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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-25-001195
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250425
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250428
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250428

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Pleasant Lake Partners LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001580144
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21423
		FILM NUMBER:		25881753

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CARR 115 UNIT 1900
		CITY:			RINCON
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00677
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-554-0680

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CARR 115 UNIT 1900
		CITY:			RINCON
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00677

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PLP Funds Master Fund LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002052009
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21423
		FILM NUMBER:		25881754

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CARR 115 UNIT 1900
		CITY:			RINCON
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00677
		BUSINESS PHONE:		804-363-4458

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CARR 115 UNIT 1900
		CITY:			RINCON
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00677

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Fund 1 Investments, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001959730
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21423
		FILM NUMBER:		25881755

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CARR 115
		STREET 2:		UNIT 1900
		CITY:			RINCON
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00677
		BUSINESS PHONE:		804-363-4458

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CARR 115
		STREET 2:		UNIT 1900
		CITY:			RINCON
		STATE:			PR
		ZIP:			00677

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BJs RESTAURANTS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001013488
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	07 Trade & Services
		EIN:				330485615
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0103

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7755 CENTER AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			HUNTINGTON BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92647
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(714) 500-2440

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7755 CENTER AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			HUNTINGTON BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92647

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHICAGO PIZZA & BREWERY INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960614
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        <footnote id="F1">Securities reported herein are held for the benefit of PLP Funds Master Fund LP (the &quot;Master Fund&quot;) for which Pleasant Lake Partners LLC (&quot;PLP&quot;) serves as investment adviser. Fund 1 Investments, LLC (&quot;Fund 1&quot;) serves as managing member of PLP. Jonathan Lennon (together with Fund 1, PLP and Master Fund, the &quot;Reporting Persons&quot;) serves as managing member of Fund 1. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Securities held for the account of Master Fund.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The Reporting Persons have entered into cash-settled total return swaps (the &quot;Swap Agreements&quot;) with an unaffiliated third-party financial institution, which provide the Reporting Persons with economic exposure to an aggregate of 50,000 notional shares. The Swap Agreements provide the Reporting Persons with economic results that are comparable to the economic results of ownership but do not provide the Reporting Persons with the power to vote or direct the voting or dispose of or direct the disposition of the shares of common stock that are the subject of the Swap Agreements (the &quot;Subject Shares&quot;). Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the Subject Shares except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The expiration date of the Swap Agreements will be automatically extended for successive 12 month periods unless one party provides written notice to the other party, at least 30 calendar days prior to the first extension and at least 15 calendar days prior to any subsequent extension, not to so extend the expiration date.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Fund 1 Investments, LLC By: Benjamin C. Cable, Chief Operating Officer</signatureName>
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        <signatureName>/s/ PLP Funds Master Fund LP, by Pleasant Lake Partners LLC, its Investment Adviser, by Fund 1 Investments, LLC, its Managing Member By: Benjamin C. Cable, Chief Operating Officer</signatureName>
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        <signatureName>/s/ Pleasant Lake Partners LLC, by Fund 1 Investments, LLC, its Managing Member By: Benjamin C. Cable, Chief Operating Officer</signatureName>
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