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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 * DEITCHLE GERALD W   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 __X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) President and CEO / Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) 7755 CENTER AVENUE, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/30/2008 (Street) HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647 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, no par value 10/30/2008   P   5,000 A $ 8.4952 36,044 (4) D

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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)

$ 14.77

11/23/2005(1)

11/23/2014

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

Common Stock Purchase Option

$ 14.04

01/12/2005(2)

01/12/2015

Common Stock

275,000

275,000

D

Common Stock Purchase Option

$ 23.26

01/04/2007(3)

01/04/2016

Common Stock

30,000

12,000

D

Common Stock Purchase Plan

$ 19.96

01/03/2008(3)

01/03/2017

Common Stock

25,000

5,000

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option

$ 16.63

01/02/2009(3)

01/02/2018

Common Stock

43,453

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DEITCHLE GERALD W 7755 CENTER AVENUE SUITE 300 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647	X		President and CEO	Chairman

Signatures

Dianne Scott Attorney-in-fact for Gerald W. Deitchle		10/30/2008
**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 options vest 50% per year beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant (11/23/2004).
(2)	The options vest 100,000 on the date of grant and 87,500 on the second and third anniversary of the date of grant.
(3)	Options vest 20% per yer beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(4)	Of this amount, 18,044 shares represent a restricted stock award vesting in five equal installments beginning on 1/2/2009, 10,000 shares are held in The Deitchle Family Trust and 8,000 shares are held in Mr. Deitchle's IRA account.

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