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): May 20, 2002

                          LANDRY'S RESTAURANTS, INC.
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                                      
           Delaware                       000-22150                     74-0405386
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer Identification
         incorporation)                                                   No.)



                             1510 West Loop South,
                             Houston, Texas, 77027
                   (Address of principal executive offices)

                                (713) 850-1010
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




                   INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 5. Other Events

        On May 20, 2002, Landry's Restaurants, Inc. issued a press release
announcing that it had entered into an agreement to acquire 39 Chart House
restaurants. A copy of the Press Release announcing the acquisition is attached
as an exhibit.

Item 7. Exhibits

        (c) Exhibits

                99.1 Landry's Restaurants, Inc. Press Release dated May 20,
                     2002.

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                                   SIGNATURE

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


                                        LANDRY'S RESTAURANTS, INC.



                                        By: /s/ Tilman J. Fertitta
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                                            Tilman J. Fertitta,
                                            Chairman of the Board, President and
                                            Chief Executive Officer

Dated: May 20, 2002

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EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                    [LANDRY'S RESTAURANTS, INC. LETTERHEAD]


               LANDRY'S RESTAURANTS, INC. ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION
                          OF CHART HOUSE RESTAURANTS

HOUSTON, May 20/PRNewswire-FirstCall/-Landry's Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE:LNY-News)
announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 39
Chart House restaurants located predominantly on the East and West coasts of the
United States. Landry's will acquire the assets of the 39 existing Chart House
restaurants for $45.5 million in cash as well as the assumption of certain trade
payable related liabilities. Landry's will not assume any existing Chart House
bank or subordinated debt. The transaction is subject to approval by
shareholders of Chart House Enterprises, Inc. and is expected to close within 60
days. The Angelo & Maxie's restaurants, also owned by Chart House Enterprises,
Inc. are not included in the transaction.

Tilman J. Fertitta, President, Chairman and CEO of Landry's, said, "The Chart
House restaurants are renowned in the industry for having perhaps the best
collection of waterfront restaurant locations in the country. No one else in the
business can match the quality and quantity of waterfront properties. Many of
these locations were built long before added building restrictions and
surrounding developments, the result of which has made many of these locations
irreplaceable. For Landry's, these locations, the added brand name, existing
quality staff and operations are very significant assets that present Landry's
one of the best opportunities in the Company's history."

With the acquisition, Landry's business operations in the lucrative California
market will immediately double in size. Mr. Fertitta added, "The addition of the
Chart House units gives our Company immediate scale of operations in California,
and moves our development forward by several years. The Chart House locations
are the greatest single addition to our existing portfolio of waterfront
locations. Landry's will now own and operate the largest collection of prime
waterfront high volume restaurants in America."

Mr. Fertitta further stated, "We are very excited about adding the Chart House
concept to our restaurant portfolio. Chart House is an established,
segment-defining brand in the $7 billion seafood dining segment. This
acquisition makes tremendous strategic sense for us, and we anticipate multiple
opportunities for significant administrative, purchasing, operational and
redevelopment synergies. The revenues for the 39 Chart House restaurants in 2001
were over $100 million. We have long admired the spectacular locations
represented by many of the Chart House restaurants." The restaurants are located
at some of the finest landmark locations in the country and have a long history
of operations. Such locations include the restored 18th century former office of
John Hancock on Boston's Long Wharf, beach front dining on Malibu beach, the
modern three-tiered glass restaurant in Philadelphia overlooking the Delaware
River, prime locations in historic Alexandria, VA and Annapolis, MD, and the
renowned high volume Hudson River location with spectacular views of New York
City. The Chart House restaurants offer an expansive selection of high quality
fresh fish, seafood and steaks to consumers across the country. Many of the
restaurants offer patrons stunning views of either the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific
Ocean, area lakes or area mountain ranges.




According to Paul S. West, Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer,
"The acquisition of the Chart House restaurants is expected to be a few cents
accretive in 2002, and approximately 6 cents to 8 cents accretive in 2003,
assuming the integration of the Chart House business is timely completed. We may
consider converting some restaurants to Joe's Crab Shack concept over the next
18 to 24 months. In addition, based upon Landry's quarter to date operating
results, including positive same store sales of approximately 2% for our seafood
concepts, we feel very comfortable with consensus estimates for the quarter
ending June 30, 2002. Assuming the successful completion and integration of the
Chart House acquisition, we have raised our revenue and earnings expectations
for 2003 to approximately $1 billion in revenues and between $1.63 and $1.66
earnings per share."

Further, Landry's officials are expected to make presentations to the investment
community at the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray 22nd Annual Consumer Conference in
New York (June 12, 2002) and the Thomas Weisel Partner Growth Forum 4.0
conference in Santa Barbara, California (June 17-18, 2002).

Landry's, the second largest operator of seafood restaurants, owns and operates
casual dining restaurants including Landry's Seafood House, Joe's Crab Shack,
Willie G's, Rainforest Cafe, Charley's Crab, The Crab House, and the Kemah
Boardwalk.

This Press Release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Our forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainty, including without limitation, our ability to continue our expansion
strategy, complete and successfully integrate the Chart House acquisition,
ability to make projected capital expenditures, maintain same store sales at our
seafood concepts, as well as general market conditions, competition, and
pricing. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying our
forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be
inaccurate, and, therefore, we cannot assure you that these forward-looking
statements will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties
inherent in our forward-looking statements, the information contained herein
should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that our
objectives and plans will be achieved.

CONTACT:        Tilman J. Fertitta           or         Paul S. West
                Chairman, President                     Vice President-Finance
                and C.E.O.                              and C.F.O.
                (713) 860-1010                          (713) 850-1010