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BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse Opens Today in Rancho Santa Margarita
The restaurant opens its doors to the general public at the site of the old TGI Fridays.

The anticipation for the new BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse has been high, but the wait is finally over.
The restaurant, which is on the site of , opens its doors to the general public today at 11 a.m., at 22022 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita.
Regular readers of RSM Patch have had a chance to watch BJ's grow, literally, from the ground up in March.
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BJ's served food last week to invited guests as a part of training for the wait staff. The restaurant hired a little more than 200 people, said senior manager Charles Stanley.
Those meals were comped. Today, BJ's is open for business.
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