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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of
CKE Restaurants, Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated January 17, 1997, except
for Note 20, as to which the date is April 27, 1997, (which expresses an
unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the
adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121 in 1996) on the
combined financial statements of Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. appearing in CKE
Restaurants, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 15, 1997 and to the
reference to Deloitte & Touche LLP under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
 
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Raleigh, North Carolina
May 14, 1998