[DESCRIPTION] Consent of Accountant
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our report dated May 5, 2000, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements of Uptown Restaurant Group, Inc. and our report dated July
10, 1999 and May 5, 2000, accompanying the financial statements of NYB Foods,
Inc., contained in the Fifth Amendment to the Registration Statement and
Prospectus on Form SB-2. We consent to the use of the aforementioned reports in
the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to the use of our name as it
appears under the caption "Experts."
James E. Raftery, C.P.A., P.C.
Mesa, Arizona
November 9, 2000
