Rick's Cabaret New York Offers $10 Fixed Price Lunch of Filet Mignon, Free Admission and Manhattan's Longest Happy Hour With $7 Drinks

NEW YORK CITY-(January 31, 2006)- Rick’s Cabaret NYC, the upscale gentlemen’s club near Penn Station and the Empire State Building, has begun offering a $10 fixed price weekday lunch that offers a Caesar salad plus specialties such as filet mignon, steak and shrimp, French cut chicken breast or even a cheeseburger.

Admission to the club at 50 West 33rd Street is free from 11 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday, and all drinks cost just $7 in what is believed to be the city’s longest "happy hour." The club is fully equipped with wireless access so patrons can check the market and stay in touch with the office as they dine and watch performances by the famous Rick's Cabaret Girls.

"It’s our way of rewarding the hardworking businessman or businesswoman who wants a bit of midday relaxation and entertainment," says Ed Anakar, general manager of Rick's Cabaret NYC. "As far as we know, it’s the best deal in town for a really high quality meal from a first class steakhouse, plus you get to watch the beautiful Rick's Girls while you eat."

Rick's Cabaret, which operates a chain of high quality gentlemen's clubs in Houston, Charlotte, Minneapolis and other cities, opened its first Manhattan club last September. It has become a late night favorite of the financial and business communities and has a fast-growing midday business.

About Rick's Cabaret
Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. (NASDAQ: RICK, www.ricks.com) operates upscale adult nightclubs serving primarily businessmen and professionals that offer live adult entertainment, restaurant and bar operations. The company owns, operates or licenses adult nightclubs in New York City, New Orleans, Houston, Minneapolis and other cities under the names "Rick's Cabaret," "XTC," "Club Onyx" and "Hummers." No sexual contact is permitted at any of these locations. Rick's Cabaret also owns the adult Internet membership Web site, www.couplestouch.com, and a network of nine online auction sites for adult products under the flagship URL www.naughtybids.com. Rick's Cabaret common stock is traded on the NASDAQ SmallCap market under the symbol RICK. For further information contact ir@ricks.com.

Forward-Looking Statements:
This document contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated in this document, including the risks and uncertainties associated with operating and managing an adult business, the business climates in New York City and elsewhere, the success or lack thereof in launching and building the company’s businesses in New York City and elsewhere, risks and uncertainties related to the operational and financial results of our Web sites, conditions relevant to real estate transactions, and numerous other factors such as laws governing the operation of adult entertainment businesses, competition and dependence on key personnel. Rick's has no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of future events or circumstances. For further information go to www.ricks.com.

Contact for further information: Allan Priaulx, 212-338-0050, ir@ricks.com