Grill Concepts to Host 2007 Fourth Quarter Conference Call April 4; Relocates Corporate Headquarters; Files Extension for 2007 Form 10-K


WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., April 1, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Grill Concepts, Inc. (Nasdaq:GRIL) today announced that the company will report financial results for its 2007 fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 30, 2007, on Friday, April 4, 2008, before the market opens and will host an investor conference call that same morning at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) to review the financial results.

Investment professionals are invited to participate in the live call by dialing 877-675-4750 (domestic) or 719-325-4906 (international).

The call will be open to all other interested parties through a live, listen-only audio Internet broadcast in the Investor Relations section of the company's Web site, www.dailygrill.com, and www.earnings.com. For those who are not available to listen to the live broadcast, the call will be archived for one year at both Web sites. A telephonic playback of the conference call also will be available from approximately 1 p.m. PT on April 4, 2008 through April 11, 2008, by calling 888-203-1112 (domestic) or 719-457-0820 (international) using replay passcode 5421529.

Corporate Headquarters Relocation

Grill Concepts also announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters effective today to 6300 Canoga Avenue, Suite 1700, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, telephone 818-251-7000.

Filing of Annual Report on Form 10-K

The company expects that the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2007 will be delayed, as additional time is required in order to complete the audit relating to the company's financial statements. Accordingly, the company intends to file a Form 12b-25 with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its 2007 Form 10-K, and currently anticipates that the Annual Report, including audited financial statements, will be filed Friday morning, April 4, 2008, in advance of its fiscal 2007 fourth quarter investor conference call.

About Grill Concepts, Inc.

Grill Concepts owns, manages and licenses upscale casual and fine dining, full service restaurants under two core brand names: The Grill on the Alley and Daily Grill; as well as a newly launched quick casual concept named In Short Order - Daily Grill. The company operates 29 restaurants including five The Grill on the Alley-branded restaurants in Beverly Hills, Hollywood and San Jose, California; Chicago, Illinois; and Dallas, Texas; 23 Daily Grill restaurants in California; the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region; Houston and Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; Memphis, Tennessee and Seattle, Washington; as well as one In Short Order - Daily Grill in Seattle, Washington.

This news release contains forward-looking statements, which are based on current operations, plans and expectations. Such statements include, but are not limited to, the company's filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 30, 2007 on April 4, 2008. Actual results may differ materially from these statements due to risks and uncertainties beyond the company's control, which are detailed from time to time in its filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.


            

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