FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
FERREIRA JOSE JR
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHUY'S HOLDINGS, INC. [CHUY] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Member of 10% Owner Group
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O GOODE PARTNERS LLC, 767 THIRD AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/27/2012
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10017		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 07/27/2012   C   7,667,768 A $ 0 7,682,768 I (1) See Footnote (1)
Common Stock 07/27/2012   C   222,627 A $ 0 7,905,395 I (1) (2) See Footnotes (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Preferred Stock (3) 07/27/2012   C     7,667,768   (3)   (3) Common Stock 7,667,768 $ 0 0 I (1) See Footnote (1)
Series X Preferred Stock (4) 07/27/2012   C     222,627   (4)   (4) Common Stock 222,627 $ 0 0 I (2) See Footnote (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
FERREIRA JOSE JR
C/O GOODE PARTNERS LLC
767 THIRD AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10017		   X   X   Member of 10% Owner Group

Signatures

 /s/ Sharon Russell, attorney-in-fact   07/27/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents 7,667,768 shares held directly by Goode Chuy's Holdings, LLC ("Goode Chuy's"). Mr. Ferreira is a member of Goode Investors I LLC, the general partner of Goode Partners Consumer Fund I, L.P., which is the managing director of Goode Chuy's. Mr. Ferreira may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares held by Goode Chuy's because of his affiliation with Goode Chuy's but disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interests therein.
(2) Represents 222,627 shares held directly by Goode Chuy's Direct Investors, LLC ("Goode Direct"). Mr. Ferreira is a member of Goode Investors I LLC, the general partner of Goode Partners Consumer Fund I, L.P., which is the majority unitholder of Goode Direct. Mr. Ferreira may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares held by Goode Direct because of his affiliation with Goode Direct but disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interests therein.
(3) The series A preferred stock converted into common stock of Chuy's Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") on a one-for-one basis immediately prior to the closing of the Company's initial public offering. The series A preferred stock had no expiration date.
(4) The series X preferred stock converted into common stock of the Company on a one-for-one basis immediately prior to the closing of the Company's initial public offering. The series X preferred stock had no expiration date.

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