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    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2020-02-05</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001324272</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Ruths Hospitality Group, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>RUTH</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001286581</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>GIVENS ALICE G</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1030 W. CANTON AVE. STE 100</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WINTER PARK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>32789</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>SVP, General Counsel</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>36984</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value></value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the Company's 2005 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan and the Company's 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan as follows:  (i) 891 shares which vest on 3/11/2020; (ii) 1,784 shares which vest on 3/13/2020; (iii) 673 shares which vest on 3/13/2020; (iv) 674 shares which vest on 3/13/2021; (v) 2,629 shares which vest on 3/13/2021; (vi) 658 shares which vest on 3/13/2020; (vii) 658 shares which vest on 3/13/2021; (viii) 660 shares which vest on 3/13/2022; (ix) 4,999 shares which vest on 8/1/2020; (x) 4,999 shares which vest on 8/1/2021 and (xi) 5,002 shares which vest on 8/1/2022.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Alice G. Givens</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-02-05</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
