U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

ý		Quarterly report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

		For the quarterly period ended January 23, 2005.

o		Transition report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

		For the transition period from to .

Commission File Number

0-18369

BOSTON RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		61-1162263
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		IRS Employer Identification No.

999 Broadway Saugus, Massachusetts 01906
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(781) 231-7575
(Registrant’s Telephone Number Including area code)

Indicate by check whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No o.

Indicate by check whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No ý.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant classes of common stock as of the latest practical date: Common stock $0.01 par value 7,035,170 shares as of February 28, 2005.

BOSTON RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES, INC.

INDEX

PART I - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Item 1.	Financial Statements

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 23, 2005 (unaudited) and April 25, 2004

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the thirteen and thirty-nine weeks ended January 23, 2005 and January 25, 2004

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the thirty-nine weeks ended January 23, 2005 and January 25, 2004

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.	Exhibits

	SIGNATURES

PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

BOSTON RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	January 23, 2005			April 25, 2004
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,068,621		$	651,754
Accounts receivable	118,281			169,975
Inventories	734,919			735,910
Prepaid expenses and other	170,518			194,303
Property held for sale	75,420			0

Total current assets	2,167,759			1,751,942

Property and equipment:
Building	512,500			512,500
Leasehold improvements	7,344,433			8,480,782
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	5,120,309			5,764,996

	12,977,242			14,758,278

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	8,190,700			9,736,890

Net property and equipment	4,786,542			5,021,388

Goodwill	453,643			453,643

Other assets	463,353			513,834

Total assets	$	7,871,297		$	7,740,807

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY(DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	1,193,284		$	1,058,469
Accrued expenses	1,484,971			1,416,765
Current maturities:
Notes payable-stockholder	6,343			6,114
Long-term debt	2,796,463			3,383,158
Obligations under capital leases	112,270			191,845

Total current liabilities	5,593,331			6,056,351

Long-term obligations:
Notes payable-stockholder, less current maturities	84,064			88,850
Long-term debt, less current maturities	0			0
Obligations under capital leases, less current maturities	0			61,842
Subordinated debentures	1,450,000			1,450,000
Deferred rent	405,218			501,469
Other long-term liabilities	225,855			251,016

Total liabilities	7,758,468			8,409,528

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders’ equity(deficit) :
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 1,147,056 shares issued	946,278			0
Common stock, $.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, 7,060,170 shares issued	70,602			70,602
Additional paid in capital - common	10,960,396			10,952,635
Accumulated deficit	(11,839,755		)	(11,667,266		)

Total	137,521			(644,029		)
Less:
Treasury stock, 25,000 shares at cost	(24,692		)	(24,692		)
Total stockholders’ equity(deficit)	112,829			(668,721		)

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity(deficit)	$	7,871,297		$	7,740,807

See accompanying notes.

BOSTON RESTAURANTS ASSOCIATES,INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
	January 23, 2005			January 25, 2004			January 23, 2005			January 25, 2004

Revenues:
Restaurant sales	$	6,804,415		$	6,182,404		$	20,337,238		$	17,291,439
Royalties	0			4,090			269			12,715

Total revenues	6,804,415			6,186,494			20,337,507			17,304,154

Costs and expenses:
Cost of food, beverages and liquor	1,468,827			1,277,878			4,495,009			3,535,252
Payroll	2,167,665			2,011,258			6,441,230			5,613,324
Other operating expenses	2,239,082			2,031,734			6,513,801			5,578,197
General and administrative	535,056			554,002			1,751,199			1,873,694
Depreciation and amortization	273,460			333,929			817,803			874,526
Pre-opening costs	0			2,497			93,196			317,665

Total costs and expenses	6,684,090			6,211,298			20,112,238			17,792,658

Operating Income(Loss)	120,325			(24,804		)	225,269			(488,504		)

Other income	5,715			1,495			10,188			219,804
Interest income	435			672			1,246			2,255
Interest expense	(121,661		)	(116,342		)	(409,192		)	(324,752		)

Net Income(Loss)	$	4,814		$	(138,979	)	$	(172,489	)	$	(591,197	)

Income(Loss) per share-basic	$	0.00		$	(0.02	)	$	(0.02	)	$	(0.08	)

Income(Loss) per share-diluted	$	0.00		$	(0.02	)	$	(0.02	)	$	(0.08	)

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding-basic	7,035,170			7,035,170			7,035,170			7,035,170

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding-dilutive	7,109,237			7,035,170			7,035,170			7,035,170

See accompanying notes

BOSTON RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

	Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
	January 23, 2005			January 25, 2004

Net cash provided by operating activities	$	831,386		$	28,994

Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(628,128		)	(2,398,841		)

Net cash used for investing activities	(628,128		)	(2,398,841		)

Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of long-term debt	(586,695		)	(205,678		)
Repayments of capital lease obligations	(141,417		)	(151,332		)
Repayments of stockholder loans	(4,557		)	(4,337		)
Proceeds from preferred stock subscription	946,278			0
Proceeds from long-term debt	0			2,500,000

Net cash provided by financing activities	213,609			2,138,653

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	416,867			(231,194		)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	651,754			1,106,701

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	1,068,621		$	875,507

See accompanying notes.

BOSTON RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
January 23, 2005

(unaudited)

1. NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the thirteen-week period and thirty-nine week period, ended January 23, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending April 24, 2005. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 25, 2004. The balance sheet at April 25, 2004 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date.

The accompanying statements of operations and cash flows for the fiscal 2005 period reflect the consolidated operations and cash flow of five casual dining Italian restauranst and thirteen Pizzeria Regina restaurants for the entire period and one Pizzeria Regina restaurant for part of the period. For the fiscal 2004 period there were four casual dining Italian restaurants for the entire period and one restaurant for part of the period, and twelve Pizzeria Regina restaurants for the entire period.

2. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

The Company follows Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, “Earnings per Share” (“SFAS 128”).

The following is a reconciliation of the denominator (number of shares) used in the computation of earnings per share. The numerator, net income (loss), is the same for the basic and diluted computations.

	Thirteen weeks ended		Thirty-nine weeks ended
	January 23, 2005	January 25, 2004	January 23, 2005	January 25, 2004

Basic Shares	7,035,170	7,035,170	7,035,170	7,035,170

Effect of Dilutive Securities:

Options	74,067	0	0	0

Diluted Shares	7,109,237	7,035,170	7,035,170	7,035,170

The following table summarizes securities that were outstanding as of January 23, 2005 and January 25, 2004, but not included in the calculation of net income (loss) per share because such securities are anti-dilutive:

	Thirteen weeks ended		Thirty-nine weeks ended
	January 23, 2005	January 25, 2004	January 23, 2005	January 25, 2004

Options	834,800	773,800	1,274,800	773,800

Warrants	601,000	500,000	601,000	500,000

Convertible Debentures	1,160,000	1,160,000	1,160,000	1,160,000

Convertible Preferred Stock	1,147,056	—	1,147,056	—

The Company accounts for stock options using the intrinsic value method in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” (“APB 25”) and related interpretations. Accordingly, the Company has recognized no compensation cost for its stock option plans. The Company follows the disclosure provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (“SFAS No. 123”), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” and SFAS No. 148 “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure” which require the disclosure of the effects of fair value accounting on earnings and earnings per share of common stock on a pro forma basis.

Had compensation cost for the Company’s stock options been determined based upon the fair value at the grant date for awards under the plans consistent with the methodology prescribed under SFAS No. 123, the Company’s net income (loss) would have been adjusted to the pro forma amounts indicated below.

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty Nine Weeks Ended
	January 23, 2005			January 25, 2004			January 23, 2005			January 25, 2004

Net income (loss) as reported	$	4,814		$	(138,979	)	$	(172,489	)	$	(591,197	)
Add:
Stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income (loss), net of tax	—			—			—			—
Deduct:
Total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value based method	(64,747		)	(11,095		)	(144,119		)	(32,194		)

Net loss-pro forma	$	(59,933	)	$	(150,074	)	$	(316,608	)	$	(622,391	)

Basic and diluted earnings per share:
As reported	$	.00		$	(.02	)	$	(.02	)	$	(.08	)
Pro forma	$	(.01	)	$	(.02	)	$	(.05	)	$	(.09	)

3. CREDIT FACILITY

The Company accessed its line of credit with Commerce Bank and Trust Company in the amount of $833,000, $833,000 and $834,000 on June 9, July 7 and August 4, 2003 respectively for a total of $2,500,000. These funds were used for the construction of the new Polcari’s North End restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts. On February 13, 2004, the Company accessed an additional $535,000 for the construction of two Pizzeria Regina’s in Boston, Massachusetts. All borrowings under the credit facility are collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company and are subject to various financial covenants. As of April 25, 2004 the Company was not in compliance with certain financial covenants of the Credit Facility. However, on February 13, 2004 the Company entered into an agreement with the bank under which Commerce Bank and Trust Company waived the covenants for the year ended April 25, 2004 in exchange for a 1% waiver fee, a modification of the interest rate on all outstanding notes issued under the Credit Agreement from the current 6% to 7% per annum until the first quarter in which the Company is once again in compliance with all financial covenants, and the grant to the bank of warrants to purchase 76,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $.50 per share with a life of six years. The warrants are not exercisable for a period of one year from the date of grant. The warrants had a fair value of $30,000 based on the Black Scholes pricing model and they were recorded in interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations in fiscal 2004. As of January 23, 2005 the Company was not in compliance with certain financial covenants of the Credit Facility however, the bank has waived all financial covenants for the current period. Because of the Company's uncertainty regarding its ability to satisfy these covenants, all bank debt has been classified as current on the balance sheets January 23, 2005 and April 25, 2004. If the Company fails to comply with these covenants, the bank debt would be due on demand.

4. MATERIAL AGREEMENT

The Company has restructured its Cambridge operations by entering into an agreement for the sale of the Polcari’s restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Under the terms of this agreement Polcari’s will cease operations at its Cambridge location on July 31, 2005 when Technology Square Finance, LLC will be required to purchase the assets of Polcari’s of Cambridge, Inc. for three hundred thousand dollars. In addition rent will be forgiven for the remainder of the lease.

5. PREFERRED STOCK

On January 20, 2005, the Company sold 1,147,056 shares of its Series A Participating Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share, to 11 accredited investors in a private transaction pursuant to subscription agreements between each such investor and the Company. Each share of Series A Participating Preferred Stock may be converted at any time at the option of the holder of such share into one share of its Common Stock, $.01 par value per share at a conversion price of $.85. The investors paid $0.85 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $975,000.

sufficient number of the holders of the Series A Participating Preferred Stock and (ii) include such shares of Common Stock in any registration statement for the benefit of the Company or any third party upon request of a sufficient number of the holders of the Series A Participating Preferred Stock.

The Company sold the shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock pursuant to certain exemptions from registration provided by Rule 506 of Regulation D and Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

6. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a Statement, “Share-Based Payments”, that addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions in which an enterprise receives employee services in exchange for (a) equity instruments of the enterprise or (b) liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. The statement eliminates the ability to account for share-based compensation transactions using APB Opinion No.25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and generally requires that such transactions be accounted for using a fair value-based method. As discussed in Note 2, the Company currently accounts for share-based compensation transactions using APB Opinion No. 25. The adoption of this statement is effective for fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005 and will have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position and results of operations, the level of which the Company is currently assessing.

ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

The Company’s restaurant sales in the most recent quarter were $6,804,000 compared to sales of $6,182,000 in the third quarter of fiscal 2004, an increase of 10%. The Company’s management believes that the increase in revenue is primarily attributable to the opening of the new Pizzeria Regina at the Prudential Center in Boston, Massachusetts in April 2004 and the new Pizzeria Regina at the South Station in Boston, Massachusetts in July 2004, and to the improved economy in the Northeastern United States. The Company had income for the third quarter of fiscal 2005 of $5,000, compared to a net loss of $139,000 for the same quarter in fiscal 2004. The key factors that affect our operating results are the impact of new store openings, comparable restaurant sales, which are driven by customer counts and check average, and our ability to manage operating expenses such as food cost, labor and benefits and other costs. Changes in the number of restaurants in operation can increase or decrease total Company revenues and expenses, and the build out and opening of new restaurants can affect operating profits. Each restaurant unit’s contribution margin will vary over the life of the restaurant. Margins tend to be low when a restaurant is first opened until customer traffic reaches planned levels. Margins can also deteriorate at the end of a unit’s life cycle due to a decline in customer traffic caused by a variety of factors outside the control of the Company. These economic conditions impact both the Pizzeria Regina units and the Polcari’s North End units.

In the fiscal 2005 period, there were 18 units in operation for the entire period and one Pizzeria Regina restaurant for part of the period. In fiscal 2004 period there were 16 units in operation for the entire period and one casual dining Italian restaurant for part of the period. The following table sets forth all revenues, costs and expenses as a percentage for the periods indicated for revenue and expense items included in the consolidated statements of operations:

	Thirteen Weeks Ended				Thirty-nine weeks Ended
	January 23, 2005		January 25, 2004		January 23, 2005		January 25, 2004

Revenues:
Restaurant sales	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%
Other	—		—		—		—

Total revenues	100	%	100	%	100	%	100	%

Costs and expenses:
Cost of food, beverages and liquor	22		21		22		20

Other operating expenses- payroll	32		33		32		32

Other operating expenses exclusive of payroll	33		33		32		32

General and administrative	7		8		8		10

Depreciation and amortization	4		5		4		5

Pre-opening costs	—		—		1		2

Operating income (loss)	2		(0	)	1		(1	)

Interest expense, net	(2	)	2		(2	)	2

Other income	—		—		—		—

Net income (loss)	0	%	(2	)%	(1	)%	(3	)%

Thirteen Weeks Ended January 23, 2005 as Compared to Thirteen Weeks ended January 25, 2004.

Restaurant Sales

Restaurant sales in the most recent quarter were $6,804,000 compared to restaurant sales in the prior year’s period of $6,182,000. The Company’s management believes that the increase in revenue was primarily attributable to the opening of the new Pizzeria Regina at the Prudential Center in Boston, Massachusetts in April 2004 and the new Pizzeria Regina at South Station in Boston, Massachusetts in July 2004, and to the improved economy in the Northeastern United States partially offset by the closing of a Pizzeria Regina in Richmond, Virginia at the end of its lease in November 2004.

Net sales at the Company’s Pizzeria Regina restaurants increased to $3,690,000 in the current period from $3,069,000 in the prior year’s period. The increase in restaurant sales was principally due to the opening of the new Pizzeria Regina at the Prudential Center, the new Pizzeria Regina at South Station and to an increase in same store sales of 1%.

Net sales at the Company’s full service casual dining restaurants decreased to $3,102,000 in the current period from $3,103,000 in the prior year’s period. This decrease in sales was primarily attributable to the reduction in sales at the Cambridge location. Exclusive of Cambridge, same store sales were unchanged.

Net sales at the Company’s commissary were $12,000 in the current period compared to $10,000 in the prior year’s period.

Royalties

During the current year period, the Company did not recognize any royalties from a domestic Pizzeria Regina franchise compared to $4,000 in royalties in the prior’s year’s period. The Company’s domestic Pizzeria Regina franchise at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada was closed April 30, 2004.

Costs and Expenses

Cost of Food, Beverages and Liquor.

Cost of food, beverages and liquor as a percentage of total revenues for all restaurants was 22 % in the fiscal 2005 period compared to 21% in the fiscal 2004 period. This increase as a percentage of total revenue was attributable to the opening of two new Pizzeria Regina’s in Boston, Massachusetts which have a higher food cost than the other

Pizzeria Regina units due to the addition of food items to their menus and to an increase in costs from suppliers in general.

The cost of food, beverage and liquor was $1,469,000 in the current period compared to $1,278,000 in the prior year’s period. The dollar increase was due in part to the opening of the new Pizzeria Regina at the Prudential Center and the new Pizzeria Regina at South Station partially offset by the closing of a Pizzeria Regina location in Richmond, Virginia at the end of its lease.

The cost of food, beverage and liquor as a percentage of restaurant sales at the Pizzeria Regina restaurants was 18% in the fiscal 2005 period compared to 16% in the fiscal 2004 periods. This increase as a percentage of total revenue was attributable to the opening of two new Pizzeria Reginas in Boston, Massachusetts which have a higher food cost and an increase in costs from suppliers in general.

The cost of food, beverage and liquor at Pizzeria Regina restaurants was $658,000 in the current period compared to $478,000 in the prior year’s period. The dollar increase was due to the opening of two additional Pizzeria Reginas partially offset by the closing of a Pizzeria Regina location in Richmond, Virginia at the end of its lease.

The cost of food, beverage and liquor as a percentage of restaurant sales at the Company’s full service casual dining restaurants was 26% in both the fiscal 2005 period and in the fiscal 2004 period.

The cost of food, beverage and liquor at the Company’s full service casual dining restaurants was $811,000 in the current period compared to $800,000 in the prior year’s period. The dollar increase was primarily due to the Cambridge, Massachusetts Polcari’s North End restaurant operating for the entire period.

Other Operating Expenses

Payroll Expenses.

Payroll expenses as a percentage of total revenues for all restaurants were 32% in the fiscal 2005 period compared to 33% in the fiscal 2004 period. The decrease as a percentage of total revenues was attributable to the opening of the new Pizzeria Regina at the Prudential Center and the new Pizzeria Regina at South Station which generally have lower payroll expenses as a percentage of total revenues than the Company’s full service casual dining restaurants and to a lesser extent reductions in payroll expenses of the Company’s Cambridge, Massachusetts Polcari’s North End Restaurant.

Payroll expenses were $2,168,000 in the current period, compared to $2,011,000 in the prior year’s period. The dollar increase in payroll expenses was primarily due to the two new Pizzeria Regina restaurants partially offset by the closing of a Pizzeria Regina location in Richmond, Virginia at the end of its lease.

Payroll expenses at the Pizzeria Regina restaurants were 27% of restaurant sales in the current period, compared to 24% of restaurant sales in the prior year’s period. The increase as a percentage of restaurant sales was primarily due to the opening of the two new Pizzeria Regina restaurants which generally experience additional payroll expenses

associated with the opening of new units partially offset by the closing of a Pizzeria Regina location in Richmond, Virginia at the end of its lease.

Payroll expenses of the Pizzeria Regina restaurants were $983,000 in the current period compared to $726,000 in the prior year’s period. This dollar increase was primarily due to the opening of the two new Pizzeria Regina restaurants partially offset by the closing of a Pizzeria Regina location in Richmond, Virginia at the end of its lease.

Payroll expenses at the Company’s full service casual dining restaurants were 35% of restaurant sales in the current period compared to 38% in the prior year’s period. The decrease as a percentage of restaurant sales was primarily attributable to the Cambridge, Massachusetts Polcari’s North End restaurant which had a reduction in payroll expenses as a percentage of restaurant sales compared to the prior year’s initial opening.

Payroll expenses at the Company’s full service casual dining restaurants were $1,078,000 in the current period compared to $1,183,000 in the prior year’s period. This dollar decrease was primarily due to a reduction in payroll expenses at the Cambridge, Massachusetts Polcari’s North End Restaurant.

Payroll expenses at the Company’s Commissary were $107,000 for the fiscal 2005 period as compared to $102,000 in the fiscal 2004 period.

Other Operating Expenses, Exclusive of Payroll.

Other operating expenses exclusive of payroll were 33% of total revenues in both the fiscal 2005 period and in fiscal the 2004 period.

Other operating expenses, exclusive of payroll, were $2,239,000 in the current period compared to $2,032,000 in the prior year’s period. The increase in operating expenses, exclusive of payroll, as a percentage of total revenues was primarily due to the opening of the new Pizzeria Regina at the Prudential Center and the opening of the new Pizzeria Regina at South Station partially offset by the closing of a Pizzeria Regina location in Richmond, Virginia at the end of its lease.

Other operating expenses exclusive of payroll, for the Pizzeria Regina restaurants as a percentage of restaurant sales were 33% in the current period compared to 31% in the prior year’s period. The increase as a percentage of restaurant sales was primarily due to higher energy and paper costs.

Other operating expenses, exclusive of payroll, from the Pizzeria Regina restaurants were $1,205,000 in the current period, compared to $966,000 in the prior year’s period. This dollar increase is primarily due to the addition of two Pizzeria Regina restaurants partially offset by the closing of a Pizzeria Regina location in Richmond, Virginia at the end of its lease and to higher energy and paper costs.

Other operating expenses exclusive of payroll, for the Company’s full service casual dining restaurants as a percentage of restaurant sales were 32% in the current period compared to 33% in the prior years period. The decrease as percentage of restaurant sales was

primarily due to reduced operating expenses at the Cambridge, Massachusetts Polcari’s North End restaurant.

Other operating expenses, exclusive of payroll, for the Company’s full service casual dining restaurants were $997,000 in the current period compared to $1,029,000 in the prior year’s period. The dollar decrease was primarily attributable to the reduced costs associated with the Cambridge, Massachusetts Polcari’s North End restaurant.

Other operating expenses also include commissary expenses, which were $37,000 for both the fiscal 2005 period and the fiscal 2004 period.

General and Administrative Expenses.

General and administrative expenses as a percentage of restaurant sales were 7% in current fiscal 2005 period compared to 8% in the fiscal 2004 period. The decrease as a percentage of total revenues was attributable to a higher revenue base and lower employee incentive costs and consulting fees.

General and administrative expenses were $535,000 in the current period, compared to $554,000 in the prior year’s period.

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses.

Depreciation and amortization expenses as a percentage of restaurant sales were 4% in the current period compared to 5% in the prior year’s period. This percentage decrease was primarily the result of a higher revenue base and the 2004 impairment of Polcari’s North End restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts which reduced the carrying value of the Cambridge location’s fixed assets.

Depreciation and amortization expense was $273,000 in the current period, compared to $334,000 in the prior year’s period. This dollar decrease was attributable to the 2004 impairment of Polcari’s North End restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts, partially offset by the opening of two new Pizzeria Regina restaurants.

Pre-Opening Costs

Pre-opening costs consisting primarily of labor, rent and training materials for the current period were $0 compared to $2,000 in the prior year’s period.

Other Income

Other income was $6,000 in the current fiscal period compared to $1,000 in the prior year’s fiscal period.

Interest Expense and Interest Income.

Interest expense was $122,000 in the current period as compared to $116,000 in the prior year’s period. This dollar increase was primarily due to an increase in borrowing costs under the Company’s credit facility.

Interest income was $1,000 in both fiscal periods.

Thirty-nine weeks Ended January 23, 2005 as Compared to Thirty-Nine Weeks ended January 25, 2004.

Restaurant Sales

Restaurant sales for the thirty-nine weeks ended January 23, 2005 were $20,337,000 compared to restaurant sales in the prior year’s period of $17,291,000. The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to the opening of the new Pizzeria Regina at the Prudential Center in Boston, Massachusetts in April 2004, the new Pizzeria Regina at South Station in Boston, Massachusetts in July 2004, and to the improved economy in the Northeast United States partially offset by the closing of a Pizzeria Regina location in Richmond, Virginia at the end of its lease.

Net sales at the Company’s Pizzeria Regina restaurants increased to $10,670,000 in the current thirty- nine week period from $8,580,000 in the prior year’s period. The increase in restaurant sales was principally due to the opening of two new Pizzeria Regina locations and a third location open for the entire period this year compared to a partial period in fiscal 2004 partially offset by the closing of a Pizzeria Regina location in Richmond, Virginia at the end of its lease. The same store sales for the Pizzeria Regina restaurant increased 1% in the current period.

Net sales at the Company’s full service casual dining restaurants increased to $9,640,000 in the thirty-nine week current period from $8,677,000 in the prior year’s period. This increase was primarily attributable to the Polcari’s North End Restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts operating for the entire period and by the improved economy in the Northeastern United States. The same store sales for the full service casual dining restaurants increased 3% in the current period.

Net sales at the Company’s commissary were $27,000 in the current period compared to $34,000 in the prior year’s period.

Royalties

During the current year period, the Company did not recognize any royalties from Pizzeria Regina franchises compared to $13,000 in royalties in the prior year’s period.

Costs and Expenses

Cost of Food, Beverages and Liquor.

Cost of food, beverages, liquor as a percentage of total revenues for all restaurants was 22% in the current period compared to 20% in the prior year’s period. The increase as a percentage of total revenues was primarily attributable to the two additional Pizzeria Regina locations which have higher food costs than the other Pizzeria Regina units due to the addition of food items to their menus and to an increase in costs from suppliers in general.

The cost of food, beverage and liquor was $4,495,000 in the current thirty-nine week period compared to $3,535,000 in the prior year’s period. The dollar increase was due in part to the two additional Pizzeria Regina locations partially offset by the closing of a Pizzeria Regina location in Richmond, Virginia at the end of its lease and to an increase in cost from suppliers in general.

The cost as a percentage of restaurant sales at the Pizzeria Regina restaurants was 18% in the fiscal 2005 period compared to 16% in the fiscal 2004 period. The increase as a percentage of restaurant sales was principally due to the opening of the two new Pizzeria Regina restaurants which have higher food costs due to the addition of food items to their menus and from an increase in cost from suppliers in general.

The cost of food, beverage and liquor at Pizzeria Regina restaurants was $1,922,000 in the current period compared to $1,361,000 in the prior year’s period. The dollar increase was due to the opening of two additional Pizzeria Regina restaurants partially offset by the closing of a Pizzeria Regina location in Richmond, Virginia at the end of its lease.

The cost as a percentage of restaurant sales at the Company’s full service casual dining restaurants was 27% in the fiscal 2005 period compared to 25% in the fiscal 2004 period. The increase as a percentage of sales was principally due to the new Cambridge, Massachusetts Polcari’s North End restaurant which is open for lunch five days a week resulting in higher food cost and increases in costs from suppliers in general.

The cost of food, beverage and liquor at the Company’s full service casual dining restaurants was $2,573,000 in the current thirty-nine week period compared to $2,174,000 in the prior year’s period. The dollar increase was primarily due to the new Cambridge, Massachusetts Polcari’s North End restaurant operating for the entire period.

Other Operating Expenses

Payroll Expenses.

Payroll expenses as a percentage of the total revenues for all restaurants were 32% in both fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004 periods.

Payroll expenses were $6,441,000 in the current period, compared to $5,613,000 in the prior year’s thirty-nine week period. The dollar increase in payroll expenses was primarily due to the two new Pizzeria Regina restaurants in Boston, Massachusetts, partially offset by the closing of a Pizzeria Regina location in Richmond, Virginia at the end of its lease.

Payroll expenses at the Pizzeria Regina restaurants were 26% of restaurant sales in both the current period and in the prior year’s period. .

Payroll expenses of the Pizzeria Regina restaurants were $2,788,000 in the current thirty-nine week period compared to $2,198,000 in the prior year’s period. This dollar increase was primarily due to the opening of two new Pizzeria Regina locations and to increased

costs in employee health benefits partially offset by the closing of a Pizzeria Regina location in Richmond, Virginia at the end of its lease.

Payroll expenses as a percentage of restaurant sales at the Company’s full service casual dining restaurants were 35% of restaurant sales in the current period compared to 36% in the prior year’s period. This decrease as a percentage of sales was primarily attributable to the Cambridge Massachusetts Polcari’s North End restaurant which had a reduction in payroll expenses as a percentage of restaurant sales compared to prior year’s initial opening.

Payroll expenses at the Company’s full service casual dining restaurants were $3,343,000 in the current thirty-nine week period compared to $3,113,000 in the prior year’s period. This dollar increase was primarily due to the Polcari’s North End restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts operating for the entire period and an increase in employee benefit costs.

Payroll expenses at the Company’s Commissary were $310,000 for the fiscal 2005 period as compared to $302,000 in the fiscal 2004 period.

Other Operating Expenses, Exclusive of Payroll.

Other operating expenses, exclusive of payroll, were 32% of total revenues in both fiscal 2005 period and in the fiscal 2004 period.

Other operating expenses, exclusive of payroll, were $6,514,000 in the current thirty-nine week period compared to $5,578,000 in the prior year’s period. The dollar increase in operating expenses, exclusive of payroll, was primarily due to the new Pizzeria Regina at Prudential Center in Boston, Massachusetts, the new Pizzeria Regina at South Station in Boston, Massachusetts, the Polcari’s North End restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts operating for the entire period and higher energy costs. .

Other operating expenses, exclusive of payroll, for the Pizzeria Regina restaurants as a percentage of restaurant sales were 33% in the current period compared to 34% in the prior year’s period. The decrease as a percentage of sales was primarily attributable to the temporary closing of the Faneuil Hall location in the prior year’s period, where the Company nonetheless continued to incur some of the costs without any corresponding revenue.

Other operating expenses, exclusive of payroll, from the Pizzeria Regina restaurants were $3,563,000 in the current thirty-nine week period, compared to $2,879,000 in the prior year’s period. This dollar increase is primarily due to the addition of two new Pizzeria Regina restaurants and higher energy costs.

Other operating expenses, exclusive of payroll, for the Company’s full service casual dining restaurants as a percentage of restaurant sales were 30% in both the current period and in the prior year’s period.

Other operating expenses, exclusive of payroll, for the Company’s full service casual dining restaurants were $2,855,000 in the current thirty-nine week period compared to $2,609,000 in the prior year’s period. The dollar increase was primarily attributable to Polcari’s North End in Cambridge operating for the entire period partially offset by the

reversal of a $213,000 rent accrual at this location due to the landlord forgiving rent for the remainder of the lease.

Other operating expenses also include commissary expenses, which were $96,000 in fiscal 2005 period compared to $90,000 in fiscal 2004 period.

General and Administrative Expenses.

General and Administrative expenses were 8% of total revenues in fiscal 2005 period compared to 10% in the fiscal 2004 period. The decrease as a percentage of total revenues was attributable to a higher revenue base and lower employee incentive costs and consulting costs.

General and administrative expenses were $1,751,000 in the current period, compared to $1,874,000 in the prior year’s period.

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses.

Depreciation and amortization expense as a percentage of restaurant sales were 4% in the fiscal 2005 period compared to 5% in the fiscal 2004 period. The decrease as a percentage of total revenue was attributable to a higher revenue base and the 2004 impairment of Polcari’s North End restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Depreciation and amortization expense was $818,000 in the current period, compared to $875,000 in the prior year’s period.

Pre-Opening Costs

Pre-opening costs for the current period were $93,000 in the fiscal 2005 period compared to $318,000 in the fiscal 2004 period. These costs which consist of labor, rent and training materials are attributable to the opening of the new Pizzeria Regina restaurant at South Station in Boston, Massachusetts in the current period.

Other Income

Other income was $10,000 in the current period compared to $220,000 in the prior year’s period. The prior year’s other income mainly consisted of insurance proceeds related to the temporary closing of the Faneuil Hall Pizzeria Regina restaurant.

Interest Expense and Interest Income.

Interest expense was $409,000 in the current period as compared to $325,000 in the prior year’s period. This dollar increase was primarily due to an increase in borrowing and related interest expense under the Company’s credit facility.

Interest income was $1,000 in the current period compared to $2,000 in the prior year’s period.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

At January 23, 2005, the Company had negative net working capital of $3,426,000 compared to negative net working capital of $4,304,000 at April 25, 2004. It is common for companies in the restaurant industry to operate with net working capital deficits. We are able to operate with a substantial working capital deficit because (1) restaurant operations and most food service operations are conducted primarily on a cash (and cash equivalent) basis with a low level of accounts receivable, (2) rapid turnover allows a limited investment in inventories, and (3) accounts payable for food, beverages and supplies usually become due after the receipt of cash from the related sales. However given the extent of the Company’s negative net working capital the Company’s financial condition and growth will be dependent upon obtaining adequate additional financing until profitable operations are achievable. The Company cannot guarantee that it will be successful in obtaining additional financing. The opinion of BDO Seidman, LLP on the Company’s fiscal 2004 financial statements included an explanatory paragraph expressing concern about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

During the thirty-nine weeks ended January 23, 2005, the Company had a net increase in cash and cash equivalents of $417,000, reflecting net cash provided by operating activities of $831,000, net cash used for investing activities of $628,000 and net cash provided by financing activities of $214,000.

Net cash provided by operating activities included a decrease in inventories of $1,000, an increase in accounts payable of $135,000, an increase in accrued expenses of $68,000, a decrease in other assets of $20,000, non-cash items consisting of warrants granted in exchange for short-term borrowings of $8,000, a decrease in accounts receivables of $51,000, a decrease in prepaid expenses of $24,000 and depreciation and amortization expense of $818,000 which were partially offset by a decrease in deferred rent of $97,000, a decrease in other long-term liabilities of $25,000 and a net loss of $172,000. Net cash used for investing activities reflects costs associated with leasehold improvements and with the purchase of equipment, furniture and fixtures for the two new Pizzeria Regina restaurants in Boston, Massachusetts and for other operating Company restaurants. Net cash provided by financing activities of $214,000 consisted of repayments of long-term debt, lease obligations and stockholders loans offset by proceeds from the sale of participating preferred stock.

On January 20, 2005, the Company sold 1,147,056 shares of its Series A Participating Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share, to 11 accredited investors in a private transaction pursuant to subscription agreements between each such investor and the Company. Each share of Series A Participating Preferred Stock may be converted at the conversion rate of $.85 at any time at the option of the holder of such share into one share of its Common Stock, $.01 par value per share. The investors paid $0.85 per share, for

aggregate gross proceeds of $975,000. The investors included two of the Company’s directors and the spouse of a director who together purchased 205,881 shares of the Series A Participating Preferred Stock.

The Company agreed pursuant to a rights agreement between the Company and the investors to (i) register the resale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock upon demand of a sufficient number of the holders of the Series A Participating Preferred Stock and (ii) include such shares of Common Stock in any registration statement for the benefit of the Company or any third party upon request of a sufficient number of the holders of the Series A Participating Preferred Stock.

At January 23, 2005, the Company had current liabilities of $5,593,000, including $1,193,000 of accounts payable, $1,485,000 of accrued liabilities, and current maturities of long-term obligations in the amount of $2,915,000. At January 23, 2005 the Company had long-term obligations, less current maturities, in the amount of $2,165,000, including, $84,000 of notes payable to a stockholder, $1,450,000 of convertible subordinated debentures, $405,000 of deferred rent, and $226,000 of other long-term liabilities.

All borrowings under the Credit Facility are collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company and are subject to various financial covenants. As of April 25, 2004 the Company was not in compliance with certain financial covenants of the Credit Facility. However, Commerce Bank and Trust Company waived the covenants for the quarterly fiscal period ended July 25, 2004 and for fiscal year ended April 25, 2004 in exchange for a 1% waiver fee, a modification of the interest rate on all outstanding notes issued under the Credit Agreement from the current 6% to 7% per annum until the first quarter in which the Company is once again in compliance with all financial covenants, and the grant to the bank of a six year warrant to purchase 76,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $.50 per share. Subject to certain exceptions pursuant to which the warrant will be exercisable earlier, the warrant is not exercisable until February 13, 2005. As of January 23, 2005 the Company was not in compliance with certain financial covenants of the Credit Facility however, the bank has waived all financial covenants for the current period and has established new covenants for fiscal 2006.

To finance capital expenditures, the Company entered into an unsecured loan agreement with the spouse of a Company director in the amount of $200,000. Under the terms of the agreement the Company was obligated to pay interest at the rate of 14% on the outstanding balance. The Company granted the lender a five year warrant to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $.70 per share. The principal balance was paid in full on or about December 31, 2004. In addition, the Company has restructured its Cambridge operations by entering into an agreement for the sale of the Polcari’s restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Under the terms of this agreement Polcari’s will cease operations at its Cambridge location on July 31, 2005 when Technology Square Finance, LLC will be required to purchase the assets of Polcari’s of Cambridge, In. for three hundred thousand dollars. In addition rent will be forgiven for the remaining of the lease.

The opinion of BDO Seidman, LLP on the Company’s fiscal 2004 financial statement included an explanatory paragraph expressing concern about the Company’s ability to

continue as a going concern. In addition, because of the Company’s concern regarding its ability to satisfy bank financial covenants, all bank debt totaling approximately $3,383,000 was classified as current in the balance sheet as of April 25, 2004. The Company’s financial condition and compliance with the bank covenants will be substantially dependent upon obtaining adequate additional financing and/or achieving profitable operations. The Company cannot guarantee that it will be able to raise the necessary capital to continue in operation or that it will be able to achieve profitable operations. Public financing would be subject to market conditions and other uncertainties, and no assurance can be given that the Company could obtain public financing at any time. Either public or private equity financing would likely result in dilution of the Company’s existing stockholders.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

“SAFE HARBOR” STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

Forward-looking statements in this report, including without limitation statements relating to the adequacy of the Company’s working capital and other resources the Company’s ability to obtain additional financing ,the Company’s new store openings and future expansion, and anticipated future cash flows from particular locations are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation: risks associated with the Company’s financial condition and need for additional funding risks associated with the illiquidity of the Company’s common stock, risks associated with the Company’s litigation potential quarterly fluctuations in the Company’s operating results; seasonality of sales; competition; risks associated with expansion; the Company’s reliance on key employees; risks generally associated with the restaurant industry; risks associated with geographic concentration of the Company’s restaurants; risks associated with serving alcoholic beverages; and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will”, “expect”, “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate” or “believe” or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements will prove to have been correct,

it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk.

We have exposure to interest rate risk related to certain instruments entered into for other than trading purposes. Specifically, borrowings under the Credit Facility described in Item 2 bear interest at a variable rate based on the bank’s prime rate plus 2%. A 100 basis point change in the Credit Facility interest rate would cause the interest expense for fiscal 2005 to change by approximately $16,000 from fiscal 2004. This computation is determined by considering the impact of hypothetical interest rates on our variable long-term debt at January 23, 2005. However, the nature and amount of our borrowings under the Credit Facility may vary as a result of future business requirements, market conditions, covenant compliance and other factors.

Our other outstanding long-term debt bears fixed rates of interest. The Company believes there is no material exposure to a market interest rate risk that could affect future results of operations or financial conditions.

Commodity Price Risk.

Many of the food products and other operating essentials purchased by us are affected by commodity pricing and are, therefore, subject to price volatility caused by weather, production problems, delivery difficulties and other factors that are beyond our control. Our supplies and raw materials are available from several sources and we are not dependent upon any single source for these items. The Company negotiates directly with wholesale suppliers of certain high volume food ingredients such as cheese, tomato sauce, and flour to ensure consistent quality and competitive pricing. These ingredients are then purchased for the Company by a third party independent distributor at the negotiated price and redistributed to the Company’s restaurants. All other food ingredients and beverage products are purchased directly by the general manager of each restaurant in accordance with corporate guidelines. Certain significant items that could be subject to price fluctuations are cheese and flour products. The Company believes that it will be able to pass through increased commodity costs by adjusting menu pricing in most cases. However, we believe that any changes in commodity pricing that cannot be offset by changes in menu pricing or other product delivery strategies would not be material.

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

As of January 23, 2005, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in SEC Rule 13a-15(e)), which have been designed to ensure that material information related to the Company is made known to them and timely disclosed. The Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, does not expect that the Company’s disclosure controls or internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, based upon their evaluations, our CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls are effective to provide a reasonable level of assurance that material information relating to the Company is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings.

None.

ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

None

ITEM 5. Other Information.

None.

ITEM 6. Exhibits .

Exhibits

Exhibit 31.1 and 32.2: Sarbanes-Oxley Section 302 Certification

Exhibit 32.1 32.2: Sarbanes-Oxley Section 906 Certification

SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	BOSTON RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES, INC.


Date: March 7, 2005	By:	/s/ George R. Chapdelaine
		George R. Chapdelaine, President and Chief Executive Officer