EXHIBIT 21

      BRINKER INTERNATIONAL, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION

                          SUBSIDIARIES


REGISTRANT'S  subsidiaries  operate full-service  restaurants  in
various  locations throughout the United States under  the  names
Chili's  Grill  &  Bar, Romano's Macaroni Grill,  On  The  Border
Mexican Cafe, Cozymel's Coastal Mexican Grill, Maggiano's  Little
Italy,  Corner  Bakery, and a market store and bakery  under  the
name Eatzi's Market and Bakery.

     BRINKER RESTAURANT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
     MAGGIANO'S/CORNER BAKERY, INC., an Illinois corporation
          BRINKER ALABAMA, INC., a Delaware corporation
         BRINKER ARKANSAS, INC., a Delaware corporation
     BRINKER CONNECTICUT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
         BRINKER DELAWARE, INC., a Delaware corporation
          BRINKER FLORIDA, INC., a Delaware corporation
          BRINKER GEORGIA, INC., a Delaware corporation
          BRINKER INDIANA, INC., a Delaware corporation
           BRINKER IOWA, INC., a Delaware corporation
         BRINKER KENTUCKY, INC., a Delaware corporation
         BRINKER LOUISIANA, INC., a Delaware corporation
    BRINKER MASSACHUSETTS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
         BRINKER MISSOURI, INC., a Delaware corporation
        BRINKER MISSISSIPPI, INC., a Delaware corporation
           BRINKER NEVADA, INC., a Nevada corporation
        BRINKER NEW JERSEY, INC., a Delaware corporation
      BRINKER NORTH CAROLINA, INC., a Delaware corporation
           BRINKER OHIO, INC., a Delaware corporation
         BRINKER OKLAHOMA, INC., a Delaware corporation
      BRINKER SOUTH CAROLINA, INC., a Delaware corporation
         BRINKER VIRGINIA, INC., a Delaware corporation
        BRINKER TEXAS, L.P., a Texas limited partnership
       CHILI'S BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC., a Texas corporation
             CHILI'S, INC., a Tennessee corporation
       CHILI'S OF MINNESOTA, INC., a Minnesota corporation
          CHILI'S OF KANSAS, INC., a Kansas corporation
        BRINKER PENN TRUST, a Pennsylvania business trust
   CHILI'S OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC., a West Virginia corporation
       CHILI'S OF WISCONSIN, INC., a Wisconsin corporation
        BRINKER FREEHOLD, INC., a New Jersey corporation
       MAGGIANO'S OF TYSON'S, INC., a Virginia corporation
       ROMANO'S OF ANNAPOLIS, INC., a Maryland corporation
        BRINKER OF BETHESDA, INC., a Maryland corporation
        CHILI'S OF BEL AIR, INC., a Maryland corporation
        CHILI'S OF MARYLAND, INC., a Maryland corporation
    BRINKER OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, INC., a Maryland corporation
     BRINKER OF HOWARD COUNTY, INC., a Maryland corporation
     BRINKER RHODE ISLAND, INC., a Rhode Island corporation
          BRINKER OF D.C., INC., a Delaware corporation
              CHILI'S, INC., a Delaware corporation
           EATZI'S CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
       EATZI'S INVESTMENT COMPANY, a Delaware corporation
    EATZI'S TEXAS HOLDING CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
        EATZI'S TEXAS, L.P., a Texas limited partnership
          EATZI'S BEVERAGE COMPANY, a Texas corporation
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                         Exhibit 23
                              
                INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors
Brinker International, Inc.:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement Nos. 33-61594, 33-56491, and 333-02201 on Form S-8
and  Nos. 33-53965, 33-55181, 33-63551, 333-00169, and  333-
07481  on  Form S-3, of Brinker International, Inc.  of  our
report  dated  August 1, 1997, relating to the  consolidated
balance   sheets   of   Brinker  International,   Inc.   and
subsidiaries as of June 25, 1997 and June 26, 1996  and  the
related  consolidated  statements of  income,  shareholders'
equity  and  cash flows for each of the years in the  three-
year   period   ended  June  25,  1997,  which   report   is
incorporated by reference in the June 25, 1997 annual report
on Form 10-K of Brinker International, Inc.



                                   /KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

                                   KPMG Peat Marwick LLP



Dallas, Texas
September 23, 1997