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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Chicago
Pizza & Brewery, Inc.'s Consolidated Financial Statements for the three-month
and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JUL-01-2000 JAN-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 SEP-30-2000
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<PP&E> 25,290 25,290
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0 0
0 0
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<CHANGES> 0 0
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