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): April 21, 2004

                      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 April 21, 2004




Item 12.        Results of Operations and Financial Condition

                On April 21, 2004, RARE Hospitality International Inc. (the
"Company") announced 2004 first-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 not deemed "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:  April 21, 2004

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