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

                             FORM  12b-25

                     NOTIFICATION  OF  LATE  FILING

(Check  One):_X_Form  10-K  __Form  20-F  __Form  11-K __Form 10-Q __ Form N-SAR

                 For  Period  Ended:  __X__December 31, ,  2000________

                 [   ]  Transition  Report  on  Form  10-K
                 [   ]  Transition  Report  on  Form  20-F
                 [   ]  Transition  Report  on  Form  11-K
                 [   ]  Transition  Report  on  Form  10-Q
                 [   ]  Transition  Report  on  Form  N-SAR

                 For  the  Transition  Period  Ended:  _________________

If  the  notification  relates  to  a  portion  of  the  filing  checked
above,  identify  the  item(s)  to  which  the  notification  relates:



(PART  I   REGISTRANT  INFORMATION)

   Creative Host Services, Inc.

Full  Name  of  Registrant

   N/A

Former  Name  if  Applicable

6335 Ferris Square, Suites G-H

Address  of  Principal  Executive  Officer  (Street  and  Number)

San Diego, California 92126

City,  State  and  Zip  Code

PART  II  -  RULES  12B-25(b)  AND  (c)

If  the  subject  report  could  not  be  filed  without  unreasonable  effort
of  expense  and  the  registrant  seeks  relief  pursuant  to  Rule
12b-25(b),  the  following  should  be  completed.  (Check  box  if
appropriate)

        a)   The  reasons  described  in  reasonable  detail  in  Part  II
             of  this  form  could  not  be  eliminated  without
             unreasonable  effort  or  expense;
  _X_   b)   The  subject  annual  report,  semi-annual  report,
             transition  report  on  Form  10-K,  Form  20-F,  11-K,  Form
             N-SAR,  or  portion  thereof,  will  be  filed  on  or  before
             the  fifteenth  calendar  day  following  the  prescribed  due
             date;  or  the  subject  quarterly  report  of  transition
             report  on  Form  10-Q,  or  portion  thereof  will  be  file  on
             or  before  the  fifth  calendar  day  following  the
             prescribed  due  date;  and
        c)   The  accountant's  statement  or  other  exhibit  required  by
             Rule  12b-25(c)  has  been  attached  if  applicable.

PART  III   NARRATIVE

State  below  in  reasonable  detail  the  reasons  why  the  Form  10-K,
11-K,  10-Q,  N-SAR,  or  the  transition  report  or  portion  thereof,
could  not  be  filed  within  the  prescribed  time  period.

        The  Registrant  was  unable  to  file  its  Form  10-QSB within  the
prescribed  time  period  due  to  unanticipated  delays  in  the  completion
of the  Registrant's  audited  financial  statements  for  the  period  ended
December 31, 2000.   The Registrant's financial statements for the applicable
period  are  being finalized and it is anticipated that the Registrant's Form
10-KSB will be filed within 15 calendar days of the prescribed due date.

PART  IV   OTHER  INFORMATION

(1)     Name  and  telephone  number  of  person  to  contact  in  regard  to
        this  notification.

         M. Richard Cutler   (949)          719-1977
         ------------         -----          --------
           (Name)          (Area  Code)   (Telephone Number)

(2)     Have  all  other  periodic  reports  required  under  Section  13  or
        15(d)of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934  or  Section 30 of the
        Investment  Company  Act  of 1940 during the preceding 12 months (or for
        such  shorter)period  that  the  registrant  was  required  to file such
        reports)  been  filed?  If  answer  is  no,  identify  reports).

                                                       __X__  Yes  ___  No

(3)     Is  it  anticipated  that  any  significant  change  in  results  of
        operations  from  the  corresponding  period  for  the  last  fiscal
        year  will  be  reflected  by  the  earnings  statements  to  be
        included  in  the  subject  report  or  portion  thereof?

                                                         ___  Yes  _X_  No

                    Creative Host Services,  Inc.
_____________________________________________________________________
             (Name  of  Registrant  as  Specified  in  Charter)

has  caused  this  notification  to  be  signed  on  its  behalf  by  the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.

Date:  April 2, 2001                     By:  /s/  Tasneem Vakharia
                                               ___________________________
                                               Tasneem Vakahria, Secretary