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Exhibit 23.1

         Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants

The Board of Directors
Cooker Restaurant Corporation

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 33-45467, 33-46475, 33- 46965,
33-48396 and 33-48397) of Cooker Restaurant Corporation of our
report dated January 27, 1999, relating to the consolidated
balance sheets of Cooker Restaurant Corporation and subsidiaries
as of January 3, 1999 and December 28, 1997, and the related
consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders'
equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended January 3, 1999, which report appears in the
January 3, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of Cooker Restaurant
Corporation.  Our report refers to a change in method of
accounting for preoperational costs in fiscal year 1997.

				    /s/ KPMG LLP


Fort Lauderdale, Florida
May 3, 1999