EXHIBIT 23


                INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors
Brinker International, Inc.:


We  consent  to  incorporation by reference in  Registration
Statement Nos. 33-61594, 33-56491, 333-02201, 333-93755, and
333-42224  on  Form S-8 and Nos. 333-00169 and 333-07481  on
Form S-3, of Brinker International, Inc. of our report dated
July  28, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance  sheets
of  Brinker International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of  June
28,  2000  and  June  30, 1999 and the related  consolidated
statements  of income, shareholders' equity and  cash  flows
for  each  of the years in the three-year period ended  June
28,  2000, which report is incorporated by reference in  the
June  28,  2000  annual  report  on  Form  10-K  of  Brinker
International, Inc.



                                   /KPMG LLP




Dallas, Texas
September 22, 2000