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: January 24, 2005

                       RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)

           Texas                        0-26958                  76-0037324
(State Or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


                                10959 Cutten Road
                              Houston, Texas 77066
          (Address Of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

                                 (281) 397-6730
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)



                            505 North Belt, Suite 630
                              Houston, Texas 77060
                                 (281) 820-1181
                      (Registrant's previous office/phone)



ITEM 2.01     COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION OF ASSETS.

     On  January  18,  2005, our wholly owned subsidiary, RCI Entertainment (New
York) Inc., a New York corporation ("RCI New York") completed the acquisition of
Peregrine  Enterprises, Inc., a New York corporation ("Peregrine") pursuant to a
Stock  Purchase  Agreement  with  Peregrine's sole shareholder, Philip Eisenberg
(the  "Stock  Purchase  Agreement").  Under  the  terms  of  the  Stock Purchase
Agreement, RCI New York purchased all of the shares of common stock of Peregrine
for  a total purchase price of $7,625,000, payable $2,500,000 in cash at closing
and  $5,125,000  payable in a secured convertible promissory note bearing simple
interest at the rate of 4.0% per annum (the "Secured Convertible Note"). As part
of  the  transaction,  Mr.  Eisenberg  also  entered a five-year covenant not to
compete  with  Peregrine,  RCI  New  York  or Rick's Cabaret International, Inc.

     After  extensive  remodeling  of  the site at 33rd Street and Broadway near
Penn  Station  and  Madison  Square Garden, we intend to re-open the club in the
summer  of  2005  as an upscale gentlemen's club. The club will operate on three
levels  and will utilize approximately the maximum allowable 10,000 square feet,
with  an additional 4,000 square feet to be used for office space. We are in the
process  of  finalizing building permits and completing other details typical of
transactions  of  this  type.

     The terms and conditions of the Stock Purchase Agreement were the result of
extensive  arm's  length  negotiations  between the parties. A copy of the press
release  related  to  this  transaction  is  attached  hereto  as  Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 2.03     CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION.

     As  part of the acquisition of Peregrine, RCI New York executed the Secured
Convertible  Note  in the principal amount of $5,125,000 bearing simple interest
at the rate of 4.0% per annum which is payable commencing 151 days after Closing
as  follows:  (a)  the  payment  of  $58,333.33  per  month for twenty-four (24)
consecutive  months;  (b)  the  payment  of  $63,333.33  for  twenty-four  (24)
consecutive  months;  (c)  the payment of $68,333.33 for twelve (12) consecutive
months;  and  (d)  a lump sum payment of the remaining balance to be paid on the
sixty-first (61st) month. Pursuant to the terms of the Secured Convertible Note,
$2,000,000  of the principal amount is convertible into shares of our restricted
common  stock  at  prices  as  follows:

     (1)  $200,000  of  the  Principal  Amount shall be convertible at $4.00 per
          share;
     (2)  $225,000  of  the  Principal  Amount shall be convertible at $4.50 per
          share;
     (3)  $250,000  of  the  Principal  Amount shall be convertible at $5.00 per
          share;
     (4)  $275,000  of  the  Principal  Amount shall be convertible at $5.50 per
          share;
     (5)  $300,000  of  the  Principal  Amount shall be convertible at $6.00 per
          share;
     (6)  $325,000  of  the  Principal  Amount shall be convertible at $6.50 per
          share;
     (7)  $350,000  of  the  Principal  Amount shall be convertible at $7.00 per
          share;
     (8)  $75,000  of  the  Principal  Amount  shall be convertible at $7.50 per
          share.

Pursuant  to the terms of the Secured Convertible Note, we are obligated to file
a  registration  statement  to  register  the  shares  underlying the conversion
rights.



     Additionally,  the  parties  entered  a Stock Pledge Agreement and Security
Agreement  to  secure  the  Secured  Convertible  Note.

ITEM 9.01     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     The  financial  statements  and pro forma financial information required by
Items  9.01(a)  and 9.01(b) are not available. Such financial statements will be
filed  no  later  than  April  4,  2005.

     (c) Exhibits

Exhibit Number          Description

10.1                    Stock Purchase Agreement

10.2                    Secured Convertible Promissory Note

99.1                    Press release dated January 19, 2005


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by
the  undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.

                                   RICK'S CABARET INTERNATIONAL, INC.



                                   ______________________________________
                                   By: /s/  Eric Langan
Date:  January 24, 2005                Eric Langan
                                       Chairman, President, Chief
                                       Executive Officer and Acting Chief
                                       Accounting Officer