Despite the continuing economic recession and its related pressure onconsumer discretionary spending our comparable

“Despite the continuing economic recession and its related pressure onconsumer discretionary spending, our comparable restaurant sales wereessentially flat during the quarter compared to an estimated decrease of 4.2% incomparable casual dining restaurant sales reported by the Knapp-Track survey forthe first quarter. We believe that our solid comparable sales performance is astrong testament to the broad approachability of the BJ`s concept to allconsumer demographics, coupled with our unwavering focus to deliver a higherquality dining experience at a price point that remains the same or lower thanmost of our `mass market` casual dining competitors. In addition to ourfavorable comparable sales performance, we believe that our restaurant operatorsand support team did an effective job of managing controllable costs andexpenses during the quarter. While we currently believe that the tough economywill continue to keep pressure on overall casual dining customer traffic for atleast the rest of 2009, BJ`s will continue to work hard to outperform its peersand steadily capture additional market share in the estimated $80 billion casualdining segment.” The Company successfully opened two new restaurants during the first quarter of2009 (in Gainesville, Florida, and Henderson, Nevada). “We are very pleased withinitial sales volumes for our first two new restaurants of 2009,” said Deitchle.”Our restaurant in Gainesville set a new sales record for a non-California BJ`srestaurant by achieving over $150,000 of opening week sales, a record theysubsequently broke the following week.

Additionally, sales for our newHenderson, Nevada, restaurant (in the Las Vegas market) continue to track wellin excess of $100,000 per week.” The Company currently remains on track to openas many 9 to 11 new restaurants during 2009 and thereby achieve a targetedincrease of 15% to 16% in total restaurant operating weeks for the year. TheCompany currently expects to open no new restaurants during the second quarter;as many as four to five new restaurants during the third quarter; and as many asthree to four new restaurants during the fourth quarter. The actual number andtiming of new restaurant openings is subject to a number of factors outside ofthe Company’s control, including weather conditions and factors under thecontrol of landlords, contractors and regulatory/licensing authorities Investor Conference Call and WebcastBJ`s Restaurants, Inc. will conduct a conference call on its first quarterearnings release today, April 23, 2009, at 2:00 p.m (Pacific Time). The Companywill provide an Internet simulcast, as well as a replay of the conference call.To listen to the conference call, please visit the “Investors” page of theCompany’s website located at http:// several minutes priorto the start of the call to register and download any necessary audio software.An archive of the presentation will be available for 30 days following the call.BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 84 casual dining restaurantsunder the BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse or BJ’s Pizza &Grill brand names.

BJ’s restaurants offer an innovative and broad menu featuringaward-winning, signature deep-dish pizza complemented with generously portionedsalads, appetizers, sandwiches, soups, pastas, entrées and desserts. Quality,flavor, value, moderate prices and sincere service remain distinct attributes ofthe BJ’s experience. The Company operates several microbreweries which produceand distribute BJ’s critically acclaimed handcrafted beers throughout the chain.The Company’s restaurants are located in California (44), Texas (13), Arizona(5), Colorado (3), Oregon (2), Nevada (3), Florida (5), Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2),Kentucky (1), Indiana (1), Louisiana (1) and Washington (2). The Company alsohas a licensing interest in a BJ’s restaurant in Lahaina, Maui Visit BJ’sRestaurants, Inc.

on the Web at http:// Certain statements in the preceding paragraphs and all other statements that arenot purely historical constitute “forward-looking statements” for purposes ofthe Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, asamended, and are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby.Such statements include, but are not limited to, those regarding expectedcomparable restaurant sales growth in future periods, those regarding the effectof new sales-building initiatives, as well as those regarding the number ofrestaurants expected to be opened in future periods and the timing and locationof such openings. These “forward-looking” statements involve known and unknownrisks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results to bematerially different from those projected or anticipated. undertakes no obligation to update or alter its “forward-looking”statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Further information concerning the Company`s results of operations for firstquarter 2009 will be provided in the Company`s Form 10-Q filing, to be filedwith the Securities and Exchange Commission by May 11, 2009 BJ`s Restaurants, Inc. Supplemental Information(Dollars in thousands)For the Thirteen Weeks EndedMarch 31, 2009April 1, 2008 Stock based compensation (2)Labor and benefits$2730.3% $2080.2% General and administrative 6060.6 6080.7Total stock based compensation$8790.9% $8160.9% Unaudited Operating Data (3)Comparable restaurant sales % change -0.1 %0.0% Restaurants opened during period 2 2Restaurants open at period-end 8469 Restaurant operating weeks 1,071 894(2) Percentages represent percent of total revenues.(3) Excludes the one licensed restaurant.BJ`s Restaurants, Inc.Greg Levin, 714-500-2400 Copyright Business Wire 2009. BETHESDA, Md.–(Business Wire)–LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE:LHO) today announced that it plans to sell7,500,000 common shares in an underwritten public offering pursuant to itseffective shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities andExchange Commission. The Company also plans to grant the underwriters an option to purchase up to anadditional 1,125,000common shares to cover over-allotments, if any Merrill Lynch & Co.