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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8, No. 333-  ) of Cafe Odyssey, Inc. for the registration of 250,000 shares
of its common stock under the 1998 Directors Stock Option Plan and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated August 20, 1997, with
respect to the financial statements of Cafe Odyssey, Inc. included in the 
Registration Statement Form  SB-2, File No. 333-34235 for the year ended 
December 31, 1996, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Cincinnati, Ohio
September 1, 1998