EXHIBIT 23.3

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our report dated February 19,
1999, included in Big Buck Brewery & Steakhouse, Inc.'s Form 10-KSB for the
year ended January 2, 2000, and to all references to our Firm included in
this registration statement.


                                          /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Minneapolis, Minnesota,
June 8, 2000