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                                                              EXHIBIT 10.9


                     FAMOUS DAVE'S OF MINNEAPOLIS, INC.

                                AMENDMENT TO
                            1995 STOCK OPTION AND
                              COMPENSATION PLAN



     1.   Increase in Number of Shares Subject to the Plan.  Section 5.1 of the
1995 Stock Option and Compensation Plan is hereby amended to read in its
entirety as follows:

          5.1 Number of Shares.   Subject to adjustment as provided in
      Section 11.6, the number of shares of Common Stock which may be
      issued under the Plan shall not exceed 900,000 shares of Common
      Stock.

      2.  Effective Date.  This Amendment will become effective upon approval
thereof by the shareholders of the Company at the next annual meeting of
shareholders.