UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-QSB

[X]     Quarterly  report  pursuant  to  Section  13  Or 15(d) of the Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934; For the quarterly period  nded:  December 31, 2000

[ ]     Transition  report  pursuant  to  Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
        Exchange  Act  of  1934

                        Commission File Number:  0-26958

                       RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

              Texas                                      76-0458229
    (State or other jurisdiction                        IRS Employer
  of incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)

                            505 North Belt, Suite 630
                              Houston, Texas 77060
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (281) 820-1181
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check  whether  the  issuer  (1)  has  filed all reports required to be filed by
Section  13  or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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[ ]

                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

On  January  25,  2000,  there  were  4,595,494 shares of common stock, $.01 par
value,  outstanding.

Transitional  Small  Business  Disclosure  Format  (check  one): Yes [ ] No [X]



                       RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC.


                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART  I               FINANCIAL  INFORMATION

Item  1.     Financial  Statements

                  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  as  of
                  December 31, 2000 (unaudited) and September 30, 2000 (audited)

                  Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations  for  the
                  three  months  ended  December  31,  2000 and 1999 (unaudited)

                  Consolidated  Statements  of  Cash  Flows  for  the
                  three  months  ended  December  31,  2000 and 1999 (unaudited)

                  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial  Statements

Item 2.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
             Results  of  Operations

PART  II              OTHER  INFORMATION

Item  6.      Exhibits  and  Reports  on  Form  8-K

Signatures





PART  I          FINANCIAL  INFORMATION

Item  1.     Financial  Statements.

             RICK'S  CABARET  INTERNATIONAL,  INC.  AND  SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE  SHEETS

                                     ASSETS
                                     ------

                                                    12/31/00           9/30/00
                                                   (UNAUDITED)        (AUDITED)
                                                            
CURRENT ASSETS

  Cash                                          $       359,303   $       374,532
  Accounts receivable                                   389,524           297,761
  Prepaid expenses                                       25,615            67,661
  Inventories                                           190,681           200,471
  Land held for sale                                    200,000           200,000
                                                ----------------  ----------------

    Total current assets                              1,165,123         1,140,425
                                                ----------------  ----------------

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
  Buildings, lands and leasehold improvements         8,422,956         8,360,090
  Furniture and equipment                             1,553,548         1,508,990
                                                ----------------  ----------------

                                                      9,976,504         9,869,080

  Accumulated depreciation                           (1,396,529)       (1,296,898)
                                                ----------------  ----------------

                                                      8,579,975         8,572,182
                                                ----------------  ----------------

OTHER ASSETS
  Goodwill less accumulated amortization              3,514,450         3,412,827
  Other                                                 259,501           288,223
                                                ----------------  ----------------

                                                      3,773,951         3,701,050
                                                ----------------  ----------------

                                                $    13,519,049       $13,413,657
                                                ================  ================






               RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY


                                               12/31/00           9/30/00
                                              (UNAUDITED)        (AUDITED)
                                                       
CURRENT LIABILITIES
  Current portion of long term debt        $       397,542   $       456,749
  Accounts payable - trade                         370,121           437,083
  Accrued expenses                                 430,669           380,279
                                           ----------------  ----------------

    Total current liabilities                    1,198,332     1,274,111

LONG TERM DEBT, LESS CURRENT PORTION

  Long-term debt less current portion            3,336,964         3,409,767
                                           ----------------  ----------------

  Total Liabilities                              4,535,296         4,683,878
                                           ----------------  ----------------

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

MINORITY INTERESTS                                  67,569            64,410

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
  Preferred stock - $.10 par, authorized
    1,000,000shares; none outstanding                  ---               ---
  Common stock - $.01 par, authorized
    15,000,000 shares
    issued 4,348,678 and 4,348,678                  43,487            43,487
  Additional paid in capital                    10,867,499        10,867,449
  Retained earnings (deficit)                   (1,994,802)       (2,245,567)
                                           ----------------  ----------------

      Total stockholder's equity                 8,916,184         8,665,369
                                           ----------------  ----------------

                                           $    13,519,049   $    13,413,657
                                           ================  ================






               RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                  THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000 AND 1999

                                           2000           1999
                                        (UNAUDITED)    (UNAUDITED)
                                                 
REVENUES

  Sales of alcoholic beverages        $    1,340,042   $    1,104,583
  Sales of food                              191,945          150,376
  Service revenues                         1,272,716        1,218,678
  Internet revenues                        2,010,800           49,864
Other                                        235,910          194,674
                                      ---------------  ---------------

                                           5,051,413        2,718,175
                                      ---------------  ---------------

OPERATING EXPENSES
  Cost of goods sold                       1,834,029          363,779
  Salaries and wages                       1,226,002          910,156
  Other general and administrative
      Taxes and permits                      479,888          405,501
      Charge card fees                        84,129           39,085
      Rent                                    77,067           11,490
      Legal and accounting                   217,791          112,066
      Advertising                            132,273          197,405
      Other                                  665,386          494,402
                                      ---------------  ---------------

                                           4,716,565        2,533,884
                                      ---------------  ---------------

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS                       334,848          184,291

  Interest income                              8,730            8,412

  Interest Expense                           (92,813)        (108,677)
                                      ---------------  ---------------

Net Income                            $      250,765   $       84,026
                                      ===============  ===============

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE           $         0.06   $         0.03
                                      ===============  ===============

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING        4,348,678        3,613,678
                                      ===============  ===============






               RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                  THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000 AND 1999


                                                     2000          1999
                                                 (UNAUDITED)    (UNAUDITED)
                                                          
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

NET INCOME                                      $     250,765   $      84,026

ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET
  INCOME TO NET CASH PROVIDED
  BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
    Depreciation                                       99,631          92,015
    Amortization of goodwill                           83,824          39,928
    Minority interests                                  3,159          (6,604)
    Changes in assets and liabilities:
        Accounts receivable                           (91,763)         (4,058)
        Prepaid expenses                               42,046          63,418
        Inventories                                     9,790         (15,863)
        Accounts payable and accrued expenses         (16,572)         42,772
                                                --------------  --------------

    Cash provided by operating activities             380,880         295,634
                                                --------------  --------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
    Additions to property equipment                  (107,424)       (201,745)
    Increase in other assets                         (156,725)         34,548
                                                --------------  --------------

    Cash used by investing activities                (264,149)       (167,197)
                                                --------------  --------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Common stock issued                                    50             ---
    Payments on long term debt                       (132,010)        (92,265)
                                                --------------  --------------

    Cash used by financing activities                (131,960)        (92,265)
                                                --------------  --------------
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH                       (15,229)         36,172

CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD                           374,532         378,161
                                                --------------  --------------
CASH AT END OF PERIOD                           $     359,303   $     414,333
                                                ==============  ==============

CASH PAID DURING PERIOD FOR:
    Interest                                    $      92,813   $     108,677
                                                ==============  ==============




               RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                DECEMBER 31, 2000


1.   BASIS  OF  PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with  generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information
and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB of Regulation S-B.  They do not include
all  information  and  footnotes  required  by  generally  accepted  accounting
principles  for  complete  financial  statements.  However,  except as disclosed
herein,  there  has  been no material change in the information disclosed in the
notes to the financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2000 included
in  the  Company's  Annual  Report  on Form 10-KSB filed with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission.  The interim unaudited financial statements should be read
in  conjunction with those financial statements included in the Form 10-KSB.  In
the  opinion  of  Management,  all  adjustments  considered necessary for a fair
presentation, consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments, have been made.
Operating  results  for  the  three  months  ended  December  31,  2000  are not
necessarily  indicative  of the results that may be expected for the year ending
September  30,  2001.

2.     SEGMENT  INFORMATION

In  October  1999,  the  Company launched its web-sites operation.  This segment
derives  revenues from membership fees, traffic sold, and sale of feeds to other
web-site  operators.  Below  is  the  financial  information  on  this  segment.



                                          FOR  THE  THREE  MONTHS     FOR  THE  THREE  MONTHS
                                          ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000    ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
                                                              
REVENUES
  Internet Web-sites                     $              2,010,800   $                 49,864
  Clubs operation                                       3,040,613                  2,668,311
                                         -------------------------  -------------------------
                                         $              5,051,413   $              2,718,175
                                         =========================  =========================

NET INCOME/(LOSS)
  Internet Web-sites                     $                269,464   $                (75,667)
  Clubs operation                                         156,755                    271,974
  Corporate expenses                                     (175,454)                  (112,281)
                                         -------------------------  -------------------------
                                         $                250,765   $                 84,026
                                         =========================  =========================

PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT, NET DEPRECIATION
  Internet Web-sites                     $                248,941   $                210,350
  Clubs operation                                       8,331,034                  8,453,102
                                         -------------------------  -------------------------
                                         $              8,579,975   $              8,663,452
                                         =========================  =========================




Item 2.          Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
                 Results  of  Operations.

     The  following  discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company's
audited  and  unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements  and  related notes
thereto  included  in  this  quarterly  report.

FORWARD  LOOKING  STATEMENT  AND  INFORMATION

     The  Company  is  including the following cautionary statement in this Form
10-QSB to make applicable and take advantage of the safe harbor provision of the
Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act  of  1995  for  any forward-looking
statements  made  by,  or on behalf of, the Company.  Forward-looking statements
include  statements  concerning  plans,  objectives,  goals,  strategies, future
events or performance and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are
other  than  statements  of  historical  facts.  Certain statements in this Form
10-QSB  are  forward-looking statements.  Words such as "expects", "anticipates"
and "estimates" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements.  Such  statements  are subject to risks and uncertainties that could
cause  actual results to differ materially from those projected.  Such risks and
uncertainties  are  set  forth  below.  The  Company's expectations, beliefs and
projections  are expressed in good faith and are believed by the Company to have
a  reasonable  basis,  including without limitation, management's examination of
historical  operating  trends, data contained in the Company's records and other
data  available  from  third  parties,  but  there  can  be  no  assurance  that
management's expectation, beliefs or projections will result, be achieved, or be
accomplished.  In  addition  to  other  factors  and matters discussed elsewhere
herein,  the  following  are important factors that, in the view of the Company,
could  cause  material  adverse affects on the Company's financial condition and
results  of  operations:  the  risks  and uncertainties relating to our Internet
operations,  the  impact  and  implementation  of the sexually oriented business
ordinance  in  the  City  of  Houston,  competitive  factors,  the timing of the
openings  of  other clubs, the integration of operations of Taurus Entertainment
Companies,  Inc.  with  our  operations  and  management,  the  availability  of
acceptable  financing  to fund corporate expansion efforts, competitive factors,
and the dependence on key personnel.  The Company has no obligation to update or
revise  these  forward-looking  statements  to  reflect the occurrence of future
events  or  circumstances.

GENERAL

     We  currently  own and operate three adult Internet membership web sites at
www.dancerdorm.com,  www.amateurdan.com,  and  www.xxxpassword.com.

     We  also  own  and operate adult nightclubs under the name "Rick's Cabaret"
and  "XTC"  which offer live adult entertainment, restaurant and bar operations.
We  own  and  operate  our  Internet  content  production  studio  and  web site
operations  center,  and  three adult nightclubs in Houston, Texas.  We also own
and  operate adult nightclubs in Austin and San Antonio, Texas, and Minneapolis,
Minnesota.



     Our  revenues  are derived from subscriptions to adult content internet web
sites  and from the sale of liquor, beer, wine and food, cover charges and other
income.  Our  fiscal  year  end  is  September  30.

RESULTS  OF  OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000 AS COMPARED
TO  THE  THREE  MONTHS  ENDED  DECEMBER  31,  1999

     For  the three months ended December 31, 2000, the Company had consolidated
total  revenues  of  $5,051,413  compared  to  consolidated  total  revenues  of
$2,718,175  for  the  three  months  ended  December 31, 1999, or an increase of
$2,333,238.  The  increase in total revenues was due to the increase in revenues
in  the  Company's existing and new locations of $372,302 and to the increase in
revenues  generated  by  the  Company's  Internet  businesses  of  $1,960,936.

The  cost  of goods sold for the three months ended December 31, 2000 was 36.31%
of
total  revenues  compared to 13.39% for the three months ended December 31,1999.
The  increase  was  due  primarily  to  the  costs  of  maintaining our Internet
operations  and  the addition of logo merchandise to our sales mix.  The cost of
goods  sold  for the club operation for the three months ended December 31, 2000
was  14.31%  of the sales of alcoholic beverages and food compared to 13.03% for
the three months ended December 31, 1999.  The increase was due primarily to the
increase  in  food  costs and the addition of logo merchandise in our sales mix.
We continued our efforts to achieve reductions in cost of goods sold of the club
operations  through  improved  inventory  management.  We  continue a program to
improve  margins  from  liquor  and food sales and food service efficiency.  The
cost  of  sales  from our Internet operation for the three months ended December
31,  2000  was  69.58%.

     Payroll and related costs for the three months ended December 31, 2000 were
$1,226,002  compared  to  $910,156 for the three months ended December 31, 1999.
The  increase  was  a  reflection of the additional personnel experienced by the
Company  as  it  adds  more locations and continues to increase the size and the
scope  of  our internet operation.  Management currently believes that its labor
and  management  staff  levels  are  of  appropriate  levels.

     Other  selling,  general  and  administrative expenses for the three months
ended
December  31,  2000  were $1,656,484 compared to $1,259,949 for the three months
ended  December  31,  1999.  The  increase  was  due  to increased number of the
Company's  locations  and  the  expansion  of  our  Internet  business.

     Interest  expense  for the three months ended December 31, 2000 was $92,813
compared  to  $  108,677  for  the  three  months  ended December 31, 1999.  The
decrease was primarily due to the Company's position in not obtaining new debts,
but  to  aggressively  reduce  its  debt  burden.

     Net  income  for  the  three  months  ended  December 31, 2000 was $250,765
compared  to  a  net  income  of $84,026 for the three months ended December 31,
1999.  The  increase in net income was primarily due to the increase in revenues
in  Company's  locations  and  its  internet  business.



LIQUIDITY  AND  CAPITAL  RESOURCES

     At  December  31,  2000, the Company had working capital deficit of $33,209
compared  to  working  capital  deficit  of  $133,686  at  September  30,  2000.

     Net  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  in  the  three months ended
December 31, 2000 was $380,880 compared to net cash provided of $295,634 for the
three  months  ended  December  31,  1999.  The  increase  in  cash  provided by
operating  activities  was  due  to  an  increase  in  net  income.

     Depreciation  and Amortization for the three months ended December 31, 2000
were $183,455 compared to $131,943 for the three months ended December 31, 1999.

     In  the  opinion  of management, working capital is not a true indicator of
the  financial  status.  Typically,  the  Company carries current liabilities in
excess  of  current assets because the business receives substantially immediate
payment for sales, with nominal receivables, while inventories and other current
liabilities  normally  carry  longer payment terms.  Vendors and purveyors often
remain  flexible  with payment terms providing the Company with opportunities to
adjust  to  short-term  business  down turns.  The Company considers the primary
indicators  of  financial  status  to  be  the  long-term trend and mix of sales
revenues,  overall  cash flow and profitability from operations and the level of
long-term  debt.

     We  have  not  established  lines  of  credit other than the existing debt.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional financing on
reasonable  terms,  if  at  all.

     Because of the large volume of cash we handle, stringent cash controls have
been  implemented.  In  the  event  the  sexually  oriented business industry is
required  in all states to convert the entertainers who perform from independent
contractor  to  employee  status,  we  have  prepared  alternative plans that we
believe  will  protect our profitability.  We believe that the industry standard
of treating the entertainers as independent contractors provides sufficient safe
harbor  protection  to  preclude  any  payroll  tax  assessment for prior years.

     The  sexually oriented business industry is highly competitive with respect
to  price,  service  and  location,  as  well  as  the  professionalism  of  the
entertainment.  Although  we  believe  that  we  are  well-positioned to compete
successfully  in  the  future, there can be no assurance that we will be able to
maintain our high level of name recognition and prestige within the marketplace.


SEASONALITY

     The  Company is significantly affected by seasonal factors.  Typically, the
Company  has  experienced reduced revenues from April through September with the
strongest  operating  results  occurring  during  October  through  March.



PART  II         OTHER  INFORMATION


Item  6.         Exhibits  and  Reports  on  Form  8-K.

                 (a)  Exhibits

                           Exhibit  99.1  -- Report of Independent Auditor on
                           Review of Unaudited Financial Statements.

                 (b)  Reports  on  Form  8-K

                           On  November  29,  2000  we  filed  a report on Form
                           8-K  dated  November  27,  2000  reporting  Item   2
                           Acquisition  of  Assets.


                                   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.


                                    RICK'S  CABARET  INTERNATIONAL,  INC.


                                   _______________________________
Date:  February  9,  2001          By: /s/  Eric  S.  Langan
                                   Eric  S.  Langan
                                   President and Chief Accounting Officer