Operator

Good afternoon, and welcome to the BJ's Restaurants First Quarter 2026 Earnings Release Conference Call.

[Operator Instructions]

Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Rana Schirmer, Director of SEC Reporting. Please go ahead.

Rana Schirmer
Director of SEC Reporting

Thank you, operator. Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to our fiscal year 2026 first quarter investor conference call and webcast.

After the market closed today, we released our financial results for our fiscal 2026 first quarter. You can view the full text of our earnings release on our website at www.bjsrestaurants.com.

I will begin by reminding you that our comments on the conference call today will contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.

These statements are based on management's current business and market expectations, and our actual results could differ materially from those projections in the forward-looking statements.

We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether