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Exhibit 4.4  

THE
REGISTERED HOLDER OF THIS PURCHASE OPTION BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT SELL, TRANSFER OR ASSIGN THIS PURCHASE OPTION EXCEPT AS HEREIN PROVIDED AND THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF
THIS PURCHASE OPTION AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT SELL, TRANSFER, ASSIGN, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATE THIS PURCHASE OPTION FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE (DEFINED BELOW) TO ANYONE OTHER
THAN (I) AN UNDERWRITER OR A SELECTED DEALER IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING, OR (II) A BONA FIDE OFFICER OR PARTNER OF CGF OR OF ANY SUCH UNDERWRITER OR SELECTED DEALER. 

THIS
PURCHASE OPTION IS NOT EXERCISABLE PRIOR TO THE LATER OF THE CONSUMMATION BY RESTAURANT ACQUISITION PARTNERS, INC. (THE "COMPANY") OF A
BUSINESS COMBINATION (AS DESCRIBED MORE FULLY IN THE COMPANY'S REGISTRATION STATEMENT (DEFINED HEREIN))
AND                        , 2007. VOID AFTER 5:00 P.M. NEW YORK CITY LOCAL TIME,
                        , 2011. 

 
 

UNIT PURCHASE OPTION    
    
    FOR THE PURCHASE OF    
    
    105,000 UNITS    
    
    OF    
    
    RESTAURANT ACQUISITION PARTNERS, INC.    
    

1.    Purchase Option.    

        THIS
CERTIFIES THAT, in consideration of a total of $100.00 duly paid by or on behalf of Capital Growth Financial, LLC ("Holder" or
"CGF"), as registered owner of this Purchase Option, to Restaurant Acquisition Partners, Inc.
("Company"), Holder is entitled, at any time or from time to time upon the later of the consummation of a Business Combination (as defined in the
Registration Statement) and                        , 2007 ("Commencement Date"), and at or before 5:00 p.m., New York City local time,                        ,
2011 ("Expiration Date"), but not thereafter, to subscribe for, purchase and receive, in whole or in part, up to a total of one hundred five thousand
(105,000) units ("Units") of the Company, each Unit consisting of one share of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share
("Common Stock"), and two warrants ("Warrant(s)") expiring four years from the effective date
("Effective Date") of the registration statement ("Registration Statement") pursuant to which Units are
offered for sale to the public ("Offering"). Each Warrant shall be substantially the same (other than the exercise price thereof and the "cashless
exercise provisions" thereof) as the warrants included in the Units being registered for sale to the public by way of the Registration Statement ("Public
Warrants"). If the Expiration Date is a day on which banking institutions are authorized by law to close, then this Purchase Option may be exercised on the next succeeding day
which is not such a day in accordance with the terms herein. During the period ending on the Expiration Date, the Company agrees not to take any action that would terminate this Purchase Option. This
Purchase Option is initially exercisable at $7.20 per Unit so purchased; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any of the events specified in Section 6 hereof, the rights granted by
this Purchase Option, including the exercise price per Unit and the number of Units (and shares of Common Stock and Warrants) to be received upon such exercise, shall be adjusted as therein specified.
The term "Exercise Price" shall mean the initial exercise price or the adjusted exercise price, depending on the context. 

2.    Exercise.    

2.1    Exercise Form.    In order to exercise this Purchase Option, the exercise form attached hereto must be duly executed and
completed and delivered to the Company, together with this Purchase Option and payment of the Exercise Price for the Units being purchased payable in cash or by certified check or 

official
bank check. If the subscription rights represented hereby shall not be exercised at or before 5:00 p.m., New York City local time, on the Expiration Date this Purchase Option shall
become and be void without further force or effect, and all rights represented hereby shall cease and expire. 

2.2    Legend.    Each certificate for the securities purchased under this Purchase Option shall bear a legend as follows unless
such securities have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Act"): 

        "The
securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Act"), or
applicable state law. The securities may not be offered for sale, sold or otherwise transferred except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act, or pursuant to an exemption from
registration under the Act and applicable state law." 

2.3    Cashless Exercise.    

2.3.1    Determination of Amount.    In lieu of the payment of the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of Units for which this
Purchase Option is exercisable (and in lieu of being entitled to receive Common Stock and Warrants) in the manner required by Section 2.1, the Holder shall have the right (but not the
obligation) to convert any exercisable but unexercised portion of this Purchase Option into Units ("Conversion Right") as follows: upon exercise of the
Conversion Right, the Company shall deliver to the Holder (without payment by the Holder of any of the Exercise Price in cash) that number of Units (or that number of shares of Common Stock and
Warrants comprising that number of Units) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the "Value" (as defined below) of the portion of the Purchase Option being converted by (y) the
Current Market Value (as defined below). The "Value" of the portion of the Purchase Option being converted shall equal the remainder derived from subtracting (a) (i) the Exercise Price
multiplied by (ii) the number of Units underlying the portion of this Purchase Option being converted from (b) the Current Market Value of a Unit multiplied by the number of Units
underlying the portion of the Purchase Option being converted. As used herein, the term "Current Market Value" per Unit at any date means: (A) in the event that neither the Units nor Public
Warrants are still trading, the remainder derived from subtracting (x) the exercise price of the Warrants multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants underlying one Unit from (y) (i) the Current Market Price of the Common Stock multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock underlying one Unit, which shall include
the shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants included in such Unit; (B) in the event that the Units, Common Stock and Public Warrants are still trading, (i) if the Units are listed
on a national securities exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq SmallCap Market or NASD OTC Bulletin Board (or successor exchange), the last sale price of the Units in the principal
trading market for the Units as reported by the exchange, Nasdaq or the NASD, as the case may be, on the last trading day preceding the date in question; or (ii) if the Units are not listed on
a national securities exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq SmallCap Market or the NASD OTC Bulletin Board (or successor exchange), but is traded in the residual
over-the-counter market, the closing bid price for Units on the last trading day preceding the date in question for which such quotations are reported by the Pink Sheets, LLC
or similar publisher of such quotations; and (C) in the event that the Units are not still trading but the Common Stock and Public Warrants underlying the Units are still trading, the Current
Market Price of the Common Stock plus the product of (x) the Current Market Price of the Public Warrants and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants included in
one Unit. The "Current Market Price" shall mean (i) if the Common Stock (or Public Warrants, as the case may be) is listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq National
Market, Nasdaq SmallCap Market or NASD OTC Bulletin Board (or successor exchange), the last sale price of the Common Stock (or Public Warrants) in the principal trading market for the Common Stock as
reported by the exchange, Nasdaq or the NASD, as the case may be, on the last trading day preceding the date in question; (ii) if the Common Stock (or Public Warrants, as the case may be) is
not listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq SmallCap Market or the NASD OTC Bulletin Board (or successor exchange), but is traded in the residual
over-the-counter market, the closing bid price for the Common Stock (or Public Warrants) on the last trading day preceding the date in question for which such quotations are
reported by the Pink Sheets, LLC or 

similar
publisher of such quotations; and (iii) if the fair market value of the Common Stock cannot be determined pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, such price as the Board of
Directors of the Company shall determine, in good faith. In the event the Public Warrants have expired and are no longer exercisable, no "Value" shall be attributed to the Warrants underlying this
Purchase Option. Additionally, in the event that this Purchase Option is exercised pursuant to this Section 2.3 and the Public Warrants are still trading, the "Value" shall be reduced by the
difference between the Warrant Exercise Price and the exercise price of the Public Warrants multiplied by the number of Warrants
underlying the Units included in the portion of this Purchase Option being converted. 

2.3.2    Mechanics of Cashless Exercise.    The Cashless Exercise Right may be exercised by the Holder on any business day on or
after the Commencement Date and not later than the Expiration Date by delivering the Purchase Option with the duly executed exercise form attached hereto with the cashless exercise section completed
to the Company, exercising the Cashless Exercise Right and specifying the total number of Units the Holder will purchase pursuant to such Cashless Exercise Right. 

2.4    No Obligation to Net Cash Settle.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Purchase Option, in no event
will the Company net cash settle the exercise of the Purchase Option or the Warrants underlying the Purchase Option. The holder of the Purchase Option and the Warrants underlying the Purchase Option
may not exercise the Purchase Option or the Warrants underlying such Purchase Option unless a registration statement is effective with respect to the Common Stock underlying the Public Warrants and,
if the holder is not able to exercise the Purchase Option or underlying Warrants prior to their expiration, the Purchase Option and/or the underlying Warrants, as applicable, will expire worthless. 

3.    Transfer.    

3.1    General Restrictions.    The registered Holder of this Purchase Option, by its acceptance hereof, agrees that it will not
sell, transfer, assign, pledge or hypothecate this Purchase Option for a period of one year following the Effective Date to anyone other than (i) CGF or an underwriter or a selected dealer in
connection with the Offering or (ii) a bona fide officer or partner of CGF or of any such underwriter or selected dealer. On and after the first anniversary of the Effective Date, transfers to
others may be made subject to compliance with or exemptions from applicable securities laws. In order to make any permitted assignment, the Holder must deliver to the Company the assignment form
attached hereto duly executed and completed, together with this Purchase Option and payment of all transfer taxes, if any, payable in connection therewith. The Company shall within five business days
transfer this Purchase Option on the books of the Company and shall execute and deliver a new Purchase Option or Purchase Options of like tenor to the appropriate assignee(s) expressly evidencing the
right to purchase the aggregate number of Units purchasable hereunder or such portion of such number as shall be contemplated by any such assignment. 

3.2    Restrictions Imposed by the Act.    The securities evidenced by this Purchase Option shall not be transferred unless and
until (i) the Company has received the opinion of counsel for the Holder that the securities may be transferred pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Act and applicable state
securities laws, the availability of which is established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company (the Company hereby agreeing that the opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP shall be
deemed satisfactory evidence of the availability of an exemption), or (ii) a registration statement or a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement relating to such
securities has been filed by the Company and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and compliance with
applicable state securities law has been established. The Company agrees that prior to the Commencement Date, it shall file with the Commission a post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement, or a new registration statement, for the registration, under the Act, of, and it shall take such action as is necessary to qualify for sale, in those states in which the
Warrants were initially offered by the Company, the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. In either case, the Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective and
to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement until the expiration or redemption of 

the
Warrants in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this paragraph may not be modified, amended or deleted without the prior written consent of CGF. 

4.    New Purchase Options to be Issued.    

4.1    Partial Exercise or Transfer.    Subject to the restrictions in Section 3 hereof, this Purchase Option may be
exercised or assigned in whole or in part. In the event of the exercise or assignment hereof in part only, upon surrender of this Purchase Option for cancellation, together with the duly executed
exercise or assignment form and funds sufficient to pay any Exercise Price and/or transfer tax, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Holder without charge a new Purchase Option of like tenor
to this Purchase Option in the name of the Holder evidencing the right of the Holder to purchase the number of Units purchasable hereunder as to which this Purchase Option has not been exercised or
assigned. 

4.2    Lost Certificate.    Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation
of this Purchase Option and of reasonably satisfactory indemnification or the posting of a bond, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Purchase Option of like tenor and date. Any such new
Purchase Option executed and delivered as a result of such loss, theft, mutilation or destruction shall constitute a substitute contractual obligation on the part of the Company. 

5.    Warrant Redemption.    

        Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein or in that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of                        , 2006, between
the Company and Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent
(the "Warrant Agreement"), (i) this Purchase Option shall, to the extent not earlier exercised in full, be automatically exercised, immediately
prior to a redemption of the Company's outstanding warrants pursuant to Section 6 of the Warrant Agreement (provided that notice is provided to the Holder on the same terms as provided to the
holders of Warrants pursuant to the Warrant Agreement), and (ii) each Warrant that is part of a Unit issued hereunder upon such automatic conversion shall be redeemed by the Company as part of
such redemption for the Redemption Price. 

        As
provided in the Warrant Agreement, the Company may not issue or deliver any securities pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant and may not settle the Warrant exercise unless a
registration statement under the Act with respect to the Common Stock underlying the Public Warrants is effective. In the event that a registration statement with respect to the Common Stock
underlying the Public Warrants is not effective under the Act, no holder of any Warrant shall be entitled to exercise such Warrant and such Warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event
may the Company net cash settle the warrant exercise. Warrants may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any registered holder in any state in which such exercise would be unlawful. In the
event that a registration statement is not effective for the exercised Warrants, the purchaser of a unit containing such Warrant will have paid the full purchase price for the unit solely for the
shares included in such unit. 

6.    Adjustments.    

6.1    Adjustments to Exercise Price and Number of Securities.    The Exercise Price and the number of Units underlying this
Purchase Option shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as hereinafter set forth: 

6.1.1    Stock Dividends—Split-Ups.    If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of
Section 6.3 below, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or by a split-up of shares of Common Stock or
other similar event, then, on the effective date thereof, the number of shares of Common Stock underlying each of the Units purchasable hereunder shall be increased in proportion to such increase in
outstanding shares. In such case, the number of shares of Common Stock, and the exercise price applicable thereto, underlying the Warrants underlying each of the Units purchasable hereunder shall be
adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Warrants (even though such Warrants shall not yet have been issued). For example, if the Company declares a two-for-one stock
dividend and at the time of such dividend this Purchase Option 

is
for the purchase of one Unit at $7.20 per whole Unit (and each Warrant underlying the Units is exercisable for $6.00 per share), upon effectiveness of the dividend, this Purchase Option will be
adjusted to allow for the purchase of one Unit at $7.20 per Unit, each Unit entitling the holder to receive two shares of Common Stock and four Warrants (each Warrant exercisable for $3.00 per share). 

6.1.2    Aggregation of Shares.    If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 6.3, the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date thereof, the number of
shares of Common Stock underlying each of the Units purchasable hereunder shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares. In such case, the number of shares of Common Stock,
and the exercise price applicable thereto, underlying the Warrants underlying each of the Units purchasable hereunder shall be adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Warrants (even though such
Warrants shall not yet have been issued). 

6.1.3    Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc.    In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock other than a change covered by Section 6.1.1 or 6.1.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of such shares of Common Stock, or in the case of any merger or
consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification
or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the property of the Company as an entirety or substantially
as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Holder of this Purchase Option shall have the right thereafter (until the expiration of the right of exercise of this Purchase
Option) to receive upon the exercise hereof, for the same aggregate Exercise Price payable hereunder immediately prior to such event, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or
property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, by a Holder of the number of shares
of Common Stock of the Company obtainable upon exercise of this Purchase Option and the underlying Warrants immediately prior to such event; and if any reclassification also results in a change in
shares of Common Stock covered by Section 6.1.1 or 6.1.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections 6.1.1, 6.1.2 and this Section 6.1.3. The provisions of this
Section 6.1.3 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers. 

6.1.4    Changes in Form of Purchase Option.    This form of Purchase Option need not be changed because of any change pursuant to
this Section, and Purchase Options issued after such change may state the same Exercise Price and the same number of Units as are stated in the Purchase Options initially issued pursuant to this
Agreement. The acceptance by any Holder of the issuance of new Purchase Options reflecting a required or permissive change shall not be deemed to waive any rights to an adjustment occurring after the
Commencement Date or the computation thereof. 

6.2    Substitute Purchase Option.    In case of any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company with, or merger of
the Company into, another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger which does not result in any reclassification or change of the outstanding Common Stock), the corporation formed by such
consolidation or merger shall execute and deliver to the Holder a supplemental Purchase Option providing that the holder of each Purchase Option then outstanding or to be outstanding shall have the
right thereafter (until the stated expiration of such Purchase Option) to receive, upon exercise of such Purchase Option, the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property
receivable upon such consolidation or merger, by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company for which such Purchase Option might have been exercised immediately prior to such
consolidation, merger, sale or transfer. Such supplemental Purchase Option shall provide for adjustments which shall be identical to the adjustments provided in Section 6. The above provision
of this Section shall similarly apply to successive consolidations or mergers. 

6.3    Elimination of Fractional Interests.    The Company shall not be required to issue certificates representing fractions of
shares of Common Stock or Warrants upon the exercise of this Purchase 

Option,
nor shall it be required to issue scrip or pay cash in lieu of any fractional interests, it being the intent of the parties that all fractional interests shall be eliminated by rounding any
fraction up or down to the nearest whole number of Warrants, shares of Common Stock or other securities, properties or rights. 

7.    Reservation and Listing.    

        The
Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon exercise of this Purchase Option or the
Warrants underlying this Purchase Option, such number of shares of Common Stock or other securities, properties or rights as shall be issuable upon the exercise thereof. The Company covenants and
agrees that, upon exercise of this Purchase Option and payment of the Exercise Price therefor, all shares of Common Stock and other securities issuable upon such exercise shall be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights of any stockholder. The Company further covenants and agrees that upon exercise of the Warrants underlying this
Purchase Option and payment of the respective Warrant exercise price therefor, all shares of Common Stock and other securities issuable upon such exercise shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights of any stockholder. As long as this Purchase Option shall be outstanding, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause all
(i) Units issuable upon exercise of this Purchase Option, (ii) shares of Common Stock included in the Units issuable upon exercise of this Purchase Option, (iii) Warrants included
in the Units issuable upon exercise of this Purchase Option and (iv) shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants included in the Units issuable upon exercise of this Purchase
Option to be listed (subject to official notice of issuance) on all securities exchanges (or, if applicable on the Nasdaq National Market, SmallCap Market, OTC Bulletin Board or any successor trading
market) on which the Units, the Common Stock or the Public Warrants issued to the public in connection herewith may then be listed and/or quoted. 

8.    Certain Notice Requirements.    

8.1    Holder's Right to Receive Notice.    Nothing herein shall be construed as conferring upon the Holders the right to vote or
consent as a stockholder for the election of directors or any other matter, or as having any rights whatsoever as a stockholder of the Company. If, however, at any time prior to the expiration of this
Purchase Option and its exercise, any of the events described in Section 8.2 shall be proposed, then, in one or more of said events, the Company shall give written notice of such event at least
fifteen days prior to the date fixed as a record date or the date of closing the transfer books for the determination of the stockholders entitled to such dividend, distribution, conversion or
exchange of securities or subscription rights, or entitled to vote on (or notice of) such proposed dissolution, liquidation, winding up or sale, or entitled to such notice of redemption pursuant to
Section 5 hereof. Such notice shall specify such record date or the date of the closing of the transfer books, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall deliver to
each Holder a copy of each notice given to the other stockholders of the Company at the same time and in the same manner that such notice is given to the stockholders. 

8.2    Events Requiring Notice.    The Company shall be required to give the notice described in this Section 8 upon one or
more of the following events: (i) if the Company shall take a record of the holders of its shares of Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or distribution payable
otherwise than in cash, or a cash dividend or distribution payable otherwise than out of retained earnings, as indicated by the accounting treatment of such dividend or distribution on the books of
the Company, (ii) the Company shall offer to all the holders of its Common Stock any additional shares of capital stock of the Company or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares
of capital stock of the Company, or any option, right or warrant to subscribe therefor, (iii) a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company (other than in connection with a
consolidation or merger) or a sale of all or substantially all of its property, assets and business shall be proposed, (iv) if the Company shall delivery a notice to holders of the warrants of
a redemption pursuant to Section 6.2 of the Warrant Agreement or (v) if the Company shall deliver a notice to the Holder pursuant to Section 5 of this Purchase Option. 

8.3    Notice of Change in Exercise Price.    The Company shall, promptly after an event requiring a change in the Exercise Price
pursuant to Section 6 hereof, send notice to the Holders of such event and change ("Price Notice"). The Price Notice shall describe the event
causing the change and the method of calculating same and shall be certified as being true and accurate by the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. 

8.4    Transmittal of Notices.    All notices, requests, consents and other communications under this Purchase Option shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly made when hand delivered, or mailed by express mail or private courier service: (i) if to the registered Holder of this Purchase Option, to the
address of such Holder as shown on the books of the Company, with a copy to: 

Greenberg
Traurig, P.A.

777 South Flagler Drive

Suite 300 East

West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

Attention: Morris C. Brown, Esq. 

or
(ii) if to the Company, to the following address or to such other address as the Company may designate by notice to the Holders: 

Restaurant
Acquisition Partners, Inc.

5950 Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 290

Orlando, Florida 32822

Attention: Christopher R. Thomas 

With
a copy to: 

Pillsbury
Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

1540 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

Attn: Ronald A. Fleming, Jr., Esq. 

9.    Miscellaneous.    

9.1    Amendments.    The Company and CGF may from time to time supplement or amend this Purchase Option without the approval of any
of the Holders in order to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision contained herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein, or to make any other
provisions in regard to matters or questions arising hereunder that the Company and CGF may deem necessary or desirable and that the Company and CGF deem shall not adversely affect the interest of the
Holders. All other modifications or amendments shall require the written consent of and be signed by the party against whom enforcement of the modification or amendment is sought. 

9.2    Headings.    The headings contained herein are for the sole purpose of convenience of reference, and shall not in any way
limit or affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the terms or provisions of this Purchase Option. 

9.3    Entire Agreement.    This Purchase Option (together with the other agreements and documents being delivered pursuant to or in
connection with this Purchase Option) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the
parties, oral and written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. 

9.4    Binding Effect.    This Purchase Option shall inure solely to the benefit of and shall be binding upon, the Holder and the
Company and their permitted assignees, respective successors, legal representative and assigns, and no other person shall have or be construed to have any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim
under or in respect of or by virtue of this Purchase Option or any provisions herein contained. 

9.5    Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.    This Purchase Option shall be governed by and construed and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of, or relating in
any way to this Purchase Option may be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to
such jurisdiction. Any process or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid,
addressed to it at the address set forth in Section 8 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim.
The Company and the Holder agree that the prevailing party(ies) in any such action shall be entitled to recover from the other party(ies) all of its reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses relating to
such action or proceeding and/or incurred in connection with the preparation therefor. 

9.6    Waiver, Etc.    The failure of the Company or the Holder to at any time enforce any of the provisions of this Purchase Option
shall not be deemed or construed to be a waiver of any such provision, nor to in any way affect the validity of this Purchase Option or any provision hereof or the right of the Company or any Holder
to thereafter enforce each and every provision of this Purchase Option. No waiver of any breach, non-compliance or non-fulfillment of any of the provisions of this Purchase
Option shall be effective unless set forth in a written instrument executed by the party or parties against whom or which enforcement of such waiver is sought; and no waiver of any such breach,
non-compliance or non- fulfillment shall be construed or deemed to be a waiver of any other or subsequent breach or non-compliance. 

9.7    Execution in Counterparts.    This Purchase Option may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts has been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to each of the other parties hereto. 

9.8    Exchange Agreement.    As a condition of the Holder's receipt and acceptance of this Purchase Option, Holder agrees that, at
any time prior to the complete exercise of this Purchase Option by Holder, if the Company and CGF enter into an agreement ("Exchange Agreement")
pursuant to which they agree that all outstanding Purchase Options will be exchanged for securities or cash or a combination of both, then Holder shall agree to such exchange and become a party to the
Exchange Agreement. 

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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Purchase Option to be signed by its duly authorized officer as of the    day
of                        , 2006. 

	 	 	RESTAURANT ACQUISITION PARTNERS, INC.
	 	 	By:	 	 	 	 
	

 	
 	

 	
 	

Name:	
 	

 
	 	 	 	 	Title:	 	 

Form
to be used to exercise Purchase Option: 

Restaurant
Acquisition Partners, Inc.

5950 Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 290

Orlando, Florida 32822 

Date:                        ,
200 

        The
undersigned hereby elects irrevocably to exercise all or a portion of the within Purchase Option and to purchase            Units of Restaurant Acquisition Partners, Inc.
and hereby makes payment of $            (at the rate of $7.20 per Unit) in payment of the Exercise Price pursuant thereto. Please issue the Common Stock and Warrants as to which this
Purchase
Option is exercised in accordance with the instructions given below. 

or

        The
undersigned hereby elects irrevocably to convert its right to purchase            Units purchasable under the within Purchase Option by surrender of the unexercised portion of
the attached Purchase Option (with a "Value" based of $            based on a "Market Price" of $            ). Please issue the
securities comprising the Units as to which this Purchase Option
is exercised in accordance with the instructions given below. 

	 	 	NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the purchase option in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

Signature(s)
Guaranteed: 

THE
SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15). 

	INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
	Name	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(Print in Block Letters)	 	 
	

Address	
 	

 	
 	

 

Form
to be used to assign Purchase Option: 

ASSIGNMENT

(To
be executed by the registered Holder to effect a transfer of the within Purchase Option): 

        FOR
VALUE RECEIVED,                        does hereby sell, assign and transfer
unto                        the right to purchase            Units of
Restaurant Acquisition Partners, Inc.
("Company") evidenced by the within Purchase Option and does hereby authorize the Company to transfer such right on the books of the Company. 

Dated:                        ,
200 

	 	 	Signature
	

 	
 	

NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the purchase option in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever.

Signature(s)
Guaranteed: 

THE
SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15). 

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WARRANT AGREEMENT    
    

        This Agreement made as of                        , 2006 between
Restaurant Acquisition Partners, Inc., a Delaware corporation, with offices at 5950 Hazeltine
National Drive, Suite 290, Orlando, Florida 32822 ("Company"), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, with
offices at 17 Battery Place, New York, New York 10004 ("Warrant Agent"). 

        WHEREAS,
the Company is engaged in a public offering ("Public Offering") of Units
("Units") and, in connection therewith, has determined to issue and deliver (i) up to 7,666,666 Warrants, including 1,000,000 Warrants that may
be issued to Capital Growth Financial, LLC (the "Underwriter") upon exercise of its over-allotment option ("Public
Warrants") to the public investors, (ii) 210,000 Warrants to the Underwriter or its designees ("Underwriter's Warrants")
and (iii) in a concurrent private placement 1,500,000 Warrants to existing stockholders of the Company ("Insider Warrants", and together with the
Underwriter's Warrants and the Public Warrants, the "Warrants"), each Warrant evidencing the right of the holder thereof to purchase one share of common
stock, par value $.0001 per share, of the Company's Common Stock ("Common Stock") for $4.50 in the case of the Public Warrants and the Insider Warrants,
and $6.00 in the case of the Underwriter's Warrants, in each case subject to adjustment as described herein; and 

        WHEREAS,
the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement, No. 333-129316 on Form S-1
("Registration Statement") for the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Act"),
of, among other securities, the Warrants and the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants; and 

        WHEREAS,
the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, registration, transfer,
exchange, redemption and exercise of the Warrants; and 

        WHEREAS,
the Company desires to provide for the form and provisions of the Warrants, the terms upon which they shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of
rights and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent and the holders of the Warrants; and 

        WHEREAS,
all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when executed on behalf of the Company and countersigned by or on behalf of the
Warrant Agent, as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement; 

        NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

1.    Appointment of Warrant Agent.    

        The
Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company for the Warrants, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the same in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. 

2.    Warrants.    

2.1    Form of Warrant.    Each Warrant shall be issued in registered form only, shall be in substantially the form of  Exhibit A hereto, the provisions of which are incorporated herein and shall be signed by, or bear the facsimile signature of, the Chairman of the
Board, Chief Executive Officer or President, and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company and shall bear a facsimile of the Company's seal. In the event the person
whose facsimile signature has been placed upon any Warrant shall have ceased to serve in the capacity in which such person signed the Warrant before such Warrant is issued, it may be issued with the
same effect as if he or she had not ceased to be such at the date of issuance. 

2.2    Effect of Countersignature.    Unless and until countersigned by the Warrant Agent pursuant to this Agreement, a Warrant
shall be invalid and of no effect and may not be exercised by the holder thereof. 

2.3    Registration.    

2.3.1    Warrant Register.    The Warrant Agent shall maintain books ("Warrant
Register"), for the registration of original issuance and the registration of transfer of the Warrants. Upon the initial issuance of the Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall issue
and register the Warrants in the names of the respective holders thereof in such denominations and otherwise in accordance with instructions delivered to the Warrant Agent by the Company. 

2.3.2    Registered Holder.    Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any Warrant, the Company and the Warrant
Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name such Warrant shall be registered upon the Warrant Register ("Registered Holder"), as the absolute
owner of such Warrant and of each Warrant represented thereby (notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing on the Warrant Certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the
Warrant Agent), for the purpose of any exercise thereof, and for all other purposes, and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. 

2.4    Detachability of Warrants.    The securities comprising the Units will not be separately transferable until 90 days
after the date hereof unless the Underwriter informs the Company of its decision to allow earlier separate trading, but in no event will the Underwriter allow separate trading of the securities
comprising the Units until the Company files a Current Report on Form 8-K which includes an audited balance sheet reflecting the receipt by the Company of the gross proceeds of the
Public Offering including the proceeds received by the Company from the exercise of the Underwriter's over-allotment option, if the over-allotment option is exercised prior to
the filing of the Form 8-K. 

2.5    Warrants and Underwriter's Warrants.    The Underwriter's Warrants and the Insider Warrants shall have the same terms and be
in the same form as the Public Warrants except that the exercise price of the Underwriter's Warrants shall be $6.00 per whole share, subject to the adjustments provided in the last sentence of
Section 3.1 and Section 4 hereof, and the Underwriter's Warrants and the Insider Warrants will have a "cashless exercise" provision. 

3.    Terms and Exercise of Warrants.    

3.1    Warrant Price.    Each Warrant shall, when countersigned by the Warrant Agent, entitle the registered holder thereof, subject
to the provisions of such Warrant and of this Warrant Agreement, to purchase from the Company the number of shares of Common Stock stated therein, at a price of $4.50 per whole share in the case of
Public Warrants and the Insider Warrants and $6.00 per whole share in the case of Underwriter's Warrants, subject in each case to the adjustments provided in the last sentence of Section 3.1
and Section 4 hereof. The term "Warrant Price" as used in this Warrant Agreement refers to the price per share at which Common Stock may be
purchased at the time a Warrant is exercised. The Company in its sole discretion may lower the Warrant Price at any time prior to the Expiration Date; provided, however, that any change in the Warrant
Price must apply equally to all of the Warrants. 

3.2    Duration of Warrants.    A Warrant may be exercised only during the period ("Exercise
Period") commencing on the later of (a) the consummation by the Company of a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination (as
described more fully in the Registration Statement) and (b)                         , 2007, and terminating at 5:00 p.m.,
 New York City local time on the earlier to occur of
(i)                         , 2010 and (ii) the date fixed for redemption of the Warrants as provided in Section 6
of this Agreement ("Expiration
Date"). Except with respect to the right to receive the Redemption Price (as set forth in Section 6 hereunder), each Warrant not exercised on or before the Expiration
Date shall become void, and all rights thereunder and all rights in respect thereof under this Agreement shall cease at the close of business on the Expiration Date. The Company in its sole discretion
may extend the duration of the Warrants by delaying the Expiration Date; provided, however, that any extension of the duration of the Warrants must apply equally to all of the Warrants. 

3.3    Exercise of Warrants.    

3.3.1    Payment.    Subject to the provisions of the Warrant and this Warrant Agreement, a Warrant, when countersigned by the
Warrant Agent, may be exercised by the registered holder thereof by surrendering it, at the office of the Warrant Agent, or at the office of its successor as Warrant Agent, in the Borough of
Manhattan, City and State of New York, with the exercise form, as set forth in the Warrant, duly executed, and by paying in full, in lawful money of the United States, in cash, good certified check or
good bank draft payable to the order of the Company (or as otherwise agreed to by the Company), the Warrant Price for each full share of Common Stock as to which the Warrant is exercised and any and
all applicable taxes due in connection with the exercise of the Warrant, the exchange of the Warrant for the Common Stock, and the issuance of the Common Stock. 

        Solely
in the case of the Underwriter's Warrants and the Insider Warrants, in lieu of the payment of the Warrant Price in cash, the registered holder of the Warrant shall have the right
(but not the obligation), during the Exercise Period, to require the Company to convert any exercisable but unexercised portion of the Warrant (the "Conversion
Right"), in whole but not in part, into the shares of Common Stock as provided for in this subsection (the "Net Exercise
Shares"). Upon exercise of the Conversion Right, the Company shall deliver to the registered holder thereof (without payment in cash of the Warrant Price) that number of Net
Exercise Shares equal to (i) the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the portion of the Warrant being converted, multiplied by (ii) the quotient obtained by
dividing (x) the value of the Warrant (on a per share basis) at the time the Conversion Right is exercised (determined by subtracting the Warrant Price (as adjusted) from the average Current
Market Price (as defined below) for the 10 trading days ending on the business day prior to date of notice of exercise of the Conversion Right is sent to the Company for the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrant immediately prior to the exercise of the Conversion Right) by (y) the average Current Market Price of one share of Common Stock for the 10 trading days
ending on the business day prior to the date of notice of exercise of the Conversion Right is sent to the Company, or in the event the Company has called the Warrants for redemption pursuant to
Section 6 hereof, the average Current Market Price of one share of Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the business day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to
holders of the Warrant pursuant to Section 6 hereof. The Conversion Right may be exercised by
surrendering the Warrant at the office of the Warrant Agent, or at the office of its successor as Warrant Agent, in the Borough of Manhattan, City and State of New York, with the duly executed
exercise form, as set forth in the Warrant, with the cashless exercise section completed, exercising the Conversion Right and specifying the total number of shares of Common Stock the holder thereof
will purchase pursuant to such Conversion Right. The presentation and surrender shall be deemed a waiver of the holder's obligation to pay all or any portion of the aggregate Warrant Price payable for
the shares of Common Stock being issued upon such exercise of the Warrant. The Warrant (or so much thereof as shall have been surrendered for conversion) shall be deemed to have been converted
immediately prior to the close of business on the day of surrender of the Warrant for conversion in accordance with the foregoing provisions. 

        The
"Current Market Price" of a share of Common Stock shall mean (i) if the Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, including the American Stock Exchange, or
quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, Nasdaq SmallCap Market or NASD OTC Bulletin Board (or successor trading market), the last sale price of the Common Stock in the principal trading market for the
Common Stock as reported by the exchange, Nasdaq or the NASD, as the case may be; (ii) if the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq National
Market, Nasdaq SmallCap Market or the NASD OTC Bulletin Board (or successor trading market), but is traded in the residual over-the-counter market, the closing bid price for
the Common Stock on the last trading day preceding the date in question for which such quotations are reported by the Pink Sheets, LLC or similar publisher of such quotations; and (iii) if the
fair market value of the Common Stock cannot be determined pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, such price as the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine, in good faith. 

3.3.2    Issuance of Common Stock.    As soon as practicable after the exercise of any Warrant and the clearance of the funds in
payment of the Warrant Price, the Company shall issue to the registered holder of such Warrant for the number of full shares of Common Stock to which he or she is entitled, registered in such name or
names as may be directed by him, her or it, and if such Warrant shall not have been exercised in full, a new countersigned Warrant for the number of shares as to which such Warrant shall not have been
exercised. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not issue or deliver any securities pursuant to the exercise of a Warrant and may not settle any Warrant exercise unless a registration
statement under the Act with respect to the Common Stock underlying the Public Warrants is effective. In the event that a registration statement with respect to the Common Stock underlying the Public
Warrants is not effective under the Act, no holder of any Warrant shall be entitled to exercise such Warrant and such Warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event will the Company net
cash settle the warrant exercise. Warrants may not be exercised by, or securities issued to, any registered holder in any state in which such exercise would be unlawful. In the event that a
registration statement is not effective for the exercised Public Warrants, the purchaser of a unit containing such Warrant will have paid the full purchase price for the unit solely for the shares
included in such unit. 

3.3.3    Valid Issuance.    All shares of Common Stock issued upon the proper exercise of a Warrant in conformity with this
Agreement shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. 

3.3.4    Date of Issuance.    Each person in whose name any such shares of Common Stock are issued shall for all purposes be deemed
to have become the holder of record of such shares on the date on which the Warrant was surrendered and payment of the Warrant Price was made, irrespective of the date of issuance of such shares,
except that, if the date of such surrender and payment is a date when the stock transfer books of the Company are closed, such person shall be deemed to have become the holder of such shares at the
close of business on the next succeeding date on which the stock transfer books are open. 

4.    Adjustments.    

4.1    Stock Dividends—Split-Ups.    If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of
Section 4.6 below, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a split-up of shares of Common Stock or
other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be
increased in proportion to such increase in outstanding shares of Common Stock. 

4.2    Aggregation of Shares.    If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section 4.6, the number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date
of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be decreased in proportion
to such decrease in outstanding shares of Common Stock. 

4.3    Adjustments in Exercise Price.    Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants
is adjusted, as provided in Section 4.1 and 4.2 above, the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such Warrant Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a
fraction (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the
denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter. 

4.4    Replacement of Securities upon Reorganization, etc.    In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock (other than a change covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2 hereof or that solely affects the par value of such shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or
consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in 

any
reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the
Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the Warrant holders shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis
and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrants and in lieu of the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights
represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a
dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the Warrant holder would have received if such Warrant holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s) immediately prior to such event; and if any
reclassification also results in a change in shares of Common Stock covered by Section 4.1 or 4.2, then such adjustment shall be made pursuant to Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 and this
Section 4.4. The provisions of this Section 4.4 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or consolidations, sales or other transfers. 

4.5    Notices of Changes in Warrant.    Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise
of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice thereof to the Warrant Agent, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the
number of shares purchasable at such price upon the exercise of a Warrant, setting forth in reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such calculation is based. Upon the
occurrence of any event specified in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4, then, in any such event, the Company shall give written notice to the Warrant holder, at the last address set forth for such holder
in the warrant register, of the record date or the effective date of the event. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of such event. 

4.6    No Fractional Shares.    Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Warrant Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall
not issue fractional shares upon exercise of Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 4, the holder of any Warrant would be entitled, upon the exercise of such
Warrant, to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round up or down to the nearest whole number the number of the shares of Common Stock to be issued to the
Warrant holder. 

4.7    Form of Warrant.    The form of Warrant need not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to this Section 4, and
Warrants issued after such adjustment may state the same Warrant Price and the same number of shares as is stated in the Warrants initially issued pursuant to this Agreement. However, the Company may
at any time in its sole discretion make any change in the form of Warrant that the Company may deem appropriate and that does not affect the substance thereof, and any Warrant thereafter issued or
countersigned, whether in exchange or substitution for an outstanding Warrant or otherwise, may be in the form as so changed. 

5.    Transfer and Exchange of Warrants.    

5.1    Registration of Transfer.    The Warrant Agent shall register the transfer, from time to time, of any outstanding Warrant
upon the Warrant Register, upon surrender of such Warrant for transfer, properly endorsed with signatures properly guaranteed and accompanied by appropriate instructions for transfer. Upon any such
transfer, a new Warrant representing an equal aggregate number of Warrants shall be issued and the old Warrant shall be cancelled by the Warrant Agent. The Warrants so cancelled shall be delivered by
the Warrant Agent to the Company from time to time upon request. 

5.2    Procedure for Surrender of Warrants.    Warrants may be surrendered to the Warrant Agent, together with a written request for
exchange or transfer, and thereupon the Warrant Agent shall issue in exchange therefor one or more new Warrants as requested by the registered holder of the Warrants so surrendered, representing an
equal aggregate number of Warrants; provided, however, that in the event that a Warrant surrendered for transfer bears a restrictive legend, the Warrant Agent shall not cancel such Warrant and issue
new Warrants in exchange therefor until the Warrant Agent has received an opinion of counsel for the Company stating that such transfer may be made and indicating whether the new Warrants must also
bear a restrictive legend. 

5.3    Fractional Warrants.    The Warrant Agent shall not be required to effect any registration of transfer or exchange which will
result in the issuance of a warrant certificate for a fraction of a warrant. 

5.4    Service Charges.    No service charge shall be made for any exchange or registration of transfer of Warrants. 

5.5    Warrant Execution and Countersignature.    The Warrant Agent is hereby authorized to countersign and to deliver, in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Warrants required to be issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, and the Company, whenever required by the Warrant Agent, will
supply the Warrant Agent with Warrants duly executed on behalf of the Company for such purpose. 

6.    Redemption.    

6.1    Redemption.    Subject to Section 6.4 hereof, the outstanding Warrants may be redeemed (in whole and not in part), at
the option of the Company, at any time after, and from time to time, they become exercisable and prior to their expiration, at the office of the Warrant Agent, upon the notice referred to in
Section 6.2, at the price of $.01 per Warrant ("Redemption Price"), provided that the last sales price of the Common Stock has been at least
$8.50 per share, on each of twenty (20) trading days within any thirty (30) trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the date on which notice of redemption is given.
The provisions of this Section 6.1 may not be modified, amended or deleted without the prior written consent of the Underwriter. 

6.2    Date Fixed for, and Notice of, Redemption.    In the event the Company shall elect to redeem all of the Warrants, the Company
shall fix a date for the redemption (the "Redemption Date"). Notice of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, by the Company
not less than 30 days prior to the date fixed for redemption to the registered holders of the Warrants to be redeemed at their last addresses as they shall appear on the registration books. Any
notice mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the registered holder received such notice. 

6.3    Exercise After Notice of Redemption.    The Warrants may be exercised in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement
at any time after notice of redemption shall have been given by the Company pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof and prior to the Redemption Date. On and after the Redemption Date, the record holder
of the Warrants shall have no further rights except to receive, upon surrender of the Warrants, the Redemption Price. 

6.4    Redemption of Purchase Option.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in that certain Unit Purchase
Option, dated as of                        , 2006 (the "Unit Purchase Option"), if the Company shall elect to redeem all of the Warrants, (i) the
Underwriter's option to purchase up to one hundred five thousand (105,000) Units (as described in more detail in the Unit Purchase Option), if not earlier exercised in full, shall be automatically
exercised immediately prior to a redemption of the Company's outstanding Warrants pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof and (ii) each Warrant that is part of a Unit issued thereunder upon such
automatic conversion shall be redeemed by the Company as part of such redemption for the Redemption Price. 

7.    Other Provisions Relating to Rights of Holders of Warrants.    

7.1    No Rights as Stockholder.    A Warrant does not entitle the registered holder thereof to any of the rights of a stockholder
of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to receive dividends, or other distributions, exercise any preemptive rights to vote or to consent or to receive notice as stockholders in
respect of the meetings of stockholders or the election of directors of the Company or any other matter. 

7.2    Lost, Stolen, Mutilated, or Destroyed Warrants.    If any Warrant is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Company and
the Warrant Agent may on such terms as to indemnity or otherwise as they may in their discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Warrant, include the surrender thereof), issue a new
Warrant of like denomination, tenor and date as the Warrant so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed. Any such new Warrant shall constitute a substitute contractual 

obligation
of the Company, whether or not the allegedly lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed Warrant shall be at any time enforceable by anyone. 

7.3    Reservation of Common Stock.    The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available a number of its authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Warrants issued pursuant to this Agreement. 

7.4    Registration of Common Stock.    The Company agrees that prior to the commencement of the Exercise Period, it shall file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, or a new registration statement, for the registration, under the Act, of, and it shall take
such action as is necessary to qualify for sale, in those states in which the Warrants were initially offered by the Company, the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. In either case,
the Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement until the expiration or redemption of the Warrants in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Section 7.4 may not be modified, amended or deleted without the prior written consent of the Underwriter. 

8.    Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters.    

8.1    Payment of Taxes.    The Company will from time to time promptly pay all taxes and charges that may be imposed upon the
Company or the Warrant Agent in respect of the issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of Warrants, but the Company shall not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in respect
of the Warrants or such shares. 

8.2    Resignation, Consolidation, or Merger of Warrant Agent.    

8.2.1    Appointment of Successor Warrant Agent.    The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its
duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder after giving sixty (60) days' notice in writing to the Company. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by
resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor Warrant Agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a
period of 30 days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the Warrant Agent or by the holder of the Warrant (who shall, with such notice, submit his Warrant
for inspection by the Company), then the holder of any Warrant may apply to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for the County of New York for the appointment of a successor Warrant Agent at
the Company's cost. Any successor Warrant Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such court, shall be a corporation or other entity organized and existing under the laws of a state of the
United States, in good standing and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers and be subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority. After appointment, any
successor Warrant Agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties, and obligations of its predecessor Warrant Agent with like effect as if originally named as Warrant
Agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor Warrant Agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an
instrument transferring to such successor Warrant Agent all the authority, powers, and rights of such predecessor Warrant Agent hereunder; and upon request of any successor Warrant Agent the Company
shall make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all instruments in writing for more fully and effectually vesting in and confirming to such successor Warrant Agent all such authority, powers,
rights, immunities, duties, and obligations. 

8.2.2    Notice of Successor Warrant Agent.    In the event a successor Warrant Agent shall be appointed, the Company shall give
notice thereof to the predecessor Warrant Agent and the transfer agent for the Common Stock not later than the effective date of any such appointment. 

8.2.3    Merger or Consolidation of Warrant Agent.    Any corporation into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or with which it
may be consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party shall be the successor Warrant Agent under this Agreement without any
further act. 

8.3    Fees and Expenses of Warrant Agent.    

8.3.1    Remuneration.    The Company agrees to pay the Warrant Agent reasonable remuneration for its services as such Warrant Agent
hereunder and will reimburse the Warrant Agent upon demand for all expenditures that the Warrant Agent may reasonably incur in the execution of its duties hereunder. 

8.3.2    Further Assurances.    The Company agrees to perform, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or cause to be performed, executed,
acknowledged, and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments, and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this
Agreement. 

8.4    Liability of Warrant Agent.    

8.4.1    Reliance on Company Statement.    Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Warrant Agreement, the Warrant Agent
shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in
respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer, President or Chairman of the Board of
the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent may rely upon such statement for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement. 

8.4.2    Indemnity.    The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The
Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant
Agent in the execution of this Agreement except as a result of the Warrant Agent's negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. 

8.4.3    Exclusions.    The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to the validity of this Agreement or with
respect to the validity or execution of any Warrant (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this
Agreement or in any Warrant; nor shall it be responsible to make any adjustments required under the provisions of Section 4 hereof or be responsible for the manner, method, or amount of any
such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the
authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Warrant or as to whether any shares of Common Stock will when issued be valid and fully paid
and nonassessable. 

8.5    Acceptance of Agency.    The Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Agreement and agrees to perform the
same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth and among other things, shall account promptly to the Company with respect to Warrants exercised and concurrently account for, and pay to the
Company, all moneys received by the Warrant Agent for the purchase of shares of the Company's Common Stock through the exercise of Warrants. 

9.    Miscellaneous Provisions.    

9.1    Successors.    All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent
shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns. 

9.2    Notices.    Any notice, statement or demand authorized by this Warrant Agreement to be given or made by the Warrant Agent or
by the holder of any Warrant to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier 

service
within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows: 

Restaurant
Acquisition Partners, Inc.

5950 Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 290

Orlando, Florida 32822

Attention: Christopher R. Thomas 

With
a copy to: 

Pillsbury
Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

1540 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

Attn: Ronald A. Fleming, Jr., Esq. 

        Any
notice, statement or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the holder of any Warrant or by the Company to or on the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given
when so delivered if by hand or overnight delivery or if sent by certified mail or private courier service within five days after deposit of such notice, postage prepaid, addressed (until another
address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows: 

Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company

17 Battery Place

New York, NY 10004

Attn: Steven G. Nelson 

with
a copy in each case to: 

Capital
Growth Financial, LLC

225 NE Mizner Blvd., Suite 750

Boca Raton, Florida 33432

Attn: Alan L. Jacobs 

and:

Greenberg
Traurig, P.A.

777 South Flagler Drive

Suite 300 East

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Attn: Morris C. Brown, Esq. 

9.3    Applicable law.    The validity, interpretation, and performance of this Agreement and of the Warrants shall be governed in
all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws. The Company hereby agrees that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in
any way to this Agreement shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to
such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. The Company hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenience forum. Any such process
or summons to be served upon the Company may be served by transmitting a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to it at the address set
forth in Section 9.2 hereof. Such mailing shall be deemed personal service and shall be legal and binding upon the Company in any action, proceeding or claim. 

9.4    Persons Having Rights under this Agreement.    Nothing in this Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any
of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the registered holders of the Warrants and, for the
purposes of Sections 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 6.1, 6.4, 7.4 and 9.2 hereof, the Underwriter, any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Warrant Agreement or of any covenant, condition,
stipulation, promise, or agreement hereof. The Underwriter shall be deemed to be 

a
third-party beneficiary of this Agreement with respect to Sections 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 6.1, 6.4, 7.4 and 9.2 hereof. All covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises, and agreements contained in
this Warrant Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto (and the Underwriter with respect to the Sections 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 6.1, 6.4, 7.4 and 9.2 hereof) and their
successors and assigns and of the registered holders of the Warrants. 

9.5    Examination of the Warrant Agreement.    A copy of this Agreement shall be available at all reasonable times at the office of
the Warrant Agent, for inspection by the Underwriter or by the registered holder of any Warrant. The Warrant Agent may require any such holder to submit his Warrant for inspection by it. 

9.6    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all
purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. 

9.7    Effect of Headings.    The Section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Warrant Agreement
and shall not affect the interpretation thereof. 

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        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written. 

	 	 	RESTAURANT ACQUISITION PARTNERS, INC.
	

 	
 	

By:	

 	

 
	 	 	 	

	 	 	 	Name:	Christopher Thomas
	 	 	 	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and President
	

 	
 	

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
	

 	
 	

By:	

 	

 
	 	 	 	Name:	 
	 	 	 	Title:	 

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