UNITED STATES
                       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)          August 13, 2003
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                              GRILL CONCEPTS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                  0-23226             13-3319172
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission file   (IRS Employer Number)
     of incorporation              number)


        11661 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 404, Los Angeles, California 90049
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               (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)


                                 (310) 820-5559
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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         (Former name and former address, if changed since last report)





ITEM 7.       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

     (c)      Exhibits

           Exhibit
            Number          Description
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             99.1          Grill Concepts, Inc. quarterly earnings release for
                           the quarter ended June 29, 2003

ITEM 12.      RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

     On August 13, 2003, Grill Concepts, Inc. issued an earnings release
announcing its financial results for the quarter and six months ended June 29,
2003.  A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

     The information in this report is being furnished, not filed, for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and pursuant
to Item 12 of Form 8-K will not be incorporated by reference into any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified
therein as being incorporated therein by reference.



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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                   GRILL CONCEPTS, INC.

Dated: August 13, 2003
                                   By: /s/ Robert Spivak
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                                      Robert Spivak
                                      President


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