Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TILLEY WILLIAM H
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BJs RESTAURANTS INC [BJRI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2200 WEST VALLEY BLVD.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/04/2010
(Street)

ALHAMBRA, CA 91803		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, no par value               1,348,491 D (5)  
Common Stock, no par value 08/04/2010   S   29,700 D $ 26 2,163,054 I By The Jacmar Companies (1)
Common Stock, no par value               24,313 I By son (2)
Common Stock, no par value               14,713 I By daughter (3)
Common Stock, no par value               4,000 I By Jacmar & Jaksick Investment Company (1)
Common Stock, no par value               4,000 I By TNT Long Beach Partners (4)
Common Stock, no par value               2,200 I By Nadine B. Tilley and William H. Tilley TTEE FBO Nadine B. Tilley Trust UDT 1/21/2003

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TILLEY WILLIAM H
2200 WEST VALLEY BLVD.
ALHAMBRA, CA 91803		     X    

Signatures

 Dianne Scott Attorney-in-fact for William H. Tilley   08/04/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest therein.
(2) Mr. Tilley's son has holdings as follows: 10,400 shares in a 1992 Trust, 8,000 shares in a personal account and 700 shares in a Roth IRA. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
(3) Mr. Tilley's daughter has holdings as follows: 2,200 shares in a 1992 Trust, 7,000 shares in a personal account and 300 shares in a Roth IRA. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.
(4) The reporting person is the majority owner of the partnership that owns the reported securities. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest therein.
(5) Mr. Tilley's direct holdings are as follows: 1,333,491 with the William H. Tilley Trust and 15,000 shares in the William Tilley Jacmar SEP IRA.

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