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                                                                     EXHIBIT 23 


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 No. 33-80584 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-8 No.
33-22875) pertaining to the Uno Restaurant Corporation 1987 Employee Stock
Option Plan (Form S-8 No. 33-80586) pertaining to the Uno Restaurant Corporation
1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors and (Form S-8
No. 33-80664) pertaining to the Uno Restaurant Corporation 1993 Non-Qualified
Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors of our report dated November 1,
1996, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the Uno
Restaurant Corporation included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended September 29, 1996.
 
Boston, Massachusetts
December 19, 1996