BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse

Next time I will try the avocado egg rolls and a seasonal beer.

You don’t taste the alcohol because it’s a blended drink, so these can be dangerous.

BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse is one of my top places I like to go to for happy hour with some coworkers mainly because of the beer. BJ’s has a handful of $6 items and half off on their mini deep-dish pizza for happy hour, which is only offered in the bar. BJ’s has happy hour deals on beer, but for other drinks you pay full price.

Instead of beer this time around I ordered a $9.50 frozen strawberry splash that came with a slice of pineapple. This drink wasn’t on the happy hour menu, but it was hands down a tasty drink. If I hadn’t driven, I would have ordered more. The drink reminded me of a fruit punch ICEE that you would get at a gas station, but with vodka.

Next time I am ordering two of these for me, myself and I.

I normally order their spinach and artichoke dip, which is my favorite, but this time I ordered something different – the root-beer-glazed ribs that came with a small side of a cole slaw salad. Their ribs were appetizing, so I recommend them because it was nice and tender, and there were no dry pieces.

They were a bit dry, but I didn’t want to drown them in ketchup.

The breading and sprinkle of cheese didn’t taste fresh.

Next, I ordered the sliders without cheese because they would have been an extra charge. I feel like any sliders should automatically come with cheese, even if it is on the happy hour menu. At least the dish came with lettuce, pickles and some sauce (I have no idea what it was-didn’t try it) on the side…lowkey, my dish looked sad, and it wasn’t all that great (I was a little bitter). BUT, if you take it home for leftovers and add cheese and some eggs, then that would be a good meal.

I ordered the mozzarella sticks, which were good, but I wasn’t impressed because the breading didn’t taste right. Overall, I recommend going here for happy hour if you want to drink beer and kick back with friends and family.

If you are not a beer person, that’s OK because they have delicious and refreshing fruity drinks, but unfortunately, they won’t be happy hour price. I highly recommend the root-beer-glazed ribs; I wasn’t disappointed. The sliders and mozzarella sticks weren’t to my liking, but I heard their avocado egg rolls were delicious, so next time I come in I’ll order that. I still plan on coming back and trying out their seasonal beers that are $1 off.