Exhibit 10.22.2




August 31, 1999


Mr. Glen F. Ceiley
Chairman of the Board
Family Steak Houses of Florida, Inc.
2113 Florida Boulevard
Neptune Beach, FL    32266


Dear Glen:

This letter is to serve as an amendment to the Agreement between
Ryan's Properties, Inc. ("Ryan's") and Family Steak Houses of
Florida, Inc. ("FSH") dated July 11, 1994, and amended on October
17, 1994 and October 3, 1996 (the "Agreement").  The Agreement
itself constituted an amendment of the Franchise Agreement (as
defined in the Agreement)(as amended, the "Franchise Agreement").
This letter also serves to amend the Franchise Agreement.

1.  Clause (b) of  Section 7 (Store Requirements) of the
Agreement is deleted and replaced with the following:

"At the end of each calendar year, FSH agrees to have at least
the following number of Ryan's Family Steak House restaurants in
operation:

                        Number of Ryan's Family Steak House
End of Calendar Year    restaurants Required to be in Operation

              1999                        21
              2000                        23
              2001                        25
              2002                        27
              2003                        29
        Subsequent Years      Increases by Two per Year"


The remaining provisions of Section 7 of the Agreement remain in
full force and effect.
August 31, 1999

Page 2

2.  Section XV (TERMINATION AND DEFAULTS) of the Franchise
Agreement is amended by the addition at the end of paragraph B
thereof of a new subparagraph 5 of paragraph B, which new
subparagraph 5 is set forth on the attached Rider A.

3.  Section XVIII (TRANSFERABILITY OF INTEREST) of the Franchise
Agreement is amended by the addition at the end thereof of new
subparagraphs 5 and 6 of paragraph B, which new subparagraphs 5
and 6 are set forth on the attached Rider B.

Except as explicitly modified herein, the Agreement and the
Franchise Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in
all respects.


RYAN'S PROPERTIES, INC.



Charles D. Way
President



The undersigned has read the above amendments and agrees to the
provisions contained therein.

FAMILY STEAK HOUSES OF FLORIDA, INC.


By: ________________________________________
Mr. Glen F. Ceiley
Chairman of the Board
Family Steak Houses of Florida, Inc.








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                            Rider A
                 (Additional Event of Default)


     5.    If  at  the  end of any calendar year  the  number  of
Restaurants  in  operation is less than  80%  of  the  number  of
Restaurants required to be in operation as of that date  pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement, as amended.

                            Rider B
            (Additional Transferability Provisions)


     5.   For purposes of this paragraph XVIII.B, any of the
following  shall be deemed to be an assignment and  transfer
of  this  Agreement that requires FRANCHISOR's prior written
consent under this Paragraph XVIII.B:

          (a)  any  person  or group of persons (within  the
               meaning  of  the Securities Exchange  Act  of
               1934, as amended (the "34 Act")) (other  than
               any  person  that beneficially owned  15%  or
               more of the issued and outstanding shares  of
               voting  capital  stock of  FRANCHISEE  as  of
               December 15, 1998) shall have acquired  after
               December   15,   1998  beneficial   ownership
               (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated
               by  the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission
               (the  "SEC") under the 34 Act) of 25% or more
               of  the  issued  and  outstanding  shares  of
               capital  stock of FRANCHISEE (or FRANCHISEE's
               direct  or indirect parent) having the  right
               to  vote  for  the election of  directors  of
               FRANCHISEE  (or  such parent) under  ordinary
               circumstances, or

          (b)  during   any  period  of  twelve  consecutive
               calendar months ending after August 15, 1999,
               individuals  who  at the  beginning  of  such
               period constituted the board of directors  of
               FRANCHISEE (or any direct or indirect  parent
               of   FRANCHISEE)  (together  with   any   new
               directors  whose  election by  the  board  of
               directors of FRANCHISEE (or such parent),  or
               whose   nomination  for   election   by   the
               stockholders of FRANCHISEE (or such  parent),
               was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds
               of  the  directors then still in  office  who
               either  were  directors at the  beginning  of
               such  period or whose election or  nomination
               for  election  was  previously  so  approved)
               cease  for  any  reason other than  death  or
               disability  to constitute a majority  of  the
               directors then in office, or

          (c)  FRANCHISEE, or any individual or entity that,
               directly   or   indirectly,   controls,    is
               controlled by or is under common control with
               FRANCHISEE,  directly  or  indirectly,  owns,
               maintains, engages in, participates in or has
               any  interest in, the operation of any  other
               family-oriented steak house restaurant.   For
               purposes  of this subparagraph (c), the  term
               "control" has the meaning of that term  under
               the  regulations promulgated by the SEC under
               the 34 Act.

For  purposes of this paragraph 5, any entity that, directly
or   indirectly,  controls  (within  the  meaning   of   the
regulations  promulgated  by  the  SEC  under  the  34  Act)
FRANCHISEE shall be deemed a direct or indirect (as the case
may be) "parent" of FRANCHISEE.

     6.   In the event that FRANCHISOR declines to grant its
consent to any transaction requiring its consent under  this
paragraph XVIII.B., the proposed transaction may nonetheless
be  consummated (subject, in the case of an asset  transfer,
to  FRANCHISOR's  right of first refusal) if  the  following
conditions  are satisfied to the reasonable satisfaction  of
FRANCHISOR:

          (a)  FRANCHISEE  shall have paid or  cause  to  be
               paid  to  FRANCHISOR in immediately available
               funds all amounts due and owing to FRANCHISOR
               under  this  Agreement or accrued under  this
               Agreement with respect to any period prior to
               the  effective date of such transaction  (the
               "Transaction Effective Date");

          (b)  No  event  of  default has  occurred  and  is
               continuing  under this Agreement  as  of  the
               Transaction Effective Date;

          (c)  All   documents   and  information   in   the
               possession   of  FRANCHISEE  that  FRANCHISOR
               deems  to be confidential trade secrets shall
               have been returned to FRANCHISOR prior to the
               Transaction Effective Date;

          (d)  On  or  prior  to  the Transaction  Effective
               Date,   FRANCHISEE  or  the  transferee   (as
               applicable), on the one hand, and FRANCHISOR,
               on  the  other hand, shall have executed  and
               delivered an amendment agreement pursuant  to
               which:

               (i)             This  Agreement  is  modified
                         solely   (except  as  provided   in
                         clause (ii) below) to eliminate any
                         requirement that FRANCHISOR provide
                         to  FRANCHISEE  or such  transferee
                         (as  applicable) information deemed
                         confidential   trade   secrets   by
                         FRANCHISOR;

               (ii)           The transferee (if applicable)
                         assumes    all    of   FRANCHISEE's
                         obligations  under this  Agreement;
                         and

               (iii)     This   Agreement  shall   otherwise
                         remain in full force and effect and
                         binding   on  FRANCHISEE   or   the
                         transferee (as applicable).