Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon Raises $1,853,423 In Yesterday's Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Effort

WICHITA, Kansas, Sept. 6  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jamie Coulter, CEO of Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc. ("Lone Star" or "Company") announced today that the Company is donating $1,853,423, which is 100% of yesterday's sales, to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund for 2005 Hurricanes.

"Yesterday, thousands of Americans in 39 states came to our restaurants: Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House, Sullivan's Steakhouse, Texas Land & Cattle and Frankie's Italian Grille and joined us in saluting the American Spirit.  We are proud of our guests, our employees and our shareholders who combined to make this donation possible."

Lone Star owns and operates 251 domestic Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon restaurants; 15 Sullivan's Steakhouse restaurants; five Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House restaurants and 20 Texas Land & Cattle Steak House restaurants.  Licensees operate three domestic and thirteen international Lone Star restaurants, and one domestic Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House restaurant.

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Although the company believes the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein, including future operating performance, comparable sales, the estimated charitable contribution and the development plans of the Company, are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking statements contained in the press release will prove to be accurate. 

DATASOURCE: Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc.



CONTACT:  Robert Solomon, Rubenstein Associates, Inc., [phone],

for Lone Star steakhouse & Saloon, Inc.

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