BJ's Restaurants Inc. announced the opening of its new restaurant in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on Monday.

The new BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse is located on a free standing pad at The Avenue shopping center along Medical Center Parkway.

The restaurant is around 7,300 square feet, seats around 225 guests, and features BJ's extensive menu, including BJ's signature Deep-Dish Pizza, award-winning handcrafted beer and famous Pizookie dessert.

"We are excited to open our new restaurant in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, which is located in the Nashville metropolitan area," comments Greg Trojan, president and CEO. "Our Murfreesboro restaurant is our first restaurant in the state of Tennessee and our tenth new restaurant opened this year. We look forward to opening more restaurants in the Tennessee market over the next several years as we continue our national expansion. Our next two restaurant openings are planned for early August in Avon, Indiana, and Newport News, Virginia."

BJ's Restaurants, Inc. currently owns and operates 166 casual dining restaurants under the BJ's Restaurant & Brewery, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, BJ's Pizza & Grill, and BJ's Grill brand names.

The company's restaurants are located in 22 states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. 

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