Exhibit 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
CKE Restaurants,Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report incorporated by reference herein and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.


Our report refers to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with
Exit or Disposal Activities, during the first and fourth quarters of fiscal
2003, respectively.





/s/ KPMG, LLP



Orange County, California
October 13, 2004