BUCA (BUCA) 10-Q 2007 Q3 Quarterly report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2007

or

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Transition Period from            to            .

Commission file number 0-25721.

BUCA, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)

Minnesota	41-1802364
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1300 Nicollet Mall, Suite 5003

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(612) 225-3400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Large Accelerated Filer  ¨    Accelerated Filer  x    Non-Accelerated Filer  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of November 2, 2007, the registrant had 21,077,052 shares of common stock outstanding.

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BUCA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - Thirteen and Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended September 30, 2007 and September 24, 2006	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity –Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended September 30, 2007	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows –Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended September 30, 2007 and September 24, 2006	6
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	13
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	21
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	22
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	22
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	23
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	23
Item 3.	Defaults upon Senior Securities	23
Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	23
Item 5.	Other Information	23
Item 6.	Exhibits	24
SIGNATURES		25
EXHIBIT INDEX		26

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

BUCA, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

	September 30, 2007			December 31, 2006
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash	$	750		$	1,567
Accounts receivable		3,036			4,864
Inventories		5,851			6,279
Prepaid expenses and other		5,689			4,468
Current assets of discontinued operations and assets held for sale		28			—
Total current assets		15,354			17,178
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net		102,568			112,189
NOTE RECEIVABLE		—			3,567
OTHER ASSETS		4,263			4,469
	$	122,185		$	137,403
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	9,906		$	10,755
Unredeemed gift card liabilities		1,561			4,031
Accrued payroll and benefits		6,458			8,806
Accrued sales, property and income tax		3,371			3,678
Other accrued expenses		3,072			3,495
Line of credit borrowing		2,707			—
Current maturities of long-term debt and capital leases		267			193
Current liabilities of discontinued operations and assets held for sale		—			257
Total current liabilities		27,342			31,215
LONG-TERM DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASES, less current maturities		16,080			16,278
DEFERRED RENT		17,994			18,853
OTHER LIABILITIES		3,342			4,037
Total liabilities		64,758			70,383
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 8)
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Undesignated stock, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding		—			—
Common stock, $.01 par value per share, 30,000,000 shares authorized; 21,077,052 and 20,926,556 shares issued and outstanding, respectively		211			209
Additional paid-in capital		172,563			171,430
Accumulated deficit		(114,381	)		(103,503	)
Notes receivable from employee shareholders		(966	)		(1,116	)
Total shareholders’ equity		57,427			67,020
	$	122,185		$	137,403

See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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BUCA, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	September 30, 2007			September 24, 2006			September 30, 2007			September 24, 2006
Restaurant sales	$	56,540		$	56,421		$	181,435		$	182,282
Restaurant costs:
Product		14,225			14,360			44,889			45,449
Labor		19,390			19,476			62,764			60,387
Direct and occupancy		18,320			18,446			55,871			54,726
Depreciation and amortization		2,805			3,037			8,686			9,232
Loss on disposal of assets		700			174			1,056			488
Total restaurant costs		55,440			55,493			173,266			170,282
General and administrative expenses		5,399			5,094			16,502			14,883
Loss on impairment of long-lived assets		13			52			800			232
Lease termination charges		—			—			(3	)		—
Operating loss		(4,312	)		(4,218	)		(9,130	)		(3,115	)
Interest income		120			19			396			67
Interest expense		(635	)		(751	)		(1,937	)		(2,226	)
Loss before income taxes		(4,827	)		(4,950	)		(10,671	)		(5,274	)
Income taxes		—			—			—			—
Net loss from continuing operations		(4,827	)		(4,950	)		(10,671	)		(5,274	)
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations		(3	)		(153	)		(207	)		723
Net loss	$	(4,830	)	$	(5,103	)	$	(10,878	)	$	(4,551	)
Net loss from continuing operations per share—basic and diluted	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.52	)	$	(0.26	)
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations per share—basic and diluted	$	—		$	(0.01	)	$	(0.01	)	$	0.04
Net loss per share—basic and diluted	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.25	)	$	(0.53	)	$	(0.22	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic and diluted		20,467,149			20,534,848			20,435,964			20,519,310

See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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BUCA, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity

For the Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended September 30, 2007

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Common Stock				Additional paid-in			Accumulated			Notes receivable from employee			Total shareholders’
	Shares		Amount		capital			deficit			shareholders			equity
Balance at December 31, 2006	20,927		$	209	$	171,430		$	(103,503	)	$	(1,116	)	$	67,020
Issuance of common stock	62			1		289			—			(290	)		—
Repurchase of common stock from employee shareholders	(44	)		—		(176	)		—			239			63
Collections on notes receivable from employee shareholders	—			—		—			—			201			201
Common stock issued under employee stock purchase plan	46			—		167			—			—			167
Issuance/(forfeiture) of restricted stock	86			1		(1	)		—			—			—
Share-based compensation	—			—		854			—			—			854
Net loss	—			—		—			(10,878	)		—			(10,878	)
Balance at September 30, 2007	21,077		$	211	$	172,563		$	(114,381	)	$	(966	)	$	57,427

See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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BUCA, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	September 30, 2007			September 24, 2006
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$	(10,878	)	$	(4,551	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		8,686			9,232
Loss on disposal of assets		1,056			488
Share-based compensation		854			706
Loss on impairment of long-lived assets		800			635
Deferred rent		(760	)		(26	)
Amortization of loan acquisition costs		308			325
Other non cash gains		(99	)		(372	)
Change in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		1,552			446
Inventories		428			382
Prepaid expenses and other		(1,221	)		(888	)
Accounts payable		(1,346	)		(2,492	)
Accrued expenses		(6,020	)		(6,064	)
Other		(658	)		(675	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(7,298	)		(2,854	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment		(1,852	)		(2,905	)
Payment received on note from sale of Vinny T’s		3,928			—
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		—			7
Proceeds from sale of other assets		—			16
Net cash provided (used) in investing activities		2,076			(2,882	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from line of credit borrowings		18,581			15,595
Payments for line of credit borrowings		(15,874	)		(9,450	)
Principal payments on long-term debt		(124	)		(993	)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback		1,504			—
Financing costs		(50	)		(100	)
Collection on notes receivable from shareholders		201			222
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock		167			216
Net cash provided by financing activities		4,405			5,490
Net change in cash		(817	)		(246	)
Cash at the beginning of period		1,567			1,421
Cash at the end of period	$	750		$	1,175

See notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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BUCA, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

BUCA, Inc. and subsidiaries (“BUCA,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) develop, own and operate Italian restaurants under the name Buca di Beppo. At September 30, 2007, we owned 91 Buca di Beppo restaurants located in 25 states and the District of Columbia.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by us without audit and reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods. The statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (generally accepted accounting principles) and with the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations relative to interim financial statements. Operating results for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 30, 2007.

The balance sheet at December 31, 2006 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

As described in Note 3,Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale, we have reclassified Vinny T’s of Boston and three Buca di Beppo closed restaurants’ financial results as discontinued operations for all periods presented. These notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, except where otherwise indicated, relate to continuing operations only.

2. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

We have stock-based compensation plans under which we issue stock options, non-vested share awards (restricted stock) and discounted purchase rights. Our 2006 Omnibus Stock Plan (the 2006 Plan) allows our board of directors to grant options to purchase shares of our stock to eligible employees for both incentive and non-statutory stock options. Options granted under the 2006 Plan vest as determined by the board of directors (generally five years) and are exercisable for a term not to exceed ten years. The 2006 Plan was approved by our shareholders in June 2006, at which time we ceased granting any future awards under our prior stock option plans. A total of 2,100,000 shares are reserved under the 2006 Plan.

Our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) permits eligible employees to purchase stock at 85% of the fair market value on either the first or last day of the purchase period.

It is our policy to issue new shares when options are exercised, upon granting restricted stock and to fulfill employee purchases through the ESPP.

We adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123 (revised 2004),Share-Based Payment (123(R)) as of the beginning of our fiscal year 2006, requiring us to recognize expense related to the fair value of our stock-based compensation awards. We elected the modified prospective transition method as permitted by SFAS No. 123(R). Under this transition method, stock-based compensation expense for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2007, includes: (a) compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted prior to, but not yet vested as of December 25, 2005, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123,Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation; (b) compensation expense for all stock-based awards granted subsequent to December 25, 2005, based on the grant-date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R); and (c) compensation expense for the discount eligible employees receive as part of the ESPP. We recognize compensation expense for stock options and restricted stock awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. Total share-based compensation included in general and administrative expense in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations was $0.9 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2007 and $0.7 million for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2006.

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The following table summarizes the stock option transactions for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2007:

	Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Price Range		Options Available For Future Grant	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding, December 31, 2006	2,189,934	$	6.22	$	3.99-21.75	1,708,244
Granted	108,500		3.91		3.42-5.86
Exercised	—		—		—		$	—
Forfeited	139,850		6.60		4.06-15.88
Expired	6,669		5.63		5.63
Outstanding, September 30, 2007	2,151,915	$	6.10	$	3.42-21.75	1,501,878
Exercisable, September 30, 2007	1,624,648	$	6.33	$	3.99-21.75

Information regarding options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2007 is as follows:

	Outstanding						Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
$3.42-6.88	1,858,532	7.16	$	5.36	$	—	1,350,265	$	5.37	$	—
6.89-11.88	215,633	3.45		9.79		—	196,633		10.03		—
11.89-16.88	76,750	3.24		13.38		—	76,750		13.38		—
16.89-21.75	1,000	3.75		21.75		—	1,000		21.75		—
$3.42-21.75	2,151,915	6.65	$	6.10	$	—	1,624,648	$	6.33	$	—

The fair value of each option is determined on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model and the assumptions noted in the following table. Forfeiture estimates are based on historical company experience and qualitative judgments regarding the employee population.

Assumptions	2007			2006
Expected volatility (1)		50.1	%		55.5	%
Expected dividends		None			None
Risk-free interest rate (2)		4.7	%		4.6	%
Expected term (in years) (3)		6.0-7.5			5.0-7.5
Weighted average fair value per option	$	2.23		$	3.22

(1) Expected stock price volatility is based on historical market price data.

(2) Based on the U.S. Treasury interest rates whose term is consistent with the expected life of our stock options.

(3) We estimate the expected term of stock options consistent with the simplified method identified in Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 which considers the average of the vesting term and the contractual term to be the expected term.

There were no net cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2007. Net proceeds from the exercise of stock options were approximately $21,000 for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2006.

The fair value of restricted share awards is determined based on the closing market price of our stock on the date of grant. The following table summarizes the restricted share transactions for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2007:

Restricted Share Awards	Shares	Weighted- Average Grant- Date Fair Value
Outstanding, December 31, 2006	533,759	$	5.44
Granted	148,566		3.59
Vested	21,167		5.48
Forfeited	63,050		5.46
Outstanding, September 30, 2007	598,108	$	4.98

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As of September 30, 2007, there was approximately $2.5 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to share-based compensation arrangements granted under all equity compensation plans. Total unrecognized compensation expense will be adjusted for future changes in estimated forfeitures. We expect to recognize that cost over a weighted-average period of 2.5 years.

3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND ASSETS HELD FOR SALE

In 2005, our board of directors approved the engagement of an investment banker to represent us in the planned sale of the Vinny T’s of Boston restaurants. Also in 2005, we closed three Buca di Beppo restaurants. The Vinny T’s of Boston brand and associated assets and the three individual restaurants, as aggregated, meet the definition of a “component of an entity”. Operations and cash flows can be clearly distinguished and measured at the restaurant level and, when aggregated with the Vinny T’s of Boston events noted above, the financial results of the three closed restaurants were determined to be material to our Consolidated Financial Statements. At December 25, 2005, Vinny T’s of Boston was accounted for as an “asset held for sale” and, along with the three closed restaurants, was included in discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and assets held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with SFAS No. 144,Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.

We completed the sale of the Vinny T’s of Boston restaurants to Bertucci’s Corporation on September 25, 2006 (first day of our fiscal fourth quarter). Based on the sale proceeds, less anticipated costs to sell, we analyzed the carrying values of the Vinny T’s of Boston long-lived assets and intangibles and recorded an impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144 of approximately $0.4 million as of September 24, 2006. The sale price was $6.8 million; of which $3.0 million was paid in cash at the closing ($2.6 million net of banker fees and other expenses) and $3.8 million was paid through a promissory note issued at closing. The sale resulted in a $0.3 million gain that was recorded as of December 31, 2006.

The promissory note was set to mature on June 15, 2008 or earlier upon the occurrence of certain other events, including a change in control of Bertucci’s or the repayment or refinancing of Bertucci’s outstanding senior notes. Bertucci’s prepaid the note on July 17, 2007; as a result, we received $3.9 million in full payment of the note.

Assets and liabilities classified as discontinued operations consisted of (in thousands):

	September 30, 2007		December 31, 2006
Current assets	$	28	$	—
Current liabilities (1)	$	—	$	257

(1) We closed three Buca di Beppo restaurants in November 2005. We reached an agreement with the landlords of two of the restaurants to terminate the leases and have reached an agreement to sublease one of the properties. The fair value of these liabilities were estimated in accordance with the requirements of SFAS No. 146,Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.This required us to either negotiate a settlement with the landlord or estimate the present value of the future minimum lease obligations offset by the estimated sublease rentals that could be reasonably obtained for the properties.

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Accrued exit costs December 31, 2006	$	257
Expenses accrued		147
Payments		(404	)
Balance at September 30, 2007	$	—

Discontinued operations’ financial results for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2007 and September 24, 2006 consisted of (in thousands):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	September 30, 2007			September 24, 2006			September 30, 2007			September 24, 2006
Restaurant sales	$	—		$	7,298		$	—		$	22,950
Restaurant costs		3			7,029			65			21,792
Other		—			422			142			435
Net (loss) income from discontinued operations	$	(3	)	$	(153	)	$	(207	)	$	723

4. LOSS ON IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS

We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable, but at least quarterly. We consider a history of consistent and significant operating losses to be a primary indicator of potential asset impairment. Assets are grouped and evaluated for impairment at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows, primarily the individual restaurants. A restaurant is deemed to be impaired if a forecast of its future operating cash flows directly related to the restaurant is less than its carrying amount. If a restaurant is determined to be impaired, the loss is measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the restaurant exceeds its fair value. Fair value is an estimate based on the best information available including prices for similar assets or the results of valuation techniques such as discounted estimated future cash flows, as if the decision to continue to use the impaired restaurant was a new investment decision. If these assumptions change in the future, we may be required to take additional impairment charges for the related assets. Considerable management judgment is necessary to estimate undiscounted future cash flows. Accordingly, actual results could vary significantly from such estimates.

We recorded $13,000 of losses during the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2007 and $0.8 million during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2007 mostly due to recording impairment on one of our restaurants. We recorded losses of $0.1 million for the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2006 and $0.2 million during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2006 related to the purchase of property and equipment in restaurants that previously have been fully impaired due to amounts not being recoverable by future cash flows of the restaurant.

5. NET LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS PER SHARE

Net loss from continuing operations per share is computed in accordance with SFAS No. 128,Earnings per Share. Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The following table sets forth the calculation of basic and diluted net loss from continuing operations per common share (in thousands, except share and per share data):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	September 30, 2007			September 24, 2006			September 30, 2007			September 24, 2006
Numerator:
Net loss from continuing operations	$	(4,827	)	$	(4,950	)	$	(10,671	)	$	(5,274	)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic		20,467,149			20,534,848			20,435,964			20,519,310
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options		—			—			—			—
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		20,467,149			20,534,848			20,435,964			20,519,310
Net loss from continuing operations per common share	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.52	)	$	(0.26	)

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Diluted loss from continuing operations per common share excludes 2.1 million stock options at a weighted average price of $6.12 in the thirteen weeks ended September 30, 2007, 1.4 million stock options at a weighted average price of $7.22 in the thirteen weeks ended September 24, 2006, 1.7 million stock options at a weighted average price of $6.67 in the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2007 and 1.4 million stock options at a weighted average price of $7.40 in the thirty-nine weeks ended September 24, 2006 due to their anti-dilutive effect.

6. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 155,Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments—an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140. This statement is intended to simplify accounting for certain hybrid financial instruments by permitting fair value re-measurement for such hybrid financial instruments. We are required to adopt SFAS 155 for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of our first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The adoption of this statement did not have any effect on our financial statements.

In March 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) issued EITF Issue 06-03,How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (That Is, Gross versus Net Presentation). A consensus was reached that entities may adopt a policy of presenting sales taxes in the income statement on either a gross or net basis. If taxes are significant, an entity should disclose its policy of presenting taxes and the amounts of taxes. The guidance is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2006. We present revenues net of sales taxes. This issue will not impact the method for presenting these sales taxes in our consolidated financial statements.

In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48),Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes–an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive financial statement model of how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose uncertain tax positions that the company has taken or expects to take in its income tax returns. FIN 48 requires that only income tax benefits that meet the “more likely than not” recognition threshold be recognized or continue to be recognized on the effective date. Initial derecognition amounts would be reported as a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. We analyzed our tax positions as of September 30, 2007 and determined that the implementation of FIN 48 has no impact on our financial statements as we maintain a full valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets due to our continued operating losses. Interest and penalties related to tax benefits are not material to our financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,Fair Value Measurements. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, SFAS No. 157 does not require any new fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on our financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158,Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans: an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R),which requires an employer to recognize the over-funded or under-funded status of defined benefit and other postretirement plans as an asset or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through an adjustment to comprehensive income. This statement also requires an employer to measure the funded status of a plan as of the date of its year-end statement of financial position, with limited exceptions. SFAS No. 158 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The adoption of this statement did not have any effect on our financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159,The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which permits entities to choose to measure many financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. SFAS No. 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently evaluating the impact, if any, the adoption of SFAS No. 159 will have on our financial statements.

In May 2007, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FIN 48-1,Definition of Settlement in FASB Interpretation No. 48(the FSP). The FSP provides guidance about how an enterprise should determine whether a tax position is effectively settled for the purpose of recognizing previously unrecognized tax benefits. Under the FSP, a tax position could be effectively settled on completion of examination by a taxing authority if the entity does not intend to appeal or litigate the

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result and it is remote that the taxing authority would examine or re-examine the tax position. Application of the FSP was upon the initial adoption date of FIN 48. The FSP did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

7. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

The following is supplemental cash flow information for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2007 and September 24, 2006 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2007			September 24, 2006
Cash paid during period for:
Interest	$	1,665		$	1,959
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Shareholder receivable from issuance of stock		(290	)		(150	)
Shareholder receivable reduction due to retirement of stock		239			194

8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation – In February 2005, we announced that the SEC had informed us that it has issued a formal order of investigation to determine whether there have been violations of the federal securities laws. On September 28, 2007, we announced that the SEC simultaneously commenced and settled with us a lawsuit alleging violations of federal securities laws. The lawsuit and settlement relate to the SEC Enforcement Division’s investigation of certain accounting practices and other actions by former BUCA officials. Pursuant to the terms of the Consent and Final Judgment filed with the court for its approval, we agreed, without admitting or denying any wrongdoing, to be enjoined from future violations of the securities laws. We were not required to pay any monetary fine in connection with the settlement.

Three virtually identical civil actions were commenced against our company and three former officers in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota between August 7, 2005 and September 7, 2005. The three actions have been consolidated. The four lead plaintiffs filed and served a Consolidated Amended Complaint (the “Complaint”) on January 11, 2006. The Complaint was brought on behalf of a class consisting of all persons who purchased our common stock in the market during the time period from February 6, 2001 through March 11, 2005 (the “class period”). We filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint, which was granted on October 16, 2006. On December 18, 2006, the lead plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Consolidated Complaint (“Second Complaint”). The Second Complaint alleged that in press releases and SEC filings issued during the class period, defendants made materially false and misleading statements about our company’s income, revenues, and internal controls, which allegedly had the result of artificially inflating the market price for our stock. The lead plaintiffs asserted claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and sought compensatory damages in an unspecified amount, plus an award of attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation. We filed a motion to dismiss the Second Complaint, which was granted on August 30, 2007. Judgment was entered against the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs have filed an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which remains pending. We are not able to predict the ultimate outcome of this litigation, but it may be costly and disruptive. The total costs cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. Federal securities litigation can result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources, which may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations, including cash flows.

We are subject to certain other legal actions arising in the normal course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

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9. ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION

In accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 47 (FIN 47),Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations-an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143, liabilities for legal obligations stemming from the eventual retirement of tangible long-lived assets (leasehold improvements) are recorded at fair value, with a corresponding increase to the carrying values of the related long-lived assets. The following table summarizes the asset retirement obligation activity for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2007 (in thousands):

Asset retirement obligation December 31, 2006	$	606
Accretion expense		43
Asset retirement obligation September 30, 2007	$	649

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

At September 30, 2007, we owned and operated 91 Buca di Beppo restaurants. These full service restaurants offer high quality, Italian cuisine served family-style in small and large family-sized portions in a fun and energetic atmosphere that parodies the decor and ambiance of post-War Italian/American restaurants.

During fiscal 2006, we did not open any new restaurants. We sold the Vinny T’s of Boston brand and associated restaurants in September 2006. During the first thirty-nine weeks in fiscal 2007, we closed two restaurants and did not open any new restaurants.

In 2005, our board of directors approved the engagement of an investment banker to represent us in the planned sale of the Vinny T’s of Boston restaurants. Vinny T’s of Boston was accounted for as “assets held for sale” as of December 25, 2005 and has been included in discontinued operations in accordance with Statement of Financial Standards (SFAS) No. 144,Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. Financial results related to the three Buca di Beppo restaurants we closed in 2005 have also been classified as discontinued operations in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on assets held for sale and discontinued operations. Except where otherwise indicated, the following discussion relates to continuing operations only.

We will continue to review all of our restaurant locations for potential impairment and potential closure. The lease on one of our restaurants expired in February 2007 and we made the decision to not exercise our option to renew the lease. This restaurant was closed in February 2007. During the first quarter of fiscal 2007, we reached an agreement with the landlord of another of our restaurants to terminate the lease. We recorded a charge of $0.3 million related to the lease termination and broker fees, fully offset by the write-off of the $0.3 million deferred rent liability. During the second quarter of fiscal 2007, we reached an agreement to sell and lease-back one of our restaurants. We completed the sale during the third quarter of fiscal 2007.

We intend to resume new restaurant openings and are working toward opening two to three new restaurants in fiscal 2008. We are also exploring the option of franchising and selling development rights to our restaurants in certain select markets.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2007, our San Francisco restaurant, one of our highest sales locations, was closed for renovation. The restaurant was closed and the renovation began September 24, 2007. The San Francisco restaurant is expected to reopen in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007.

During fiscal 2006, we implemented a price increase of approximately 3.0% on food items at our Buca di Beppo restaurants. The primary reason for this price increase was to offset rising operational costs, particularly in product and occupancy expenses. Also during fiscal 2006, we added our lunch menu to an additional 66 restaurants; the majority of those being added in the fiscal fourth quarter, bringing the total number of restaurants serving lunch at the end of fiscal 2006 to 75, or 82% of our system. In January 2007, we implemented a price increase of 2.0% on lunch and dinner food items and during May 2007, we implemented a 2.0% price increase on large-portion dinner food items. These price increases were implemented primarily to offset rising operational costs due to increases in the minimum wage.

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Results of Operations

Our operating results for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2007 and September 24, 2006 expressed as a percentage of restaurant sales were as follows:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	September 30, 2007			September 24, 2006			September 30, 2007			September 24, 2006
Restaurant sales (in thousands)	$	56,540		$	56,421		$	181,435		$	182,282
Restaurant costs:
Product		25.2	%		25.5	%		24.7	%		24.9	%
Labor		34.3	%		34.5	%		34.6	%		33.1	%
Direct and occupancy		32.4	%		32.7	%		30.8	%		30.0	%
Depreciation and amortization		5.0	%		5.4	%		4.8	%		5.1	%
Loss on disposal of assets		1.2	%		0.3	%		0.6	%		0.3	%
Total restaurant costs		98.1	%		98.4	%		95.5	%		93.4	%
General and administrative expenses		9.5	%		9.0	%		9.1	%		8.2	%
Loss on impairment and sale of long-lived assets		0.0	%		0.1	%		0.4	%		0.1	%
Lease termination charges		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%
Operating (loss)		(7.6	)%		(7.5	)%		(5.0	)%		(1.7	)%
Interest income		0.2	%		0.0	%		0.2	%		0.0	%
Interest expense		1.1	%		1.3	%		1.1	%		1.2	%
Loss before income taxes		(8.5	)%		(8.8	)%		(5.9	)%		(2.9	)%
Income taxes		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%
Net loss from continuing operations		(8.5	)%		(8.8	)%		(5.9	)%		(2.9	)%
Net loss income from discontinued operations		0.0	%		(0.2	)%		(0.1	)%		0.4	%
Net loss		(8.5	)%		(9.0	)%		(6.0	)%		(2.5	)%

Thirteen Weeks Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to the Thirteen Weeks Ended September 24, 2006

Restaurant Sales. Our restaurant sales are primarily comprised of food and beverage sales. Restaurant sales increased by approximately $0.1 million, or 0.2%, to $56.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from $56.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The increase in restaurant sales was primarily the result of increases in lunch sales as well as increased to-go sales and the effect of price increases taken during the first three quarters of fiscal 2007, partially offset by a decrease in bar sales. Coupons and other discounts are accounted for as a direct reduction in restaurant sales. Restaurant sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 reflect discounts which increased by approximately $0.2 million, or 8.0%, to $2.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from $2.5 million in the third quarter of 2006.

Our calculation of comparable restaurant sales includes restaurants open for 18 full months and results compared on a 52-week comparable basis. Comparable restaurant sales exclude the impact of the additional 53^rd week that occurred in fiscal 2006. Comparable restaurant sales also exclude the results of our San Francisco restaurant for the entire third fiscal quarter for each of 2006 and 2007. For the third quarter of fiscal 2007, comparable restaurant sales increased 1.8% at our Buca di Beppo restaurants. The increase in comparable restaurant sales was primarily driven by the price increases during the first and second quarter of fiscal 2007. Comparable restaurant sales also improved due to increased to-go sales and lunch sales. If the third quarter results for the San Francisco restaurant (including the periods in which it was closed) are included in the comparable restaurant sales calculations, we would have reported comparable restaurant sales increases of 1.2% for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. We expect that our Buca di Beppo comparable restaurant sales will increase slightly in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007.

Product. Product costs decreased by approximately $0.2 million, or 1.4%, to $14.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from $14.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. Product costs as a percentage of sales decreased to 25.2% in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from 25.5% in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The decrease in product costs in dollars and as a percentage of sales was primarily driven by decreases in prices of poultry and produce. The decreases were slightly offset by increases in seafood costs. We expect product costs as a percentage of sales to increase slightly in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 as compared to the same quarter of fiscal 2006.

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Labor. Labor costs include direct hourly labor and management wages, bonuses, taxes and benefits for restaurant employees. Labor costs decreased by approximately $0.1 million, or 0.5%, to $19.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from $19.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. Labor costs as a percentage of sales decreased to 34.3% in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from 34.5% in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The decrease in labor costs in dollars was primarily related to decreases in medical claims and, to a lesser extent, to decreases in bonus expenses. The decrease in labor as a percentage of sales was a result of minimum wage increases being more than offset by reductions in medical costs, overtime, and bonus expenses. We expect labor costs as a percentage of sales to decrease in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 as compared to the same quarter of fiscal 2006.

Direct and Occupancy. Direct and occupancy expenses include supplies, marketing, rent, utilities, real estate taxes, repairs and maintenance, workers compensation, general liability insurance expense, rental expenses and other related restaurant costs. Direct and occupancy expenses decreased by approximately $0.1 million, or 0.5%, to $18.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from $18.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. Direct and occupancy costs as a percentage of sales decreased to 32.4% in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from 32.7% in the same period in fiscal 2006. The decrease in direct and occupancy expenses in dollars and as a percentage of sales was primarily the result of a one-time adjustment of percentage rent and non-recurring management training related to our 2006 lunch rollout. We expect direct and occupancy expenses as a percentage of sales to increase in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 as compared to the same quarter of fiscal 2006. The fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, a 13 week quarter, will not be comparable to the fourth quarter of 2006, a 14 week quarter. Direct and occupancy expenses are primarily fixed in nature.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation on property and equipment for our restaurants and the Paisano Support Center, our Company headquarters. Depreciation and amortization decreased by approximately $0.2 million, or 6.7%, to $2.8 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from $3.0 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2006. Depreciation and amortization decreased as a percentage of sales to 5.0% in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from 5.4% in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The decreases in dollars and as a percentage of sales were primarily due to reduced depreciation expense as our assets become more fully depreciated. We expect depreciation and amortization as a percentage of sales to remain flat or increase slightly in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 as compared to the same quarter of fiscal 2006.

Loss on Disposal of Assets. Loss on disposal of assets includes losses on the retirement of equipment employed in our restaurants. Loss on disposal of assets increased by $0.5 million to $0.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from $0.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. Loss on disposal of assets as a percentage of sales increased to 1.2% in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from 0.3% in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The increase in asset disposal losses in dollars and as a percentage of sales was primarily due to the renovation of our San Francisco restaurant. We expect asset disposal losses as a percentage of sales to remain flat or increase slightly in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 as compared to the same quarter of fiscal 2006.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses include management and staff salaries, employee benefits, travel, information systems, guest services, training, and company-wide market research expenses. General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $0.3 million, or 5.9%, to $5.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from $5.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales increased to 9.5% in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from 9.0% in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The increase in general and administrative expenses in dollars and as a percentage of sales in fiscal 2007 was primarily due to the receipt of approximately $0.9 million in insurance-related settlements recorded during the third quarter of fiscal 2006. In addition, increases in consulting expenses in 2007 related to prototype and site modeling projects in preparation for opening new restaurants were more than offset by reductions in legal expenses and accounting services. We expect general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales to remain flat in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 as compared to the same quarter of fiscal 2006.

Loss on Impairment of Long-Lived Assets.Loss on impairment of long-lived assets primarily relates to fixed asset impairment charges on restaurants. During the third quarter of fiscal 2007, we recorded fixed asset impairment of $13,000 compared to $0.1 million during the same period in 2006. The charges in the third quarter of both fiscal years relate to the purchase of assets in stores that have been previously impaired.

Interest Expense. Interest expense includes the financing costs on our credit facilities and capital leases. Interest expense decreased by approximately $0.2 million, or 25%, to $0.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 from $0.8 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. Interest expense on our credit facility was approximately $0.3 million while interest expense on our capital leases was approximately $0.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2007.

Income Taxes. We did not record a benefit from or provision for income taxes in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 or 2006. We recorded a tax valuation allowance because we concluded that we remained in a position that may not allow for realization of the asset. We will continue to record a tax valuation allowance until it becomes more likely than not that we will be able to recover the value of our deferred tax assets.

Discontinued Operations. In 2005, our board of directors approved the engagement of an investment banker to represent us in the sale of the Vinny T’s of Boston restaurants and we closed three Buca di Beppo restaurants. In September 2006, we sold the Vinny T’s of Boston brand and the associated restaurants. Vinny T’s of Boston along with the three closed

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Buca di Beppo restaurants have been accounted for as discontinued operations under SFAS No. 144,Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.Net loss from discontinued operations was $3,000 in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 compared to net loss of $0.2 million in the same quarter of fiscal 2006. Vinny T’s of Boston had a net loss of $0.1 million during the third quarter of fiscal 2006 compared to no activity during the same period in fiscal 2007. The closed restaurants had $3,000 of activity during the third quarter of fiscal 2007 compared to $0.1 million during the same quarter of fiscal 2006. We expect the net income from discontinued operations to decrease during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 as compared to the same period in fiscal 2006.

Net Loss. The third quarter of fiscal 2007 resulted in a net loss of $4.8 million compared to a net loss of $5.1 million during the same period in fiscal 2006. As a percentage of sales, net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 was 8.5% compared to net loss of 9.0% in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The decrease in the net loss in absolute dollars and as a percentage of sales was primarily a result of increased sales as well as decreases in overtime, medical, bonus, depreciation, product and occupancy costs. These decreases were partly offset by increased expenses related to minimum wage increases and expenses related to the disposal of assets at our San Francisco restaurant.

Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to the Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended September 24, 2006

Restaurant Sales. Restaurant sales decreased by approximately $0.9 million, or 0.5%, to $181.4 million in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 from $182.3 million in the first three quarters of fiscal 2006. The decrease in restaurant sales was primarily the result of a shift in our fiscal calendar due to the fact that fiscal 2006 included a 53^rd week. The additional 53^rd week of fiscal 2006 consisted of the relatively high sales week prior to and including New Year’s Eve. The addition of that week in fiscal 2006 meant that our first quarter of fiscal 2007 excluded that relatively high sales week. The first quarter of fiscal 2006 included the week prior to and including New Year’s Eve. The first three quarters of fiscal 2007 were also negatively impacted by the closure of two of our restaurants as well as adverse weather conditions which resulted in several restaurant closures for parts of various days. Restaurant sales in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 reflect total discounts of approximately $9.0 million compared to $8.6 million during the same period in fiscal 2006.

For the first three quarters of fiscal 2007, comparable restaurant sales increased 1.9%. The increase in comparable restaurant sales was primarily driven by the price increases during the first three quarters of fiscal 2007. To a lesser extent, lunch sales at the additional stores serving lunch and increased to-go sales also contributed to the increase. The comparable restaurant sales increase was negatively impacted by adverse weather conditions in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 and a decrease in bar sales. If the third quarter results for the San Francisco restaurant (including the periods in which it was closed) are included in the comparable restaurant sales calculations, we would have reported comparable restaurant sales increases of 1.7% for the first three quarters of 2007.

Product. Product costs decreased by approximately $0.5 million, or 1.1%, to $44.9 million in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 from $45.4 million in the first three quarters of fiscal 2006. Product costs as a percentage of sales decreased to 24.7% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 from 24.9% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2006. The decrease in product costs in dollars was primarily due to reductions in sales and price reductions for poultry and produce. The decrease in product costs as a percentage of sales was primarily driven by reductions in price for poultry and produce.

Labor. Labor costs increased by approximately $2.4 million, or 4.0%, to $62.8 million in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 from $60.4 million in the first three quarters of fiscal 2006. Labor cost as a percentage of sales increased to 34.6% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 from 33.1% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2006. The increase in labor costs in dollars and as a percentage of sales was primarily related to increases in the minimum wage. The decrease in sales in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 also contributed to the increase in labor costs as a percentage of sales.

Direct and Occupancy. Direct and occupancy expenses increased by approximately $1.2 million, or 2.2%, to $55.9 million in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 from $54.7 million in the first three quarters of fiscal 2006. Direct and occupancy costs as a percentage of sales increased to 30.8% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 from 30.0% in the same period of fiscal 2006. The increases in direct and occupancy expenses in dollars and as a percentage of sales were primarily the result of increases in repairs and maintenance, operating supplies, credit card fees and business taxes. These increases were slightly offset by a reduction in management training related to our 2006 lunch rollout.

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Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased by approximately $0.5 million, or 5.4%, to $8.7 million for the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 from $9.2 million during the first three quarters of fiscal 2006. Depreciation and amortization decreased as a percentage of sales to 4.8% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 from 5.1% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2006. The decreases in dollars and as a percentage of sales were primarily due to reduced depreciation expense as our assets become fully depreciated.

Loss on Disposal of Assets. Loss on disposal of assets increased by approximately $0.6 million to $1.1 million in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 from $0.5 million in the first three quarters of fiscal 2006. Loss on disposal of assets as a percentage of sales increased to 0.6% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 from 0.3% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2006. The increase in asset disposal losses in dollars and as a percentage of sales was primarily due to the renovation of our San Francisco restaurant.

General and Administrative. General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $1.6 million, or 10.7%, to $16.5 million in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 from $14.9 million in the first three quarters of fiscal 2006. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales increased to 9.1% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 from 8.2% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2006. The increase in general and administrative expenses in dollars and as a percentage of sales was primarily due to approximately $2.7 million in insurance related settlements recorded during the first three quarters of fiscal 2006 that reduced general and administrative expenses for that period. In addition, increased expenditures due to stock compensation expenses and consulting expenses related to prototype and site modeling projects were partly offset by reductions to legal and bonus costs for the period in fiscal 2007.

Loss on Impairment of Long-Lived Assets.During the first three quarters of fiscal 2007, we recorded fixed asset impairment charges of $0.8 million compared to $0.2 million during the same period in 2006. The 2007 charge was primarily due to recording an impairment on one of our restaurants.

Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased by $0.3 million, or 13.6%, to $1.9 million during the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 compared to $2.2 million during the first three quarters of fiscal 2006. Interest expense on our credit facility was approximately $0.9 million while interest expense on our capital leases was approximately $1.0 million in the first three quarters of 2007. The decrease primarily resulted from a reduction in long-term debt.

Income Taxes. We did not record a benefit from or provision for income taxes in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 or 2006. We recorded a tax valuation allowance because we concluded that we remained in a position that may not allow for realization of the asset. We will continue to record a tax valuation allowance until it becomes more likely than not that we will be able to recover the value of our deferred tax assets.

Discontinued Operations. Net loss from discontinued operations was $0.2 million in the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 compared to net income of $0.7 million in the same three quarters of fiscal 2006. Vinny T’s of Boston had $0.9 million in net income during the first three quarters of fiscal 2006 compared to no activity during the same period in fiscal 2007. In addition, the closed restaurants incurred $0.2 million in expenses during the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 and $0.2 million in expenses for the same time period if fiscal 2006.

Net Loss. The first three quarters of fiscal 2007 resulted in a net loss of $10.9 million compared to net loss of $4.6 million during the same period in fiscal 2006. As a percentage of sales, net loss for the first three quarters of fiscal 2007 was 6.0% compared to net loss of 2.5% in the first three quarters of fiscal 2006. The change in absolute dollars and as a percentage of sales was primarily a result of decreased sales and the impact of the insurance-related settlements recorded in fiscal 2006 as well as increased labor expenses in fiscal 2007.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary source of liquidity is cash provided by operations, though we also borrow under our credit facility.

The following table presents a summary of our cash flow for the thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2007 and September 24, 2006 (in thousands):

	Thirty-Nine Weeks Ended
	September 30, 2007			September 24, 2006
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(7,298	)	$	(2,854	)
Net cash provided (used) in investing activities		2,076			(2,882	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		4,405			5,490
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(817	)	$	(246	)

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Operating Activities.The increase of $4.4 million in the use of cash in operating activities is primarily related to the $2.3 million of proceeds from insurance and lawsuit settlements received during the first thirty-nine weeks of 2006 and to a lesser extent related to reduced sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2007, increases in labor expenses related to increases in the minimum wage and increases in repairs and maintenance expenses. The fiscal 2007 activity included operating cash uses of approximately $0.5 million related to discontinued operations.

Investing Activities. The decrease of $5.0 million in the use of cash in investing activities is primarily related to the $3.9 million of proceeds from the collection of the note receivable related to the sale of Vinny T’s and to a lesser extent, cash used for the purchase of a new accounting system during the same period in fiscal 2006. The fiscal 2007 activity did not include any investing cash uses relating to discontinued operations.

We use cash for property and equipment primarily to fund the development and construction of new restaurants and secondarily to fund capitalized property improvements for our existing restaurants. We are currently evaluating new prototypes for potential new restaurants to be opened in fiscal 2008 and beyond. We anticipate that total cash investment per Buca di Beppo restaurant, including pre-opening costs, will be approximately $2.5 to $3.0 million.

Financing Activities. Financing activities during the first thirty-nine weeks of fiscal 2007 and 2006 primarily included borrowing and repayments under our credit facility. The fiscal 2007 activity also included $1.5 million of proceeds from the sale and leaseback of one of our restaurants.

Credit Facility. In 2004, we entered into a credit agreement with Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc. and Ableco Finance LLC, as lenders, and with Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., as the arranger and administrative agent for the lenders. The credit agreement expires on November 15, 2009. We are also required under the credit agreement to pay certain of our lenders an annual fee, an unused line of credit fee and a prepayment fee in the event of early termination of the agreement.

The credit agreement includes various affirmative and negative covenants, including certain financial covenants such as minimum EBITDA as defined in the agreement, minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and maximum limits on capital expenditures and the acquisition or construction of new restaurants in any fiscal year. Payments under the credit agreement may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default, as defined in the credit agreement, that is not otherwise waived or cured. As of March 27, 2005, we were in default of the financial covenants regarding minimum EBITDA and fixed charge coverage ratio. As a result, an amendment and waiver was negotiated and received in April 2005. In exchange for the amendment and waiver, we paid our lenders fees totaling $0.4 million and the interest rate on the term loan B portion of the credit facility was increased. Based upon the fiscal 2005 Consolidated Financial Statements, as of December 25, 2005, we were in default of the financial covenants regarding minimum EBITDA and fixed charge coverage ratio. As a result, an amendment and waiver was negotiated and received in March 2006. In exchange for the amendment and waiver, we paid our lender a fee of $0.1 million.

In September 2005, we completed the sale and simultaneous leaseback of eight restaurant locations with affiliates of CRIC Capital at a sale price of $17.5 million (the “Sale Leaseback Transaction”). The net proceeds of the Sale Leaseback Transaction were used to prepay, in its entirety, the outstanding term loan B facility with Ableco and to prepay a portion of the outstanding term loan A facility with Wells Fargo Foothill. A premium equal to four percent of the outstanding principal amount of the term loan B was paid in connection with the prepayment of the term loan B facility. Concurrently with the closing of the Sale Leaseback Transaction, we entered into an agreement (the “Amendment and Consent”) with the lenders. Pursuant to the Amendment and Consent, the lenders consented to the Sale Leaseback Transaction (subject to the prepayment of the term loan B facility and term loan A facility as provided above), agreed to amend the minimum EBITDA coverage required for relevant testing periods in fiscal year 2007, and agreed to amend the credit agreement in certain other respects. In consideration of the Amendment and Consent, we agreed to increase the interest rate on each of the remaining term loan A facility and the revolving credit facility by 2.25% per annum.

On September 24, 2006, we completed the sale of Vinny T’s of Boston restaurants to Bertucci’s Corporation. The sale price was $6.8 million; of which, $3.0 million was paid in cash at closing ($2.6 million net of banker fees and other expenses) and $3.8 million was paid through a promissory note issued at closing. The proceeds of the sale, net of investment banker fees and other transaction-related expenses, were used to retire the term loan A and reduce our outstanding indebtedness on the revolving credit facility. The promissory note matures on June 15, 2008 or earlier upon the occurrence of certain other events, including a change in control of Bertucci’s or the repayment or refinancing of Bertucci’s outstanding senior notes. Bertucci’s prepaid the note on July 17, 2007; as a result, we received $3.9 million in full payment of the note which was applied against our outstanding borrowings.

On March 8, 2007, we executed an amendment to our credit agreement with Wells Fargo Foothill. Pursuant to the amendment, the lender agreed to expand our maximum revolver amount to $25 million and agreed to amend the credit agreement in certain other respects. In exchange for the amendment, we paid our lender a fee of $50,000. As of April 1, 2007,

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July 1, 2007 and September 30, 2007 we were in default of the financial covenant regarding minimum EBITDA. As a result, we negotiated and received waivers in each of May 2007, August 2007 and November 2007. In exchange for the waivers, we paid our lender a waiver fee of $25,000 in May 2007, $50,000 in August 2007 and $75,000 in November 2007.

The interest rate on the revolving credit facility is Wells Fargo’s reference rate plus a margin. The specific margin corresponds to a range (0.5 to 2.0 percentage points) as determined by our leverage ratio. We also have the option of utilizing a London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a specific margin as determined by our leverage ratio. Our interest rate on the revolving credit facility was 9.75% on September 30, 2007 and 10.75% on December 31, 2006. Under the credit facility, our annual capital expenditures are limited to $13.0 million and the agreement includes covenants that place restrictions on sales of properties, transactions with affiliates, creation of additional debt, limitations on our ability to sign leases for new restaurants, maintenance of certain financial covenants and other customary covenants.

Amounts borrowed under the credit facility are secured by substantially all of our tangible and intangible assets. As of November 5, 2007, we had outstanding borrowings of approximately $3.7 million under our revolving credit facility and our availability under the revolving credit facility was approximately $4.9 million.

We reduced our development plans beginning in fiscal 2005 while we implemented strategies designed to improve our comparable restaurant sales and our cash flow from operations. We plan to return to opening new restaurants in 2008. We may need substantial capital to finance our expansion plans, which require funds for capital expenditures, pre-opening costs and initial operating losses related to new restaurant openings. The adequacy of available funds and our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including the pace of expansion, the costs and capital expenditures for new restaurant development and the nature of contributions, loans and other arrangements negotiated with landlords. Although we can make no assurance, we believe that our available cash, cash flows from operations, and our available borrowings will be sufficient to fund our capital requirements through at least the next twelve months. To fund future operations, we may need to raise additional capital through public or private equity or debt financing to continue our growth. In addition, we have and may continue to consider acquiring the operations of other companies. The sale of additional equity or debt securities could result in additional dilution to our shareholders. We cannot predict whether additional capital will be available on favorable terms, if at all.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have off-balance sheet arrangements.

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Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Critical accounting policies are those we believe are both most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and operating results, and require our most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Judgments and uncertainties affecting the application of those policies may result in materially different amounts being reported under different conditions or using different assumptions. Our critical accounting policies include: property and equipment, leases, impairment of long-lived assets, self-insurance, income taxes, estimated liability for closing restaurants, loss contingencies and share-based compensation. A more in-depth description of all other policies can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 48,Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48), which became effective for us beginning in fiscal 2007. FIN 48 addresses the determination of how tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under FIN 48, we must recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution. The impact of our reassessment of our tax positions in accordance with FIN 48 did not have a material impact on our results of operations, financial condition or liquidity. For additional information regarding the adoption of FIN 48, see Note 6 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 6 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion on new accounting standards.

Inflation

The primary inflationary factors affecting our operations are food and labor costs. A large number of our restaurant personnel are paid at rates based on the applicable minimum wage, and increases in the minimum wage directly affect our labor costs. To date, inflation has not had a material impact on our operating results.

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended September 30, 2007 contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of our management as well as on assumptions made by and information currently available to us at the time the statements were made. When used in this Form 10-Q, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that these statements are reasonable, you should be aware that actual results could differ materially from those projected by the forward-looking statements. Because actual results may differ, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

• The actual number of restaurants opened during any period could be higher or lower than the projected amount based upon the timing and success of locating suitable sites, negotiating acceptable leases, managing construction and recruiting qualified operating personnel.

• Our comparable restaurant sales percentage and average weekly sales could fluctuate as a result of the success of our menu initiatives, “to go” efforts, lunch initiatives, general economic conditions, consumer confidence in the economy, changes in consumer preferences, competitive factors, weather conditions, or changes in our historical sales pattern.

• Product costs could be adversely affected by increased distribution prices or financing terms by DMA, our principal food supplier, or a failure to perform by DMA, as well as the availability of food and supplies from other sources, changes in our menu items, adverse weather conditions, governmental regulation, inflation and general economic conditions.

• Labor costs could increase due to increases in the minimum wage as well as competition for qualified employees and the need to pay higher wages to attract a sufficient number of employees.

• Direct and occupancy costs could be adversely affected by an inability to negotiate favorable lease terms, an inability to negotiate favorable lease termination terms, increasing supply costs or usage, marketing expenses, property taxes, common area maintenance expenses, utility costs or usage, repairs and maintenance expenses, or general economic conditions.

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• General and administrative expenses could increase due to competition for qualified employees, the need to pay higher wages to attract sufficient employees, legal and accounting costs, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance costs as well as general economic conditions.

• Interest expense could be adversely affected by our need for additional borrowings on our credit facilities, additional amendment fees under our credit facility, and an increase in interest rates.

• Our ability to generate cash from operating activities could be adversely affected by increases in expenses as well as decreases in our average check and guest counts.

• Our actual cash investment for building each restaurant could be higher or lower based upon the success of locating suitable sites, the restaurant location and construction costs.

• The covenants and restrictions under our current line of credit and term loan facility could have a significant impact on us based upon our ability to meet and maintain the covenants, our capital requirements, our financial performance, our business plan and general economic conditions.

• The borrowing availability under our current credit facility could be higher or lower due to increases or decreases in our financial performance, ability to maintain debt covenants, and other debt-related issues.

• Our capital requirements could be higher or lower due to increases or decreases in the amount of new restaurants we build or acquire and general economic conditions.

• Our expectations about reopening our San Francisco restaurant in the fourth quarter of 2007 could be delayed due to delays in construction.

• Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ include: an adverse outcome of pending legal proceedings; risks associated with restaurants not generating sufficient cash flows to support the carrying value of the restaurants’ assets; risks of incurring additional lease termination expenses; risks associated with terrorism; risks associated with actual or alleged food-borne illness; risks associated with future growth; inability to achieve and manage planned expansion; fluctuations in operating results; the need for additional capital; risks associated with discretionary consumer spending; inability to compete with larger, more established competitors; potential labor shortages; our dependence on governmental licenses; weather and natural disasters; and legal actions arising in the normal course of business, including complaints or litigation from guests.

Our restaurants feature Italian cuisine served both in individual and family-style portions. Our continued success depends, in part, upon the popularity of this type of Italian cuisine and this style of informal dining. Shifts in consumer preferences away from our cuisine or dining style could materially adversely affect our future profitability. Also, our success depends to a significant extent on numerous factors affecting discretionary consumer spending, including economic conditions, disposable consumer income and consumer confidence. Adverse changes in these factors could reduce guest traffic or impose practical limits on pricing, either of which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results or cash flows.

Certain of these risk factors are more fully discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2006. We caution you, however, that the list of factors above may not be exhaustive and that those or other factors, many of which are outside of our control, could have a material adverse effect on us and our results of operations. All forward-looking statements attributable to persons acting on our behalf or us are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth here. We assume no obligation to publicly release the results of any revision or updates to these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or unanticipated occurrences.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates on borrowings under our credit agreement. The credit agreement provides for a revolving credit facility in an aggregate amount equal to the lesser of a borrowing base determined in accordance with the terms of the credit agreement and $25.0 million (including a letter of credit sub-facility of up to an aggregate of $5.0 million). The interest rate on the revolving credit facility is Wells Fargo’s reference rate plus a margin. The specific margin corresponds to a range (0.5 to 2.0 percentage points) as determined by our leverage ratio. We also have the option of utilizing a LIBOR rate plus a specific margin as determined by our leverage ratio. As of November 5, 2007, we had approximately $3.7 million outstanding in debt borrowings under our credit facility. Thus, a 1% change in interest rates would cause annual interest expense to increase by $37,000.

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We have no derivative financial instruments or derivative commodity instruments.

Many of the food products purchased by us are affected by commodity pricing and are, therefore, subject to price volatility caused by weather, production problems, delivery difficulties and other factors that are outside our control. To control this risk in part, we have fixed price purchase commitments for food and supplies from vendors who supply our national food distributor. In addition, we believe that substantially all of our food and supplies are available from several sources, which helps to control food commodity risks. We believe we have the ability to increase menu prices, or vary the menu items offered, if needed, in response to a food product price increase. To compensate for a hypothetical price increase of 10% for food and beverages, we would need to increase menu prices by an average of 2.5%, which is only slightly more than our average price increases of approximately 3% in fiscal 2006, 0.5% in fiscal 2005 and 1% in fiscal 2004. Accordingly, we believe that a hypothetical 10% increase in food product costs would not have a material effect on our operating results.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Conclusions Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes to our internal control over financial reporting during the third quarter of fiscal 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Litigation – In February 2005, we announced that the SEC had informed us that it has issued a formal order of investigation to determine whether there have been violations of the federal securities laws. On September 28, 2007, we announced that the SEC simultaneously commenced and settled with us a lawsuit alleging violations of federal securities laws. The lawsuit and settlement relate to the SEC Enforcement Division’s investigation of certain accounting practices and other actions by former BUCA officials. Pursuant to the terms of the Consent and Final Judgment filed with the court for its approval, we agreed, without admitting or denying any wrongdoing, to be enjoined from future violations of the securities laws. We were not required to pay any monetary fine in connection with the settlement.

Three virtually identical civil actions were commenced against our company and three former officers in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota between August 7, 2005 and September 7, 2005. The three actions have been consolidated. The four lead plaintiffs filed and served a Consolidated Amended Complaint (the “Complaint”) on January 11, 2006. The Complaint was brought on behalf of a class consisting of all persons who purchased our common stock in the market during the time period from February 6, 2001 through March 11, 2005 (the “class period”). We filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint, which was granted on October 16, 2006. On December 18, 2006, the lead plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Consolidated Complaint (“Second Complaint”). The Second Complaint alleged that in press releases and SEC filings issued during the class period, defendants made materially false and misleading statements about our company’s income, revenues, and internal controls, which allegedly had the result of artificially inflating the market price for our stock. The lead plaintiffs asserted claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and sought compensatory damages in an unspecified amount, plus an award of attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation. We filed a motion to dismiss the Second Complaint, which was granted on August 30, 2007. Judgment was entered against the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs have filed an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which remains pending. We are not able to predict the ultimate outcome of this litigation, but it may be costly and disruptive. The total costs cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. Federal securities litigation can result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources, which may have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations, including cash flows.

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From time to time, we are involved in various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of our management, the ultimate dispositions of these current matters will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Our Paisano Partner program requires our Paisano Partners to purchase either $10,000 or $20,000 of our common stock at fair market value. Our Chef Partner program allows chefs who wish to become Chef Partners to purchase $5,000 of our common stock at fair market value. We provide the Paisano and Chef Partners the option to finance the purchase of the common stock with a full recourse loan payable over five years at a fixed interest rate of 8%. We have the option, but not the obligation, to repurchase all of the shares purchased and paid for by a Partner under the program at the purchase price of the shares paid by the Partner either (1) upon the initial bankruptcy proceedings by or against the Partner within five years after the purchase date of the equity interest or (2) if the Partner’s employment with us is terminated for any reason within five years after the purchase date of the equity interest. The following table represents the repurchase of Paisano Partner and Chef Partner equity shares issued in accordance with this program during the third quarter of fiscal 2007.

Period	(a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased	(b) Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)		(c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs)*
Four-week period ended July 29, 2007	969	$	5.46	—	$	1,609,702
Four-week period ended August 26, 2007	10,893		5.60	—		1,509,724
Five-week period ended September 30, 2007	6,595		4.83	—		1,484,735
Total	18,457	$	5.32	—

* The dollar figure indicates the total amount of shares that we have the option, but not the obligation, to purchase under the program.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None

Item 5. Other Information

On November 6, 2007, our Board of Directors appointed Dennis J. Goetz, 37, as our Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately following the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of fiscal 2007. As previously announced, Mr. Goetz will replace Kaye R. O’Leary, whose resignation as our Chief Financial Officer will be effective at that time. Mr. Goetz is expected to serve in this position until his successor is appointed. Mr. Goetz has served as our Chief Accounting Officer since August 2005. He previously served as Senior Director, Central Accounting to Reporting from February 2004 to August 2005 and Director, Corporate Development & Planning from February 2001 to February 2004 for Carlson Companies, Inc., a worldwide hospitality, marketing and travel company.

In connection with this appointment, we entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr. Goetz. The Employment Agreement provides for an annualized base salary of $210,000 following his promotion. Mr. Goetz also is eligible for annual

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incentive bonuses with a target of 30% of his base salary upon our attaining certain annual performance targets. The Employment Agreement provides that if Mr. Goetz is terminated without cause Mr. Goetz will receive a severance payment equal to his base salary for six months. Mr. Goetz will receive a similar payment if termination occurs because of his death or disability. Any such severance payment would be made on a monthly basis over six months. However, such payments would cease if at any time during the payment period following such termination he accepts other employment. The Employment Agreement also provides Mr. Goetz with certain benefits, including a $1,000 per month car allowance. The Employment Agreement contains confidentiality, noncompete and nonsolicitation covenants from Mr. Goetz.

On November 6, 2007, our Board of Directors also accepted the previously announced resignation of Cynthia C. Rodahl as our Chief Family Resources Officer, effective on November 7, 2007. Anthony K. Jones will assume the duties as our head of family resources, but will not serve as an executive officer of the company.

Each of Ms. O’Leary and Ms. Rodahl are expected to remain as our employees through December 31, 2007 and thereafter to serve as consultants to us until July 31, 2008. While they remain employees, each are to be paid an hourly rate commensurate with their salary. When they become consultants to the company, each will receive a monthly retainer of $2,000 and any hours in excess of eight per month will be paid at a rate of $250 per hour.

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description	Method of Filing
3.1	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (1)	Incorporated By Reference
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (2)	Incorporated By Reference
3.3	Articles of Amendment of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (3)	Incorporated By Reference
4.1	Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (4)	Incorporated By Reference
10.1	Amendment Number Eleven to Credit Agreement and Waiver, dated as of August November 2, 2007, by and among the Registrant and each of its Subsidiaries that are signatories thereto, the Lenders that are signatories thereto, and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., as the Arranger and the Administrative Agent	Filed Electronically
10.2	First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2007, by and between BUCA, Inc. and Dennis Goetz	Filed Electronically
31.1	Certification by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed Electronically
31.2	Certification by Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed Electronically
32.1	Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed Electronically

(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-72593), filed with the Commission on March 24, 1999.

(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-72593), filed with the Commission on March 24, 1999.

(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 113737), filed with the Commission on March 19, 2004.

(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-72593), filed with the Commission on March 24, 1999.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	BUCA, Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date: November 7, 2007	by:	/s/ Wallace B. Doolin
		Wallace B. Doolin
		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)
	by:	/s/ Kaye R. O’Leary
		Kaye R. O’Leary
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)
	by:	/s/ Dennis J. Goetz
		Dennis J. Goetz
		Chief Accounting Officer
		(Principal Accounting Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description	Method of Filing
3.1	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (1)	Incorporated By Reference
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (2)	Incorporated By Reference
3.3	Articles of Amendment of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (3)	Incorporated By Reference
4.1	Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (4)	Incorporated By Reference
10.1	Amendment Number Eleven to Credit Agreement and Waiver, dated as of November 2, 2007, by and among the Registrant and each of its Subsidiaries that are signatories thereto, the Lenders that are signatories thereto, and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc., as the Arranger and the Administrative Agent	Filed Electronically
10.2	First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2007, by and between BUCA, Inc. and Dennis Goetz	Filed Electronically
31.1	Certification by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed Electronically
31.2	Certification by Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed Electronically
32.1	Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed Electronically

(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-72593), filed with the Commission on March 24, 1999.

(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-72593), filed with the Commission on March 24, 1999.

(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 113737), filed with the Commission on March 19, 2004.

(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-72593), filed with the Commission on March 24, 1999.

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