EXHIBIT 23.1.2


                                                        Maltese, Potter
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                                           Certified Public Accountants



              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


TAM Restaurants, Inc. and Subsidiaries


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of the Prospectus
constituting a part of this Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 333-39937)
of our report dated July 31, 1997 relating to the consolidated financial
statements of TAM Restaurants, Inc. and Subsidiaries which is contained in that
Prospectus. Our report contains an explanatory paragraph regarding uncertainties
as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Selected Financial
Data" and "Experts" in the Prospectus.


/s/ Maltese, Potter & LaMarca LLP
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MALTESE, POTTER & LA MARCA LLP



New York, New York
February 4, 1998