SIZZLER INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


                                  EXHIBIT 23
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                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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To Sizzler International, Inc.

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed
Registration Statement file Number 33-38412, 333-47659 and 333-476661.



                                                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Los Angeles, California
July 14, 1999