<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT AND FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2000 AND THE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS FOR THE FIFTY-TWO WEEKS ENDED SEPTEMBER 27,
2000 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   OTHER
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-27-2000
<PERIOD-START>                             SEP-30-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-27-2000
<CASH>                                       2,177,780
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                6,785,407
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                  5,484,670
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                            18,617,755
<PP&E>                                     300,318,211
<DEPRECIATION>                            (80,620,128)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             240,766,851
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                       41,097,937
<BONDS>                                              0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                    14,960,304
<OTHER-SE>                                 137,148,135
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>               240,766,851
<SALES>                                    402,508,840
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                           408,686,418
<CGS>                                       97,000,735
<TOTAL-COSTS>                              292,886,904<F1>
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                            36,905,726<F2>
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                           1,394,190
<INCOME-PRETAX>                             34,505,674
<INCOME-TAX>                                12,197,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                         22,308,674
<DISCONTINUED>                               3,714,977<F3>
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                18,573,697
<EPS-BASIC>                                        .63
<EPS-DILUTED>                                      .63
<FN>
<F1>INCLUDED RESTAURANT OPERATING COSTS OF $162,046,552.
<F2>INCLUDED DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION AND RENT OF $20,145,165 AND
$16,760,561, RESPECTIVELY.
<F3>IN SEPTEMBER 2000, THE COMPANY ANNOUNCED ITS DECISION TO DISPOSE OF THE
SPECIALTY RESTAURANT SEGMENT COMPRISED OF ELEVEN SPECIALTY CASUAL DINING
RESTAURANTS OPERATED BY ITS SUBSIDIARY, CONSOLIDATED SPECIALTY RESTAURANTS,
INC.
</FN>