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): April 6, 2004



                               AVADO BRANDS, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


             Georgia                    0-19542               59-2778983
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(State or other Jurisdiction of     (Commission File         (IRS Employer
Incorporation or Organization)          Number)           Identification No.)


         Hancock at Washington
           Madison, Georgia                              30650
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              (Address)                               (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (706) 342-4552

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)





     ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

     (a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired:

     None.

     (b) Pro Forma Financial Information:

     None.

     (c) Exhibits:

     99.1 Monthly Operating Report for the period ended February 22,2004.


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     ITEM 12: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On February,  4, 2004, Avado Brands, Inc. (the "Company") filed a voluntary
petition under Chapter 11 of the United States  Bankruptcy Code (the "Bankruptcy
Code") in the United States  Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas
(the  "Bankruptcy  Court").  Honorable  Chief Judge Steven A.  Felsenthal of the
Bankruptcy Court was assigned to preside over the case, which is administered as
Case No. 04-31555.  Pursuant to the United States Bankruptcy Code, the Company's
monthly  operating  report for the period ended February 22, 2004 (the "Report")
was filed with the Bankruptcy  Court on April 6, 2004. The Report is attached to
this Current Report on Form 8-K as exhibit 99.1.

     The Report contains  financial  statements and other financial  information
that have not been  audited or  reviewed  by  independent  accountants,  are not
presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting  principles,  and may
be subject to future reconciliation and adjustments.

     The information in this Report,  including the Exhibit attached hereto,  is
furnished solely pursuant to Item 12 of this Form 8-K.  Consequently,  it is not
deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities  Exchange Act of
1934, or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities of that section.  It may only be
incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or Securities
Act of 1934 if such subsequent filing specifically references this Form 8-K.


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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.


                                         AVADO BRANDS, INC.


                                         By:/s/Louis J. Profumo
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                                         Louis J. Profumo
                                         Chief Financial Officer


Date: April 23, 2004


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