Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
DINKINS ANTHONY
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. [FRGI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP of Human Resources
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O FIESTA RESTAURANT GROUP, INC., 14800 LANDMARK BOULEVARD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/05/2018
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75254		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/05/2018   A   5,081 A (1) $ 0 (1) 5,081 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Rights (2) (3) 03/05/2018   A   15,241     (2)(3)   (2)(3) Common Stock 15,241 $ 0 15,241 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DINKINS ANTHONY
C/O FIESTA RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
14800 LANDMARK BOULEVARD
DALLAS, TX 75254		       SVP of Human Resources  

Signatures

 /s/ Anthony Dinkins   03/07/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Shares were granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the Issuer's 2012 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2) Each performance right represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock. The performance rights vest as follows: (i) 1/3 vests on March 6, 2019 upon the Issuer's common stock achieving a closing market price at or above $30.00 for 20 consecutive trading days at any point during the period between March 6, 2018 and March 6, 2019, (ii) 1/3 vests on March 6, 2020 upon the Issuer's common stock achieving a closing market price at or above $35.00 for 20 consecutive trading days at any point during the period between March 6, 2019 and March 6, 2020, (iii) 1/3 vests on March 6, 2021 upon the Issuer's common stock achieving a closing market price at or above $40.00 for 20 consecutive trading days at any point during the period between March 6, 2020 and March 6, 2021, and (iv) the employment of the Reporting Person by the Issuer on the applicable vesting date.
(3) (Continued from footnote 2) If the Issuer common stock target price above for any performance period is not met, any unvested shares of the Issuer's common stock will be rolled over to the subsequent performance period on a pro rata basis and subject to the Issuer common stock target price for such subsequent performance period.

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