UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2005



                            MEXICAN RESTAURANTS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         TEXAS                      000-28234                 76-0493269
(State or other jurisdiction        Commission               (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)             File Number)            Identification No.)



                    1135 EDGEBROOK, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77034-1899
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (713) 943-7574


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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On May 5, 2005, Mexican Restaurants, Inc. issued a press release
announcing its financial results for its 2005 first fiscal quarter ended April
3, 2005. A copy of the press release is deemed to be furnished, but not filed,
as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

         In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information
in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that
section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration
statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits.

    The following is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K:

    99.1     Mexican Restaurants, Inc. press release dated May 5, 2005.


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                                  SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                   MEXICAN RESTAURANTS, INC.


Date:  May 5, 2005                 By: /s/ Andrew J. Dennard             
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      Name: Andrew J. Dennard
                                      Title: Vice President, Chief Financial
                                             Officer, Treasurer and Corporate 
                                             Secretary

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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.                         Description
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99.1     Mexican Restaurants, Inc. press release dated May 5, 2005.


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