About Us

PIZZA & COMPUTERS

OUR ORIGINS

B&J’s Pizza has been a part of the Corpus Christi community since the 1970s, when it began as a small party store and takeout pizza shop in the Habeeb Shopping Center at 6335 S. Padre Island Drive. The original B&J’s was founded by a couple from Michigan, Betty and Jerry, whose first names inspired the name that would become a local favorite. In the late '70s, Don and Fran McMullen purchased the business and transformed it into a unique combination of pizza restaurant and computer store. Before long, the restaurant had outgrown the computer business and B&J’s had become a popular neighborhood gathering place. In 1987, Jack and Kathy Baker purchased B&J’s from Don and Fran. The name stayed, because as fate would have it Kathy’s maiden name was Jarvis, making B&J’s a fitting combination of Baker & Jarvis after she and Jack married in 1970. Jack and Kathy quickly began putting their own stamp on the restaurant. They revamped the menu and focused on upgrading ingredients, introducing fresh spices and herbs into the sauce, hand-minced garlic, and freshly sliced vegetables. Their commitment to quality became, and remains, a cornerstone of B&J’s. By the early '90s, Jack and Kathy, along with their son Christopher, had expanded the original 1,500-square-foot restaurant to more than 5,300 square feet with the addition of the Backroom. What started as a small neighborhood shop was becoming something much bigger: a place where people came not just for pizza, but to gather, celebrate, and enjoy great food and conversation.

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A POPULAR NEIGHBORHOOD SPOT

Bring on the beer

B&J’s passion for great beer grew right alongside the restaurant. The Beer Club started small, but Jack and Kathy were determined to bring Corpus Christi something different. At a time when the local beer scene was dominated by familiar names like Bud, Miller, Lone Star, Coors, and Pearl, they made weekly trips to Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Austin in search of unique beers that weren’t yet available in South Texas. The Beer Club quickly became a destination for beer lovers, eventually attracting members from countries around the world. That same spirit of discovery helped establish B&J’s as one of the area’s leading destinations for craft beer. As the Beer Club continued to grow, what began with customers keeping a paper log of their beers in mini binders has grown into a full-fledged digital experience through the B&J’s Beer Club app, where members can now track their progress and log their beers online.

Over the years, B&J’s continued to grow and earn recognition, receiving as many as four “Best of the Best” awards from the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in a single year. In May 2007, B&J’s opened its second location, an 8,000-square-foot restaurant at the corner of S. Staples and Timbergate on the southside. The building was designed by Jack and Kathy with the same goal that had guided them from the beginning: create a place where great food, great beer, and great people could come together. In 2012, B&J’s took another big step forward with the opening of its first brewpub at the southside location, allowing us to serve our own house-brewed craft beers alongside our food. In 2025, we brought that tradition full circle by adding a brewpub to our original SPID location as well. Today, B&J’s proudly serves house beer at both locations.

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Over the years, B&J’s continued to grow and earn recognition, receiving as many as four “Best of the Best” awards from the Corpus Christi Caller-Times in a single year. In May 2007, B&J’s opened its second location, an 8,000-square-foot restaurant at the corner of S. Staples and Timbergate on the southside. The building was designed by Jack and Kathy with the same goal that had guided them from the beginning: create a place where great food, great beer, and great people could come together. In 2012, B&J’s took another big step forward with the opening of its first brewpub at the southside location, allowing us to serve our own house-brewed craft beers alongside our food. In 2025, we brought that tradition full circle by adding a brewpub to our original SPID location as well. Today, B&J’s proudly serves house beer at both locations.

More Than A Restaurant

From our first small shop with just over $80,000 in first-year sales to two restaurants totaling more than 13,300 square feet, B&J’s has grown, but the things that matter most haven’t changed. We still believe great food starts with the best ingredients. Our pizzas are made with hand-tossed dough, fresh vegetables, hand-minced garlic, and a variety of quality ingredients. Our menu has grown over the years, but our commitment to making food we’re proud to serve has never wavered. We also believe a restaurant should feel like more than a restaurant. At B&J’s, you can grab a pizza and a beer with friends, bring the whole family together, celebrate a special occasion, or simply settle in for a great meal and conversation. Our spaces are made for gathering, with large rooms that are perfect for parties and plenty of room to relax and enjoy yourself. After all these years, we’re still proud to be a local favorite, and we’re even prouder of the generations of customers who have grown alongside us.

You're only a customer once at B&J’s. After that, you’re family.