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BUCA, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2008 Earnings Call
BUCA, Inc. (Nasdaq: BUCA) announced today that it will release its financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2008 (ended March 30, 2008) after the market close on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.

Management will host a conference call on the same day at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (3:30 p.m. Central Time). The conference call will be webcast and can be accessed by cutting the following link into your browser: http://viavid.net/dce.aspx?sid=00004FE3.

A telephone replay will also be available for one week beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, and can be accessed by dialing 888-203-1112, or 719-457-0820 for international callers, and entering pin number 5821244. For those who are unable to listen to the webcast live, an indexed recording of the call will be available for one year at: http://viavid.net/dce.aspx?sid=00004FE3.

About the Company:

BUCA, Inc. owns and operates 89 highly acclaimed Italian restaurants under the name Buca di Beppo in 25 states and the District of Columbia.


Investor Relations:
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Kathleen Heaney, 203-803-3585