SECURITY AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )* NATHAN'S FAMOUS INC. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 632347100 (Cusip #) Cusip No. 632347100 13G Page 1 of 3 Pages 1 Name of Reporting Person Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co IRS Identification 59-3418454 2) Check the Appropriate box if a Member of a group* 3) SEC Use Only 4) Citizenship or place of Organization Delaware Partnership Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: 5) Sole Voting Power 391,038 6) Shared Voting Power 0 7) Sole Dispositive Power 400,813 8) Shared Dispositve Power 0 9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially owned by each reporting person 400,813 10) Check Box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain Shares 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9 6.98% 12) Type of Reporting Person IA Cusip No. 632347100 13G Page 2 of 3 Pages Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: NATHAN'S FAMOUS INC Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office: 1400 OLD COUNTRY ROAD WESTBURY NY 11590 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office: 565 Fifth Ave., Suite 2101 New York, NY 10017 Item 2(c). Citizenship: Delaware Partnership Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e). CUSIP Number 632347100 Item 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d- 1(b), or 13d-2(b), the person filing is an Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Item 4. Ownership: (a) Amount beneficially owned: 400,813 shares (b) Percent of Class: 6.98% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 391,038 shares (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 shares (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 400,813 shares (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 0 shares Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent of Less of a Class : Not Applicable Item 6. Ownership of more than five percent on behalf of another person: Not Applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the subsidiary which acquired the security being reported on by the parent holding company: Not Applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: Not Applicable Cusip No. 632347100 13G Page 3 of 3 Pages Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group: Not Applicable Item 10. Certification : The following certification shall be included if the statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b): By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes of effect. After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. January 26, 2009 Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co LLC By : /s/Thomas F. Gibson Title : CFO