UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~Pursuant~~Date toof Report ~~Section 13 OR 15~~(d)Date of ~~the~~earliest ~~Securities Exchange~~event ~~Act~~reported): November 14 of, ~~1934~~2003

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 31, 2003

AMERICAN RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)

Delaware	33-48183	33-0193602
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4410 El Camino Real, Suite 201		94022
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:		(650) 949-6400

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 57. ~~Other~~Financial ~~Events~~Statements and Exhibits.

~~On September 26, 2003 there was a change of persons acting as members of the Board of Directors of American Restaurant Group, Inc.~~ (~~the “Company”~~c) Exhibits. Robert D. Beyer resigned his position as Director of the Company. Under the terms of the Securityholders Agreement dated February 25, 1998, Ralph S. Roberts was designated as his replacement on the Board of Directors. Mr. Roberts, the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, returned to the Board of Directors after an absence which began July 31, 2003.

~~Item 7~~99.1 Press ~~Exhibits.~~Release, issued November 14, 2003

~~(c)~~Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The information in this current report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 ~~Third~~, ~~Supplemental~~shall ~~Indenture~~not ~~dated~~be ~~October~~deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 3118 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~2003~~as ~~between~~amended, or otherwise subject to the ~~Company~~liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The ~~Bank~~information contained in this filing and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by the registrant, whether made before or after the date of ~~New~~this filing and regardless ~~York~~of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be set forth by specific reference in such filing.

~~99.2 Amendment No. 4 to Loan Agreement dated October 31, 2003 between the Company and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc.~~SIGNATURE

~~99.3 Loan~~Pursuant ~~Agreement~~to ~~dated October 31,~~the ~~2003~~requirements ~~between~~of the ~~Company~~Securities ~~and~~Exchange ~~TCW~~Act ~~Shared~~of ~~Opportunity~~1934, the ~~Fund~~registrant ~~III,~~has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the Lundersigned hereunto duly authorized.P.

99.4 Joinder to the Second Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement and Collateral Agency Agreement dated as of December 17, 2001.

		American Restaurant Group, Inc.

		By: /s/ William G. Taves
Date: November 14, 2003		William G. Taves
		Chief Financial Officer

SIGNATURE

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.

	American Restaurant Group, Inc.
Date: November 6, 2003	By: /s/ William G. Taves
	William G. Taves Chief Financial Officer

Filing Compare · AMERICAN RESTAURANT GROUP INC