SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 9, 1998




                         HARVEST RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
                         ------------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


                                      Texas
                                      -----
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


       33-95796                                                  76-0406417
       --------                                                  ----------
(Commission File Number)                                      (I.R.S. Employer
                                                             Identification No.)


             1250 N.E. Loop 410, Suite 335, San Antonio, Texas 78209
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (210) 824-2496


                                 Not applicable
                                 --------------
          (former name of former address, if changed since last report)

<PAGE>




                   INFORMATION INCLUDED IN REPORT ON FORM 8-K


Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant

     Effective July 17, 1998, Akin, Doherty, Klein & Feuge, P.C. ("Akin Doherty"
or  the  "Accountants")  resigned  as  the  certifying  accountant  for  Harvest
Restaurant  Group,  Inc.  (the  "Company").  Due to the pending  merger with TRC
Acquisition  Corporation and the planned  relocation of the corporate offices to
Atlanta,  Georgia as described  in Item 5 below,  the Company does not intend to
retain a new independent accountant until after the completion of the merger. It
is anticipated  that after completion of the merger,  TRC's current  independent
accountants, PriceWaterhouseCoopers,  LLP, will be retained as the Company's new
independent accountants.

     The report of Akin  Doherty on the  consolidated  financial  statements  of
Harvest  Restaurant  Group,  Inc.  for the  year  ended  December  28,  1997 was
qualified as to an uncertainty  to continue as a going  concern.  The report for
the year ended December 29, 1996  contained no adverse  opinion or disclaimer of
opinion and was not  qualified  or modified  as to  uncertainty,  audit scope or
accounting principles.

     There were no  disagreements  with Akin Doherty  during the two years ended
December 28, 1997 and December 29, 1996 on any matter of  accounting  principles
or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure.

     There  were no events  communicated  by Akin  Doherty  during the two years
ended December 28, 1997 and December 29, 1996 regarding the following:

     1. That the internal controls necessary for the Company to develop reliable
financial statements did not exist.

     2. That information has come to the Accountant's  attention that has led it
to no longer be able to rely on management's representations or that has made it
unwilling to be associated with the financial statements prepared by management.

     3. That the Accountants  needed to expand  significantly the scope of their
audit or that they have become aware of information that if further investigated
may materially  impact the fairness and reliability of a previously issued audit
report or underlying financial statements or cause it to be unwilling to rely on
management's  representations  or be  associated  with the  Company's  financial
statements.

     4. That  information  has come to the  Accountant's  attention  that it has
concluded  materially impacts the fairness or reliability of a previously issued
audit  report  or  the  underlying  financial  statements  and  that  due to the
Accountant's  resignation  the issue has not been  resolved to the  Accountant's
satisfaction prior its resignation.

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<PAGE>


     The  Company  has  requested  that Akin  Doherty  furnish  it with a letter
addressed to the Securities and Exchange  Commission  stating  whether or not it
agrees  with the above  statements.  A copy of such  letter  will be filed as an
amendment to this Form 8-K upon receipt.

     The  Company  had  not  previously  retained  or  consulted  with  any  new
independent  accountant with respect to the application of accounting principles
to any  transaction,  the type of audit  opinion  that might be  rendered on the
Company's consolidated financial statements, or as to any matter that was either
the subject of a disagreement as defined in 304(a)(1)(iv), or a reportable event
(as described in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 Regulation S-K).


Item 5. Other Events

     On July 9, 1998, the Company executed a definitive share exchange agreement
to merge with TRC Acquisition Corporation ("TRC"), the operator of Rick Tanner's
Original  Rotisserie  Grill  restaurants  ("Tanner's").  TRC owns,  operates and
franchises Tanner's restaurants, a twelve-year-old chain of full service, casual
dining  restaurants  in  Georgia  and  Alabama.  TRC  operates  eleven  Tanner's
restaurants in Atlanta,  Georgia,  and two franchised  Tanner's  restaurants are
opened,  one in Macon,  Georgia and one in  Montgomery,  Alabama.  The merger is
subject to, among other things, (i) completion of due diligence by both parties,
(ii)  obtaining  settlement  agreements  on  substantially  all of the Company's
outstanding liabilities,  (iii) the continuation of the Company's listing on the
Nasdaq Stock Market, and (iv) shareholder approval of the merger.

     When the merger becomes effective,  the TRC shareholders  including holders
of all options and warrants, will own approximately 60% of the total outstanding
equity of the Company on a fully  diluted  basis.  The board of directors of the
Company will be increased to seven  members,  with three of the  Company's  five
present  directors  resigning.  The  Company's  corporate  offices  will also be
relocated to Atlanta,  Georgia to be in closer  proximity with the core Tanner's
restaurant operations.

     In connection with the merger,  the Company  entered a Securities  Purchase
Agreement with an investor group providing for $6 million of equity funding,  $4
million of which has been deposited into escrow.  The primary use of proceeds is
for the further  development of Tanner's  restaurants.  The Securities  Purchase
Agreement  provides  for the issuance of 600 shares of the  Company's  $1.00 par
value  Series C Preferred  Stock,  at face value of $10,000 per share,  in three
separate fundings which will all be concluded within 30 days after completion of
merger.  The shares are to be issued to private investor groups in reliance upon
the  transaction  exemption  afforded by  Regulation  D, as  promulgated  by the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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<PAGE>


     The Series C  Preferred  Stock is  convertible  into the  Company's  Common
Stock.  The conversion  rate per share is equal to $10,000 divided by 80% of the
average bid price of the company's  Common Stock at the time of conversion.  The
Company  intends  to file a  registration  statement  with  the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission to register the underlying securities within 90 days.


Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits:
---------

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report:

Exhibit No.                       Title
-----------                       -----

10.42          Share Exchange  Agreement between Harvest  Restaurant Group, Inc.
               and TRC Acquisition Corporation dated July 9, 1998.

10.43          Securities Purchase Agreement dated July 9, 1998


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.


                                         HARVEST RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
                                         (Registrant)

                                         By: /s/ William J. Gallagher
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            William J. Gallagher
Date:   July 24, 1998                       Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                    ----------------------------------------

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 9, 1998

                         HARVEST RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
                         ------------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                                      Texas
                                      -----
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

       33-95796                                                  76-0406417
       --------                                                  ----------
(Commission File Number)                                      (I.R.S. Employer
                                                             Identification No.)

             1250 N.E. Loop 410, Suite 335, San Antonio, Texas 78209
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (210) 824-2496

                                 Not applicable
                                 --------------
          (former name of former address, if changed since last report)
INFORMATION INCLUDED IN REPORT ON FORM 8-K

Item 4. Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant

     Effective July 17, 1998, Akin, Doherty, Klein & Feuge, P.C. ("Akin Doherty"
or  the  "Accountants")  resigned  as  the  certifying  accountant  for  Harvest
Restaurant  Group,  Inc.  (the  "Company").  Due to the pending  merger with TRC
Acquisition  Corporation and the planned  relocation of the corporate offices to
Atlanta,  Georgia as described  in Item 5 below,  the Company does not intend to
retain a new independent accountant until after the completion of the merger. It
is anticipated  that after completion of the merger,  TRC's current  independent
accountants, PriceWaterhouseCoopers,  LLP, will be retained as the Company's new
independent accountants.

     The report of Akin  Doherty on the  consolidated  financial  statements  of
Harvest  Restaurant  Group,  Inc.  for the  year  ended  December  28,  1997 was
qualified as to an uncertainty  to continue as a going  concern.  The report for
the year ended December 29, 1996  contained no adverse  opinion or disclaimer of
opinion and was not  qualified  or modified  as to  uncertainty,  audit scope or
accounting principles.

     There were no  disagreements  with Akin Doherty  during the two years ended
December 28, 1997 and December 29, 1996 on any matter of  accounting  principles
or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure.

     There  were no events  communicated  by Akin  Doherty  during the two years
ended December 28, 1997 and December 29, 1996 regarding the following:

     1. That the internal controls necessary for the Company to develop reliable
financial statements did not exist.

     2. That information has come to the Accountant's  attention that has led it
to no longer be able to rely on management's representations or that has made it
unwilling to be associated with the financial statements prepared by management.

     3. That the Accountants  needed to expand  significantly the scope of their
audit or that they have become aware of information that if further investigated
may materially  impact the fairness and reliability of a previously issued audit
report or underlying financial statements or cause it to be unwilling to rely on
management's  representations  or be  associated  with the  Company's  financial
statements.

     4. That  information  has come to the  Accountant's  attention  that it has
concluded  materially impacts the fairness or reliability of a previously issued
audit  report  or  the  underlying  financial  statements  and  that  due to the
Accountant's  resignation  the issue has not been  resolved to the  Accountant's
satisfaction prior its resignation.

                                       2
The  Company  has  requested  that Akin  Doherty  furnish  it with a letter
addressed to the Securities and Exchange  Commission  stating  whether or not it
agrees  with the above  statements.  A copy of such  letter  will be filed as an
amendment to this Form 8-K upon receipt.

     The  Company  had  not  previously  retained  or  consulted  with  any  new
independent  accountant with respect to the application of accounting principles
to any  transaction,  the type of audit  opinion  that might be  rendered on the
Company's consolidated financial statements, or as to any matter that was either
the subject of a disagreement as defined in 304(a)(1)(iv), or a reportable event
(as described in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Item 304 Regulation S-K).

Item 5. Other Events

     On July 9, 1998, the Company executed a definitive share exchange agreement
to merge with TRC Acquisition Corporation ("TRC"), the operator of Rick Tanner's
Original  Rotisserie  Grill  restaurants  ("Tanner's").  TRC owns,  operates and
franchises Tanner's restaurants, a twelve-year-old chain of full service, casual
dining  restaurants  in  Georgia  and  Alabama.  TRC  operates  eleven  Tanner's
restaurants in Atlanta,  Georgia,  and two franchised  Tanner's  restaurants are
opened,  one in Macon,  Georgia and one in  Montgomery,  Alabama.  The merger is
subject to, among other things, (i) completion of due diligence by both parties,
(ii)  obtaining  settlement  agreements  on  substantially  all of the Company's
outstanding liabilities,  (iii) the continuation of the Company's listing on the
Nasdaq Stock Market, and (iv) shareholder approval of the merger.

     When the merger becomes effective,  the TRC shareholders  including holders
of all options and warrants, will own approximately 60% of the total outstanding
equity of the Company on a fully  diluted  basis.  The board of directors of the
Company will be increased to seven  members,  with three of the  Company's  five
present  directors  resigning.  The  Company's  corporate  offices  will also be
relocated to Atlanta,  Georgia to be in closer  proximity with the core Tanner's
restaurant operations.

     In connection with the merger,  the Company  entered a Securities  Purchase
Agreement with an investor group providing for $6 million of equity funding,  $4
million of which has been deposited into escrow.  The primary use of proceeds is
for the further  development of Tanner's  restaurants.  The Securities  Purchase
Agreement  provides  for the issuance of 600 shares of the  Company's  $1.00 par
value  Series C Preferred  Stock,  at face value of $10,000 per share,  in three
separate fundings which will all be concluded within 30 days after completion of
merger.  The shares are to be issued to private investor groups in reliance upon
the  transaction  exemption  afforded by  Regulation  D, as  promulgated  by the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

                                       3
The Series C  Preferred  Stock is  convertible  into the  Company's  Common
Stock.  The conversion  rate per share is equal to $10,000 divided by 80% of the
average bid price of the company's  Common Stock at the time of conversion.  The
Company  intends  to file a  registration  statement  with  the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission to register the underlying securities within 90 days.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits:
---------

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Report:

Exhibit No.                       Title
-----------                       -----

10.42          Share Exchange  Agreement between Harvest  Restaurant Group, Inc.
               and TRC Acquisition Corporation dated July 9, 1998.

10.43          Securities Purchase Agreement dated July 9, 1998

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.

                                         HARVEST RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
                                         (Registrant)

                                         By: /s/ William J. Gallagher
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            William J. Gallagher
Date:   July 24, 1998                       Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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