UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

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


                           Date of report: May 3, 2005
                        (Date of earliest event reported)


                       MAIN STREET RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                        Commission File Number: 000-18668

            DELAWARE                                11-2948370
(State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer
         incorporation)                         Identification No.)


             5050 N. 40TH STREET, SUITE 200, PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85018
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (602) 852-9000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Main Street Restaurant Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued a news release
dated May 3, 2005, entitled "Main Street Restaurant Group, Inc. Announces 2005
First Quarter Results", a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information under this Item 2.02 in this Current Report on Form 8-K,
including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information
in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.

The Company does not have, and expressly disclaims, any obligation to
release publicly any updates or any changes in the Company's expectations or any
change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any forward-looking
statement is based.

The text included with this Report is available on our website located at
www.mainandmain.com, although we reserve the right to discontinue that
availability at any time.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired

              Not Applicable

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

              Not Applicable

(c) Exhibits

              Exhibit No.           Exhibit Description
              -----------           -------------------

                     99.1           Press Release dated May 3, 2005-Announcing
                                    2005 First Quarter Results.


                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.


                               Main Street Restaurant Group, Inc.








Dated: May 3, 2005             /s/ Michael Garnreiter
                               -------------------------------------------------
                               Michael Garnreiter
                               Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
                               Officer