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S-8, 1996-09-20
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   As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 20, 1996
                                                   Registration No. 333-________

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON. D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                              CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.

             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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                           DELAWARE                                                     33-0602639
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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             1200 NORTH HARBOR BOULEVARD, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA 92801
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

                         1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN (SUMMIT)
               1987 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN (SUMMIT)
                  1987 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN (SUMMIT)
                    1984 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN (SUMMIT)
                           (Full titles of the plans)

           Robert A. Wilson, Esq., Vice President and General Counsel
                              CKE Restaurants, Inc.
                           1200 North Harbor Boulevard
                            Anaheim, California 92801
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (714) 774-5796
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                                    Copy to:
                             C. Craig Carlson, Esq.
                            J. Michael Vaughn, Esq.
          Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth, a Professional Corporation
      660 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1600, Newport Beach, California 92660

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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                                                     Proposed Maximum          Proposed Maximum
  Title of Securities         Amount To Be               Offering             Aggregate Offering          Amount of
   To Be Registered          Registered (1)         Price Per Share (2)           Price (2)            Registration Fee

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<S>                        <C>                         <C>                     <C>                       <C>
     Common Stock,
    $0.01 par value          51,406 shares               $28.35                  $1,457,360               $502.54
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(1)      Includes such additional shares of Common Stock that may become
         issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution adjustment provisions of the
         1992 Stock Option Plan (the "1992 Plan"), the 1987 Employee Incentive
         Stock Option Plan (the "1987 Employee Plan"), the 1987 Nonqualified
         Stock Option Plan (the "1987 NQSO Plan"), and the 1984 Incentive Stock
         Option Plan (the "1984 Plan") (collectively, the "Plans").
(2)      In accordance with Rule 457(h), the aggregate offering price of the
         51,406 shares of Common Stock registered hereby, which are issuable
         upon the exercise of options granted under the Plans, is based upon the
         per share exercise price of such options, the weighted average of which
         is approximately $28.35 per share. The options were assumed by the
         Registrant in connection with its acquisition of Summit Family
         Restaurants Inc. on July 15, 1996.


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                                     PART II
               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

         The following documents are incorporated herein by reference:

         (a)      The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
                  year ended January 29, 1996.

         (b)      The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
                  ended May 20, 1996.

         (c)      All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
                  amended (the "Exchange Act"), since the end of the fiscal year
                  covered by the Report referred to in (a) above.

         (d)      The description of the Registrant's Common Stock that is
                  contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement filed
                  under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment
                  or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

         All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all of such securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents, except as to any portion of any future annual
or quarterly report to stockholders or document that is not deemed filed under
such provisions. For the purposes of this registration statement, any statement
in a document incorporated by reference shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this registration
statement modifies or supersedes a statement in such document. Any statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this registration statement.

Item 4.  Description of Securities.

         Not applicable.

Item 5.  Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

         Not applicable.

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

         Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
(the "Delaware Law") provides for the indemnification of directors and officers
under certain circumstances, as therein set forth.

         The Registrant's Bylaws provides that the Registrant shall indemnify
its officers and directors in the manner and to the fullest extent permitted by
the Delaware Law. The Bylaws also permit the Registrant to enter into
indemnification agreements with any one or more of its directors, officers,
employees and agents upon the approval of the Registrant's Board of Directors.

         In addition, the Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation provides
that, pursuant to the Delaware Law, the Registrant's directors shall not be
liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director. This provision in the Certificate of
Incorporation does not eliminate the duty of care, and in appropriate
circumstances equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of
non-monetary relief will remain available under the Delaware Law. This
provision also does not affect a director's responsibilities under any other
law, such as the federal securities laws or federal environmental laws. The
Certificate of Incorporation further provides that the Registrant shall
indemnify its directors and officers in the manner and to the fullest extent
permitted by the Delaware Law, and requires the Registrant to advance
litigation expenses under certain circumstances. The Certificate of
Incorporation also provides that the indemnification provided therein shall not
be deemed to be exclusive of any other rights to which any person seeking
indemnification from the Registrant may be entitled under any agreement, vote
of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

         The above discussion of the Registrant's Bylaws and Certificate of
Incorporation and of the Delaware Law is not intended to be exhaustive and is
respectively qualified in its entirety by such Bylaws and Certificate of
Incorporation and the Delaware Law.


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Item 7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed.

         Not applicable.

Item 8.  Exhibits.

         The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration
Statement:

         Number                     Description

            4.1            1992 Stock Option Plan (Summit)

            4.2            1987 Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan (Summit)

            4.3            1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (Summit)

            4.4            1984 Incentive Stock Option Plan (Summit)

            5.1            Opinion of Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth, a
                           Professional Corporation, Counsel to the Registrant.

           23.1            Consent of Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth, a
                           Professional Corporation (included in the Opinion
                           filed as Exhibit 5.1).

           23.2            Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent
                           auditors, with respect to the consolidated financial
                           statements of the Registrant.

           23.3            Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent
                           auditors, with respect to the consolidated financial
                           statements of Summit Family Restaurants Inc.

           24.1            Power of Attorney (included on signature page to the
                           Registration Statement at page S-1).

Item 9.  Undertakings.

         (a)      The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

                  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

                           (i) To include any prospectus required by Section
                  10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

                           (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
                  arising after the effective date of the registration
                  statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
                  thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
                  fundamental change in the information set forth in the
                  registration statement;

                           (iii) To include any material information with
                  respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
                  in the registration statement or any material change to such
                  information in the registration statement.

                  Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section
13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated
by reference in the registration statement.

                  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.

                  (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.

         (b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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         (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Anaheim, State of California, on the 20th day of
September, 1996.

                                             CKE RESTAURANTS, INC.             
                                                                               
                                             By: /s/ WILLIAM P. FOLEY II
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                 William P. Foley II      
                                                 Chairman of the Board and
                                                 Chief Executive Officer  
                                             
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         We, the undersigned officers and directors of CKE Restaurants, Inc., do
hereby constitute and appoint William P. Foley II, Robert A. Wilson and Joseph
N. Stein, and each of them, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents,
each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments
to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all
intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his substitute
or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.

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          Signature                            Title                               Date
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/s/ WILLIAM P. FOLEY II                Chairman of the Board                September 20, 1996
- -----------------------------            of Directors and
William P. Foley II                   Chief Executive Officer   
                                   (Principal Executive Officer)   
                                   

/s/ JOSEPH N. STEIN                  Chief Financial Officer                September 20, 1996
- -----------------------------      (Principal Financial Officer)
Joseph N. Stein                    

/s/ JOHN C. FULLER                          Controller                      September 20, 1996
- -----------------------------     (Principal Accounting Officer)
John C. Fuller                    


/s/ PETER CHURM                              Director                       September 20, 1996
- -----------------------------
Peter Churm
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/s/ CARL L. KARCHER                         Director                       September 20, 1996
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Carl L. Karcher

                             
/s/ CARL N. KARCHER                         Director                       September 20, 1996
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Carl N. Karcher

                                            
/s/ DANIEL D. (RON) LANE            Vice Chairman of the Board             September 20, 1996
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Daniel D. (Ron) Lane

                                            
/s/ FRANK P. WILLEY                         Director                       September 20, 1996
- -----------------------------
Frank P. Willey

/s/ W. HOWARD LESTER                        Director                       September 20, 1996
- -----------------------------
W. Howard Lester             
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit                                                                                            Sequential
Number                                              Description                                    Page Number

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    4.1                   1992 Stock Option Plan (Summit)                                                  --

    4.2                   1987 Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan (Summit)                               --

    4.3                   1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (Summit)                                     --

    4.4                   1984 Incentive Stock Option Plan (Summit)                                        --

    5.1                   Opinion of Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth, a                                  --
                          Professional Corporation, Counsel to the Registrant.

   23.1                   Consent of Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth, a                                  --
                          Professional Corporation (included in the Opinion filed
                          as Exhibit 5.1).

   23.2                   Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent auditors,
                          with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
                          the Registrant.                                                                  --

   23.3                   Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent auditors,
                          with respect to the consolidated financial statements
                          of Summit Family Restaurants Inc.                                                --

   24.1                   Power of Attorney (included on signature page to the                             --
                          Registration Statement at page S-1).
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.1


                         SUMMIT FAMILY RESTAURANTS INC.

                             1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN

                 as amended April 8, 1994 and November 18, 1994
                         by the Compensation Committee


         1.      OBJECTIVES.  The objectives of the Plan are to advance and
promote the interests of Summit Family Restaurants Inc. (the "Company") and its
shareholders by giving key employees and directors of the Company an
opportunity to acquire shares of common stock of the Company.  The Company
seeks to attract and retain qualified employees and directors and to promote
the identification of their interests with those of the Company's shareholders.
Grants of Common Stock under this Plan may consist of one or more of the
following: (a) Incentive Stock Options under Section 422 of the Code; or, (b)
Nonqualified Stock Options.

         2.      DEFINITIONS.  The following terms are specifically defined for
purposes of this Plan:

         "Agreement" means the written option agreement between the Company and
the Participant under which the Participant may acquire shares of Common Stock
upon exercise of an Option pursuant to this Plan.  Each option grant shall be
evidenced by an Agreement dated as of the Date of Grant and executed by the
Company and the Participant.  The Agreement shall indicate the type of grant and
may contain any other terms and conditions determined by the Committee, not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan.

         "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

         "Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following
transactions, with the Change of Control deemed to occur as of the date of
consummation of the transaction:

         (a)     Any person or entity shall acquire, other than directly from
the Company, in excess of 49% of the Company's outstanding shares of Common
Stock unless the acquisition is pursuant to an agreement with the Company
approved by a majority of the Board before the acquirer becomes a beneficial
owner of 5% of the Company's voting power;





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         (b)     The Company's shareholders on the date immediately prior to
the date of shareholder approval of the transaction ("Pre-transaction
Shareholders") approve the consummation of any merger, consolidation or other
combination with one or more other corporations, as a result of which the
Pre-transaction Shareholders own less than 50% of the voting power of the
surviving entity after the transaction, unless a majority of the directors of
the surviving entity were directors of the Company before consummation of the
transaction;

         (c)     A change in the composition of a majority of the Board during
any 24 month period without the approval of a majority of the directors in
office at the beginning of the period; or

         (d)     The liquidation of the Company or the sale or disposition of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company whether or not approved
by the shareholders or the Board.

         "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

         "Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Board, comprised
of at least two or more Board members, all of whom are Disinterested Persons.

         "Common Stock" means common stock, par value $.10 per share, of the
Company.

         "Date of Exercise" as to a particular Option means the date on which
the Company receives from the Participant all of the following: (a) written
notice of exercise of the Option as to a specified number of shares of Common
Stock; (b) full payment of the Option Price for the shares; and (c) any
additional documents required pursuant to paragraph 10.

         "Date of Grant" as to a particular Option means the date on which the
Committee grants the Option under the Plan.

         "Disabled or Disability" means permanent and total disability as it is
defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

         "Disinterested Person" has the meaning set forth in Rule 16b-3(d)(3)
promulgated under the Securities Act.

         "Eligible Participant," for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, means
officers (who may also be directors) and employees regularly employed on a
salaried basis by the Company or any Subsidiary.

         "Eligible Participant," for purposes of Nonqualified Stock Options,
means officers (who may also be directors) and employees regularly employed on
a salaried basis by the





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Company or any Subsidiary, and directors of the Company or any Subsidiary,
whether or not they are employees.

         "Exchange Act" means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

         "Fair Market Value" of the Common Stock means the last sale price at
which Common Stock is traded on a date or, if no Common Stock is traded on that
date, the most recent prior date on which Common Stock was traded, as reflected
on the National Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotation System.

         "Incentive Stock Option" has the meaning given to it by Section 422 of
the Code and as further defined in this Plan.

         "Limited Stock Appreciation Right" means a grant in tandem with an
Option, entitling the Participant to receive cash equal to the difference
between the tandem Option Price and the highest Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock within 60 days of a Change of Control.  Limited Stock Appreciation Right
is further defined under paragraph 9 below.

         "Nonqualified Stock Option" means any Option granted by the Company
pursuant to this Plan which is not an Incentive Stock Option.

         "Option" means an Option to purchase Common Stock granted by the
Company pursuant to the provisions of this Plan.

         "Option Price" means the price per share of Common Stock purchasable
under an Option.  The Option Price shall be determined by the Committee at the
Date of Grant but shall not be less than the Fair Market Value on the Date of
Grant.

         "Participant" means an Eligible Participant who has received an Option
granted by the Committee under this Plan.

         "Plan Year" means a fiscal year which coincides with each fiscal year
of the Company during the term of the Plan.

         "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from
time to time.

         "Subsidiary" means any corporation of which more than 50% of the
outstanding shares of voting stock are beneficially owned directly or
indirectly by the Company.

         In addition, the terms "Formula Grant" and "Non-Employee Director"
shall have the meanings set forth in paragraph 10.





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         3.      COMMON STOCK AVAILABLE; ADJUSTMENTS.  The maximum number of
shares of Common Stock available to Eligible Participants under the Plan is
1,060,000 shares.  Shares of Common Stock subject to grants under this Plan
shall be authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock or treasury stock.  If
any portion of an Option terminates or is forfeited for any reason prior to
exercise, the shares of Common Stock subject to the terminated or forfeited
Option will return to the pool of available shares for additional grants under
the Plan.  The number of shares for which Options may be granted to any single
Participant during any one (1) Plan Year under the Plan shall not exceed
100,000.  If the outstanding shares of Common Stock are changed into or
exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities of the
Company in a reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination of
shares, stock split-up, or stock dividend, the Committee will make
corresponding adjustments in the numbers of shares and prices necessary to
reflect the change in the number of kind of shares of Common Stock.  The number
of shares of Common Stock previously optioned and the Option Prices shall
likewise be adjusted.  The Company at all times during the term of the Plan
shall reserve for issuance the number of shares of Common Stock available for
issuance under this Plan.

         4.      ADMINISTRATION AND INTERPRETATION.  The Plan shall be
administered solely by the Committee.  The Committee may make rules and
establish procedures it deems appropriate for the administration of the Plan.
If there is any disagreement as to the interpretation of the Plan or any of its
rules or procedures, the decision of the Committee shall be final and binding
upon all persons in interest.  Notwithstanding the above, the Committee shall
have no authority, discretion or power to select the individuals who are or will
be eligible to receive Formula Grants under paragraph 10 of this Plan.  The
Committee shall not have any discretion to determine the amount, price or
timing of any Formula Grants granted or to be granted pursuant to its express
terms and except in accordance with the terms and provisions of paragraph 10
below.  Subject to the foregoing, the Committee shall have the power, subject
to, and within the limitations of, the express provisions of paragraph 10:

                 (i)      To construe and interpret paragraph 10 and any
         Formula Grant, to construe or interpret any condition or restrictions
         imposed on Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of a Formula
         Grant, to define the terms used herein and to establish, amend and
         revoke rules and regulations for administration of paragraph 10.  The
         Committee in the exercise of this power, may correct any defect,
         omission or inconsistency in paragraph 10 or in any Formula Grant
         Agreement, in a manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary or
         expedient to make paragraph 10 fully effective;

                 (ii)     To amend, modify, suspend or terminate paragraph 10
         in accordance with Section 18 hereof, and to recommend to
         shareholders, amendments to paragraph 10 or termination of paragraph
         10.

         5.      GRANTING OF OPTIONS.  The Committee is authorized to grant
Options to Eligible Participants pursuant to the Plan.  The terms, provisions
and type of Options, the number





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of shares, if any, optioned in each Plan Year, the Participants to whom Options
are granted, and the number of shares of Common Stock optioned to each
Participant shall be wholly within the discretion of the Committee, subject to
the total number of shares of Common Stock available under the Plan and the
provisions of paragraph 3, and, notwithstanding any other provisions of the
Plan, no Option shall be granted later than ten (10) years after the date the
Plan is adopted by the Board.

         6.      OPTION TERMS APPLICABLE TO ALL OPTIONS.  Subject to the
limitations prescribed in paragraph 5 above and paragraph 10 below, all Options
granted under the Plan shall be on the following terms:

                 (a)      The Option price shall be fixed by the Committee but
         shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common
         Stock on the Date of Grant;

                 (b)      The Option Price shall be payable in cash, by
         certified or cashier's check payable to the order of the Company, in
         shares of Common Stock of the Company having a Fair Market Value equal
         to the Option Price on the Date of Exercise, or any combination
         thereof.  In addition, the Committee also may allow (i) cashless
         exercises subject to any restrictions imposed by federal or state law,
         including any federal securities law restrictions, or (ii) payment by
         any other means which the Committee determines to be consistent with
         the Plan's purpose and applicable law;

                 (c)      The Option shall not be transferable other than by
         will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a
         qualified domestic relations order;

                 (d)      The Option shall expire ten (10) years after the Date
         of Grant, unless an earlier date is fixed by the Committee;

                 (e)      If a Participant who is a full-time employee of the
         Company or a Subsidiary dies or becomes Disabled while employed by the
         Company or any Subsidiary, his or her Option may be exercised within
         12 months after his or her death or Disability.  Upon the
         Participant's death, the Option may be exercised by the Participant's
         personal representative or by any beneficiary to whom the
         Participant's interest in the Option has devolved under a will or the
         laws of descent and distribution.  Upon the Participant's Disability,
         the Option may be exercised by the Participant or his or her legal
         representative.  Any exercise of any portion of the Option pursuant to
         this subparagraph may only occur to the same extent that, at the Date
         of Exercise, the Option would have been exercisable by the Participant
         if then living, not Disabled and employed by the Company or a
         Subsidiary.  To the extent the Option is not exercised it shall expire
         at the end of the twelve-month period; and,

                 (f)      If the Company is succeeded by another company in a
         reorganization, merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or
         stock, separation or liquidation, the





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         successor company shall assume the outstanding Options granted under
         the Plan or shall substitute new Options for them, with, in the case
         of Incentive Stock Options, only modification necessary to continue
         their status or the status of the substituted Options as Incentive
         Stock Options for purposes of the Code.

         7.      OPTION TERMS APPLICABLE ONLY TO INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS.  In
addition to the terms specified in paragraph 6 above, all Incentive Stock
Options granted under the Plan shall be on the following terms:

                 (a)      No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any
         Eligible Participant who, immediately prior to the grant, owns more
         than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or
         of a Subsidiary, unless the Option Price is at least 110% of the
         aggregate Fair Market Value of the Common Stock for which the Option
         is granted on the Date of Grant and the Option, by its terms, expires
         no later than five years after the Date of Grant;

                 (b)      In the case of Incentive Stock Options granted under
         the Plan, the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the Date
         of Grant) of the Common Stock for which Options are granted under the
         Plan to any one Participant that are exercisable for the first time
         during any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000;

                 (c)      Except to the extent that the Committee modifies or
         amends the following vesting schedule for any Participant, the
         following vesting schedules shall apply:

                          (A)     For Incentive Stock Options granted prior to
                 April 8, 1994, vesting shall occur over four years from the
                 Date of Grant, as follows: (i) Participants shall be eligible
                 to exercise 20% of the Option immediately on or after the Date
                 of Grant; and, (ii) they shall be eligible to exercise an
                 additional 20% per year on or after each anniversary of the
                 Date of Grant thereafter, until fully vested.

                          (B)     For Incentive Stock Options granted on or
                 after April 8, 1994, vesting shall occur over five years from
                 the Date of Grant, as follows: (i) Participants shall be
                 eligible to exercise 20% of the Option on or after the first
                 anniversary of the Date of Grant; and, (ii) they shall be
                 eligible to exercise an additional 20% per year on or after
                 each anniversary of the Date of Grant thereafter, until fully
                 vested.

                 (d)      Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph 6(e)
         above or paragraph 17 below, if the Participant ceases to be an
         employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, the Option shall terminate
         three months after the date the Participant ceases to be an employee
         and may only be exercised prior to the last day of the three-month
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                 (e)      Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the
         terms of any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall fully
         comply with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, or its
         successor, and any regulations thereunder.

         8.      OPTION TERMS APPLICABLE ONLY TO NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS.
In addition to the terms specified in paragraph 6 above, all Nonqualified Stock
Options granted under the Plan shall be on the following terms:

                 (a)      Nonqualified Stock Options shall vest as determined
         by the Committee in its sole discretion and may vest 100% as of the
         Date of Grant or in the percentages and over the periods of time
         established by the Committee as of the Date of Grant.  The Agreement
         for each Nonqualified Stock Option shall specify the terms upon which
         the Option shall vest; and,

                 (b)      Except as may otherwise be provided by the Committee
         at any time, a Nonqualified Stock Option granted to a Participant who
         is an employee of the Company or a Subsidiary shall terminate three
         months after the date on which the Participant ceases to be an
         employee of the Company or a Subsidiary and may only be exercised
         prior to the last day of the three month period subject to the
         provisions of subparagraph 6(e) and paragraph 17 of this Plan.

         9.      GRANT AND EXERCISE OF LIMITED STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
Limited Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to Eligible Participants by
the Committee in tandem with any Option granted pursuant to this Plan, in
accordance with the following terms:

                 (a)      The Limited Stock Appreciation Right may be granted
         either at or after the time of the grant of a Nonqualified Stock
         Option.  In the case of a Limited Stock Appreciation Right granted in
         tandem with an Incentive Stock Option, the Limited Stock Appreciation
         Right may be granted only at the time of the grant of the Incentive
         Stock Option;

                 (b)      A Limited Stock Appreciation Right shall entitle the
         holder of the tandem Option, upon exercise of the Limited Stock
         Appreciation Right, to surrender the Option and the Limited Stock
         Appreciation Right in exchange for an amount in cash equal to: (1) the
         excess of (i) the highest Fair Market Value of a share of Stock during
         the period beginning 60 days prior to a Change of Control and the date
         of a Change of Control over (ii) the Option Price; multiplied by, (2)
         the number of shares as to which the Limited Stock Appreciation Right
         shall have been exercised;

                 (c)      A Limited Stock Appreciation Right shall only be
         exercisable for a 90 day period beginning on the date of a Change of
         Control;





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                 (d)      Limited Stock Appreciation Rights shall be
         exercisable only to the extent the related Options have not been
         previously exercised.  A Participant must satisfy the terms and
         procedures for the exercise of an Option as set forth in this Plan and
         in the related Agreement in order to exercise a Limited Stock
         Appreciation Right;

                 (e)      In the case of a Participant subject to the
         restrictions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, no Limited Stock
         Appreciation Right (as referred to in Rule 16b-3(e) or any successor
         rule under the Exchange Act) shall be exercised except in compliance
         with any applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3(e) or its successor;
         and,

                 (f)      All Limited Stock Appreciation Rights granted under
         this Plan shall be granted within ten (10) years from the date this
         Plan is adopted by the Board.

         10.     FORMULA GRANTS TO NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS.

                 (a)      The provisions of this paragraph 10 are applicable
         only to Nonqualified Stock Options granted to Non-Employee Directors
         (as defined below), pursuant to subparagraph 10(c) below.  All other
         Options granted to Directors and other Eligible Participants shall be
         governed by the provisions of paragraphs 6 and 7 or 8, as applicable.

                 (b)      For purposes of this paragraph 10 the term
         "Non-Employee Director" means a member of the Board who is not an
         employee of the Company.  Options granted pursuant to this paragraph
         10 are hereinafter referred to as "Formula Grants".

                 (c)      (i)     Each Non-Employee Director will be granted
                 Options to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock on the date of
                 the Board meeting immediately following the date he or she is
                 first elected or appointed (whichever is applicable) to the
                 Board;

                          (ii)    Each Non-Employee Director will be granted
                 Options to 2,000 shares of Common Stock each year at the first
                 Board meeting held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of
                 Shareholders, or if there is no such Board meeting, the next
                 Board meeting after the Annual Meeting of Shareholders;
                 provided that the Non-Employee Director has served on the
                 Board for at least six consecutive months immediately
                 preceding the date of the grant. The Non-Employee Director must
                 be a current member at the time of the grant; therefore, if
                 the Non-Employee Director completes a three-year term and does
                 not stand for re-election, the Non-Employee Director will not
                 receive a grant at the end of the three-year term.

                          (iii)   The Option Price of the Formula Grants shall
                 be 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the
                 Date of Grant.





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                          (iv)    The Formula Grants shall be 100% vested on
                 the Date of Grant.

                          (v)     The Formula Grants shall expire ten (10)
                 years after the Date of Grant.

                          (vi)    Notwithstanding any provision to the
                 contrary, no Formula Grants shall be granted on a date when
                 the number of shares authorized for issuance pursuant to the
                 Plan and then available for issuance pursuant to the Plan is
                 less than the aggregate number of such shares which would be
                 issuable pursuant to Formula Grants otherwise required to be
                 granted on such date assuming the full vesting and exercise of
                 all outstanding Options granted pursuant to the Plan.  In the
                 event the Formula Grants are not granted as a result of the
                 application of this subparagraph 10(c)(v), no Formula Grant
                 shall thereafter be granted pursuant to this paragraph 10 or
                 the Plan.

                          (vii)   All provisions of the Plan not inconsistent
                 with this paragraph 10 shall apply to Formula Grants;
                 provided, however, that the provisions of paragraphs 5, 7, 8
                 and 9 shall not apply to Formula Grants, and the Committee
                 shall have not discretion to determine or modify the amount,
                 pricing or timing of such Formula Grants.  In the event of any
                 conflict between a provision of this paragraph 10 and a
                 provision in any other paragraph of the Plan, such provision
                 of this paragraph 10 shall be deemed to control with respect
                 to Formula Grants.

                 (d)      Adoption of this paragraph 10 shall be subject to the
         approval of the shareholders of the Company in accordance with
         applicable law.

         11.     ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.  Upon the grant or exercise of an
Option under this Plan by a Participant, the Committee may require the
fulfillment of any reasonable conditions, and may require the Participant to
deliver any documents deemed reasonably necessary, including but not limited to
the following:

                 (a)      A written statement that the Participant is
         purchasing the shares of Common Stock for investment and not with a
         view toward their distribution or sale and will not sell or transfer
         any securities received except in accordance with the Securities Act
         and applicable state securities laws; and

                 (b)      Evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company that
         at the Date of Grant or Date of Exercise the Participant meets any
         other Committee requirements.

         12.     COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENTAL AND OTHER REGULATIONS.  The
Company will not be obligated to issue and sell the shares of Common Stock
issued pursuant to grants hereunder if, in the opinion of its counsel, the
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or state securities laws.  The Company will seek to obtain from each regulatory
commission or agency having jurisdiction any required authority to act
hereunder.  Inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory commission
or agency authority which counsel for the Company deems necessary for the
lawful issuance of shares of Common Stock shall relieve the Company from any
liability for failure to issue any shares until the authority is obtained.

         13.     NONASSIGNMENT OF OPTIONS.  Except as otherwise provided in
subparagraphs 6(c) and 6(e), any Option granted under this Plan and the rights
and privileges conferred shall not be transferred, assigned, pledged or
hypothecated in any way (whether by operation of law or otherwise) and shall
not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process.  Upon any attempt
to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of an Option,
right or privilege contrary to the provision hereof, or upon the levy of any
attachment or similar process upon the rights and privileges conferred hereby,
the Option and the rights and privileges conferred hereby shall immediately
terminate.

         14.     WITHHOLDING OF APPLICABLE TAXES.  The Company shall have the
right to reduce the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise required to be
issued upon exercise of an Option granted hereunder by an amount which would
have a Fair Market Value on the Date of Exercise equal to all Federal, state,
city, or other taxes as shall be required to be withheld by the Company
pursuant to any statute or any governmental regulation or ruling.  In
connection with all withholding obligations, the Company may make any other
arrangements consistent with the Plan as it may deem appropriate, including but
not limited to withholding taxes from compensation payable to the Participant
and requiring the Participant to remit cash in an amount equal to the taxes
required to be withheld.

         15.     PLAN AND GRANTS NOT TO AFFECT EMPLOYMENT.  Neither the Plan
nor any grant hereunder shall confer upon any Participant or Eligible
Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any
Subsidiary.

         16.     INDEMNIFICATION.  No member of the Board or the Committee
shall be liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith
with respect to this Plan nor shall any member of the Board or the Committee be
liable for any Agreement issued pursuant to this Plan or any grants under it.
Each member of the Board and the Committee shall be indemnified by the Company
against any losses incurred in such administration of the Plan, unless his
action constitutes serious and willful misconduct.

         17.     CHANGE OF CONTROL.  If there is a Change of Control of the
Company, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan or any
Agreement, each Option then outstanding shall become immediately and fully
exercisable.  The Option of a Participant whose employment with the Company is
terminated for any reason within six (6) months following a Change of Control
shall be immediately exercisable and remain exercisable for a period of six (6)
months from the date of the Change of Control, but in no event, after the
expiration of the exercise period stated therein.





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         18.     AMENDMENT OF PLAN.  The Committee may make any amendments to
the Plan which may be required so that the Incentive Stock Options granted
hereunder shall at all times have the status of incentive stock options for
purposes of the Code, and may make any other amendments which it deems
necessary or advisable, provided that the Company may seek shareholder
approval of an amendment if determined to be required by or advisable under
regulations of the Commission or the Internal Revenue Service, the rules of any
stock exchange or system on which the Company's stock is listed or other
applicable law or regulation.  Notwithstanding the above, the provisions of the
Plan governing: (i) the number of Formula Grants to be granted to a
Non-Employee Director pursuant to paragraph 10, (ii) the number of Options to
be covered by such Formula Grants, (iii) the Option Price under each Formula
Grant, (iv) when and under what circumstances each such Formula Grant will be
granted, and the period within which each such Formula Grant may be exercised
shall not be amended more than once every six (6) months, other than to comply
with changes in the Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the
Securities Act or the rules thereunder.

         19.     APPROVAL OF SHAREHOLDERS.  The Plan shall take effect upon
adoption by the Board.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan shall terminate
and be of no force or effect unless the Plan is approved by the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company within twelve
months of the Plan's adoption by the Board.

         20.     NOTICES.  Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be
sufficiently given only if sent by registered or certified mail postage
prepaid, addressed to the Company at its principal executive offices in Salt
Lake City, Utah, and to the Participant at the address on file with the Company
at the Date of Grant, or to the address designated by either party in writing
to the other.

         21.     SUCCESSORS.  The Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of any successor or successors of the Company.

         22.     SEVERABILITY.  If any part of the Plan shall be determined to
be invalid or void in any respect, such determination shall not affect, impair,
invalidate or nullify the remaining provisions of this Plan which shall
continue in full force and effect.

         23.     TERMINATION OF THE PLAN.  The Committee may terminate this
Plan at any time; otherwise the Plan shall terminate ten years after it is
adopted by the Board.  Termination of the Plan shall not deprive Participants
of their rights under previously granted Options.





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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.2


                   1987 EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN

                             JB'S RESTAURANTS, INC.

         WHEREAS, it is the belief of the Board of Directors that the best
interest of JB'S RESTAURANTS, INC. (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the
"Corporation") will be served by increasing its ability to secure and retain
highly qualified and experienced executive employees, through affording them an
opportunity to acquire a stake in the future of the Corporation; and

         WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors to assure by
appropriate means the maximum efforts and fullest measure of continued loyal
association with the Corporation on the part of the key executive employees;
and

         WHEREAS, the Corporation has set aside for issuance a total of five
hundred thousand (500,000) authorized shares of its $.10 par value common
stock; and

         WHEREAS, the Corporation desires to provide its key executive
employees with the added tax benefits available under an Employee Incentive
Stock Option, as established by Section 422A of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (the "Code"); and

         WHEREAS, at the direction of the Board of Directors there has been
prepared and submitted to the Board of Directors an Employee Incentive Stock
Option Plan for the purpose of granting to key executive employees incentive
stock options.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of JB'S RESTAURANTS, INC. does
hereby establish this Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan.

         1.      Purpose.  This Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan
(hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Plan") is intended as an incentive
to encourage stock ownership by certain key employees (whether or not officers)
of JB'S RESTAURANTS, INC., so that they may acquire or increase their
proprietary interest in the success of the Corporation and to encourage them to
remain in the employ of the Corporation.

         2.      Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by a committee
appointed by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and shall be comprised
of members of the Board of





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Directors (the "Committee").  The Committee shall consist of not less than
three (3) members.  The Board of Directors may from time to time remove members
from, or add members to, the Committee.  Vacancies on the Committee, howsoever
caused, shall be filled by the Board of Directors from the Board of Directors.
The Committee shall select one of its members as Chairman, and shall hold
meetings at such times and places as it may determine necessary.  A majority of
the members of the Committee present at a meeting of the Committee at which a
quorum is present, or acts reduced to or approved in writing by a majority of
the members of the Committee, shall be the valid acts of the Committee.  The
Committee shall from time to time at its discretion make recommendations to the
Board of Directors with respect to the key executive employees who shall be
granted options and the amount of stock to be optioned to each.  Committee
members who are otherwise eligible under Article 3 below, shall be eligible to
receive options under this Plan; provided, however, a Committee member shall
abstain from any vote of the Committee with respect to the recommendation of
the Committee to the Board of Directors to award options to such Committee
member.

         The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provision
of the Plan or of any option granted under it shall be final unless otherwise
determined by the Board of Directors.  No member of the Board of Directors or
the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made in good
faith with respect to the Plan or any option granted under it.

         3.      Eligibility.  The persons who shall be eligible to receive
options shall be such key employees (including officers, whether or not they
are directors) of the Corporation as the Board of Directors shall select from
time to time from among those nominated by the Committee who are employees of
the Corporation on the date the option is granted.  No employee shall be
eligible to receive options, if at the date the options are granted, such
employee owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or of any
parent or subsidiary corporation, including stock attributable to the employee
pursuant to Section 425(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; provided, however,
that any such employee who would have been otherwise eligible, but for the fact
that such employee owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock, as provided above, shall
be eligible to receive options if, at the time any option is granted, the
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least 110% of the fair market value of the stock, as provided in Article 5(c).

         4.      Stock.  The stock subject to the options shall be shares of
the authorized but unissued or reacquired $.10 par value common stock
(hereinafter sometimes called "Capital Stock") of JB'S RESTAURANTS, INC.  The
aggregate number of shares which may be issued under options shall not exceed
five hundred thousand (500,000) shares of Capital Stock.  The limitations
established by each of the preceding sentences shall be subject to adjustment
as provided in Article 5(h) of the Plan.

         In the event that any outstanding option under the Plan for any reason
expires or is terminated, the shares of Capital Stock allocable to the
unexercised portion of such option may again be subjected to an option under
the Plan.

         5.      Terms and Conditions of Options.  Stock options granted
pursuant to the Plan shall be authorized by the Board of Directors and shall be
evidenced by agreements in such form as the Committee shall from time to time
recommend and the Board of Directors shall comply with and be subject to the
following terms and conditions:

                 (a)      Employment Arrangement.  The granting of an option to
         any Employee shall not impose upon the Corporation any obligation to
         retain the employee in its employ for any period.

                 (b)      Number of Shares.  Each option shall state the number
         of shares of Capital Stock to which it pertains.

                 (c)      Option Price.  Each option shall state the option
         price, which shall be not less than 100% of the fair market value of
         the shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation an the date of the
         granting of the option, subject to the provisions of Article 3 in the
         case of any employee who owns stock possessing more than ten percent
         (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of
         the Corporation.

                 (d)      Medium and Time of Payment.  The option price shall
         be payable in monies of the United States upon the exercise of the
         option and may be paid by cash or check, or by direct withdrawal from
         the





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         employee's compensation as approved by the employee.  The option may
         be exercised by written notice to the Corporation at its principal
         office.  The notice shall state the election to exercise the option
         and shall either: (a) be accompanied by payment of the full purchase
         price of such shares of Capital Stock, in which event the Corporation
         shall deliver a certificate or certificates representing such stock as
         soon as practical after the notice shall be received; or (b) fix a
         date (not less than five nor more than ten business days from the date
         such notice shall be received by the Corporation) for the payment of
         the full purchase price of such stock, against delivery of a
         certificate or certificates representing such stock.

                 (e)      Terms and Exercise of Option.  Each option granted
         may be exercised only as provided in the option agreement executed by
         the Corporation and the employee, which shall contain such
         restrictions as to a vesting schedule for exercise of the options
         granted as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine
         appropriate, and as approved by the Board of Directors.
         Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, all options
         granted under this Plan shall expire and may not be exercised to any
         extent after the expiration of five (5) years from the date the option
         is granted.  Not less than one hundred (100) shares of Capital Stock
         may be purchased at any time, unless the number purchased is the total
         number of shares of Capital Stock at the time purchasable under the
         option.  During the lifetime of the employee, the option shall be
         exercisable only by him and shall not be assignable or transferable by
         him, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, as
         provided in Article 5(g), and no other person shall acquire any rights
         therein.

                 (f)      Termination of Employment Except Death.  If the
         employee shall cease to be employed by the Corporation for any reason
         except disability or death, the option, to the extent not theretofore
         exercised, shall be deemed cancelled forthwith, except that the
         Committee in its absolute discretion may extend the privilege to such
         employee to exercise the option theretofore granted to him within
         three months after such cessation of employment, to the extent
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         if any such cessation of employment is caused by the employee's
         retirement at the age of 65 or thereafter, the employee shall have the
         right to exercise the option within three months after such
         retirement, to the extent otherwise exercisable, had employment not
         ceased.  Whether authorized leave of absence or absence for military
         or governmental service shall constitute termination of employment for
         the purposes of the Plan, shall be determined by the Committee, which
         determination, unless overruled by the Board of Directors, shall be
         final and conclusive.

                 (g)      Death or Disability of Employee and Transfer of
         Option.  If the employee shall die or if the employee shall become
         disabled (within the meaning of Section 422A(c)(9) of the Code) while
         in the employ of the Corporation and shall not have fully exercised the
         option, the option may be exercised (subject to the condition that no
         option shall be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years, to
         the extent that the employee's right to exercise such option had
         accrued at the time of his death or disability, and had not previously
         been exercised, at any time within one (1) year after the employee's
         death or disability, by the employee or his legal representative, in
         the case of disability, or by the personal representatives, executors
         or administrators of the employee's estate, in the case of death, or by
         any person or persons who shall have acquired the option directly from
         the employee by bequest or inheritance.  The option shall not be
         transferable by the employee otherwise than by will or the laws of
         descent and distribution.

                 (h)      Recapitalization.  Subject to any required action by
         the stockholders, the number of shares of Capital Stock covered by the
         option and the price per share thereof shall be proportionately
         adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares
         of Capital Stock of the Corporation resulting from a subdivision or
         consolidation of shares or the payment of a stock dividend or any
         other increase or decrease in the number of such shares affected
         without receipt of consideration by the Corporation.

                 Subject to any required action by the stockholders, if the
         Corporation shall be the





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         surviving corporation in any merger or consolidation, each outstanding
         option shall pertain to and apply to the securities to which a holder
         of the number of shares of Capital Stock subject to the option would
         have been entitled.  In the event of a dissolution or liquidation of
         the Corporation or a merger or consolidation in which the Corporation
         is not the surviving corporation, the employee shall have the right,
         during the period between sixty and thirty days prior to the effective
         date of such dissolution or liquidation, or merger or consolidation,
         in which the Corporation is not the surviving corporation, to exercise
         his option in whole or in part without regard to any provision of the
         option agreement between the Corporation and the employee.  The
         Corporation shall inform each employee of the pendency of any such
         dissolution, liquidation, or merger or consolidation in which the
         Corporation is not the surviving corporation, in sufficient time to
         have the full aforesaid period to exercise his option.

                 In the event of a change in the Capital Stock of the
         Corporation as presently constituted, the shares resulting from any
         such change shall be deemed to be Capital Stock within the meaning of
         the Plan.

                 To the extent that the foregoing adjustments relate to stock
         or securities of the Corporation, such adjustments shall be made by
         the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final,
         binding and conclusive.

                 Except as hereinbefore expressly provided in this Article
         5(h), the employee shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision
         or consolidation of shares of stock of any class or the payment of any
         stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of
         shares of stock of any class or by reason of any dissolution,
         liquidation, merger, consolidation or spin-off of assets or stock of
         another corporation, and any issue by the Corporation of shares of
         stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
         any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall
         be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Capital
         Stock subject to the option.





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                 The grant of an option pursuant to the Plan shall not affect
         in any way the right or power of the Corporation to make adjustments,
         reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or
         business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate,
         sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

                 (i)      Value of Shares Issued.  Notwithstanding anything to
         the contrary provided herein, the aggregate fair market value, as
         determined at the time the option is granted, of the Capital Stock for
         which any eligible employee may be granted an option exercisable for
         the first time by such employee in any calendar year under this Plan
         or any other incentive stock option plan (within the meaning of
         Section 422A of the Code) of the Corporation, a predecessor
         corporation, or a parent or subsidiary corporation of the Corporation,
         shall not exceed $100,000.

                 (j)      Rights as a Stockholder.  An employee or an
         authorized transferee of an option shall have no rights as a
         stockholder with respect to any shares of Capital Stock covered by his
         option until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate to him
         for such stock.  No adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary
         or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or
         distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to
         the date such stock certificate is issued, except as provided in
         Article 5(h) hereof.

                 (k)      Modification.  Extension and Renewal of Options.
         Subject to approval of the Board of Directors of the Corporation,
         strictly in accordance with the statutorily imposed limitations and
         conditions of Section 422A and the Plan, the Committee may modify,
         extend or renew outstanding options granted under the Plan, or accept
         the surrender of outstanding options (to the extent not theretofore
         exercised) and authorize the granting of new options in substitution
         therefor (to the extent not theretofore exercised).  Notwithstanding
         the foregoing, however, without the consent of the employee, no
         modification of an option shall alter or impair any rights or
         obligations under any option theretofore granted under the Plan.





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                 (l)      Restriction on Option Exercise.  Notwithstanding any
         contrary provisions of this Plan, no option granted under the Plan may
         be exercised by the employee unless the shares of Capital Stock to be
         acquired by the employee pursuant to the Plan have been registered
         under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"), the securities laws of
         Utah, and any other applicable securities laws of any other state, or
         the Corporation receives an opinion of counsel (which may be counsel
         for the Corporation) reasonably acceptable to the Corporation stating
         that the exercise of the option and the issuance of shares of Capital
         Stock pursuant to the exercise is exempt from such registration
         requirements.  The employee shall represent that unless and until the
         shares of Capital Stock have been registered under the Act and
         applicable state securities laws: (1) the employee will be acquiring
         the shares of Capital Stock upon exercise for investment purposes only
         and without the intent of making any sale or disposition thereof, (2)
         the employee has been advised and understands that the shares of
         Capital Stock underlying the options have not been registered for sale
         pursuant to federal and state securities laws and are "restricted
         securities" under such laws, and (3) the employee acknowledges that
         the shares of Capital Stock will be subject to stop transfer
         instructions and certificates for such shares shall bear the following
         legend in addition to any other legend set forth in the Plan:

                 THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
         REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, THE UTAH
         UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT OR UNDER ANY OTHER STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND
         MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION
         OR THE AVAILABILITY OF AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.  NO OFFER,
         SALE OR TRANSFER MAY TAKE PLACE WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE
         COMPANY BEING AFFIXED HERETO.  IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE
         REGISTRATION STATEMENT, SUCH APPROVAL SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY IF THE
         COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF SHAREHOLDER'S COUNSEL AT
         SHAREHOLDER'S EXPENSE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY TO THE EFFECT THAT
         THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE LAWFULLY TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION
         FROM REGISTRATION.

                 (m)      Other Provisions.  The option agreements authorized
         under the Plan shall contain such other





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         provisions, including, without limitation, restrictions upon the
         exercise of the option, as the Committee and the Board of Directors
         shall deem advisable.

                 (n)      Restrictions on Transfer of Shares.  An employee or
         an authorized transferee of an option who purchases Capital Stock by
         exercise of an option, may not dispose of such Capital Stock within
         two (2) years from the date of the granting of the option, or within
         one (1) year after the transfer of such stock to the purchaser without
         losing the purchaser's right to treat such stock as an "incentive
         stock option" under Section 422A of the Code.

                 The certificates for the shares of Capital Stock issued to the
         purchaser by exercise of this option shall bear the following legend:

                 THE TRANSFER OF THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS
         RESTRICTED BY THE TERMS OF AN EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN, A
         COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE CORPORATION'S OFFICE IN SALT LAKE
         CITY, UTAH.

         6.      Term of Plan.  Options may be granted pursuant to the Plan
from time to time within a period of five (5) years from the date this Plan is
adopted, or the date this Plan is approved by the stockholders, whichever is
earlier; no options shall be granted after such date.  Any options issued
during this period which comply with the provisions of this Plan shall be
considered as having been granted pursuant to this Plan.

         7.      Indemnification of Committee.  In addition to such other
rights of indemnification as they may have as directors or as members of the
Committee, the members of the Committee shall be indemnified by the Corporation
against reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and
necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or
proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of
them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in
connection with the Plan or any option granted thereunder, and against all
amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is
approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Corporation) or paid by
them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding,
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matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such action, suit or proceeding
that such Committee member is liable for negligence or misconduct in the
performance of his duties; provided that within sixty days after institution of
any such action, suit or proceeding, a Committee member shall, in writing,
offer the Corporation the opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend
the same.

         8.      Amendment of the Plan.  The Board of Directors may, insofar as
permitted by law and the provisions of Section 422A, from time to time, with
respect to any shares of Capital Stock at the time not subject to options,
suspend or discontinue the Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever
except that, without approval of the stockholders, no such revision or
amendment shall change the number of shares of Capital Stock authorized under
the Plan, change the designation of the class of employees eligible to receive
options, decrease the price at which options may be granted or remove the
administration of the Plan from the Committee.

         9.      Application of Funds.  The proceeds received by the
Corporation from the sale of Capital Stock pursuant to options will be used for
general corporate purposes.

         10.     No Obligation to Exercise Option.  The granting of an option
shall impose no obligation upon the employee to exercise such option.

         11.     Approval of Stockholders.  The Plan shall take effect upon
adoption by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing, however, the Plan shall terminate and become null and void and of no
force or effect whatsoever unless the Plan is approved by the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of each class of stock of the Corporation,
which approval must occur within the period beginning twelve months before and
ending twelve months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board of
Directors.

         12.     Miscellaneous.  The headings and captions appearing herein are
inserted only as a matter of convenience and reference, and in no way define,
limit, or describe the scope or intent of this Plan, or any of the provisions
hereof.  Unless the context requires otherwise, as used herein, each gender
shall include all genders.  It is the intention of the Corporation that the
Plan be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah.

         13.     Severability.  It is the intent of the Board of Directors that
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this Plan shall qualify for treatment under Section 422A of the Code as
incentive stock options.  To that end, should any provision of this Plan be
determined to invalidate such incentive stock option treatment, such provision
shall not be a part of this Plan, and shall be severable from and shall not
affect the remaining provisions of this Plan.

Date Plan adopted by Board of Directors:  April 21, 1987
                                        ------------------

Date Plan approved by Stockholders:
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.3


                             JB'S RESTAURANTS, INC.

                      1987 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN

         1.      Purposes and Scope.  The purposes of JB's Restaurants, Inc.
1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") are to encourage stock
ownership by members of the Board of Directors (the "Board"), of JB's
Restaurants, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company"), to
provide an incentive for Board members to expand and improve the business and
financial success of the Company and to attract and retain qualified people
through the grant of options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock.

         2.      Approval by Board of Directors.  The Plan shall become
effective upon its adoption by the Board.

         3.      Common Stock to be Optioned.  Subject to the provisions of
paragraph 11 of the Plan, there shall be reserved for issuance and transfer
upon the exercise of options under the Plan 120,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock, $.10 par value ("Common Stock").  The shares may be treasury, or
authorized but unissued, shares of Common Stock.  If any option granted under
the Plan expires or terminates for any reason without having been exercised in
full, the shares for which the option has not been exercised shall again be
available to be granted as options under the Plan.

         4.      Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by a committee
of at least three directors or officers of the Company (the "Committee").  A
majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.  The Committee shall keep minutes of all its
proceedings.  Committee members shall be elected, removed and replaced by the
Board.  The Committee shall be solely responsible for the operation and
administration of the Plan.  The Committee shall have complete authority to
make decisions regarding the timing of option grants, to whom options are
granted, at what price per share options will be granted, the number of shares
involved, and any other terms or conditions of the options not inconsistent
with the provisions of the Plan.  The interpretation and construction of any
provision of the Plan by the Committee shall be final.  No member of the Board
or the Committee shall be liable for any action or determination made by the
member in good faith.

         5.      Eligibility.  The Committee may grant options to any director
of the Company who is not also an employee (hereinafter referred to as
"participants").  Options may be awarded by the Committee at any time and from
time to time to new participants,
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JB'S RESTAURANTS, INC.
1987 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
Page 2


or to then participants, or to a greater or lesser number of participants, and
may include or exclude previous participants, as the Committee shall determine.
Options granted to participants need not contain similar provisions.

         6.      Option Price.  The purchase price for the Common Stock granted
under each option shall be set by the Committee at the time the option is
granted.  The purchase price may be less than the fair market value of the
Common Stock on the date of grant but may not be less than the Common Stock's
par value.

         7.      Terms and Conditions of Options.  Options granted pursuant to
the Plan shall be authorized by the Committee and shall be evidenced by
agreements whose form has been approved by the Committee.  The agreements shall
comply with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:

                 (a)      Time and Method of Payment.  At the time any portion
         of an option is exercised under the Plan, the option purchase price
         shall be paid in full in cash.  Otherwise, an exercise of any option
         granted under the Plan shall be invalid and of no effect.  Each option
         agreement, as determined by the Committee, may contain other
         requirements as to notice, documents to be executed or information to
         be provided by a participant desiring to exercise an option.  Promptly
         after the exercise of an option and the payment of the full purchase
         price, the participant shall be entitled to the issuance of a stock
         certificate evidencing his ownership of the Common Stock.  A
         participant shall have none of the rights of a shareholder until
         shares are issued to him or her, and no adjustment will be made for
         dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the
         date the stock certificate is issued.

                 (b)      Number of Shares.  Each option agreement shall state
         the total number of shares of Common Stock to which it pertains.

                 (c)      Option Period and Limitations on Exercise of Options.
         The Committee may, in its discretion, provide that an option may not
         be exercised in whole or in part for any period or periods of time
         specified in the option agreement.  Except as provided in the option
         agreement, an option may be exercised in whole or in part at any time
         during its term.  No option may be exercised after the expiration of
         ten years from the date it is granted.  No option may be exercised for
         a fractional share of stock.
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JB'S RESTAURANTS, INC.
1987 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
Page 3


         8.      Rights in Event of Death.  If a participant dies without
having fully exercised an option granted pursuant to the Plan, the executors or
administrators, or legatees or heirs, of the participant's estate shall have
the right to exercise the option to the extent the deceased participant was
entitled to exercise the option on the date of the participant's death.

         9.      No Obligations to Exercise Option.  The granting of an option
shall impose no obligation upon the participant to exercise such option.

         10.     Nonassignability.  Options shall not be transferable other
than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and during a
participant's lifetime shall be exercisable only by the participant's guardian
or legal representative.

         11.     Antidilution.  The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
available for options under the Plan, the shares subject to any option, and the
price per share shall all be proportionately adjusted for any increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock subsequent to the
effective date of the Plan resulting from a reorganization, recapitalization,
reclassification, combination, stock split, stock dividend, or other increase
or decrease in the number of shares outstanding, effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company.  If the Company shall be the surviving
corporation in any merger or consolidation, any option shall pertain, apply and
relate to the securities to which a holder of the number of shares of Common
Stock subject to the option would have been entitled after the merger or
consolidation.  Upon dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or upon a
merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation,
all options outstanding under the Plan shall terminate.

         12.     Amendment and Termination.  The Board may terminate, amend or
revise the Plan with respect to any shares as to which options have not been
granted.  Neither the Board nor the Committee may, without the consent of the
holder of an option, alter or impair any option previously granted under the
Plan, except as authorized by the Plan.  Unless sooner terminated, the Plan
shall remain in effect for a period of ten years from the date of the Plan's
adoption by the Board.  Termination of the Plan shall not affect any option
previously granted.

         13.     Reservation of Shares of Stock.  The Company, during the term
of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available, and will seek or
obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction,
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JB'S RESTAURANTS, INC.
1987 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
Page 4


any requisite authority necessary to issue and to sell the number of shares of
Common Stock that shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Plan.
The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having
jurisdiction the authority deemed necessary by counsel for the Company for the
lawful issuance and sale of its Common Stock hereunder, shall relieve the
Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell Common
Stock as to which the requisite authority has not been obtained.

         14.     Date of Adoption.  This Nonqualified Stock Option Plan is
adopted as of February 13, 1987.

         15.     Restriction on Option Exercise.  Notwithstanding any contrary
provisions of this Plan, any option granted under the Plan may not be exercised
by the employee unless the shares to be acquired by the employee pursuant to
the Plan have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"), the
securities laws of Utah, and any other applicable securities laws of any other
state, or the Corporation receives an opinion of counsel (which may be counsel
for the Corporation) reasonably acceptable to the Corporation stating that the
exercise of the option and the issuance of shares pursuant to the exercise is
exempt from such registration requirements.  The employee shall represent that
unless and until the shares have been registered under the Act and applicable
state securities laws: (1) the employee will be acquiring the shares upon
exercise for investment purposes only and without the intent of making any sale
or disposition thereof; (2) the employee has been advised and understands that
the shares underlying the options have not been registered for sale pursuant to
federal and state securities laws and are "restricted securities" under such
laws; and (3) the employee acknowledges that the shares will be subject to stop
transfer instructions and bear the following legend in addition to any other
legend set forth in the Plan:

         THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, THE UTAH UNIFORM SECURITIES ACT
OR UNDER ANY OTHER STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR
TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OR THE AVAILABILITY OF AN EXEMPTION
FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.  NO OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER MAY TAKE PLACE WITHOUT
PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE COMPANY BEING AFFIXED HERETO.  IN THE ABSENCE OF
AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, SUCH APPROVAL SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY IF THE
COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF SHAREHOLDER'S COUNSEL AT SHAREHOLDER'S
EXPENSE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY TO THE EFFECT THAT THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
LAWFULLY TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION.


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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.4

                             JB'S RESTAURANTS, INC.

                        1984 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN

                        As Amended on February 13, 1987

         1.      Purpose.  The purpose of the Plan is to compensate employees
of the Company for their services rendered on behalf of the Company and to
provide incentive for future services beneficial to the Company, by the grant
of options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock, in the number of
shares and at the times selected by a disinterested committee of three members
of the Company's Board of Directors.  The Plan was approved by a vote of a
majority of the total outstanding shares of the Company at the annual meeting
of shareholders held February 15, 1985.

         2.      Common Stock Available.  A maximum of 225,000 shares of the
Company's common stock shall be available to participants under the Plan.
Within the limitations contained in the Plan, the Plan administrators shall
determine the times at which options shall be granted, to whom they will be
granted, and the number of shares involved.

         3.      Eligible Participants.  Those eligible to participate in the
Plan are all employees of the Company at the supervisor level or above.

         4.      Administration.  The Plan shall be administered by a
disinterested committee of three non-participating members of the Board of
Directors, elected by a majority of the remaining members of the Board of
Directors.  A majority of the committee must concur in all actions to be taken
with respect to the Plan.  Vacancies in the committee shall be filled by
majority vote of those members of the Board of Directors not serving on the
committee.

         5.      Option Terms.  The Stock Option Agreement granted to each
optionee shall be substantially in the form of the Stock Option Agreement
presented to the meeting of the Board of Directors held October 11, 1984, and
shall reflect material modifications to the Plan.  Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in said Stock Option Agreement, the terms of each option granted
pursuant to this Plan shall include the following, pursuant to the requirements
of IRC Section 422A(b):

                 (a)      Term of Plan.  No option may be granted pursuant to
this Plan after ten years from the date hereof.





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JB'S RESTAURANTS, INC.
1984 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
Page 2

                 (b)      Term of Option. No option granted pursuant to this
         Plan shall be exercisable after the expiration of the option term,
         which shall commence an the date the option is granted, and shall
         terminate on the first to occur of:

                          (i)     the date such option has been exercised in
                 full;

                          (ii)    the end of the three month period immediately
                 following the last day that the optionee is employed by the
                 Company, or its subsidiaries; or

                          (iii)   five years from the date the option is
                 granted.

                 (c)      Option Price.  The option price for each share of
         stock under this Plan shall be the fair market value of the stock on
         the date the option is granted ("valuation date"), determined as
         follows:

                          (i)     The average of the highest and lowest quoted
                 selling price on the valuation date.

                          (ii)    If there are no sales on the valuation date,
                 but sales occur within a reasonable time before and after the
                 valuation date, then the fair market value shall be
                 determined by taking a weighted average of the means between
                 the highest and lowest sales on the nearest date before and
                 the nearest date after the valuation date, weighted inversely
                 by the respective numbers of trading dates between the selling
                 dates and the valuation date.

                          (iii)   If there are no sales on the valuation date,
                 or within a reasonable time before and after the valuation
                 date, then the fair market value shall be determined by taking
                 the mean between the bona fide "bid" and "ask" prices on the
                 nearest trading date before and the nearest trading date after
                 the valuation date, weighted in the manner specified in
                 subparagraph (ii) above.

                 (d)      Transfer of Option. The options granted pursuant to
         this Plan shall not be transferred in any manner except upon the death
         of the optionee by will or by the laws of descent and distribution.
         During the lifetime of each optionee, the option granted him shall be
         exercisable only by him.





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JB'S RESTAURANTS, INC.
1984 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
Page 3


                 (e)      Outstanding Options.

                          (i)     Options Granted Prior to January 1, 1987.
                 Each option granted prior to January 1, 1987, pursuant to this
                 Plan shall not be exercisable while there is outstanding any
                 prior incentive stock option (as defined in IRC Section
                 422A(b)) to purchase stock in the Company, in a predecessor
                 corporation of the Company, or any corporation which at the
                 time of the granting of each option is a parent corporation or
                 subsidiary corporation of the Company, which was granted to
                 the optionee before the grant of any option granted pursuant
                 to this Plan.  For this purpose, any such prior incentive
                 stock option shall be deemed to be outstanding until such
                 option is exercised in full or expires by reason of lapse of
                 time.

                          (ii)    Options Granted after December 31, 1986.
                 Options granted after December 31, 1986, pursuant to this Plan
                 may be exercised without regard to whether other incentive
                 stock options granted to the optionee prior or subsequent to
                 the current grant remain outstanding, whether such other
                 grants are made pursuant to this Plan or to prior or
                 subsequent incentive stock option plans.

                 (f)      Annual Limitation.

                          (i)     Options Granted Prior to January 1, 1987.
                 For options granted prior to January 1, 1987, the aggregate
                 fair market value (determined as of the time the option is
                 granted) of stock of the Company, or of its parent corporation
                 or subsidiary corporation, for which an optionee may be
                 granted options pursuant to this Plan and all other incentive
                 stock option plans of the Company, and of its parent
                 corporation or subsidiary corporation, during any calendar
                 year, shall not exceed $100,000 plus any unused limit
                 carryover (as defined in IRC Section 422A(c)(4)) to such year.

                          (ii)    Options Granted after December 31, 1986.  For
                 options granted after December 31, 1986, the aggregate fair
                 market value (determined at the time the option is granted) of
                 the common stock of the Company, or of its parent or
                 subsidiary corporations, with respect to which incentive stock
                 options are exercisable for the first time by an optionee
                 during any calendar year, pursuant to this Plan and all other
                 incentive stock option plans of the Company or of its parent
                 or subsidiary corporations, shall not exceed $100,000.





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JB'S RESTAURANTS, INC.
1984 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
Page 4


                 (g)      Exercise With Outstanding Stock.  Each option granted
         pursuant to this Plan shall provide that the optionee may exercise
         such option with an amount of shares of the Company's stock already
         owned by the optionee which has a fair market value as determined by
         the Board of Directors equal to the purchase price of the stock to be
         purchased upon such exercise.  The Board of directors shall determine
         such fair market value in the manner set forth in subparagraph (d)
         hereinabove, with the date of such exercise being deemed the
         "valuation date."

                 (h)      Vesting Schedule.  Each optionee of options granted
         pursuant to this Plan shall be able to exercise his option only with
         respect to: (i) 20% of the total number of shares which may be
         purchased pursuant to such option, during the one year period
         beginning on the date such option is granted; and (ii) 20% of said
         total number of shares during each succeeding period of one year
         during the term of the option, together with that number of shares
         which could have been purchased under the option, but were not, in any
         preceding one year period during the term of the option.

         6.      Amendment or Termination.  This Plan may be amended by the
Board of Directors from time to time to the extent that the Board of Directors
deems necessary or appropriate in light of, and consistent with, the provisions
of IRC Section 422A; provided, however, that no such amendment shall be made
absent the approval of shareholders of the Company holding at least a majority
of the shares of the Company (i) to increase or decrease the number of shares
of stock which may be issued under options pursuant to this Plan, (ii) to
change the class of employees eligible for the grant of options pursuant to
this Plan or to otherwise materially modify (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3
of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) the benefits accruing
to participants under the Plan.  The Board of Directors may also suspend the
granting of incentive stock options pursuant to this Plan at any time and may
terminate this Plan at any time; provided, however, that no such suspension or
termination shall modify or amend any incentive stock option granted before
such suspension or termination unless (i) the optionee consents in writing to
such modification or amendment or (ii) there is a dissolution or liquidation of
the Company.


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                 [STRADLING, YOCCA, CARLSON & RAUTH LETTERHEAD]


                                                                     EXHIBIT 5.1

                                                    September 20, 1996

CKE Restaurants, Inc.
1200 North Harbor Boulevard
Anaheim, California  92801

                  RE:      Registration Statement on Form S-8

Gentlemen:

                  At your request, we have examined the form of Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") being filed by CKE
Restaurants, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), with the Securities
and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, of an aggregate of 51,406 shares of the Company's
common stock, $0.01 par value ("Common Stock"), issuable under the 1992 Stock
Option Plan (the "1992 Plan"), the 1987 Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan
(the "1987 Employee Plan"), the 1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (the "1987
NQSO Plan"), and the 1984 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "1984 Plan")
(collectively, the "Plans").

                  We have examined the proceedings heretofore taken and are
familiar with the additional proceedings proposed to be taken by the Company in
connection with the authorization, issuance and sale of the securities referred
to above. Based on the foregoing, it is our opinion that 51,406 shares of
Common Stock, when issued under the Plans and against full payment in accordance
with the respective terms and conditions of the Plans, will be legally and
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

                  We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement.

                                            Very truly yours,

                                            STRADLING, YOCCA, CARLSON & RAUTH


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                                                                EXHIBIT 23.2


                       [KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP LETTERHEAD]


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


The Board of Directors
CKE Restaurants, Inc.:


We consent to the use of our report relating to CKE Restaurants, Inc. dated
March 19, 1996, on Form S-8 of CKE Restaurants, Inc. incorporated herein by
reference.


                                          KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


Orange County, California
September 20, 1996


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                                                                EXHIBIT 23.3



                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


The Board of Directors
Summit Family Restaurants, Inc.:


We consent to the use of our report relating to Summit Family Restaurants, Inc.
dated November 3, 1995, except as to Note 15 which is as of May 16, 1996 on
Form S-8 of CKE Restaurants, Inc. incorporated herein by reference.


                                        KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

Salt Lake City, Utah
September 20, 1996


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