EXHIBIT 99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                 Contact: Donald J. Radkoski (614) 492-4901
May 9, 2006                                or Tammy Roberts Myers (614) 492-4954

                BOB EVANS FARMS ANNOUNCES APRIL SAME-STORE SALES;
                       COMMENTS ON FOURTH-QUARTER TRENDS

         COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (Nasdaq: BOBE) today announced
that same-store sales at Bob Evans Restaurants for the fiscal 2006 month of
April (the five weeks ended April 28) decreased 0.6 percent from the same period
a year ago. Average menu prices for the fiscal month were up approximately 3.2
percent.

         Mimi's Cafe same-store sales for the fiscal 2006 month of April
increased 1.8 percent from the same period a year ago. Average menu prices for
the month were up approximately 2.4 percent.

         Same-store sales are calculated using the 469 Bob Evans Restaurants and
70 Mimi's Cafes that were open at the end of the month and for the full 12
months in both fiscal 2004 and 2005.

         Chief Executive Officer Steve Davis said, "Same-store sales continue to
be a challenge at Bob Evans Restaurants and certainly a key focus as I begin
working with the team at Bob Evans. Sales trends at the end of the fiscal month
were significantly weaker and in fact this trend has continued in early May.
However, margins continued to improve during the fourth quarter. Restaurant
margins improved due to reductions in both food and labor costs at Bob Evans
Restaurants. In the food products segment, margins benefited from lower raw
material costs and continued strong sales momentum."

         The company will release fourth-quarter and fiscal year-end results on
June 5, 2006, followed by a conference call on June 6, 2006, at 10 a.m. ET.
Details for the call will be forthcoming on the company's Web site.

         Bob Evans Farms, Inc. owns and operates 587 full-service, family
restaurants in 19 states primarily in the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Southeast
regions of the United States. In addition, the company operates 103 Mimi's Cafe
casual restaurants located in 17 states, primarily in California and other
western states. Bob Evans Farms, Inc. is also a leading producer and distributor
of pork sausage and a variety of complementary homestyle convenience food items
under the Bob Evans and Owens brand names. For more information about Bob Evans
Farms, Inc., visit the company's Web site at www.bobevans.com.



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