded. In fact, I have rarely met anything panko breaded that I didn’t like. It’s topped with a slaw that taste’s like its tossed in a chipolte sauce. The heat is forgiving for the weakest of all, and paired with a chip dipped in the avocado cilantro cream sauce after, it cools your taste buds well. The only thing I would change about the dish is the tortillas. Obviously we know its not made on your grandma’s comal. However it tasted like it was a cross between flour and corn? Not your best pairing. Lucky for the tortilla, the inside was so good, it over powered the not so great tortilla. I would change the tortilla from an in between, to a full fledged corn tortilla. I think it would nicely round the dish out. I may consider bringing my own next time! All in all, everything was great. The all begging question....”would you go back?” Yes, a thousand times yes. The service, the environment, the food, all within the 8-10 markings. See you again BJ’s!
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