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                                 EXHIBIT (23)(a)

                          Consent of Ernst & Young LLP


     As independent public accountants, we consent to the incorporation by
reference into this Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the: (1)
Uno Restaurant Corporation 1997 Key Officer Stock Option Plan, and (2) Uno
Restaurant Corporation 1997 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee
Directors, of our report dated November 4, 1997 with respect to the Consolidated
Financial Statements and Schedules of Uno Restaurant Corporation included in its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 1997 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                              /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
April 7, 1998


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