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. |
