EXHIBIT 10.4

                               AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
                       BIG BUCK BREWERY & STEAKHOUSE, INC.
                        1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

         Pursuant to the amendment authority retained by the Board of Directors
of Big Buck Brewery & Steakhouse, Inc. (the "Company") in Section 14 of the Big
Buck Brewery & Steakhouse, Inc., 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan")
adopted October 18, 1999, the Plan is hereby amended in the following respects:

         Section 4(a) is amended to read as follows:

                  14       PURCHASE OF COMPANY STOCK.  A Participant may
                           purchase shares of Stock pursuant to the Plan by
                           means of either (a) payroll deductions or (b) payment
                           in the form of cash, cashier's check or personal
                           check ("Cash Payment"). Payroll deductions shall
                           occur on each payday during participation in the Plan
                           and shall be determined based upon the Payroll
                           Withholding Rate designated by the Participant
                           pursuant to Subsection (b) below. Cash Payment shall
                           be allowed only in the event that the amount of a
                           Participant's paycheck is insufficient to satisfy the
                           Participant's designated Payroll Withholding Rate (an
                           "Insufficient Paycheck"). The Company shall provide
                           the Participant with written notification of the
                           amount necessary to meet the Payroll Withholding Rate
                           at the time it delivers the Insufficient Paycheck.
                           The Participant must make a Cash Payment to the
                           Company in the amount necessary to satisfy the
                           Participant's Payroll Withholding Rate no later than
                           the date of the Participant's next paycheck in order
                           to continue as a Participant in that Offering Period.
                           If a Participant fails to make a timely Cash Payment
                           to satisfy his or her Payroll Withholding Rate, the
                           Participant shall no longer be considered an Eligible
                           Employee with respect to the current Offering Period.
                           The entire amount credited to the Participant's Plan
                           Account for that Offering Period shall be refunded to
                           him or her in cash, without interest. The Participant
                           may re-enroll in the Plan pursuant to the terms and
                           conditions of Section 3(c).

         This Amendment shall be effective as of the date approved by the Board
of Directors. But for these changes the Plan established October 18, 1999, shall
remain in full force and effect.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, an authorized representative of the Company hereby
signs and executes this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.

         Dated this 13 day of April, 2000

                                      BIG BUCK BREWERY & STEAKHOUSE, INC.


                                      By   /s/ William F. Rolinski
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                                      Its: President
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