SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    
    Washington, D.C. 20549
    
    FORM 8-K
    
    CURRENT REPORT
    
    
    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934

    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 2,
1998 (January 20, 1998)
    
    
    HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC.
    (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)     
    
    California
    (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
    
    
    0-13642
    (Commission or File Number)
    
    
    95-3477313
    (IRS Employer Identification Number)
    
    
    16970 Dallas Parkway, Suite 402, Dallas, Texas 75248
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
    
    
    Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
    (972) 931-9237
    
    
    
    
    
    Item 5.  Other Events.
    
    Hudson's Grill of America, Inc. (the "Company"), a California
corporation based in Dallas, Texas, announced that on March it had
signed a new franchise agreement with Sharfe, L.L.C. to build a
Hudson's Grill in Marquette, Michigan, and has already received a
franchise fee from Sharfe.  Sharfe's principals are Frank Stabile
and Jim Stabile.  Frank Stabile operates a construction company
and is a franchisee of two hotel chains.  Jim Stabile is Frank
Stabile's nephew and has experience in business and foodservice. 
Sharfe plans to build a freestanding Hudson's Grill restaurant.

On March 17, 1998, the Company's directors met and decided to hold
the Company's annual meeting on May 22, 1998, and to set April 17,
1998, as the record date to determine the shareholders entitled to
vote shares.  The directors also decided to ask for a shareholder
vote to ratify the transfer of assets to Hudson's Grill
International, Inc.; to recommend a vote to register the shares of
Hudson's Grill International; and then to distribute the shares to
the shareholders of the Company.  At the present time, the
Company's current directors have agreed to run again for another
term.

On January 20, 1998, the Company formed a subsidiary, Hudson's
Grill of Denton/Trinity, Inc., to operate the Carrollton, Texas, 
Hudson's Grill on a month to month basis.  Alternate Technologies
International, Inc., and the landlord of the premises repossessed
the equipment and the premises and agreed with the Company to
allow the Company's subsidiary to operate the Carrollton location. 
The former operator had also been in arrears to the Company.

The Company also announced that construction on its Richardson,
Texas, Hudson's Grill, which had been delayed because of rain and
because of the landlord's inability to obtain approval to move a
fire hydrant needed to begin framing of the restaurant, had now
begun.  The restaurant is currently scheduled to open in the
Summer.  Hudson's Grill of Whittier, Inc., a subsidiary that
operated the Westlake, California, Hudson's Grill, shut down
operations at the Westlake location and turned the premises and
furniture, non-proprietary fixtures and equipment over to the
landlord on March 9, 1998.  Also, the Guatemala City, Guatemala,
Hudson's Grill was closed in February 1998 by the local franchisee
because of insufficient sales.

    
    Item 7.  Exhibits.
    
         1. Press Release dated April 2, 1998, regarding the 
agreement with Sharfe, L.L.C., for a new franchise in Marquette,
Michigan, and regarding the directors actions and status of
certain franchises.

    
    
    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 hereunto duly authorized.
    
    Date: April 2, 1998
    
                               HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC.     
                               Registrant
    
    
                                                                   
                               s/s David L. Osborn
                               David L. Osborn
    
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