SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    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): October 22, 2003

                      RARE Hospitality International, Inc.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


     Georgia                        0-19924                   58-1498312
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  (State or Other                (Commission               (IRS Employer
  Jurisdiction of                File Number)              Identification No.)
  Incorporation)


                  8215 Roswell Rd, Bldg. 600, Atlanta, GA 30350
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         (Addresses of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

                                 (770) 399-9595
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)





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Item 7.         FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits.




                EXHIBIT NO.                  DESCRIPTION
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                99.1                        Press Release dated October 22, 2003




Item 12.        Regulation FD Disclosure

                On October 22, 2003, RARE Hospitality International Inc. (the
"Company") announced third-quarter results. The full text of the press release
is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The information in this report, including
the exhibit hereto, is deemed not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


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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.

                      RARE Hospitality International, Inc.

                             By:  /s/  W. DOUGLAS BENN
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                             Name:    W. Douglas Benn
                             Title: Executive Vice President, Finance
                                    and Chief Financial Officer


Date:  October 22, 2003

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