RYANS FAMILY STEAKHOUSES INC
8-K, 1997-09-08
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             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              
                              
                    Washington, DC 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 report):  September
                           8, 1997




              RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSES, INC.
   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                              
                              
                              
                              
South Carolina            0-10943               57-0657895
(State or other         (Commission          (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of         File Number)        Identification
incorporation)                                        No.)


                405 Lancaster Avenue (29650)
                     Post Office Box 100
                       Greer, SC 29652

     (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
                              
                              
 Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (864)
                          879-1000
                              
                              
                              
                        (No change)
    (Former name or former address, if changed since last
                           report)
Item 5.                    Other Events.

On September 8, 1997, Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc. (the
"Company") released to both sell-side and buy-side analysts
on the Company's internal facsimile list information on
restaurant sales results for the 4-week period ended
September 3, 1997 (referred to therein as the month of
August), which information is incorporated herein by
reference.

Item 7.                    Financial Statements and
Exhibits.

   (c) Exhibits

       20.1 August sales information issued September 8,
1997
                              
                              
                          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.

                               RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSES,
INC.
                               (Registrant)

                               By:    /s/Fred T. Grant, Jr.

                               Name:  Fred T. Grant, Jr.

                               Title: Vice President-Finance

                               Date:  September 8, 1997



              RYAN'S FAMILY STEAK HOUSES, INC.
                  AUGUST SALES INFORMATION
                              
                      -----------------

Ryan's   Family  Steak  Houses,  Inc.  (NASDAQ:RYAN)   today
announced that same-store sales for the 4-week period  ended
September  3,  1997 ("August") decreased by  1.7%.   Details
follow:

                                      August 1997
                                      (Unaudited)

  Total sales                       $48,010,000
  Increase from prior year                  +6%
  
  Average unit sales:
  Same-store (open at least 18 mos.)      -1.7%
  All-store (all Ryan's units)            -2.0%

At  September  3, 1997, the Company owned and  operated  268
Ryan's.  The Company plans to open two (2) new Ryan's during
the  remainder of 1997, one in October and one in  November.
Current plans for 1998 call for 15 new Ryan's.

The  Company's next accounting period consists of  4  weeks,
ending on October 1, 1997.



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