Chicago Pizza & Brewery Inc. to Open 28th Site in La Mesa, Calif.
MISSION VIEJO, Calif., Aug 5, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE via COMTEX) -- ChicagoPizza & Brewery Inc. (Nasdaq:CHGO) Thursday announced that it has executed a lease, subject to transfer of the liquor license, on a new location in La Mesa,Calif.
The 7,400 square foot restaurant is located at the Grossmont Center, which is adjacent to Interstate 8 in Eastern San Diego County. The restaurant will be the company's 28th and is expected to open in the fall of this year.
"We are excited about this high density, family driven area," said Paul Motenko, chief executive officer. "We feel the community will be very receptive to the BJ's concept."
The La Mesa restaurant will be the third opened by the company in 1999. The company's Arcadia and Woodland Hills, Calif. restaurants, opened earlier this year, have achieved very strong initial sales. An additional unit in Valencia, Calif. is expected to open in the beginning of next year.
Chicago Pizza & Brewery operates 27 casual dining restaurants, some of which incorporate brewpubs. Ten of the restaurants are located in Southern California, one in Lahaina, Maui and another in Boulder, Colo. The company operates seven BJ's restaurants in Oregon and 10 Pietro's restaurants in Oregon and Washington.
BJ's restaurants offer customers a moderately priced menu that includes deep-dish Chicago-style pizza as well as sandwiches, salads, desserts, critically acclaimed hand-crafted beers and more. Visit Chicago Pizza & Brewery on the Web at bjsbrewhouse.com. |