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                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

                   We consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc. on Form S-8 of our
report dated June 24, 2003 (July 15, 2003 as to the fifth paragraph of Note 6),
relating to the consolidated financial statements of Worldwide Restaurant
Concepts, Inc. as of and for the years ended April 30, 2003 and 2002 appearing
in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Worldwide Restaurant Concepts, Inc. for the
year ended April 30, 2003.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Los Angeles, California
November 19, 2003

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