Exhibit 23










               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 No. 33-80584 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-8 No.
33-22875) pertaining to the Uno Restaurant Corporation 1987 Employee Stock
Option Plan (Form S-8 No. 33-80586) pertaining to the Uno Restaurant Corporation
1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (Form S-8 No.
33-80664) pertaining to the Uno Restaurant Corporation 1993 Non-Qualified Stock
Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (Form S-8 No. 333-23101) pertaining to
the Uno Restaurant Corporation 1997 Employee Stock Option Plan (Form S-8 No.
333-23103) pertaining to the Uno Restaurant Corporation Restricted Stock Program
and (Form S-8 No. 333-49627) pertaining to the Uno Restaurant Corporation 1997
Key Officer Stock Option Plan and the Uno Restaurant Corporation 1997
Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors of our report dated
November 3, 1998, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of the
Uno Restaurant Corporation included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended September 27, 1998.



                                                    /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 22, 1998