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): ~~September~~November 2921, 2003

Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-25886

330028786

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

15822 Bernardo Center Drive, Suite A

San Diego, CA

92127

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(858) 675-1600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

~~ITEM~~Item 5. ~~OTHER~~Other ~~EVENTS~~Events.

On ~~September~~November 2921, 2003, Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Garden Fresh”), entered into an Amendment (the “Amendment”) to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) dated as of September 29, 2003, with GF Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GF Holdings”), and GFR Acquisition Company, a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of GF Holdings (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into Garden Fresh, with Garden Fresh being the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). ~~and~~The ~~becoming~~Amendment aextends ~~wholly-owned~~the ~~subsidiary~~date offrom January 31, to February 27, 2004, after which Garden Fresh or GF Holdings. ~~The~~may terminate the Agreement, in the event the Merger ishas ~~conditioned~~not ~~upon, among~~closed ~~other~~by ~~things,~~that date and the failure ~~approval~~to ofclose the ~~merger~~Merger is not caused by ~~Garden~~the ~~Fresh~~terminating party’s ~~stockholders,~~breach ~~any~~of ~~required~~the ~~antitrust~~Merger ~~clearance~~Agreement. ~~and~~In addition, the ~~receipt~~Amendment bycreates a separate termination right in favor of Garden Fresh in the event GF Holdings does not deliver by December 15, 2003, signed and accepted commitment letters for all of the ~~proceeds~~ contemplated bydebt financing, ~~commitments~~replacing the debt commitment letters previously provided, and a signed and accepted commitment letter from Centre Partners Management LLC for at least two-thirds of the equity capital required by the debt commitment letters. The foregoing description of the ~~Merger~~Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the ~~Merger Agreement~~Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Garden Fresh issued a press release dated ~~September~~November 3025, 2003, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference, announcing the execution of the ~~Merger~~Amendment ~~Agreement~~and also providing an update regarding the status of the Merger.

~~ITEM~~Item 7. ~~FINANCIAL~~Financial ~~STATEMENTS~~Statements ~~AND EXHIBITS~~and Exhibits.

Exhibit		Description
2.1		Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of November 21, 2003, by and among Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp., GF Holdings, Inc. and GFR Acquisition Company.
2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 29, 2003, by and among Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp., GF Holdings, Inc. and GFR Acquisition Company.
99.1		Press Release dated November 25, 2003.
99.1		Press Release dated September 30, 2003

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.

GARDEN FRESH RESTAURANT CORP.

By:		/s/ DAVID W. QUALLS

		David W. Qualls Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Date: November ~~October 1~~25, 2003

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit		Description
EXHIBIT		DESCRIPTION
2.1		Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of ~~September~~November 2921, 2003, by and among Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp., GF Holdings, Inc. and GFR Acquisition Company.
99.1		Press Release dated ~~September~~November 3025, 2003.

Filing Compare · GARDEN FRESH RESTAURANT CORP /DE/