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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3
Registration Statement of Family Steak Houses of Florida, Inc. of our report
dated February 23, 2001, incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Family Steak Houses of Florida, Inc. for the year ended January 3, 2001
and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which
is part of this Registration Statement.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Certified Public Accountants
Jacksonville, Florida
August 6, 2001