Article: BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse to open later this year.

Byline: Ryan Schuster

May 10--BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse is slated to open in Bakersfield by December, becoming the newest tenant of The Shops at River Walk.

Developer Castle & Cooke signed a lease with BJ's late last week to bring the upscale casual dining chain to its mixed use 48-acre blend of retail, restaurants and office space.

BJ's -- not to be confused with local chain BJ's 5 Star Pizza -- offers more than 100 mostly traditional American bar and grill menu items like deep-dish pizza, burgers, chicken wings, pasta, lettuce wraps and handcrafted beer. The restaurant's average check is about $11 per person, with entrees ranging in price ...

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