Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 20, 2008, Grill Concepts, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release providing responses to various questions received from shareholders in connection with the Company's previously announced plan to carry out a reverse stock split followed by a forward stock split, the purpose of which is to reduce the number of record stockholders to less than 300 and terminate the Company's reporting obligations under federal securities laws.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the actual text of the press release, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

a. Exhibits

99.1 Press release of the Company dated December 19, 2008