Exhibit 23








INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
33-50934 on Form S-1 of Foodmaker, Inc. and in Registration Statement Nos.
33-67450, 33-54602 and 33-51490 on Form S-8 of Foodmaker, Inc. of our report
on Family Restaurants, Inc. dated March 22, 1994, included in the Annual Report
on Form 10-K of Family Restaurants, Inc. (formerly known as The Restaurant
Enterprises Group, Inc.) for the year ended December 26, 1993.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE

Costa Mesa, California
April 12, 1994