Your Guide to Vegan Dining at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse

It’s family night out, and you’ve landed at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse. If you’re vegan, you might be wondering: “Is there anything here I can actually eat?”

While BJ’s doesn’t offer animal-free pizzas, burgers, or dedicated vegan entrées (yet!), that doesn’t mean you’re left going hungry. With a few simple swaps (and a little insider know-how from yours truly) you can still build a satisfying meal. Luckily, we’ve got you covered with tips to help you get through every course with compassion.

Note: Ingredients and menu items are subject to change, so ask your server for the most updated information to ensure that your meal is vegan.

What’s Vegan at BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse?

Salads and Starters

• Chips & Housemade Guacamole + Salsa
• Brussels Sprouts (omit the honey sriracha): Crisp brussels sprouts tossed in lemon pepper seasoning (check with your server to make sure they aren’t cooked in butter). 
• House Salad (omit the parmesan cheese and croutons): Comes with baby field greens, carrots, diced tomatoes, and cucumbers. Add a vegan dressing of your choice.
• Fresh Tomato Salad (omit the mozzarella and parmesan): Arugula, tomatoes, red onions, and fresh basil drizzled with balsamic glaze.
• Enlightened Strawberry Fields Salad (omit the chicken, pecans, and bleu cheese): Baby field greens and fresh strawberries tossed in balsamic vinaigrette.
• Enlightened Asian Chopped Salad (omit the chicken and swap the honey ginger dressing for a vegan one): Comes with baby field greens, napa cabbage, crisp romaine, red bell peppers, green onions, carrots, sesame seeds, crispy wonton strips, and cilantro.

Vegan Dressings

• Balsamic vinaigrette
• Italian dressing
• Oil & vinegar
• Rice wine vinaigrette

Bowls and Entrees

• BJ’s Brewhouse Bowl (omit the feta and yogurt crema): Peruvian quinoa and brown rice, black beans, roasted barbacoa cauliflower, corn and fire-foasted red pepper succotash, cucumbers, pickled red onions, pico de gallo, and housemade guacamole topped with fresh cilantro. 

While there aren’t any specifically vegan pasta dishes on the regular menu at BJ’s, ask your server if you can customize your own (be sure to specify no butter or Parmesan):

• Fettucine with marinara sauce
• Spaghetti with marinara sauce
• Penne with marinara sauce

Sides

• Fries
• Sweet potato fries
• Rice pilaf
• Baked potato (omit butter and sour cream)
• Steamed broccoli
• Roasted asparagus
• Garlic-roasted vegetables

Hungry for Kind Cuisine? Speak Up!

Every time we choose vegan options at restaurants like BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, we send a powerful message: Diners want compassionate cuisine. When enough kind eaters speak up with their orders, restaurant chains take notice—and that demand can push them to include more vegan options in their menus.

And it matters a whole lot, because every animal is someone. By eating delicious vegan cheese instead of dairy stolen from cows, we help doting mothers who just want to nurture their babies. By indulging in egg-free desserts, we help sensitive hens who teach calls to their chicks before they even hatch. Whenever you can, and whenever it’s available, choose vegan foods.

Your voice—and your appetite—matters. If you want to see more vegan options at restaurants, say something!

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