EXHIBIT 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Brinker International, Inc.:
We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration
Statement Nos. 33-61594, 33-56491, 333-02201, 333-93755, and
333-42224 on Form S-8 and Nos. 333-00169 and 333-07481 on
Form S-3, of Brinker International, Inc. of our report dated
July 28, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance sheets
of Brinker International, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June
28, 2000 and June 30, 1999 and the related consolidated
statements of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended June
28, 2000, which report is incorporated by reference in the
June 28, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of Brinker
International, Inc.
/KPMG LLP
Dallas, Texas
September 22, 2000