8-K

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
    
    Washington, D.C. 20549
    
    FORM 8-K
    
    CURRENT REPORT
    
    
    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934

    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September
21, 1998 (September 14, 1998)
    
    
    HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC.
    (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)     
    
    California
    (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
    
    
    0-13642
    (Commission or File Number)
    
    
    95-3477313
    (IRS Employer Identification Number)
    
    
    16970 Dallas Parkway, Suite 402, Dallas, Texas 75248
    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
    
    
    Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
    (972) 931-9237
    
    
    
    
    Item 5.  Other Events.
    
    Hudson's Grill of America, Inc. (the "Company"), a California
corporation based in Dallas, Texas, announced that on September
14, 1998, Hudson's Grill of Jackson, Inc., a franchisee of the
Company's subsidiary, Hudson's Grill International, Inc., opened
the first Hudson's Grill restaurant in Michigan.  The restaurant
is located in Jackson, Michigan.  The Company has another
franchisee in Michigan, Sharfe, L.L.C., that will have a Hudson's
Grill under construction in Marquette shortly.

     The Company's Hudson's Grill International, Inc., subsidiary
has almost completed its new Hudson's Grill in Richardson, Texas. 
The expected opening of the Richardson restaurant is the third or
fourth week of October 1998.

     The Company also announced that Tony Nardizzi, Vice President
for Operations, left the Company in August.  Some of his duties
have been assumed by Matt Quinn, who has had previous experience
with operating Hudson's Grills in California, and who will
supervise the opening of the Richardson, Texas, Hudson's Grill.

     On May 29, 1998, the Company held it annual meeting of
shareholders.  At the meeting the shareholders voted to ratify the
transfer of most of the Company's assets to its subsidiary,
Hudson's Grill International, Inc.; to register the shares of
Hudson's Grill International if the directors elect to do so; and
then to distribute the subsidiary's shares to the shareholders of
the Company.  At the same time, the shareholders also voted to
continue in office the previous year's directors; the directors of
the Company are: David L. Osborn, Thomas A. Sacco, and Robert W.
Fischer.



    
    Item 7.  Exhibits.
    
         1. Press Release dated September 21, 1998, regarding the 
opening of the Hudson's Grill in Jackson, Michigan, the
anticipated opening of the Hudson's Grill in Richardson, Texas,
and regarding the results of the annual shareholders meeting.

    
    
    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.
    
    Date: September 21, 1998
    
                               HUDSON'S GRILL OF AMERICA, INC.     
                               Registrant
    
    
                                                                   
                               s/s David L. Osborn
                               David L. Osborn
    
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EX-99

EXHIBIT A

Hudson's Grill of America, Inc.              For Immediate Release 
16970 Dallas Parkway                       Contact: Mitzy Ferguson 
Suite # 402                                Telephone: 972-931-9237 
Dallas, Texas 75248-1928            e-mail: mitzy@hudsonsgrill.com 


                 Hudson's Grill Announces The Opening
                  of Its First Franchise in Michigan

Jackson Becomes the Home of the First Hudson's Grill in Michigan

Monday, September 21, 1998

Dallas, TX -- Hudson's Grill of America, Inc., based in Dallas,
Texas, announced today that the first Hudson's Grill restaurant in
Michigan opened on September 14, 1998, in Jackson, a regional hub
located about an hour outside of Detroit.  The Hudson's Grill
restaurant is based on the Company's new design for stand alone
units. Hudson's Grill of Jackson, Inc., is the Company's first
franchisee in Michigan, whose principals are F. Mark Myers and
Tammy Myers. In its first week of operation, the unit has already
become a local destination point.

     "We are extremely pleased with the first week's performance
of Jackson Hudson's Grill," said David Osborn, President of
Hudson's Grill of America, Inc., "and we look forward to continued
growth as more and more people in the Jackson area learn of the
Hudson's Grill.  We believe this unit will be one of the strongest
in our system."

     The new restaurant is based upon the Company's new 4567
square foot, freestanding, prototype design that uses its "BURGERS
* SHAKES * ROCK  n' ROLL" Americana "late 50's and early 60's"
theme.  Currently, two other restaurants that incorporate the
Company's new design are under construction in Dallas, Texas, and
Marquette, Michigan.

     The Company also announced that construction on the
Richardson (Dallas), Texas, Hudson's Grill, is now almost
complete.  The restaurant is currently scheduled to open in mid to
late October.  

     Also, as a result of the Company's annual meeting in May, the
shareholders elected David L. Osborn, Thomas A. Sacco, and Robert
W. Fischer to be directors.  At the same meeting, the shareholders
voted to ratify the transfer of most of the Company's assets to
its subsidiary, Hudson's Grill International, Inc.  The
shareholders also voted to give the directors the choice to
register the shares of Hudson's Grill International, and the
choice to distribute the shares to the shareholders of the
Company.
   
                                   
    Hudson's Grills of America is celebrating its 14th year of
operation, and the company is publicly traded over the counter
under the NASDAQ symbol HDSG.