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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DAL POZZO JAMES   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BJs RESTAURANTS INC [BJRI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 2200 WEST VALLEY BLVD. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/02/2005 (Street) ALHAMBRA, CA 91803 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               102,300 D (4)   Common Stock               2,624,129 I The Jacmar Companies (1) Common Stock               111,300 I The William Tilley Family Foundation (1) Common Stock               7,000 I The John Tilley 1992 Trust (1) Common Stock               1,000 I The Nicole Tilley 1992 Trust (1) Common Stock               200 I The John Tilley Trust (1) Common Stock               200 I The Nicole Tilley Trust (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 12.61

01/15/2005(2)

01/15/2014

Common Stock

5,769

1,154

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 2.875

01/26/2002

01/26/2011

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

Non-Qualified Stock Options(right to buy)

$ 9.2

06/19/2003(2)

06/19/2012

Common Stock

10,000

4,000

D

Non-Qualified Stock Options (right to buy)

$ 10

06/19/2004(2)

06/19/2013

Common Stock

10,000

2,000

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 14.94

01/15/2006(3)

01/15/2015

Common Stock

5,155

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DAL POZZO JAMES 2200 WEST VALLEY BLVD. ALHAMBRA, CA 91803	X

Signatures

Dianne Scott, Attorney-in-fact for James A. Dal Pozzo		05/06/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	The options vest 20% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(3)	The options vest 33 1/3% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(4)	On May 2, 2005, BJ Chicago LLC distributed all of its shares of BJ's Restaurants Common Stock pro rata to its members in connection with the planned dissolution of BJ Chicago. The members now hold directly the same number of shares of BJ's Restaurants Common Stock that they previously held indirectly through BJ Chicago.

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