[DESCRIPTION] Consent of Accountant
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our report dated August 31, 1999, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements of Uptown Restaurant Group, Inc. contained in the Fourth
Amendment to the Registration Statement and Prospectus on Form SB-2. We consent
to the use of the aforementioned report in the Registration Statement and
Prospectus, and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption
"Experts."
/s/ PORTER KEADLE MOORE, LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
October 16, 2000
