The BJ's franchise at 5500 Grossmont Center Drive in La Mesa serves as the Grossmont Center's primary sit-down dining destination, seating large parties in a layout divided between a front bar area and a rear dining room. The menu balances comfort-food staples with lighter options, including cauliflower crust pizza and quinoa bowls, a calorie-conscious lineup that spans the same Grossmont Center dining strip as Cold Stone Creamery near the mall's west entrance. House-brewed root beer and cream soda anchor a handcrafted soda program for non-alcohol diners, carbonated in-house using proprietary recipes developed alongside the beer lineup. The catering menu packages appetizer platters, deep dish pizzas, and Pizookie® trays for group orders, scaling from corporate lunch deliveries to Grossmont Center event setups. That group-dining infrastructure positions the restaurant alongside the Italian family-style service at Antica Trattoria as a large-format option on the La Mesa dining circuit. The kitchen's EnLIGHTened Entrees line caps each plate at 600 calories or fewer, using grilled proteins over ancient grains with house-made vinaigrettes to hit macronutrient targets without sacrificing portion size.