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The Motley Fool March 18, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Lone Star Shines Again In a world of many steakhouses, Lone Star sizzles. But investors should watch the competitive dynamics in this segment closely.
The Motley Fool August 20, 2004 Matthew Richey	Second Chance on Lone Star Even good businesses run into occasional slumps. That's the situation with Lone Star Steakhouse, as it temporarily chokes on record-high beef prices. But the stock's 35% swoon over the past four months puts it back into value territory again.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Let's Play High-Steaks Poker Del Frisco's, the high end branch of Lone Star Steakhouse, is ready to go public, but the market may not be ready for another steakhouse IPO.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Lone Star Stays Strong The steakhouse operator posts a 23% rise in net income, despite high beef costs.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2005 Rich Smith	Top Sirloin, Top Performance At Outback Steakhouse, good management trumps bad gas prices.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Outback's Potential Rewards Outback's growth is unimpressive, but the company has many options available to reward shareholders.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Shooting Lone Star Lone Star Steakhouse has one last meal before a private-equity firm picks up the check. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Lone Star Stakeout The restaurant operator is bemoaning beef prices, but same-store sales are also a concern.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Outback's Earnings Served Cold The steak house has more to offer diners than investors.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Lone Star Falling Investors, unless Lone Star can get its comps moving upwards once more and reverse the slide in free cash flow, this company simply isn't worth owning.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A RARE Opportunity? Steakhouse operator produces medium-well results for the quarter.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Something's Rotten in Texas Lone Star Steakhouse gets seared after serving up stale second-quarter financials.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Ruth's Chris Steak Out Even though the upscale steakhouse announced that it was on track to match its earnings guidance for the March quarter, its shares still dipped 4% in after-hours trading.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Bye Bye, Bugaboo Steakhouse operator RARE Hospitality looks to shed its Bugaboo Creek Steak House concept. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2004 Nathan Parmelee	Is Outback Well Done? With the signature restaurants supplying the cash flow set to expand and a number of concepts being developed, the company is attractive at today's prices.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Best Small Cap for 2007: Texas Roadhouse There's something good cooking at this restaurant. Maybe the growth won't be as explosive as it will be with some of the more high-octane names, but the groundwork is in place for an already popular concept to conquer even more real estate and deliver market-thumping returns along the way.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Wishing on a Star, Steak Lovers Lone Star's stock closed at $23.55 the day before the buyout offer. Since then, crippling comps and sharply reduced profit forecasts have only crumbled the already iffy fundamentals. If there is a better bid out there, great. If not, look out below.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Carving Up Morton's As a slow grower with sloppy financials, the upscale steakhouse doesn't seem like that much of a bargain anymore.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Meet the New Guys at Outback A Q&A with the company's new CEO and COO on Outback and its future.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Outback Slims Down Outback reports higher same-store sales and sells off its stake in Paul Lee's Chinese Kitchen. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 9, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Lone Star's Medium-Rare Disease Given the higher cost of sales, the fact that the casual steakhouses are reluctant to pass these increases on to the consumer clearly indicates that the chains feel vulnerable. So be a picky eater in this sector.
The Motley Fool April 10, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Bye-Bye, Rib Eye Another steakhouse agrees to go private. Duffy's Sports Grill announced that it was buying troubled Roadhouse Grill in a $29 million deal.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Be Wary of Headlines Some headlines are overstating the extent of the damages investors can expect to endure. As investors, we need to consider the big picture for each company we own and put the numbers in the stories into context.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Steaks Are High Texas Roadhouse gets meaty in its latest quarter. The steakhouse is gradually becoming the lone publicly traded casual-dining steakhouse following recent buyout activity in the sector.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Any More Sizzle to Lone Star Steakhouse? While this could be a worthwhile turnaround candidate, investors must understand this is a tricky one to evaluate.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Morton Hears an IPO Hoot The upscale steakhouse returns to the market, but its financials are a shame.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Meat of the Matter Smith & Wollensky's earnings still matter as it weighs rival buyout bids.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	4 Stocks That Took a Hike Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious. Procter & Gamble... ILX Resorts... Lone Star Steakhouse... Dollar General...
The Motley Fool June 6, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	OSI Has a Pirate On Board Pirate Capital urges OSI Restaurant Partners to speed up its shareholder value initiatives or prepare for a proxy battle. A little outside pressure can help to focus management on moving more quickly and also highlight the need to deliver on promises.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Rarin' To Go? Rare Hospitality forks over an improved outlook.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Roadhouse Grilled Texas Roadhouse hits its fiscal targets, yet suffering margins leave the eatery battered. Given fickle dining tastes and the company's need to improve its margins to 2003 levels, the stock is trading at too rich a premium these days.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A RARE Steak-Out The LongHorn and Capital Grille operator dips on a near-term miss. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Darden's Steak Out Darden lassos one of the last remaining public casual steakhouses, LongHorn Steakhouse parent company RARE Hospitality. Darden gains 287 LongHorns and 28 Capitol Grills, and has the financial muscle to grow either into a national entity.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Outback's Anemic Outlook The steak chain says second-quarter earnings will be cool, sending its stock tumbling.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Ruth's Chris Makes the Cut The upscale steakhouse weathers the storm in more ways than one. In its second quarter as a public company, the restaurant chain reversed a year-ago loss to earn $0.02 a share, or $0.11 a stub on a pro forma basis.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2007 Charly Travers	Texas Roadhouse Looking Meaty Investors, don't let market pessimism about the casual dining sector discourage you from taking a look at this potential star.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Upscale Investing Over at Smith & Wollensky there's more than "meats" the eye. Yes, the upscale chain of steakhouses posted a March-quarter loss. After barely breaking even last year, the restaurateur reported a meager deficit of $70,000 -- or $0.01 a share -- for the first quarter.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2003 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Five Tasty Stocks If the holidays are making you hungry, dig into these tempting restaurant stocks. The author takes a closer look at five companies in various stages of growth that could add some flavor to your portfolio.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Foolish Forecast: A RARE Opportunity for Darden In advance of Darden Restaurants first-quarter reports, the company announces its acquisition of Rare Hospitality's Longhorn Steakhouse and Capital Grille restaurants. Investors take note.
CIO September 8, 2009 David F. Carr	How Lone Star Colleges Consolidated Services and Boosted Uptime When Shah Ardalan joined Houston's Lone Star Community College System as CIO in February 2008, its information systems were an embarrassment. How Lone Star used efficiencies to fund improvements.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Saucy Steakhouses Sounds like steak's on the menu for the dining-out crowd.
BusinessWeek January 23, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	Outback: Set To Sizzle When you invest in Outback Steakhouse, you're not only putting your money where your mouth is. You're also buying into a venture-capital strategy that, say some pros, has turned Outback into an appetizing value play.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Landry's Is Hungry Again A serial acquirer makes a play for the Smith & Wollensky chain. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Cracker Barrel Rolling The country dining chain is weathering cost increases better than its rivals. The restaurant recently hiked its new dividend by 9%, putting the yield in the 1.25% range.
The Motley Fool April 10, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Final Onion Not Bloomin' at Outback The final sales release before the restaurant probably goes private shows more of the same sluggishness. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Smith & Whatever The upscale steakhouse continues to bleed through its seasonally forgettable quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 9, 2004 W.D. Crotty	A Bit of Self-Promotion Worldwide Restaurant Concepts sounds like a company that is putting itself up for sale. Saying their stock is undervalued has sent shares up almost 12%.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Cheesecake Factory Crumbles Cheesecake Factory warns that same-store sales will be flat to slightly negative. Investors, should you care?
The Motley Fool September 7, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Well Done, Ruth's Chris The upscale steakhouse weathers the storm in more ways than one. For investors, this is a great start for Ruth's Chris as a public company.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Landry's Salivates for Smith & Wollensky The upscale steakhouse chain gets its third buyout bid in as many months. So who will come out on top? Investors, take note.