UNITED STATES
                       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 5, 2004
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                       LONE STAR STEAKHOUSE & SALOON, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    Delaware                           0-19907                   48-1109495
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(State or other jurisdiction           Commission            (IRS Employer
 of incorporation)                     File Number)          Identification No.)

                 224 East Douglas, Suite 700, Wichita, KS 67202
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (316) 264-8899
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                                       N/A
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

            On October 5, 2004, Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") announced its results for the twelve week third
quarter ended September 7, 2004. A copy of the press release is furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

            The information furnished pursuant to this Current Report on Form
8-K, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be considered "filed" for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liability of such section, nor shall it be incorporated by
reference into future filings by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, unless the Company
expressly sets forth in such future filing that such information is to be
considered "filed" or incorporated by reference therein.

Item 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c)    Exhibits

       EXHIBIT NO.             EXHIBITS

       99.1                    Press Release dated October 5, 2004.





                                   SIGNATURES

     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.


                                             LONE STAR STEAKHOUSE & SALOON, INC.


Dated: October 5, 2004                       By: /s/ John D. White
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                                                Name:   John D. White
                                                Title:  Executive Vice President