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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 1,325,000 
shares of its common stock under the 1997 Stock Option and Compensation Plan 
and Director Stock Option Agreements 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