UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~August~~October 1125, 2010

MEXICAN RESTAURANTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas	000-28234	76-0493269
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

12000 AEROSPACE ~~AVE.~~AVENUE, SUITE 400~~, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77034-5576~~

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77034

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (832) 300-5858

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 23.0201. ~~Results~~ Notice of ~~Operations~~Delisting ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Failure ~~Condition~~to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

(d) On ~~August~~October 1125, 2010, the Board of Directors of Mexican Restaurants, Inc. ~~issued~~(“the aCompany”) ~~press~~unanimously ~~release~~approved ~~announcing~~and ~~its~~authorized ~~financial~~the ~~results~~Company ~~for~~to ~~its~~take ~~second~~definitive ~~quarter~~action ~~ended~~to ~~July~~cause 4,the ~~2010. A~~voluntary ~~copy~~delisting of ~~the~~its ~~press~~common ~~release~~shares ison ~~deemed~~the toNASDAQ beStock ~~furnished,~~Market ~~but~~by ~~not~~giving ~~filed,~~NASDAQ asnotice ~~Exhibit 99.1~~of ~~hereto~~its intent.

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A copy of the Company’s press release with respect to such actions is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following is ~~furnished~~included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

99.1 Mexican Restaurants, Inc. press release dated ~~August~~October 1129, 2010.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	MEXICAN RESTAURANTS, INC.
Date: August 13, 2010	By: /s/ Andrew J. Dennard
Date: October 29, 2010	By: /s/ Andrew J. Dennard
	Name: Andrew J. Dennard Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Mexican Restaurants, Inc. Press Release Dated ~~August~~October 1129, 2010

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