UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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): July 15, 2009

REAL MEX RESTAURANTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-116310	13-4012902
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5660 Katella Avenue, Suite 100 Cypress, CA	90630
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (562)-346-1200

Not applicable

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective July 15, 2009, Anthony Polazzi and Raj Patel, who represented certain shareholders, have resigned from the Company’s Board of Directors in order to accommodate the appointments of two outside directors.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On July 20, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Jeff Campbell and Craig S. Miller to its Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated July 16, 2009.

 

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.
 

REAL MEX RESTAURANTS, INC.

Date: July 21, 2009

By: /s/ Steven Tanner                                             
Steven Tanner
Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated July 16, 2009.