UNITED STATES

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

April 17, 2012

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

5402 Parkdale Drive, Suite 101

Minneapolis, MN 55416

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(952) 215-0660

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

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ITEM 1.01             ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement

On April 17, 2012, Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd. (“Granite City”) and Fifth Third Bank entered into a Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement originally dated as of May 10, 2011 (the “Fifth Amendment”) to adjust the temporary increase in the line of credit due to the delay of the sale-leaseback of Granite City’s property in Troy, Michigan (the “Troy Property”).

Pursuant to the Fifth Amendment, the line of credit was decreased from $12 million to $11.5 million, effective April 17, 2012.  Such amount will be available to Granite City until the earlier to occur of (a) consummation of Granite City’s planned sale-leaseback of its Troy Property, or (b) June 30, 2012.  As of such date, the line of credit commitment will decrease from $11.5 million to $10 million, bringing the total credit facility amount to $20 million.

The foregoing description of the Fifth Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Fifth Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01             FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

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SIGNATURES

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

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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