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    <periodOfReport>2003-06-10</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000033769</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>EVANS BOB FARMS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>bobe</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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            <rptOwnerName>WILLIAMS ROGER D</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>  </rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>EXEC V.P. FOOD PRODUCTS</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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        <securityTitle>
            <value>Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
        </securityTitle>
        <conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <value>27.84</value>
        </conversionOrExercisePrice>
        <transactionDate>
            <value>2003-06-10</value>
        </transactionDate>
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            <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
            <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
            <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
        </transactionCoding>
        <transactionAmounts>
            <transactionShares>
                <value>3591</value>
            </transactionShares>
            <transactionValue>
                <value>0</value>
            </transactionValue>
            <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                <value>A</value>
            </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
        </transactionAmounts>
        <exerciseDate>
            <value>2006-06-10</value>
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        </exerciseDate>
        <expirationDate>
            <value>2013-06-10</value>
        </expirationDate>
        <underlyingSecurity>
            <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock $.01 Par Value</value>
            </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                <value>3591</value>
            </underlyingSecurityShares>
        </underlyingSecurity>
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            <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                <value>3591</value>
            </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
        </postTransactionAmounts>
        <ownershipNature>
            <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <value>D</value>
            </directOrIndirectOwnership>
        </ownershipNature>
    </derivativeSecurity>

    <derivativeSecurity>
        <securityTitle>
            <value>Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)</value>
        </securityTitle>
        <conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <value>27.84</value>
        </conversionOrExercisePrice>
        <transactionDate>
            <value>2003-06-10</value>
        </transactionDate>
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        <transactionAmounts>
            <transactionShares>
                <value>51858</value>
            </transactionShares>
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                <value>0</value>
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            <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                <value>A</value>
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            <value>2004-06-10</value>
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            <value>2013-06-10</value>
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            <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock $.01 Par Value</value>
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                <value>51858</value>
            </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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    </derivativeSecurity>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Granted pursuant to the Bob Evans Farms, Inc. First Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. The option vests as follows: 3,591 shares on June 10, 2006.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Granted pursuant to the Bob Evans Farms, Inc. First Amended and Restated 1998 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. The option vests in installments as follows: 18,483 shares on June 10, 2004; 18,483 shares on June 10, 2005; 14,892 shares on June 10, 2006.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ ROGER D WILLIAMS</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-06-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

</ownershipDocument>

