LAKE FOREST, Calif. (AP) _ Del Taco Restaurants Inc. (TACO) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $3.8 million.

On a per-share basis, the Lake Forest, California-based company said it had net income of 10 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 11 cents per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 10 cents per share.

The restaurant chain posted revenue of $124.3 million in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $124.9 million.

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