<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains Summary Financial Information extracted from the
Quarterly Report for the three months ended March 31, 2000 of Carrols
Corporation and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statement.
</LEGEND>


                                       
<PERIOD-TYPE>                              3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                            DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                                 MAR-31-2000
<CASH>                                                         2,050,000
<SECURITIES>                                                           0
<RECEIVABLES>                                                  1,453,000
<ALLOWANCES>                                                     (68,000)
<INVENTORY>                                                    3,951,000
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                              18,196,000
<PP&E>                                                       219,724,000
<DEPRECIATION>                                               (94,348,000)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                               321,216,000
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                         35,660,000
<BONDS>                                                      243,806,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                                  0
<PREFERRED>                                                            0
<COMMON>                                                               0
<OTHER-SE>                                                    14,538,000
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                                 321,216,000
<SALES>                                                      109,523,000
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                             109,751,000
<CGS>                                                         31,412,000
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                                 93,312,000
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                       0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                             5,840,000
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                                 (933,000)
<INCOME-TAX>                                                    (420,000)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                             (513,000)
<DISCONTINUED>                                                         0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                        0
<CHANGES>                                                              0
<NET-INCOME>                                                    (513,000)
<EPS-BASIC>                                                          0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                          0