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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Chicago
Pizza & Brewery, Inc.'s Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated Statement
of Operations found on pages one and two of the Company's Form 10-Q for the
three-month period ended June 30, 2000 and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<S> <C> <C> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 6-MOS 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 DEC-31-2000 DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START> APR-01-2000 JAN-01-2000 JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 JUN-30-2000 JUN-30-1999
<CASH> 648 648 2,120
<SECURITIES> 0 0 0
<RECEIVABLES> 162 162 193
<ALLOWANCES> 0 0 0
<INVENTORY> 474 474 393
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 1,499 1,499 2,885
<PP&E> 21,706 21,706 14,550
<DEPRECIATION> 4,968 4,968 3,546
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 23,725 23,725 19,529
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 5,470 5,470 3,749
<BONDS> 4,052 4,052 2,409
0 0 0
0 0 0
<COMMON> 16,076 16,076 16,076
<OTHER-SE> (2,605) (2,605) (3,077)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 23,725 23,725 19,529
<SALES> 12,347 22,525 18,040
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 12,347 22,525 18,040
<CGS> 3,402 6,204 5,015
<TOTAL-COSTS> 8,604 15,719 12,543
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 1 2 8
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 99 177 150
<INCOME-PRETAX> 221 401 347
<INCOME-TAX> 23 29 11
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 199 372 336
<DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0
<CHANGES> 0 0 (106)
<NET-INCOME> 199 372 230
<EPS-BASIC> 0.03 0.05 0.03
<EPS-DILUTED> 0.03 0.05 0.03
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