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                                 EXHIBIT (99)(a)

               Uno Restaurant Corporation Restricted Stock Program
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Effective October 3, 1994.

Eligibility: Three (3) full years of current, consecutive service as a general
manager at a full-service Uno Restaurant by the end of the fiscal year.

Eligible participants receive an Uno Restaurant Corporation stock grant each
fiscal year with an aggregate value of 10% of his or her base salary (excluding
flex) rounded to the nearest whole share. The share price is determined based on
the most recent 30 day average price.

Each grant vests at 25% per year over four equal years from the original grant
date (rounded to whole shares.). A manager leaving the company forfeits
non-vested shares.

At the time the stock vests, participants will receive a stock certificate with
no restrictions. At that time a participant is deemed to have constructive
receipt and the current value of the shares is taxable to the individual .
Taxable amounts will be added to the employee's year-ending W-2.

This stock grant replaces the customary annual stock option.

In the event of a promotion, demotion or intra-company transfer to a position
that does not participate in this plan, participants will continue to receive
vested benefits from existing grants, but will receive no new grants.

The plan document will detail rules and procedures. The company reserves the
right to change, amend, or cancel this program at any time with or without
notice. In any event, accrued benefits, will, of course, be paid out over the
vesting period.

Only a designated officer of Uno Restaurant Corporation may make any
representations regarding this program.


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