1 Exhibit 23.01 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-56458) of Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. of our report dated May 19, 1997, appearing in Item 8 of the Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1997. PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP Rochester, New York June 27, 1997 73