1
                                                                      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,
(Form S-8 No.33-80664) pertaining to the Uno Restaurant Corporation 1993
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, (Form S-8 
No.333-23101) pertaining to the Uno Restaurant Corporation 1997 Employee 
Stock Option Plan, and (Form S-8 No.333-23103) pertaining to the Uno 
Restaurant Corporation Restricted Stock Program of our report dated November 4,
1997, 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 28, 1997.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
December 19, 1997