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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 ( Mark one ) X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 29 , 2020 OR FORM 10 - K 0 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 0-21423 California ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of Each Class Common Stock , No Par Value BJ'S RESTAURANTS , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 7755 Center Avenue , Suite 300 Huntington Beach , California 92647 ( 714 ) 500-2400 ( Address , including zip code , and telephone number , including area code , of registrant's principal executive offices ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : 33-0485615 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) Trading Symbol Name of each Exchange on Which Registered NASDAQ Global Select Market BJRI Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . YES > NO □ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . YES NO Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . YES NO Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( Section 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . YES NO Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer