FORM 4
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
David Nierenberg
The D3 Family Fund
19605 NE 8th St.
Camas, WA 98607
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Mexican Restaurants, Inc. (CASA)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
N/A
4. Statement for Month/Year
10/2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
/X/ Director
/ / Officer (give title below)
Vice President, Programming
/X/ 10% Owner
/ / Other (specify below) N/A
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
/X/ Form filed by One Reporting Person
/ / Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or
Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)
Common Stock
2. Transaction Date(s) (Month/Day/Year)
10/30/2000
3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)
Code: P
V
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
Amount 5,000 shares
(A) or (D) (A)
Price $2.25 per share
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 3 and 4)
670,000
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
I: 608,000* By D3 Family Fund, LP*
I: 25,000** By The Nierenberg Family 1993 Trust**
I: 3,000*** By Toxford Corporation***
I: 6,000*** By James Henry Hildebrand***
I: 28,000*** By Haredale, Ltd.***
* The Reporting Person is the sole shareholder of Nierenberg Investment
Management Company, the General partner of the D3 Family Fund, L.P.
** The Reporting Person is the trustee and a beneficiary of The Nierenberg
Family 1993 Trust.
*** The Reporting Person is authorized to trade on behalf of these
individuals/companies and receives financial compensation from his trading.
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
See footnotes to Item 6., above,
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)
N/A
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
N/A
3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
N/A
4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)
N/A
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
N/A
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
N/A
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)
N/A
8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)
N/A
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month
(Instr. 4)
N/A
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
N/A
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
N/A
Explanation of Responses:
N/A
/s/ David Nierenberg 11/6/00
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** Signature of Reporting Person Date
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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