Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit - --------------- ------------------------ 23(i) Consent of Jackson & Rhodes CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS The Board of Directors Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on Form S-8 of Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. of our report dated December 18, 1997, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. as of September 30, 1997 and 1996 and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for the years then ended, which report appears in the annual report on Form 10-KSB of Rick's Cabaret International, Inc. /s/ Jackson & Rhodes, P.C. Dallas, Texas September 28, 1998 9