RYAN Ryans Restaurant

GREER, S.C., March 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ryan's Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RYAN) today reported sales results for the 4-week period ended March 1, 2006 ("February"). Same-store sales for February decreased by 0.3%. Other details and comments follow: (Unaudited) February 2006 Total sales (000's) $68,000 Change from prior year +0% Average unit sales: Same stores (open at least 18 mos.) -0.3% All stores (all Ryan's units) +1.3% Management noted that sales are often affected by weather during the winter months. For example, same-store sales decreased by 2.9% during the third week of February due to severe snow storms across the Midwest. Overall, for the winter months of December 2005 through February 2006, the Company's same-store sales increased by 1.5%. At March 1, 2006, the Company owned and operated 337 restaurants. The Company's next accounting period consists of 4 weeks, ending on March 29, 2006. Forward-Looking Information: In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company cautions that the statements in this press release that are forward- looking involve risks and uncertainties that may impact the Company's actual results of operations. For a more thorough discussion of these risks, uncertainties and other factors, please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2004. DATASOURCE: Ryan's Restaurant Group, Inc. CONTACT: Fred T. Grant, Jr., Senior Vice President - Finance of Ryan's Restaurant Group, Inc., +1-864-879-1000 Web site: http://www.ryansrg.com/

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