UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

~~FORM~~Form 8-K

~~CURRENT~~Current ~~REPORT~~Report

~~PURSUANT~~Pursuant TOto ~~SECTION~~ Section 13 ORor 15(Dd) OFof ~~THE~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~SECURITIES~~Date ~~EXCHANGE~~of ~~ACT~~Report OF(Date ~~1934~~of earliest event reported): June 6, 2011

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 17, 2011 (May 17, 2011)

EPL INTERMEDIATE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-115644	13-4092105
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

333-115644

~~3535~~(Commission ~~Harbor~~File ~~Blvd. Suite 100, Costa Mesa, California 92626~~Number)

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


Delaware		13-4092105
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

(714) 599-5000

3535 Harbor Blvd. Suite 100, Costa Mesa, California		92626
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (714) 599-5000

~~Not~~Check ~~Applicable~~the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (~~Former~~17 ~~name~~CFR or230.425) ~~former~~o ~~address,~~Soliciting ifmaterial ~~changed~~pursuant ~~since~~to ~~last~~Rule ~~report~~14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~Check the appropriate box below if the Form~~ Item 8~~-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A~~.201. Other ~~below):~~Events

[On ]June ~~Written~~6, ~~communications~~2011, ~~pursuant~~El toPollo ~~Rule~~Loco, ~~425~~Inc. ~~under~~(“EPL”) ~~the~~and ~~Securities~~EPL’s ~~Act~~parent ~~(17~~company, ~~CFR~~ELP ~~230~~Intermediate, Inc.~~425~~ (“EPLI”), issued a press release announcing that EPL had commenced a cash tender offer and consent solicitation for any and all of its outstanding 11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2012 and any and all of its outstanding 11.75% Senior Notes due 2013 and EPLI had commenced a cash tender offer and consent solicitation for any and all of its outstanding 14.5% Senior Discount Notes due 2014. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

~~[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)~~SIGNATURE

[Pursuant ]to ~~Pre-commencement~~the ~~communications~~requirements ~~pursuant~~of tothe ~~Rule~~Securities ~~14d-2(b)~~Exchange ~~under~~Act of 1934, the ~~Exchange~~Registrant ~~Act~~has ~~(17~~duly ~~CFR~~caused ~~240~~this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.~~14d-2(b))~~

[EPL ]INTERMEDIATE, ~~Pre-commencement~~INC. ~~communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4~~(cRegistrant) ~~under~~By: ~~the~~/s/ ~~Exchange~~Edith ~~Act~~R. ~~(17~~Austin ~~CFR~~Edith ~~240~~R.~~13e-4(c))~~ Austin Corporate Secretary

~~Item 8.01.~~Date: ~~Other~~June ~~Events.~~6, 2011

On May 17, 2011, EPL Intermediate, Inc. (the “Company”) announced completion of the previously announced redemption of its 14½% Senior Discount Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”), issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of November 18, 2005, among the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, as trustee (the “Indenture”), effective May 15, 2011 (the “Redemption Date”). The Company redeemed a portion of the Notes equal to $10,144,000, the Mandatory Principal Redemption Amount (as defined in the Indenture), at a redemption price equal to 104.500% of the Accreted Value (as defined in the Indenture) of such portion of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to, but not including, the Redemption Date. A copy of the press release, dated May 17, 2011, announcing completion of the Company’s partial redemption of the Notes is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated May 17, 2011 announcing completion of partial redemption of the Company’s 14½% Senior Discount Notes due 2014

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	EPL INTERMEDIATE, INC.
Dated: May 17, 2011	By:	/s/ Brian Carmichall
		Name: Brian Carmichall
		Title: Vice President of Development

EXHIBIT INDEX

~~Exhibit No.~~	Exhibit No.	Description
~~99.1~~	99.1	Press ~~release~~Release, dated ~~May~~June 176, 2011 ~~announcing completion of partial redemption of the Company’s 14½% Senior Discount Notes due 2014~~.

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