EXHIBIT 23.1

            INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM'S CONSENT


We  consent  to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form  S-3 of our report dated December 2, 2005, with respect to our audit of the
consolidated  balance  sheets  of  Rick's  Cabaret  International,  Inc.  as  of
September  30, 2005 and 2004, and related consolidated statements of operations,
changes  in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, which
report  is  incorporated  by  reference  in  the Prospectus, and is part of this
Registration  Statement.  We also consent to the reference to our firm under the
heading  "Experts"  in  such  Prospectus.

/s/ Whitley Penn LLP

Dallas, Texas
June 14, 2006