FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Luxor Capital Group, LP 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/31/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BJs RESTAURANTS INC [BJRI] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 29TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10036 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, no par value (1) (2) 1,246,439 I (3) By: Luxor Capital Partners, LP Common Stock, no par value (1) (2) 205,175 I (4) By: Luxor Wavefront, LP Common Stock, no par value (1) (2) 963,099 I (5) By Luxor Capital Partners Offshore Master Fund, LP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Luxor Capital Group, LP 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 29TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10036	Â	  X	Â	Â
LUXOR CAPITAL PARTNERS OFFSHORE LTD C/O M&C CORPORATE SVCS LTD PO BOX 309 GT UGLAND HOUSE GEORGE TOWN, E9 00000	Â	  X	Â	Â
Luxor Capital Partners, LP 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 29TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10036	Â	  X	Â	Â
Luxor Wavefront, LP 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 29TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10036	Â	  X	Â	Â
LCG HOLDINGS LLC 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 29TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10036	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Norris Nissim, as General Counsel of Luxor Management, LLC, General Partner of Luxor Capital Group, LP		11/10/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This Form 3 is filed jointly by Luxor Capital Group, LP ("Luxor Capital Group"), Luxor Capital Partners, LP ("Onshore Fund"), Luxor Capital Partners Offshore, Ltd. ("Offshore Feeder Fund"), Luxor Wavefront, LP ("Wavefront Fund"), LCG Holdings, LLC ("LCG Holdings"), Luxor Management, LLC ("Luxor Management") and Christian Leone (collectively, the "Reporting Persons").
(2)	Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that may be deemed to collectively beneficially own more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this Form 3 shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer he or it does not directly own.
(3)	Securities owned directly by Onshore Fund. Each of LCG Holdings and Luxor Capital Group, as the general partner and investment manager, respectively, of Onshore Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Onshore Fund. Luxor Management, as the general partner of Luxor Capital Group, and Christian Leone, as the managing member of each of LCG Holdings and Luxor Management, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Onshore Fund.
(4)	Securities owned directly by Wavefront Fund. Each of LCG Holdings and Luxor Capital Group, as the general partner and investment manager, respectively, of Wavefront Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Wavefront Fund. Luxor Management, as the general partner of Luxor Capital Group, and Christian Leone, as the managing member of each of LCG Holdings and Luxor Management, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Wavefront Fund.
(5)	Securities owned directly by Luxor Capital Partners Offshore Master Fund, LP ("Offshore Master Fund"). Offshore Feeder Fund, as the owner of a controlling interest in Offshore Master Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Offshore Master Fund. Each of LCG Holdings and Luxor Capital Group, as the general partner and investment manager, respectively, of Offshore Master Fund, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Offshore Master Fund. Luxor Management, as the general partner of Luxor Capital Group, and Christian Leone, as the managing member of each of LCG Holdings and Luxor Management, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Offshore Master Fund.

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