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                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



        As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in the Form S-8 Registration Statement and related
Prospectus pertaining to the Sizzler International, Inc. 1997 Employee Stock
Incentive Plan as amended through August 18, 1998 of our report, dated
June 16, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedules of Sizzler International, Inc. included in Sizzler International,
Inc.'s Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended April 30, 1999 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and to all references to our Firm included
in the Form S-8.




                                                /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



Los Angeles, California
August 20, 1999







                                  EXHIBIT 23.1