BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse in Chula Vista occupies Suite 1019 at Chula Vista Center Mall on Broadway, bringing the national chain's signature deep-dish pizza and in-house brewing program to the western commercial corridor. Founded in 1978 in Santa Ana, California, the brand began craft brewing in 1996 and now operates seven breweries producing over 60 experimental beers annually, a grain-to-glass commitment to handcrafted beer that resonates with the local craft-brewing scene anchored by Novo Brazil Brewing - Otay Ranch. The 140-plus-item menu spans slow-roasted prime rib, EnLIGHTened Entrees like Cherry Chipotle Glazed Salmon, loaded burgers, and the Pizookie—a skillet-baked cookie topped with ice cream that has become the brand's most imitated dessert. More than 220 beer awards and the 2024 Vibe Vista Award for Best Overall Beverage Program position this location within one of the most decorated restaurant-brewery networks in the country, an entertainment-dining model mirrored by the bowling-and-food concept at Lucky Strike Chula Vista. The deep-dish pizza applies a California twist to Chicago-style construction, layering mozzarella beneath a slow-simmered tomato sauce inside a butter-crust shell pressed into a deep round pan and baked until the cheese caramelizes against the crust edge.