NEW UNO CHICAGO GRILL OPENS IN CLAY

Opening Marks Twenty-eighth Uno Restaurant in New York

Boston, Mass., (November 19, 2003) – Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp., known for Chicago’s Original Deep Dish Pizza™, announces the opening of its twenty-eighth Uno Chicago Grill restaurant in New York. The new Uno Chicago Grill is located at 3974 State Road 31 near the Great Northern Mall. The store will officially open for business on Thursday, November 20. The hours of operation are Sunday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.

“We are proud to be part of the Clay community and are excited to open another Uno Chicago Grill in New York,” said Uno President and Chief Operating Officer Paul MacPhail. “We continue to add innovative, high-quality items to our grill menu, and our Clay customers know and love our famous Chicago-style deep dish pizza.”

The newly built Uno Chicago Grill will open with 120 employees and will seat 230 guests. The restaurant will be run by General Manager Jason Spelicy, who has been with Uno for four years.

“We’re very excited to offer a variety of shrimp, steak and pasta dishes in addition to our famous Chicago-style deep dish pizza. Uno Chicago Grill has the best food around and the Clay community is in for a real treat,” said Jason Spelicy.

Uno Chicago Grill offers a complete casual dining menu, including ribs, seafood, juicy burgers and steaks, innovative pasta dishes, scrumptious appetizers and desserts, as well as its signature Chicago Original Deep Dish Pizza™ available in a variety of fresh fillings.

The company continues to earn accolades from industry and business publications. In 2003, Uno Chicago Grill was named by Entrepreneur Magazine as the #1 franchise opportunity in their category. The company also was selected by Franchise Times as one of the top 20 companies to watch in 2003.

Based in Boston, Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp. currently has a system of almost 200 company-owned and franchise full service units. Uno Chicago Grill restaurants are located in 34 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. The company also operates a consumer foods division, which supplies airlines, movie theaters, hotel restaurants and supermarkets with both frozen and refrigerated private label foods and branded Uno products. For more information, visit www.unos.com.

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