Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 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. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/23/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHUY'S HOLDINGS, INC. [CHUY]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O GOODE PARTNERS LLC, 767 THIRD AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Member 10% Owner Group
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10017
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Preferred Stock   (1)   (1) Common Stock 7,667,768 $ (1) I (2) See Footnote (2)
Series X Preferred Stock   (3)   (3) Common Stock 222,627 $ (3) I (4) See Footnote (4)

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 10% Owner Group

Signatures

/s/ Sharon Russell, attorney-in-fact 07/23/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) The series A preferred stock of Chuy's Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") will automatically convert on a one-for-one basis into shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock") prior to the closing of the Company's initial public offering. Prior to the automatic conversion, a holder may voluntarily convert the series A preferred stock on a one-for-one basis into shares of Common Stock. The series A preferred stock has no expiration date.
(2) Represents 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.
(3) The series X preferred stock of the Company will automatically convert on a one-for-one basis into shares of Common Stock prior to the closing of the Company's initial public offering. Prior to the automatic conversion, a holder may voluntarily convert the series X preferred stock on a one-for-one basis into shares of Common Stock. The series X preferred stock has no expiration date.
(4) Represents 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.
 
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