Last week the husband and I ventured down to Southcenter Mall to try a new (to us) restaurant: BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse. I'm looking for a place to take my family for my birthday next month and wanted to "preview" this restaurant. The food ended up being only OK (I had the sliders and E. had a burger). The food was basically bar food, and nothing to write home about.
At the end of the meal we decided to split a Pizookie, which is what this restaurant is known for. A Pizookie is a fresh-baked cookie topped with icecream served in a deep dish pizza pan. We had their peanut butter cookie topped with vanilla icecream, and it was delicious. It really hit the spot and was the perfect size to share.
I doubt we'll ever go to this restaurant again, but we still had a nice time. If you're looking for a bar atmosphere and are in the area you would probably enjoy this place.
I'm glad you at least had a pizookie. I honestly don't remember how the food is there, but the beers are actually pretty good, and obviously the pizookies are awesome. (I did get to try them out before the great sugar revelation of 2009.)
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of thing are you looking for in a birthday restaurant?
We did try one of their beers and it was quite good - the cream soda was amazing too. :)
ReplyDeleteI think we're just going back to Stanfords for the bday dinner - my family seems to enjoy it. I need a grandma-friendly restaurant: not too loud with "regular" food that she can identify. :) She didn't particularly enjoy the Thai restaurant last year...