NEW UNO CHICAGO GRILL OPENS IN NASHUA

New Uno to Feature Curbside Delivery, Low-Carbohydrate Options
and School Partners Program

Boston (April 16, 2004) – Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp., announces the opening of its second Uno Chicago Grill restaurant in Nashua. The new Uno Chicago Grill is located at 593 Amherst Street, directly across from Target. The store will officially open for business on Monday, April 19, 2004. The hours of operation are Sunday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., with the full menu available until closing. The first Uno Chicago Grill in Nashua is located near the Pheasant Lane Mall on Daniel Webster Highway.

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

The newly built Uno Chicago Grill is 6,000 square feet, seats 130 guests in the dining room with an additional 30 seats at the bar and will open with 125 employees. The restaurant will look and feel like an old Chicago warehouse, with Windy City memorabilia decorating the walls and mahogany trim throughout the bar. In addition to serving a full menu including new low-carbohydrate options, curbside delivery service will be available.

To further involvement and commitment to the Nashua community, the new restaurant will offer Uno’s School Partner Program. The program includes several educational events, like free Pizza Maker Parties and fundraising opportunities for local schools and community organizations.

The new Uno will be run by Managing Partner Matt Colson, a native of Hudson, New Hampshire. "Uno Chicago Grill provides a high quality casual dining experience and offers the best food around," said Matt Colson. "In addition, we believe that the convenience of curbside delivery will be big hit with Nashua-area guests."

In 2003, the restaurant known for its Chicago Original Deep Dish Pizza™ evolved its name from Pizzeria Uno to Uno Chicago Grill to reflect the variety of its menu. Today, Uno Chicago Grill has the same great pizza, but also offers a complete casual dining menu, including ribs, seafood, juicy burgers and steaks, innovative pasta dishes, scrumptious appetizers, low-carbohydrate alternatives and desserts.

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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