Real Mex Restaurants, Inc. Files Fiscal 2007 10-K

Business Wire, March 31, 2008

CYPRESS, Calif. -- Last graph, last sentence's first web address should read: www.eltorito.com (sted www.eltotorito.com).

The corrected release reads:

REAL MEX RESTAURANTS, INC. FILES FISCAL 2007 10-K

Real Mex Restaurants, Inc. filed its 2007 Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2007 on Friday, March 28, 2008. The results indicate that total revenues increased to $565.2 million, an increase of $0.5 million or 0.1% in the fiscal year 2007 from fiscal 2006.

The Company has scheduled a telephone conference for Thursday morning, April 3 at 8:00 AM Pacific Standard Time to provide an overview of the reported results. To participate in the telephone conference, interested parties should contact Deborah Whitlow at Real Mex Restaurants, Inc. at (562) 346-1225 to get dial in instructions.

About Real Mex Restaurants

We are one of the largest full service Mexican casual dining restaurant chain operators in the United States in terms of number of restaurants. As of December 30, 2007, we had 188 restaurants, located principally in California. These include 69 El Torito Restaurants, 10 El Torito Grill Restaurants, 68 company-owned Chevys Fresh Mex Restaurants, 32 Acapulco Mexican Restaurants, and several regional restaurant concepts such as the Las Brisas Restaurant in Laguna Beach, Who[?]Song & Larry's, Casa Gallardo, El Paso Cantina and GuadalaHARRY'S. Real Mex Restaurants is committed to the highest standards and is dedicated to serving the freshest Mexican food with excellent service in a clean, comfortable, and friendly environment. For more information, please visit the Company's websites at www.eltorito.com, www.etgrill.com, www.chevys.com, or www.acapulcorestaurants.com.