UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-Q

            QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                 For the quarterly period ended October 5, 1997
                          Commission File No. 0-24982


                               SILVER DINER, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           DELAWARE                                    04-3234411
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(State or other jurisdiction of         (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)

                11806 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (301) 770-0333
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                        (Registrant's telephone number)


                         SILVER DINER DEVELOPMENT, INC.
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 (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since the last
                                    report)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                                      Yes [X] No [ ].

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

   Common Stock, $.00074 par value, outstanding as of October, 31, 1997:
11,647,601 shares






SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                      SILVER DINER, INC.

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                                      (Registrant)

November 19, 1997                      /s/ Daniel P. Brannan
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Date                                  Daniel P. Brannan
                                      Vice President, Finance

                                      (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal
                                      Financial and Accounting Officer)


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