text: This was my first visit to BJs and I liked it quite a bit We went this past weekend for a family members surprise birthday party There were of us in our party ranging from years old to years old It was arranged for us to have our own buffet of food which was great The service staff was cordial but I would not call them friendly We had servers helping us and neither of them cracked a smilenot once They did provide adequate service for such a large party but to not crack a smile even once is kind of odd nnWe had cheese sticks hot wings and the artichoke dip with chips for our appetizers They were set out on a table near us in buffet style The cheese sticks were crispy on the outside and cheesy goodness on the inside The artichoke dip was flavorful and the hot wings were actually quite good The wings were served with NO SAUCE on them and you could add as much or as little wing sauce as you liked to your own taste This I liked quite a bit The wings had a nice crisp to them and were plenty meaty The wing sauce had a good bite to it and I liked being able to control the temperature myself nnFor our lunch we had salad with a choice of viniagrette dressing or ranch dressing It was a basic garden salad nothing special but it was fresh and crisp and looked freshly prepared instead of premade as one might expect for a catered lunch We also had several choices of pizza My favorite was the barbeque chicken pizza We also had tomato and cheese BJs favorite and I think it was Mediterranean pizza The pizzas are Chicago style so expect that thick fluffy crust This worked nicely for the selections we had which were loaded with toppings The crust was able to take all the toppings and not get soggy There is nothing worse than soggy pizza crust nnAll in all the restaurant was clean and nicely decorated I would have given this a star rating had the servers been more personable I will definitely go back again with a group or just with my family and try some other menu selections