Document:

Amendment Number Eleven to Credit Agreement and Waiver

 Exhibit 10.1 
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ELEVEN TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND WAIVER 
 This AMENDMENT NUMBER ELEVEN TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT AND WAIVER (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of November 2, 2007, by the lenders identified on the signature pages hereof (the “Lenders”), WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC., a California
corporation, as the arranger and administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns, if any, in such capacity, “Agent”; and together with the Lenders, the “Lender
Group”), BUCA, INC., a Minnesota corporation (“Parent”), and each of Parent’s Subsidiaries identified on the signature pages hereof (such Subsidiaries, together with Parent, are referred to hereinafter each
individually as a “Borrower”, and individually and collectively, jointly and severally, as the “Borrowers”), with reference to the following: 
 WHEREAS, Borrowers and the Lender Group are parties to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2004 (as amended, restated,
supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, Borrowers has advised the
Lender Group that Borrowers have failed to comply with Section 6.16(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement by permitting EBITDA as of the last day of the 12 month period ending September 30, 2007 to be less than $7,500,000 (the
“Designated Event of Default”); 
 WHEREAS, Borrowers have requested that the Lender Group agree to certain
amendments to the Credit Agreement, as set forth herein; and 
 WHEREAS, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lender
Group is willing to accommodate Borrowers’ requests. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
covenants herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows: 
  

	1.	Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.

  

	2.	Amendments to Credit Agreement. 

  

	 	(a)	Section 6.16(a)(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the reference to “$9,100,000” contained in the fourth row of the table contained
therein for the 12 month period ending December 30, 2007 with “$5,695,000”. 

  

	 	(b)	Section 6.16(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the reference to “1.25:1.00” contained in the thirteenth row of the table contained
therein for the 12 month period ending December 30, 2007 with “1.00:1.00”. 

	 	(c)	Schedule 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the definition of “EBITDA” as follows: 

 ““EBITDA” means, with respect to any fiscal period, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP,
Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated net earnings (or loss), minus extraordinary gains and interest income for such period, plus: 
 (a) interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and Restaurant Pre-Opening Expenses for such period; 
 (b) for fiscal year 2005 through and including fiscal year 2006 only, legal fees and disbursements incurred in connection with any of the Investigations, charges relating to the reimbursement of witnesses in any of
the Investigations, and fees and disbursements of forensic accountants retained by the Borrowers in connection with any of the Investigations, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,000,000 (the “Investigations Expenses”);

 (c) for any fiscal year after fiscal year 2004 through and including fiscal year 2006, charges not to exceed $1,000,000
(inclusive of legal fees and disbursements) in the aggregate for amounts, if any, in excess of the remaining reserve therefor paid during such period under the settlement of the Class Action Lawsuit; 
 (d) any non-cash asset impairment charges or fixed asset additions for restaurant properties that have previously been impaired, in each
case in accordance with FASB 144 (to the extent having been deducted in the calculation of net earnings (loss) for such period); 
 (e) for the fourth fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter, any charges related to FIN 47 in amount not to exceed $359,857 for the fourth fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2005 and $210,000 for
each fiscal year thereafter; 
 (f) for fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter, any charges related to
FASB 123; 
 (g) any non-recurring store closure expenses and lease termination charges for such period related to any
store closures; and 

 (h) for the third fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2007, asset write-off and renovation
expenses related to the store located at 855 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 in an aggregate amount not to exceed $700,000; 
 provided
that any reversal (or reimbursement) of charges set forth in the foregoing clauses (b) through (h) shall not be included in (and, as applicable, subtracted from) EBITDA.” 
  

	3.	Waiver of Designated Events of Default. Subject to the satisfaction by Borrowers of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 herein, and anything in the Credit
Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Lender Group hereby waives the Designated Event of Default; provided, however, nothing herein shall be deemed a waiver with respect to any other future failure of Borrowers to comply fully
with any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other provision of any Loan Document. This waiver shall be effective only for the Designated Event of Default, and in no event shall this waiver be deemed to be a waiver of enforcement of any of the
Lender Group’s rights with respect to any other Defaults or Events of Default now existing or hereafter arising. Nothing contained in this Amendment nor any communications between any Borrower and any member of the Lender Group shall be a
waiver of any rights or remedies any member of the Lender Group has or may have against Borrowers, except as specifically provided herein. Except as specifically provided herein, each member of the Lender Group hereby reserves and preserves all of
its rights and remedies against Borrowers under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. 

  

	4.	Conditions Precedent to Amendment. The satisfaction of each of the following shall constitute conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Amendment and each and every
provision hereof: 

  

	 	(a)	Agent shall have received this Amendment, duly executed by the parties hereto, and the same shall be in full force and effect. 

  

	 	(b)	Agent shall have received a reaffirmation and consent substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, duly executed and delivered by each Guarantor.

  

	 	(c)	Borrowers shall have paid to Agent, for WFF’s sole and separate account, an amendment fee of $75,000 (the “Eleventh Amendment Fee”), which Eleventh Amendment
Fee shall be fully earned (and non-refundable) and paid in full on the date hereof by charging such fee to Borrowers’ Loan Account. 

  

	 	(d)	After giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties herein and in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents shall be true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, as though made on such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date). 

	 	(e)	After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date hereof, nor shall result from the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein. 

  

	 	(f)	No injunction, writ, restraining order, or other order of any nature prohibiting, directly or indirectly, the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein shall have been
issued and remain in force as of the date hereof by any Governmental Authority against any Borrower, any Guarantor, Agent, or any Lender. 

  

	5.	Release. Each Borrower hereby waives, releases, remises and forever discharges each member of the Lender Group, each of their respective Affiliates, and each of their
respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, the “Releasees”), from any and all claims, demands, obligations, liabilities, causes of action, damages, losses, costs and expenses of any kind or character, known
or unknown, past or present, liquidated or unliquidated, suspected or unsuspected, which any Borrower ever had from the beginning of the world, or now has against any such Releasee which relates, directly or indirectly, to the Credit Agreement or
any other Loan Document, or to any acts or omissions of any such Releasee with respect to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to the lender-borrower relationship evidenced by the Loan Documents. As to each and every claim released
hereunder, each Borrower hereby represents that it has received the advice of legal counsel with regard to the releases contained herein, and having been so advised, each Borrower specifically waives the benefit of the provisions of
Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California which provides as follows: 

 “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT
EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH A CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM, MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” 
 As to each and every claim released hereunder, each Borrower also waives the benefit of each other similar provision of applicable federal
or state law (including without limitation the laws of the state of New York), if any, pertaining to general releases after having been advised by its legal counsel with respect thereto. 
  

	6.	Costs and Expenses. Borrowers agree to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each member of the Lender Group (including, without limitation, the reasonable
fees and disbursements of outside counsel to each member of the Lender Group) in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and all agreements and documents executed in connection herewith and the review of all
documents incidental thereto. 

  

	7.	 Representations and Warranties. Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Lender Group that (a) the execution, delivery, and performance of this
Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, (i) are within its corporate or limited partnership powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited partnership action on its part, and (iii) are not
in contravention of any law, rule, or regulation 

	 	 
applicable to it, or any order, judgment, decree, writ, injunction, or award of any arbitrator, court, or Governmental Authority binding on it, or of the
terms of its Governing Documents, or of any material contract or undertaking to which it is a party or by which any of its properties may be bound or affected; (b) each of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are legal,
valid and binding obligations of each Borrower, enforceable against each Borrower in accordance with their respective terms (except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws relating to or limiting creditors rights generally); and (c) after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof. 

  

	8.	Choice of Law. The validity of this Amendment, its construction, interpretation and enforcement, and the rights of the parties hereunder shall be determined under, governed
by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 

  

	9.	Counterpart Execution. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any of
the parties hereto may execute this Amendment by signing any such counterpart. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telefacsimile or electronic mail shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of
this Amendment. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of Amendment by telefacsimile or electronic mail also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Amendment, but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall
not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Amendment. 

  

	10.	Effect on Loan Documents. 

  

	 	(a)	The Credit Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, as amended, modified or waived hereby, shall be and remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective
terms and hereby are ratified and confirmed in all respects. The execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment shall not operate, except as expressly set forth herein, as a modification or waiver of any right, power, or remedy of Agent or
any Lender under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. The waivers, consents, and modifications herein are limited to the specifics hereof, shall not apply with respect to any facts or occurrences other than those on which the same are
based, shall not excuse future non-compliance with the Loan Documents, and shall not operate as a consent to any further or other matter under the Loan Documents. 

  

	 	(b)	Upon and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “herein”,
“hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “therein”, “thereof” or words of like
import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified and amended hereby. 

	 	(c)	To the extent that any terms and conditions in any of the Loan Documents shall contradict or be in conflict with any terms or conditions of the Credit Agreement, after giving effect
to this Amendment, such terms and conditions are hereby deemed modified or amended accordingly to reflect the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement as modified or amended hereby. 

  

	 	(d)	This Amendment is a Loan Document. 

  

	11.	Entire Agreement. This Amendment embodies the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and
all prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof, whether express or implied, oral or written. 

 [signature page follows] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Amendment as of the date first above written.

  

					
	 BUCA, INC.
 a Minnesota corporation

		
	By:	 	 Richard G. Erstad

	Title:	 	General Counsel
	
	 BUCA RESTAURANTS, INC.
 a Minnesota
corporation

		
	By:	 	 Richard G. Erstad

	Title:	 	Secretary
	
	 BUCA TEXAS RESTAURANTS, L.P.
 a Texas
limited partnership

		
	By:	 	 Buca Restaurants, Inc.,
 its general partner

			
		 	By:	 	 Richard G. Erstad

		 	Title:	 	Secretary
	
	 BUCA (KANSAS), INC.
 a Kansas
corporation

		
	By:	 	 Richard G. Erstad

	Title:	 	Secretary
	
	 BUCA RESTAURANTS 2, INC.
 a Minnesota
corporation

		
	By:	 	 Richard G. Erstad

	Title:	 	Secretary
	
	 BUCA (MINNEAPOLIS), INC.
 a Minnesota
corporation

		
	By:	 	 Richard G. Erstad

	Title:	 	Secretary

			
	 WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, INC.
 a
California corporation, as Agent and as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Kelly Walsh

	Title:	 	Vice PresidentFirst Amended and Restated Employment Agreement

 Exhibit 10.2 
 FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made as of this 5th
day of November 2007 by and between BUCA, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), and Dennis J. Goetz (the “Executive”). 
 WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee are parties to an Employment Agreement dated as of September 15, 2007; and 
 WHEREAS, the
Company and Employee desire to amend the terms by which Employee shall be employed in the business of the Company. 
 NOW THEREFORE, IN
CONSIDERATION of the premises and the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 1.
Employment. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company shall employ Executive and Executive agrees to be so employed for a term ending upon termination in accordance with Section 7 of this Agreement. 
 2. Duties. Executive currently serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. It is anticipated that on or before December 31, 2007,
Executive shall be appointed by the Board of Directors as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. From such date and continuing for the duration of Executive’s employment hereunder, Executive shall then serve as the Chief Financial Officer
of the Company and shall report to the Chief Executive Officer and to the Board of Directors. As Chief Financial Officer, Executive shall have all the duties and powers customarily associated with the office of chief financial officer of a
significant business enterprise. While Executive is employed by the Company hereunder, Executive shall diligently and conscientiously devote his full time and attention to the business of the Company. Executive shall perform such other duties as may
from time to time be given to him by the Chief Executive Officer and/or the Board of Directors. Executive hereby represents and confirms that neither (i) Executive’s entering into this Agreement nor (ii) Executive’s performance
of his duties and obligations hereunder will violate or conflict with any other agreement (oral or written) to which Executive is a party or by which Executive is bound. 
 3. Base Salary. Commencing on November 5, 2007, the Company shall pay to Executive an annualized base salary of $210,000. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (or other authorized committee
of the Board of Directors) (the “Committee”) shall establish Executive’s base salary for 2008 and each subsequent calendar year. The base salary is payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices and
procedures as in effect from time to time. 
 4. Bonuses. Executive shall be eligible to receive a base cash bonus in an amount up to
30% percent of base salary for that year. Payment of any base cash bonus shall be based upon the Company attaining certain performance targets selected by the Committee and based upon the budget for the applicable year, as approved by the Board of
Directors. 
 5. Expenses. While Executive is employed by the Company hereunder, the Company shall reimburse Executive for all
reasonable and necessary out-of-pocket business, travel and entertainment expenses incurred by him in carrying out his duties under this Agreement, subject to the Company’s normal policies and procedures for expense verification and
documentation. While Executive is employed by the Company hereunder, in recognition of Executive’s need for an automobile for business purposes, the Company will provide Executive with a $1,000 per month automobile allowance. 
 6. Benefits. While Executive is employed by the Company hereunder, Executive shall be entitled to participate in any benefit plans or programs
provided generally to the Company’s employees, to the extent Executive is eligible to participate under the terms and conditions of the plans or programs. The Company provides no assurance as to the adoption or continuance of any particular
employee benefit plan or program, and Executive’s participation in any such plan or program shall be subject to the provisions, rules and regulations applicable thereto. While Executive is employed by the Company hereunder, Executive 

 
shall be entitled to accrued vacation and holidays in accordance with Company policy for employees. Such vacation shall be taken by Executive at times so as
not to unduly disrupt the operations of the Company and shall not be accrued and carried over from year to year. 
 7. Termination.
Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate immediately upon: 
 (a) the death of Executive; 
 (b) Executive’s receipt of notice to Executive from the Company that his employment is terminated due to Executive’s inability
to perform his usual and customary duties by reason of Physical or Mental Disability; 
 (c) Executive’s receipt of
notice from the Company of the termination of his employment (with or without Cause); or 
 (d) Executive’s abandonment
of his employment or receipt by the Company of notice of his resignation. 
 For purposes of this Section, “Cause” means

 (i) an act or acts of dishonesty undertaken by Executive and intended to result in material personal gain or enrichment of
Executive or others at the expense of the Company; 
 (ii) gross misconduct that is willful or deliberate on Executive’s
part and that, in either event, is injurious to the Company; 
 (iii) the conviction of Executive of a felony; 
 (iv) the failure of Executive to perform his duties and responsibilities hereunder or to satisfy his obligations as an officer or employee
of the Company, which failure has not been cured by Executive within 30 days after written notice thereof to Executive from the Company; 
 (v) the material breach of any terms and conditions of this Agreement by Executive, which breach has not been cured by Executive within 15 days after written notice thereof to Executive from the Company; or

 (vi) conduct by Executive that is deemed by a majority of the directors to have a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, assets, properties, or financial condition of Company, taken as a whole. 
 For purposes of this Section, “Physical or
Mental Disability” means the inability of Executive to perform on a full-time basis the duties and responsibilities of his employment with the Company by reason of his illness or other physical or mental impairment or condition, if such
inability continues (i) for an uninterrupted period of 90 days or more during any 360-day period or (ii) for 180 days in any 360-day period. A period of inability shall be “uninterrupted” unless and until Executive returns to
full-time work for a continuous period of at least 30 days. 
 8. Effect of Termination. If Executive is terminated by the Company for
Cause or if Executive terminates employment under Section 7(d), Executive shall be paid only to the date of actual termination of employment and Executive shall not be entitled to any additional compensation for the year in which termination of
employment occurs (or any subsequent year) or any other termination payment. 
 If Executive is terminated by reason of death or Physical or
Mental Disability, Executive or his estate shall be entitled to a termination payment equal to six months’ base salary then in effect plus a pro rata portion (based on the number of months completed during such current year) of any bonus amount
deemed earned during such current year, payable in six substantially equal monthly installments beginning on the first day of the month following termination of employment, and the termination payment shall be reduced by all disability insurance
payments received by Executive during such period under disability insurance policies provided by the Company. 
  

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 If Executive is terminated by the Company without Cause, Executive shall be entitled to a termination
payment equal to six months’ base salary then in effect plus a pro rata portion (based on the number of months completed during such current year) of any bonus amount deemed earned during such current year, payable in six substantially equal
installments beginning on the first day of the month following termination of employment. The Company shall also continue Executive’s health benefits for such six-month period, or at its option, pay COBRA coverage premiums during the first six
months of Executive’s COBRA eligibility period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, payments required under this paragraph in the event of a termination by the Company without Cause shall cease prior to the expiration of the six-month period at such
time as Executive accepts employment with another entity. If Executive accepts employment prior to the expiration of the six-month payment period, Executive shall provide written notice thereof to the Company. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8, the Company shall not be obligated to make any payments to Executive under this Section
unless Executive shall have signed a release of claims in favor of the Company and its affiliates in a form reasonably prescribed by the Company, all applicable consideration and recession periods provided by law shall have expired, and Executive is
not in material breach of any terms or conditions of this Agreement. 
 9. Tax Withholding. The Company shall deduct from any payments
made to the Executive hereunder any withholding or other taxes which the Company is required to deduct, if any, under applicable law. 
 10.
Confidentiality. Except as permitted by the Company or in the ordinary course of the performance of the Executive’s duties hereunder, Executive shall not at any time divulge, furnish or make accessible to anyone or use in any way other
than in the ordinary course of the business of the Company, any confidential, proprietary or secret knowledge or information of the Company that Executive has acquired or shall acquire about the Company, whether developed by himself or by others,
concerning (i) any trade secrets, (ii) any confidential, proprietary or secret designs, programs, processes, formulae, recipes, plans, devices or material (whether or not patented or patentable) directly or indirectly useful in any aspect
of the business of the Company, (iii) any supplier lists, (iv) any confidential, proprietary or secret development or research work, (v) any strategic or other business, marketing or sales plans, (vi) any financial data or plans,
or (viii) any other confidential or proprietary information or secret aspects of the business of the Company. Executive acknowledges that the above-described knowledge and information constitutes a unique and valuable asset of the Company and
represents a substantial investment of time and expense by the Company, and that any disclosure or other use of such knowledge or information other than for the sole benefit of the Company would be wrongful and may cause irreparable harm to the
Company. Executive shall take reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of such knowledge and information. The foregoing obligations of confidentiality shall not apply to any knowledge or information that (i) is now or subsequently
becomes generally publicly known, other than as a result of the breach of this Agreement, or (ii) is required to be disclosed by law or legal process. Executive understands and agrees that his obligations under this Agreement to maintain the
confidentiality of the Company’s confidential information are in addition to any obligations of Executive under applicable statutory or common law. The obligations of Executive under this Section 10 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement and termination of Executive’s employment with the Company. 
 11. Covenant Not to Compete. The parties agree that the
Company would be substantially harmed if Executive competes with the Company during employment with the Company or after termination of employment with the Company. Therefore, in exchange for the benefits provided to Executive hereunder, Executive
agrees that during his employment with the Company and for the applicable period set forth below after termination of such employment for any reason, Executive will not directly or indirectly, without the written consent of the Company; 

(a) for a period of six months after termination, own, operate or render services to any entity engaged, directly or indirectly, in
owning or operating Italian restaurants within fifty (50) miles of any restaurant owned or managed by the Company; or 
 (b) for a period of twelve months after termination, hire, offer to hire, entice away, or in any other way, persuade or attempt to persuade any entity or any employee, officer, agent, independent contractor, supplier or subcontractor of the
Company to discontinue their relationship with the Company. 
  

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 If the duration of, the scope of or any business activity covered by any provision of this
Section 11 is in excess of what is determined to be valid and enforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be construed to cover only that duration, scope or activity that is determined to be valid and enforceable. Executive hereby
acknowledges that this Section 11 shall be given the construction which renders its provisions valid and enforceable to the maximum extent, not exceeding its express terms, possible under applicable law. 
 12. Disparagement. The Company and Executive agree that during and after the term of this Agreement, they will not knowingly vilify, disparage,
slander or defame the other party or, in the case of the Company, its officers, directors, employees, business or business practices. 
 13.
Arbitration. 
 (a) Executive and the Company agree and stipulate that the services rendered in this transaction
involve interstate commerce as defined in the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §1 et seq., and that this Arbitration Agreement is covered and governed pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act. 
 (b) Executive and the Company agree that, should a controversy arise, any and all claims shall be resolved in arbitration under the
then-current National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes (“Rules”) of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) before an arbitrator who is licensed to practice law in the state in which the
arbitration is convened (“the Arbitrator”). The arbitration shall take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 
 (c) The Arbitrator shall be selected as follows: AAA shall give each party a list of arbitrators drawn from its panel of employment arbitrators pursuant to Rule 9 of the Rules. Each party may strike two names on the list it deems
unacceptable in accordance with the Rules. If only one common name remains on the lists of all parties, that individual shall be designated as the Arbitrator. In the event no Arbitrator is agreed to then AAA shall select the Arbitrator in accordance
with the Rules. 
 (d) The Arbitrator shall apply the substantive law (and the law of remedies, if applicable) of the state in
which the claim arose, or federal law, or both, as applicable to the claim(s) asserted. The Federal Rules of Evidence shall apply. The Arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to resolve any
dispute relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability or formation of this Agreement, including but not limited to any claim that all or any part of this Agreement is void or voidable. The arbitration shall be final and binding upon
the parties. 
 (e) The Arbitrator shall have jurisdiction to hear and rule on pre-hearing disputes and is authorized to hold
pre-hearing conferences by telephone or in person as the Arbitrator deems necessary. The Arbitrator shall have the authority to entertain a motion to dismiss and/or a motion for summary judgment by any party and shall apply the standards governing
such motions under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 
 (f) Either party, at its expense, may arrange for and pay the cost
of a court reporter to provide a stenographic record of proceedings. 
 (g) Either party, upon request at the closing of
hearing, shall be given leave to file a post-hearing brief. The time for filing such a brief shall be set by the Arbitrator. 
 (h) Either party may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to compel arbitration under this Agreement and to enforce an arbitration award. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, both parties agree that neither
party will initiate or prosecute any lawsuit or administrative action in any way related to any claim covered by this Agreement. 
 (i) The Arbitrator shall render an award and opinion in the form typically rendered in employment arbitrations. 
  

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 (j) The results of the arbitration, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or ordered by
the Arbitrator on motion, are not confidential and may be reported by any news agency or legal publisher or service. 
 (k)
The parties shall equally share the fees and costs of the Arbitrator. Each party will deposit funds or post other appropriate security for its share of the Arbitrator’s fee, in an amount and manner determined by the Arbitrator, ten
(10) days before the first day of the hearing. Each party shall pay for its own costs and attorneys’ fees, if any. 
 (l) At the conclusion of the arbitration hearing, the parties hereby select and appoint the Arbitrator as their Mediator to fully and finally dispose of all issues existing between them. Immediately upon conclusion of the arbitration
hearing, the Arbitrator shall retire to make his/her Award, and shall maintain the original of the Award in an envelope with copies in two additional envelopes for the Executive and the Company. Upon sealing the original and copies in three
respective envelopes, the Arbitrator/Mediator shall then immediately convene a mediation process to attempt to resolve any and all issues between the parties. 
 (m) Notwithstanding the parties’ agreement to arbitrate all claims between them, in the event that the Company believes it will
suffer material and irreparable damage if the Executive violates any provision contained in Sections 10 or 11 of this Agreement, the parties hereby agree in the event of such breach or an apparent danger of such breach by Executive, the Company
shall be entitled, in addition to such other remedies available to it, to seek an immediate injunction to restrain the violation of any or all such provisions by Executive. 
 14. Notices. All notices required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
parties at the following addresses or to such other addresses as either may designate in writing to the other party: 
  

			
	If to Company:	  	BUCA, INC.
		  	1300 Nicollet Avenue
		  	Suite 5003
		  	Minneapolis, MN 55403
		
	If to Executive:	  	Dennis J. Goetz
		  	1300 Nicollet Avenue
		  	Suite 5003
		  	Minneapolis, MN 55403

 15. Governing Law; Jurisdiction and Venue. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced
in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Minnesota. Executive and the Company consent to jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Minnesota and/or the federal district courts in Minnesota, for the purpose of resolving all issues of
law, equity, or fact, arising out of or in connection with this Agreement. Any action involving claims of a breach of this Agreement, not subject to the arbitration provisions in this Agreement, shall be brought in such courts. Each party consents
to personal jurisdiction over such party in the state and/or federal courts of Minnesota and hereby waives any defense of lack of personal jurisdiction. 
 16. Entire Contract. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the Company and Executive with regard to the matters stated herein. There are no other agreements, conditions or
representations, oral or written, express or implied, with regard to the employment of Executive by the Company. This Agreement may be amended only in writing, signed by both parties hereto. 
 17. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company, its successors and assigns, and shall inure to
the benefit of and be binding upon Executive, his heirs, distributees and personal representatives. In the event of Executive’s death, any amounts payable hereunder shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to
Executive’s designee, or if there is no such designee, to Executive’s estate. The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement may be assigned to a successor. The rights and obligations of Executive under this Agreement may
not be assigned by Executive to any other person or entity. 
 [Signature page follows] 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the date and year first above written.

  

			
	BUCA, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Wallace B. Doolin

	Its:	 	Chairman and CEO
	
	EXECUTIVE
	
	 /s/ Dennis J. Goetz

	Dennis J. Goetz

  

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