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        filed
        with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2006</font></div>
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        No.&#160;333-____________</font></div>
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                  APPROVAL&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div>
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                  &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;August
                  &#160;31, 2007</font></div>
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        STATES</strong></font></div>
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        AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong></font></div>
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        D.C. 20549</strong></font></div>
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        S-8</strong></font></div>
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        STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</strong></font></div>
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        STEAKHOUSE, INC.</u></strong></font></div>
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        name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div>
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                  Employer Identification No.)</font></div>
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        North West Shore Boulevard, 5th Floor, Tampa, Florida
        33607</u></strong></font></div>
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        of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</font></div>
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        Tampa, Florida 33607</u></strong></font></div>
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                  To Be Registered</strong></font></div>
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                  Fee (2)</strong></font></div>
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                  Stock, $0.01 par value</font></div>
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                  shares</font></div>
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                addition, pursuant to Rule&#160;416(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, this
                registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests
                to
                be offered or sold pursuant to the plan described herein. This
                registration statement also includes such additional number of shares
                as
                may be required by reason of adjustment to prevent dilution resulting
                from
                stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalization or similar transactions.
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Estimated
                solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant
                to
                Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933. The proposed maximum
                offering price per share, the proposed maximum aggregate offering
                price
                and the amount of the registration fee have been computed on the
                basis of
                the average of the high and low price per share of Common Stock as
                reported on the New York Stock Exchange on March 13, 2006.
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        Compensation Diversified Plan Document and the Outback Steakhouse, Inc. Partner
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        amendment indicating that all securities offered by this Registration Statement
        have been sold, or deregistering all securities remaining unsold, shall be
        deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and
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        herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the
        purpose
        of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
        or in any subsequently filed document which is also, or is deemed to be,
        incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
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        or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.</font></div>
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        indemnify its officers and directors, under certain circumstances and subject
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        against them as such officers and directors if they act in good faith and
        in a
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        directors of the Company to the full extent authorized by the aforesaid section
        of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Section 9 of Article
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        on
        behalf of any officer, director, employee, trustee or agent of the Company
        against any liability asserted against or incurred by them in such capacity
        or
        arising out of their status as such whether or not the Company would have
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        corporations to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to
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        public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
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        Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
        authorized, in the City of Tampa and the State of Florida on this 17th day
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        attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
        for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
        any
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        the same with all exhibits hereto, and other documents in connection herewith,
        with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact
        and agent, and full power and authority to do and perform each and every
        act and
        thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
        to
        all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
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Form S-8
As
        filed
        with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2006
Registration
        No. 333-____________
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UNITED
        STATES
SECURITIES
        AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
        D.C. 20549
FORM
        S-8
REGISTRATION
        STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OUTBACK
        STEAKHOUSE, INC.
(Exact
        name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
                  or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
59-3061413
(I.R.S.
                  Employer Identification No.)
2202
        North West Shore Boulevard, 5th Floor, Tampa, Florida
        33607
(Address
        of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Outback
        Steakhouse, Inc. Partner Equity Plan
(Full
        titles of the plan)
Joseph
        J. Kadow, Esq.
Executive
        Vice President, Chief Officer - Legal and Corporate
        Affairs
Outback
        Steakhouse, Inc.
2202
        North West Shore Boulevard, Suite 500,
Floor,
        Tampa, Florida 33607
(Name
        and
        address of agent for service)
(813)
        282-1225
(Telephone
        number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION
        OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
                  Maximum
Proposed
                  Maximum
Title
                  of Each Class of
Amount
                  To Be
Offering
                  Price
Aggregate
                  Offering
Amount
                  of
Securities
                  To Be Registered
Registered
                  (1)
Per
                  Share (2)
Price
                  (2)
Registration
                  Fee (2)
Common
                  Stock, $0.01 par value
5,000,000
                  shares
$42.57
$212,850,000
$22,775
(1)
In
                addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, this
                registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests
                to
                be offered or sold pursuant to the plan described herein. This
                registration statement also includes such additional number of shares
                as
                may be required by reason of adjustment to prevent dilution resulting
                from
                stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalization or similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated
                solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant
                to
                Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933. The proposed maximum
                offering price per share, the proposed maximum aggregate offering
                price
                and the amount of the registration fee have been computed on the
                basis of
                the average of the high and low price per share of Common Stock as
                reported on the New York Stock Exchange on March 13, 2006.
PART
        I
INFORMATION
        REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
In
        connection with the Outback Steakhouse, Inc. Partner Equity Plan (the "Plan"),
        which is set forth in the Outback Steakhouse, Inc. Partner Equity Deferred
        Compensation Diversified Plan Document and the Outback Steakhouse, Inc. Partner
        Equity Deferred Compensation Stock Plan Document, the documents containing
        the
        information required by Part I of this registration statement on Form S-8
        (this
"Registration Statement") will be sent or given to Plan participants as
        specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
        (the "Securities Act"). Such documents and the documents incorporated by
        reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together,
        constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the
        Securities Act.
PART
        II
INFORMATION
        REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This
        Registration Statement is filed for the purpose of registering 5,000,000
        shares
        of common stock, par value $0.01 (the "Common Stock"), of Outback Steakhouse,
        Inc. (the "Company") issuable in the aggregate pursuant to the
        Plan.
Item
        3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The
        following documents of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange
        Commission ("Commission") are incorporated by reference in this Registration
        Statement and made a part hereof:
(a)
The
                  Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005
                  filed with the Commission on March 16,
                  2006;
(b)
The
                    Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 30,
                    2006; and
(c)
The
                  description of the Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration
                  Statement on Form 8-A dated June 5,
                  1991.
All
        documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
        15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the
        date
        of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
        amendment indicating that all securities offered by this Registration Statement
        have been sold, or deregistering all securities remaining unsold, shall be
        deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and
        to be
        a part of this Registration Statement from the respective dates of filing
        of
        such documents.
Any
        statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
        herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for the
        purpose
        of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein
        or in any subsequently filed document which is also, or is deemed to be,
        incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
        such
        statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
        or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item
        4.
Description of Securities.
Not
        applicable.
Item
        5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not
        applicable.
Item
        6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145
        of the Delaware General Corporation Law grants the Company the power to
        indemnify its officers and directors, under certain circumstances and subject
        to
        certain conditions and limitations as stated therein, against all expenses
        and
        liabilities incurred by or imposed upon them as a result of suits brought
        against them as such officers and directors if they act in good faith and
        in a
        manner they reasonably believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests
        of
        the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, have
        no
        reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful.
Article
        VI of the Company's bylaws provides for indemnification of officers and
        directors of the Company to the full extent authorized by the aforesaid section
        of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Section 9 of Article
        IV
        of the bylaws also authorizes the Company to purchase and maintain insurance
        on
        behalf of any officer, director, employee, trustee or agent of the Company
        against any liability asserted against or incurred by them in such capacity
        or
        arising out of their status as such whether or not the Company would have
        the
        power to indemnify such officer, director, employee, trustee or agent against
        such liability under the provisions of such article or Delaware
        law.
Section
        102(b) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware permits
        corporations to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to
        the
        corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of the fiduciary
        duty of care as a director. Article Eighth of the Company's Certificate of
        Incorporation limits a director's liability in accordance with the aforesaid
        section of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
The
        Company purchases and maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance and
        corporate reimbursement policies insuring directors and officers against
        losses
        arising from claims made arising out of the performance of their duties.
        In
        addition, the Company has indemnification agreements with each of its directors
        and officers that, among other things, require it to indemnify such individuals
        to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Item
        7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not
        applicable.
Item
        8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit
                    Number
Description
                    of Exhibit
4(a)(i)
Certificate
                    of Incorporation of the Company (included as an exhibit to the
                    Company's
                    Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 33-40255, and incorporated
                    herein
                    by reference), April 23, 1991
4(a)(ii)
Certificate
                    of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation (included as an
                    exhibit to
                    the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 33-49586, and
                    incorporated herein by reference), June 15, 1992
4(a)(iii)
Certificate
                    of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation (included as an
                    exhibit to
                    the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, No. 33-83228, and
                    incorporated herein by reference), August 2, 1994
4(a)(iv)
Certificate
                    of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation (included as an
                    exhibit to
                    the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
                    2004, and incorporated herein by reference), April 13, 1997
4(a)(v)
Bylaws
                    of the Company (included as an exhibit to the Company's Registration
                    Statement on Form S-1, No. 33-40255, and incorporated herein
                    by
                    reference)
4(a)(vi)
Amendment
                    to Bylaws of the Company (included as an exhibit to the Company's Annual
                    Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, and
                    incorporated
                    herein by reference), March 13, 2006
4(b)
Form
                    of Stock Certificate (included as an exhibit to the Company's Registration
                    Statement on Form S-1, No. 33-40255, and incorporated herein
                    by
                    reference)
4(c)(i)
Outback
                    Steakhouse, Inc. Partner Equity Deferred Compensation Diversified
                    Plan
                    Document (filed herewith)
4(c)(ii)
Outback
                    Steakhouse, Inc. Partner Equity Deferred Compensation Stock Plan
                    Document
                    (filed herewith)
23
Consent
                    of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith)
24
Powers
                    of Attorney (included on signature
                    pages)
Item
        9
.
Undertakings.
(a)
The
        undersigned Company hereby undertakes:
(1)
To
        file,
        during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
        amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To
        include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
        Act;
(ii)
To
        reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
        date
        of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
        thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
        change
        in the information set forth in this Registration Statement; and
(iii)
To
        include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
        not
        previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change
        to
        such information in this Registration Statement;
PROVIDED,
        HOWEVER, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
        information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
        paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission
        by
        the Company pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
        incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2)
That,
        for
        the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
        post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
        relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
        at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
        thereof.
(3)
To
        remove
        from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
        being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
        offering.
(b)
The
        undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
        liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual report
        pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable,
        each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section
        15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
        Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
        relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
        at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
        thereof.
(c)
Insofar
        as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
        permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant
        to the provisions described in Item 6 above, or otherwise, the Company has
        been
        advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
        public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
        unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
        liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or
        paid
        by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful
        defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
        officer
        or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
        the
        Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
        by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
        question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
        expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
        of such issue.
SIGNATURES
The
        Registrant
.
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
        certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
        the
        requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
        Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
        authorized, in the City of Tampa and the State of Florida on this 17th day
        of
        March, 2006.
OUTBACK
        STEAKHOUSE, INC.
By:
/s/
        Joseph J. Kadow
Joseph
        J. Kadow, Executive Vice President,
Chief
        Officer - Legal and Corporate Affairs
POWERS
        OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
        ALL
        MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
        constitutes and appoints Joseph J. Kadow, as their true and lawful
        attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
        for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign
        any
        and all post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement, and to
        file
        the same with all exhibits hereto, and other documents in connection herewith,
        with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact
        and agent, and full power and authority to do and perform each and every
        act and
        thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully
        to
        all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
        and
        confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
        their
        or his substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
        hereof.
Pursuant
        to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has
        been
        signed on March 17, 2006 by the following persons in the capacities
        indicated below.
Signature
Title
/s/
                  Chris T. Sullivan
Chris
                  T. Sullivan
Director,
                  Chairman
/s/
                  Robert D. Basham
Robert
                  D. Basham
Director,
                  Vice Chairman
/s/
                  A. William Allen, III
A.
                  William Allen, III
Director,
                  Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
                  Dirk Montgomery
Dirk
                  Montgomery
Senior
                  Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer
                  and
                  Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/
                  John A. Brabson, Jr.
John
                  A. Brabson, Jr.
Director
/s/
                  William R. Carey, Jr.
William
                  R. Carey, Jr.
Director
/s/
                  General (Ret.) Tommy Franks
General
                  (Ret.) Tommy Franks
Director
/s/
                  Thomas A. James
Thomas
                  A. James
Director
/s/
                  Debbi Fields Rose
Debbi
                  Fields Rose
Director
/s/
                  Lee Roy Selmon
Lee
                  Roy Selmon
Director
/s/
                  Toby S. Wilt
Toby
                  S. Wilt
Director
The
        Plan
.
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the trustees (or other
        persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this
        Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
        duly authorized, in the City of Tampa, State of Florida, on
        March 17, 2006.
OUTBACK
        STEAKHOUSE, INC. PARTNER
EQUITY
        PLAN
By:
        OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, INC., Administrator
By:
/s/
        Joseph J. Kadow
Joseph
        J. Kadow, Executive Vice President,
Chief
        Officer - Legal and Corporate Affairs