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



FORM 10-Q

[x]	Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934 for the Quarterly Period ended April 1, 2001.

|Commission File Number:0-14968                                
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|EATERIES, INC.                                                
|(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)        
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|Oklahoma                                                      
|(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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|1220 South Santa Fe Avenue
Edmond, Oklahoma                   
|(Address of principal executive offices)                      
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|(405) 705-5000                                                
|(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)          

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.

[X] Yes [ ]No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.  As of May 15, 2001, 2,958,065 common shares, $.002 par value, were outstanding.

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|EATERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORM 10-QINDEX 
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|Part I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION                
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|Item 1. Financial Statements                   
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|Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets          
|April 1, 2001 (unaudited) and                  
|December 31, 2000                              
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|Condensed Consolidated Statements of           
|Income (unaudited)                             
|Thirteen weeks ended April 1, 2001             
|and March 26, 2000                             
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|Condensed Consolidated Statements of           
|Cash Flows (unaudited)                         
|Thirteen weeks ended April 1, 2001             
|and March 26, 2000                             
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|Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial      
|Statements (unaudited)                         
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|Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
|Financial Condition and Results of             
|Operations                                     
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PART I





FINANCIAL INFORMATION













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Item 1.  Financial Statements.



|EATERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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|ASSETS                                                               
|CURRENT ASSETS:                                                      
|Cash and cash equivalents                                            
|Receivables                                                          
|Inventories                                                          
|Other                                                                
|Total current assets                                                 
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|PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT                                               
|Less landlord finish-out allowances                                  
|Less accumulated depreciation and                                    
|amortization                                                         
|Net property and equipment                                           
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|DEFERRED INCOME TAXES                                                
|GOODWILL                                                             
|OTHER ASSETS, net                                                    
|Total assets                                                         
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|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                 
|CURRENT LIABILITIES:                                                 
|Accounts payable                                                     
|Accrued liabilities                                                  
|Current portion of long-term                                         
|obligations                                                          
|Total current liabilities                                            
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|OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES                                         
|LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS, net of                                        
|current portion                                                      
|TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                    
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|COMMITMENTS                                                          
|STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:                                                
|Preferred stock, none issued                                         
|Common stock                                                         
|Additional paid-in capital                                           
|Retained earnings                                                    
|Treasury stock, at cost,                                             
|1,521,597 at April 1, 2001 and                                       
|1,454,097 at December 31, 2000 December       2000, respectively     
|Total stockholders' equity                                           
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|Total liabilities and stockholders'                                  
|equity                                                               
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|See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.            

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|EATERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited)
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|REVENUES:                                                                              
|Food and beverage sales                                                                
|Franchise fees and royalties                                                           
|Other income                                                                           
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|COSTS AND EXPENSES:                                                                    
|Costs of sales                                                                         
|Operating expenses                                                                     
|Pre-opening costs                                                                      
|General and administrative                                                             
|Depreciation and amortization                                                          
|Interest expense                                                                       
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|INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                                             
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|PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES                                                             
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|NET INCOME                                                                             
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|BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE                                                               
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|DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE                                                             
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|See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.EATERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
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|INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:                                                                                                  
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                                                                                              
|Net income                                                                                                                                         
|Adjustments to reconcile net income to net 
      cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                                                 
|Depreciation & amortization                                                                                                                        
|Deferred income taxes                                                                                                                              
|(Increase) decrease in:                                                                                                                            
|Receivables                                                                                                                                        
|Inventories                                                                                                                                        
|Other                                                                                                                                              
|Increase (decrease) in:                                                                                                                            
|Accounts payable                                                                                                                                   
|Accrued liabilities                                                                                                                                
|Other noncurrent liabilities                                                                                                                       
|Total adjustments                                                                                                                                  
|Net cash provided by (used in) operating
     activities                                                                                           
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|Cash flows from investing activities:                                                                                                              
|Capital expenditures                                                                                                                               
|Landlord allowances                                                                                                                                
|Proceeds from sale of restaurant                                                                                                                   
|Payments received on notes receivable                                                                                                              
|Increase (decrease) in other assets                                                                                                                
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|Net cash used in investing activities                                                                                                              
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|Cash flows from financing activities:                                                                                                              
|Payments on long-term obligations                                                                                                                  
|Borrowings under revolving credit agreements                                                                                                       
|Payments under revolving credit agreements                                                                                                         
|Purchase of treasury stock                                                                                                                         
|Proceeds from exercise of stock options                                                                                                            
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|Net cash provided by financing activities                                                                                                          
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|(Decrease) in cash & cash equivalents                                                                                                              
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                                                                                   
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                                                                                         
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|See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.                                                                                          

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EATERIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

Note 1 - Basis of Preparation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article
10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal
recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the thirteen weeks ended April 1, 2001 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 30, 2001.  For
further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.

Note 2 - Balance Sheet Information

|Receivables are comprised of the following:
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|General                                    
|Vendor Rebates                             
|Franchisees                                
|Banquets                                   
|Insurance refunds                          
|Other                                      
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|Accrued liabilities are comprised of the following:
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|Compensation                                       
|Taxes, other than income                           
|Other                                              
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Note 3 - Supplemental Cash Flow Information

For the thirteen-week periods ended April 1, 2001 and March 26, 2000, the Company had the following non-cash investing activity:



|                                                                                                                    | Thirteen Weeks Ended
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|                                                                                                                    | April 1,2001        
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|Increase in additional paid-in
capital as a result of tax
benefits from the exercise of
non-qualified stock options | $  6,496            

Note 4 - Stock Repurchases

In April 1997, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock. In July 1997, an additional 200,000 shares were authorized for repurchase.  As of April 1, 2001, 197,762
shares had been repurchased under this plan for a total purchase price of approximately $695,000.  In February 2001, the Company purchased 67,500 shares for $139,000.  No additional shares have been repurchased subsequent to April 1, 2001.

Note 5 - Restaurant Acquisitions and Dispositions

In December 2000, the Company sold two Bellini's Restaurante & Grill and one Tommy's Italian-American Restaurant back to their original owner, Tommy Byrd, for $500,000 and 63,628 shares of company stock.  No gain or loss was recorded in
conjunction with this sale.

In January 2001, the company sold one Garcia's Mexican Restaurant location in Davie, FL resulting in a loss of approximately $88,000.

Two company owned restaurant leases expired in the first quarter 2001 were not renewed, resulting in the closing of the locations. A charge of approximately $144,000 was reported for restaurant closure.

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Note 6 - Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS"):

|                                                               |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended
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|                                                               |  | April 1,            
|                                                               |  | 2001                
|Numerator:                                                     |  |                     
|Net income                                                     |  | $  21,587           
|                                                               |  |                     
|Denominator:                                                   |  |                     
|Denominator for basic EPS- weighted average shares outstanding |  | 3,091,910           
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|Dilutive effect of nonqualified stock options                  |  | 320,000             
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|Denominator for diluted EPS                                    |  | 3,411,910           
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|Basic EPS                                                      |  | $    0.01           
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|Diluted EPS                                                    |  | $    0.01           

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

From time to time, the Company may publish forward-looking statements relating to certain matters including anticipated financial performance, business prospects, the future opening of Company-owned and franchised restaurants,
anticipated capital expenditures, and other matters.  All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Form 10-Q or in any other report of the Company are forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements.  In order to comply with the terms of that safe harbor, the Company notes that a variety of factors, individually or in the aggregate, could cause the Company's actual results and experience to
differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements including, without limitation, the following: consumer spending trends and habits; competition in the casual dining restaurant
segment; weather conditions in the Company's operating regions; laws and government regulations; general business and economic conditions; availability of capital; success of operating initiatives and marketing and promotional efforts; and changes in
accounting policies.  In addition, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update those forward-looking statements.

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Introduction

As of April 1, 2001, the Company owned and operated 66 (48 Garfield's, 16 Garcia's, two Pepperoni Grills) and six franchised Garfield's and one licensed Garcia's restaurants. The Company currently has one Garcia's Restaurant under
construction in Missouri.  In addition, the Company is working with franchisees on the development of restaurants located in Indiana, Florida, Nebraska and Las Vegas. As of the date of this report, the entire system includes 73 restaurants of which 66 are
Company-owned.

The Company has initiated a national advertising campaign to seek prospective franchisees.  The intention is to find candidates or organizations that have a substantial net worth, a proven track record in multi-unit food service,
retail or hospitality, and an interest in developing and operating multiple casual dining restaurants.

The Company's uniform franchise offering circular (called the UFOC that contains the franchise and development agreement) is registered nationally.

The Company's marketing strategies are focused around one central theme, enhancing the guest experience in all the Company concepts.  Each program is designed with the guest in mind, to develop concept marketing plans to improve guest
satisfaction in the areas of food, value, and service.  The Company continues to offer a broad range of products that guests' desire while striving to deliver the food in a fast and friendly manner.  Utilizing multiple mediums such as television, local
cable, radio, outdoor and print, the Company is able to deliver messages to the guest in the most efficient way. The restaurant managers are also encouraged to be involved in the community and to use proven local store marketing programs to drive their
business.  Key priorities for the remainder of 2001 include enhancing brand image along with developing menus that please the customer and improve the company bottom line at the same time.

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Percentage Results of Operations and Restaurant Data

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, (i) the percentages that certain items of income and expense bear to total revenues, unless otherwise indicated, and (ii) selected operating data:

|                                                    |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended
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|                                                    |  | April 1,2001        
|Statements of Income Data:                          |  |                     
|Revenues:                                           |  |                     
|Food and beverage sales                             |  | 98.6%               
|Franchise fees and royalties                        |  | 0.7%                
|Other income                                        |  | 0.7%                
|                                                    |  | 100.0%              
|Costs and Expenses:                                 |  |                     
|Costs of sales (1)                                  |  | 27.2%               
|Operating expenses (1)                              |  | 62.5%               
|Pre-opening costs (1)                               |  | 1.0%                
|General and administrative                          |  | 5.3%                
|Depreciation and amortization (1)                   |  | 4.1%                
|Interest expense                                    |  | 1.1%                
|                                                    |  | 99.9%               
|                                                    |  |                     
|Income before income taxes                          |  | 0.1%                
|                                                    |  |                     
|Provision for income taxes                          |  | 0.0%                
|                                                    |  |                     
|Net income                                          |  | 0.1%                
|                                                    |  |                     
|Selected Operating Data:
(Dollars in thousands)     |  |                     
|System-wide sales:                                  |  |                     
|Company restaurants                                 |  | $ 25,506            
|Franchise restaurants                               |  | 2,470               
|Total                                               |  | $ 27,976            
|Number of restaurants (at end of 
  period):        |  |                     
|Company restaurants                                 |  | 66                  
|Franchise restaurants                               |  | 7                   
|Total                                               |  | 73                  
|(1) As a percentage of food and beverage
    sales. |  |                     

Results of Operations

For the quarter ended April 1, 2001, the Company recorded net income of approximately $22,000 ($0.01 per common share; $0.01 per common share assuming dilution) on revenues of $25,867,000.  This compares to net income of approximately
$324,000 ($0.11 per common share; $0.10 per common share assuming dilution) for the quarter ended March 26, 2000 on revenues of $25,108,000.

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Revenues

Company revenues for the quarter ended April 1, 2001 increased 3.0% versus the revenues reported for the same period in 2000. This increase is primarily attributable to the increased sales in the Company's Garfield's Restaurants.  The
number of Company restaurants operating at the end of each quarter and the number of operating weeks during that quarter are as follows:

|PeriodEnded                                                                               |  | Number
ofUnits Open |  | Number ofOperating Weeks |  | Average WeeklySales Per Unit
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------- |  | ------------------------ |  | ----------------------------
|Garfield's                                                                                |  |                     |  |                          |  |                             
|April 1, 2001                                                                             |  | 48                  |  | 632                      |  | $ 28,185                    
|March 26, 2000                                                                            |  | 49                  |  | 637                      |  | $ 26,304                    
|                                                                                          |  |                     |  |                          |  |                             
|Garcia's (1)                                                                              |  |                     |  |                          |  |                             
|April 1, 2001                                                                             |  | 16                  |  | 208                      |  | $ 32,379                    
|March 26, 2000                                                                            |  | 14                  |  | 178                      |  | $ 33,477                    
|                                                                                          |  |                     |  |                          |  |                             
|Roma Foods                                                                                |  |                     |  |                          |  |                             
|April 1, 2001                                                                             |  | 2                   |  | 26                       |  | $ 36,141                    
|March 26, 2000                                                                            |  | 5                   |  | 65                       |  | $ 32,025                    
|(1)  Excludes the Garcia's concession operation at BankOne Ball Park in
Phoenix, Arizona.

Average weekly sales per unit for Garfield's increased by $1,881 or 7.2% during the first quarter of 2001 versus 2000. This increase is primarily attributable to successful specials being advertised in more markets on both local and
cable television. In addition, the Company believes additional management training programs at the store level have increased store efficiencies.

Average weekly sales per unit for Garcia's decreased by $1,098 or 3.3%.  This decrease is primarily due to sales decreases in the Phoenix, Arizona market resulting from a vendor contaminated food product problem and the related
negative publicity

Average weekly sales per unit for Roma increased by $4,116 or 12.9%.  This increase is primarily due to the Company operating only the two Pepperoni Grills in 2001, which average higher weekly sales than the three locations it sold in
December 2000.

Franchise fees and continuing royalties increased to $177,000 during the quarter ended April 1, 2001, versus $39,000 during the quarter ended March 26, 2000.  This increase is primarily due to the Company's franchisees opening one in
the first quarter and signing agreements to open an additional 26 franchised stores in the future.

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Other income for the quarter ended April 1, 2001 was $184,000 as compared to $122,000, during the first quarter of 2000.

Costs and Expenses

The following is a comparison of costs of sales and labor costs (excluding payroll taxes and fringe benefits) as a percentage of food and beverage sales at Company-owned restaurants:

|               |  | Thirteen Weeks Ended
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|               |  | April 1,2001        
|Garfield's:    |  |                     
|Costs of sales |  | 27.6%               
|               |  |                     
|Labor costs    |  | 28.6%               
|               |  |                     
|Total          |  | 56.2%               
|               |  |                     
|Garcia's (1):  |  |                     
|Costs of sales |  | 26.1%               
|               |  |                     
|Labor costs    |  | 30.3%               
|               |  |                     
|Total          |  | 56.4%               
|               |  |                     
|Roma Foods:    |  |                     
|Costs of sales |  | 26.8%               
|               |  |                     
|Labor costs    |  | 28.2%               
|               |  |                     
|Total          |  | 55.0%               
|               |  |                     
|Total Company: |  |                     
|Costs of sales |  | 27.2%               
|               |  |                     
|Labor costs    |  | 29.0%               
|               |  |                     
|Total          |  | 56.2%               
|               |  |                     
|               |  |                     

Costs of sales as a percentage of food and beverage sales for Garfield's in the quarters ended March 26, 2000 and April 1, 2001 was 27.8% and 27.6% respectively.

Garcia's costs of sales as a percentage of food and beverage sales increased to 26.1% in the quarter ended April 1, 2001 versus 25.0% in the quarter ended March 26, 2000.  This increase primarily relates to higher food cost in the
Oklahoma City market and the increase cost of liquor.

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Costs of sales as a percentage of food and beverage revenue for Roma Foods decreased to 26.8% for the first quarter ended April 1, 2001 compared to 30.5% for the quarter ended March 26, 2000.  This decrease is primarily due to the
Company only operating the two Pepperoni Grills in first quarter which have lower costs of sales as a percentage of food and beverage than the three stores sold in December 2000.

Labor costs for Garfield's increased to 28.6% of food and beverage sales during the quarter ended April 1, 2001, versus 28.4% during the 2000 comparable period.

Garcia's labor costs decreased to 30.3% of food and beverage sales during the quarter ended April 1, 2001, versus 30.4% in the quarter ended March 26, 2000.

Labor cost in Roma Foods decreased to 28.2% during the quarter ended April 1, 2001 versus 30.1% during the 2000 comparable period.  This decrease was due to the sale of the two Bellini's and Tommy's Restaurants in the fourth quarter of
2000. These restaurants were more labor intensive than the other Roma Foods restaurants.

For the quarter ended April 1, 2001, operating expenses as a percentage of food and beverage sales increased to 62.5% from 60.7% in the quarter ended March 26, 2000.  This increase primarily relates to increases in utility expenses and
corporate and local store promotions in 2001.  In addition, the Company experienced increased marketing expenses associated with grand openings of restaurants in the first quarter of 2001.

Restaurant pre-opening costs were $261,000 during the quarter ended April 1, 2001 (1.0% of food and beverage sales) versus $209,000 (0.8% of food and beverage sales) in the comparable period in 2000.  This increase was due primarily to
construction delays in one Garcia's restaurant and
exceleration of opening one Garfield's restaurant, both in the first quarter of 2001.

During the quarters ended April 1, 2001 general and administrative costs decreased to 5.3% from 5.4% in the quarter ended March 26, 2000.

Depreciation and amortization expense increased during the first quarter of 2001 to $1,049,000 (4.1% of food and beverage sales) compared to $955,000 (3.8% of food and beverage sales) in 2000.  The increase primarily relates to the
increase in net assets subject to depreciation and amortization as a result of the opening of new restaurants and the remodel of existing restaurants.

Interest expense during the first quarter of 2001 was $282,000 (1.1% of total revenues) versus $224,000 (0.9% of total revenues) in the first quarter of 2000.

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Income Taxes

The Company's provision for income taxes was $6,200 during the first quarter of 2001 versus $93,000 during 2000.  The effective tax rate for the Company during the first quarter of 2000 and 2001 was 22%.

Earnings Per Share Amounts

Basic earnings per share ("EPS") includes no dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period.  Weighted-average common shares
outstanding were 3,091,910 and 2,997,262 in the quarters ended April 1, 2001 and March 26, 2000, respectively. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the sum of the weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding for the period plus dilutive common stock equivalents.  The sum of the weighted-average common shares and common share equivalents for the diluted EPS calculation were 3,411,910 and 3,094,165 for the quarters ended April 1, 2001 and March 26,
2000, respectively.

Impact of Inflation

The impact of inflation on the costs of food and beverage products, labor and real estate can affect the Company's operations.  Over the past few years, inflation has had a lesser impact on the Company's operations due to the lower
rates of inflation in the nation's economy and the economic conditions in the Company's market areas.

Management believes the Company has historically been able to pass on increased costs through certain selected menu price increases and increased productivity and purchasing efficiencies, however there can be no assurance that the
Company will be able to do so in the future.  Market conditions will determine the Company's ability to pass through such additional costs and expenses.  Management anticipates that the average cost of restaurant real estate leases and construction costs
could increase in the future which could affect the Company's ability to expand. In addition, mandated health care and an increase in the Federal or state minimum wages could significantly increase the Company's costs of doing business as well as
substantial increases in utility costs experienced by the Company. Under the Company's policy of expensing pre-opening costs as incurred, income from operations, on an annual and quarterly basis, could be adversely affected during periods of restaurant
development; however, the Company believes that its initial investment in the restaurant pre-opening costs yields a long-term benefit of increased operating income in subsequent periods.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

At April 1, 2001, the Company's current ratio was .31 to 1 compared to 0.30 to 1 at December 31, 2000.  The Company's working capital was $(7,610,000) at April 1, 2001 versus $(11,039,000) at December 31, 2000.  As is customary in the
restaurant industry, the Company has operated with negative working capital and has not required large amounts of working capital.  Historically, the Company has leased the majority of its restaurant locations and through a strategy of controlled growth
financed its expansion from operating cash flow, proceeds from the sale of common stock and utilizing the Company's revolving line of credit.

During the quarter ended April 1, 2001, the Company had net cash used in operating activities of $(2,700,000) as compared to $(225,000) during the comparable 2000 period.

The Company plans to open up to three units during 2001 in restaurant locations leased in regional malls and in free-standing sites.  The Company believes the cash generated from its operations and borrowing availability under a new
credit facility (described below), will be sufficient to satisfy the Company's net capital expenditures and working capital requirements during 2000.

In February 1999, the Company entered into a credit facility with a bank in the aggregate amount of $14,600,000, of which a maximum of $6,000,000 is available to the Company under a revolving line of credit and $8,600,000 was available
to the Company under a term loan.  Certain proceeds of the term loan (approximately $5.4 million) were used to repurchase 1,056,200 shares of the Company's common stock (transaction described below).  The balance of the proceeds under the term loan
(approximately $3.2 million) and the initial proceeds under the revolving line of credit were used to retire indebtedness under the Company's existing loan agreement.  As of April 1, 2001, the Company had outstanding borrowings of approximately $6,982,000
of under the revolving line of credit.  Outstanding borrowings under both the revolving line of credit and term loan bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 2.50% (7.85% as of April 1, 2001).  The interest rate is reset quarterly.  There is no non-use fee
related to either facility. The revolving line of credit had a two-year term with maturity in February 2001.  However, the Company has received a commitment from its lender to extend the final maturity date to April 2002.  Accordingly the debt has been
classified as long-term on the accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheet.  Under the term loan, outstanding principal and interest are payable quarterly in the amount necessary to fully amortize the outstanding principal balance over a seven-year
period, with a final maturity in February 2004. The term loan converts to a five-year amortization schedule if the Company's debt coverage ratio, as defined in the loan agreement, exceeds a certain level. Also, the floating interest rate on both
facilities is subject to changes in the Company's ratio of total loans and capital leases to net worth.  Under the terms of these notes, the Company's maximum floating rate is three-month LIBOR plus 1.75%. Borrowings under this loan agreement are
unsecured.  The loan agreement contains certain financial covenants and restrictions.  As of the date of this report, the Company is in compliance with these covenants and restrictions. The revolving credit facility included in this loan agreement
provides the Company adequate borrowing capacity to continue its expansion plans for Garfield's and Garcia's for the next two years.

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In November 1997, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a bank to hedge its risk exposure to potential increases in LIBOR.  This agreement has a term of five years and an initial notional amount of $9,500,000.
The notional amount declines quarterly over the life of the agreement on a seven-year amortization schedule assuming a fixed interest rate of 7.68%. Under the terms of the interest rate swap agreement, the Company pays interest quarterly on the notional
amount at a fixed rate of 7.68%, and receives interest quarterly on the notional amount at a floating rate of three-month LIBOR plus 1.25%.  The notional amount as of April 1, 2001 was $5,710,781.  The unrealized gains for the periods ended April 1, 2001
and March 26, 2000 were immaterial.

In April 1997, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock. In July 1997, an additional 200,000 shares were authorized for repurchase.  As of April 1, 2001, 197,762
shares had been repurchased under this plan for a total purchase price of approximately $695,000.  In February 2001, the Company repurchased 67,500 shares for a price of $139,000.  No additional shares have been repurchased subsequent to April 1, 2001.

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1. 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 thereunto duly authorized.



|                    | EATERIES, INC.                        
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|                    | Registrant                            
|                    |                                       
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|Date:  May 16, 2001 | By: /s/Bradley L. Grow                
|                    | Vice President
Chief Financial Officer