SC 13D/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 2)1

Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

245496 10 4

(CUSIP Number)

Patrick Walsh

PW Partners Atlas Funds, LLC

141 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1702

Chicago, Illinois 60604

(312) 347-1709

Steve Wolosky, Esq.

Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP

1325 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

(212) 451-2300

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

November 25, 2016

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ¨.

Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

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1              The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP NO. 245496 10 4

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON PW Acquisitions LP
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) o   (b) o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS WC, OO
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)		¨
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 3,017,888*
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,017,888*
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,017,888*
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES		o
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 7.6%*
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN

* Includes 436,000 Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants.

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON PW Partners Atlas Funds, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) o   (b) o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)		¨
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 3,017,888*
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,017,888*
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,017,888*
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES		o
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 7.6%*
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO

* Includes 436,000 Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants.

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON PW Partners Capital Management LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) o   (b) o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)		¨
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 3,017,888*
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,017,888*
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,017,888*
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES		o
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 7.6%*
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO

* Includes 436,000 Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants.

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Patrick Walsh
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP		(a) o   (b) o
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)		¨
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 3,017,888*
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,017,888*
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,017,888*
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES		o
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 7.6%*
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN

* Includes 436,000 Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants.

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The following constitutes Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 2”).  This Amendment No. 2 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

Item 2 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

(a)           This statement is filed by PW Acquisitions LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“PW Acquisitions”), PW Partners Atlas Funds, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Acquisitions GP”), PW Partners Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“PW Capital Management”), and Patrick Walsh.  Each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.” Each of the Reporting Persons is party to that certain Joint Filing Agreement, as further described in Item 6.  Accordingly, the Reporting Persons are hereby filing a joint Schedule 13D.

Acquisitions GP is the general partner of PW Acquisitions. By virtue of this relationship, Acquisitions GP may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned directly by PW Acquisitions.

PW Capital Management acts as the investment manager with respect to PW Acquisitions.  Mr. Walsh is the Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer of Acquisitions GP and the Managing Member of PW Capital Management.  By virtue of these relationships, each of PW Capital Management and Mr. Walsh may be deemed to beneficially own the Shares beneficially owned directly by PW Acquisitions.

(b)           The business address of each Reporting Person is 141 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 1702, Chicago, IL 60604.

(c)           The principal business of PW Acquisitions is investing in securities.  The principal business of Acquisitions GP is serving as the general partner of PW Acquisitions and other affiliated entities. The principal business of PW Capital Management is serving as the investment manager of PW Acquisitions and other affiliated entities.  The principal occupation of Mr. Walsh is serving as the Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer of Acquisitions GP and the Managing Member of PW Capital Management.  Mr. Walsh is also a director of the Issuer.

(d)           No Reporting Person has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

(e)           No Reporting Person has, during the last five years, been party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f)           Each of PW Acquisitions, Acquisitions GP and PW Capital Management is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.  Mr. Walsh is a citizen of the United States of America.

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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Items 5(a) - 5(c) are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

(a)           The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 39,153,003 Shares outstanding as of October 17, 2016, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Prospectus Supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2016.

As of the close of business on the date hereof, PW Acquisitions beneficially owned directly 3,017,888 Shares, including 436,000 Shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants owned by PW Acquisitions, constituting approximately 7.6% of the Shares outstanding.

PW Acquisitions owns warrants exercisable for 436,000 Shares.  Such warrants are subject to a blocker provision that precludes PW Acquisitions from exercising the warrants to the extent that it and its affiliates would beneficially own (as determined in accordance with Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) in excess of 9.8% of the Shares outstanding (the “Maximum Percentage”) immediately after giving effect to such exercise.  Upon written notice to the Issuer, PW Acquisitions may increase or decrease the Maximum Percentage to any other percentage specified in such notice; provided, however, that any such increase shall not be effective until the sixty-first day after such notice is delivered to the Issuer.

Acquisitions GP, as the general partner of PW Acquisitions, may be deemed to beneficially own the 3,017,888 Shares directly beneficially owned by PW Acquisitions, constituting approximately 7.6% of the Shares outstanding.

PW Capital Management, as the investment manager with respect to PW Acquisitions, may be deemed to beneficially own the 3,017,888 Shares directly beneficially owned in the aggregate by PW Acquisitions, constituting approximately 7.6% of the Shares outstanding.

Mr. Walsh, as the Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer of Acquisitions GP and the Managing Member of PW Capital Management, may be deemed to beneficially own the 3,017,888 Shares directly beneficially owned in the aggregate by PW Acquisitions, constituting approximately 7.6% of the Shares outstanding.

Each of the Reporting Persons, as a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons for purposes of the Exchange Act, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by the other Reporting Persons.  The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, the beneficial owners of any securities of the Issuer he or it does not directly own.  Each of the Reporting Persons specifically disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein that he or it does not directly own.

(b)           Each of PW Acquisitions, Acquisitions GP, PW Capital Management and Mr. Walsh may be deemed to have shared power to vote or direct the vote of, and to dispose or direct the disposition of, the Shares beneficially owned directly by PW Acquisitions.

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(c)           Except as otherwise set forth in this paragraph, there were no transactions in the securities of the Issuer by the Reporting Persons during the past 60 days.  On November 25, 2016, PW Acquisitions distributed 806,829 Shares.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following:

On November 29, 2016, the Reporting Persons entered into a Joint Filing Agreement in which the Reporting Persons agreed to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D with respect to securities of the Issuer.  A copy of this agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibit:

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Joint Filing Agreement by and among PW Acquisitions LP, PW Partners Atlas Funds, LLC, PW Partners Capital Management LLC and Patrick Walsh, dated November 29, 2016.

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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information with respect to it set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.

Dated:  November 29, 2016

PW ACQUISITIONS LP
By:	PW Partners Atlas Funds, LLC General Partner
By:	/s/ Patrick Walsh
	Name:	Patrick Walsh
	Title:	Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer

PW PARTNERS ATLAS FUNDS, LLC
By:	/s/ Patrick Walsh
	Name:	Patrick Walsh
	Title:	Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer

PW PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
By:	/s/ Patrick Walsh
	Name:	Patrick Walsh
	Title:	Managing Member

/s/ Patrick Walsh

PATRICK WALSH

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of a Statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to the shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.  This Joint Filing Agreement shall be filed as an Exhibit to such Statement.

Dated:  November 29, 2016

PW ACQUISITIONS LP
By:	PW Partners Atlas Funds, LLC General Partner
By:	/s/ Patrick Walsh
	Name:	Patrick Walsh
	Title:	Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer

PW PARTNERS ATLAS FUNDS, LLC
By:	/s/ Patrick Walsh
	Name:	Patrick Walsh
	Title:	Managing Member and Chief Executive Officer

PW PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
By:	/s/ Patrick Walsh
	Name:	Patrick Walsh
	Title:	Managing Member

/s/ Patrick Walsh

PATRICK WALSH