The Pizookie Meal Deal has become a bonafide star for BJ’s Restaurants.
Same-store sales at the casual-dining chain rose 0.5% for the period from July through September. After a rocky first month, they stabilized at 1.5%. And that trend has continued into the current quarter. Over the past six weeks, BJ’s traffic was up 3.5% year over year, despite signals from other restaurant chains that consumers are flagging. It continues to expect same-store sales growth of 2% for the full year.
BJ’s stock soared on the optimistic report and was up 20% on Friday morning…