<ARTICLE> 5 <RESTATED> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> JUL-01-1996 JAN-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1996 SEP-30-1996 <CASH> 79,638,699 79,638,699 <SECURITIES> 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 9,819,818 9,819,818 <ALLOWANCES> 0 0 <INVENTORY> 6,154,718 6,154,718 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 101,385,456 101,385,456 <PP&E> 171,979,482 171,979,482 <DEPRECIATION> 0 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 279,147,381 279,147,381 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 23,489,790 23,489,790 <BONDS> 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 <PREFERRED> 284 284 <COMMON> 251,918 251,918 <OTHER-SE> 251,919,182 251,919,182 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 279,147,381 279,147,381 <SALES> 64,390,122 183,746,102 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 64,390,122 183,746,102 <CGS> 20,200,265 60,044,838 <TOTAL-COSTS> 82,062,549<F1> 188,366,779 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 123,741 244,208 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> (1,222,863) (1,449,701) <INCOME-PRETAX> (16,573,305) (3,415,184) <INCOME-TAX> (5,994,382) (1,272,595) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (10,578,923) (2,142,589) <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (10,578,923) (2,142,589) <EPS-PRIMARY> (0.40) (0.09) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.40) (0.09) <FN> <F1>Total costs and pre-tax income includes merger costs of approximately $26 million, or approximately $16.6 million after income taxes for the amounts associated with the acquisition of Bayport Restaurant Group, Inc. ("Port"/NASDAQ) which transaction was closed August 1996. </FN>