EXHIBIT 23.1


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Advantica Restaurant Group,
Inc.'s Registration Statements Nos. 333-53031, 333-58169, 333-58167 and
333-95981 (such Registration Statement also constitutes a post-effective
amendment to Registration Statement No. 333-53031) on Forms S-8 of our reports
dated June 7, 2002, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of the
Advantica Salaried 401(k) Plan and the Advantica Hourly/HCE 401(k) Plan for the
year ended December 31, 2001.


DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Greenville, South Carolina
June 27, 2001