CHAMPPS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
                          LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
                        SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

     Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes,  constitutes
and appoints each of Dave Womack and Donna L. Depoian, each acting individually,
as the  undersigned's  true and  lawful  attorney-in-fact,  with full  power and
authority as hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead
of the undersigned to:

     (1)  prepare,  execute,  acknowledge,  deliver and file  Forms 3,  4, and 5
(including  any  amendments  thereto) with respect to the  securities of Champps
Entertainment,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation (the  "Company"),  with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission, any national securities exchanges and
the Company,  as considered  necessary or advisable under  Section 16(a)  of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  and the  rules  and  regulations  promulgated
thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "Exchange Act");

     (2)  seek  or  obtain,  as  the  undersigned's  representative  and  on the
undersigned's  behalf,  information on transactions in the Company's  securities
from any third party,  including brokers,  employee benefit plan  administrators
and trustees,  and the undersigned  hereby authorizes any such person to release
any such information to each of the undersigned's attorneys-in-fact appointed by
this  Power  of  Attorney   and  approves  and  ratifies  any  such  release  of
information; and

     (3)  perform  any  and all  other  acts  which  in the  discretion  of such
attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned
in connection with the foregoing.

     The undersigned acknowledges that:

     (1) this Power of  Attorney  authorizes,  but does not  require,  each such
attorney-in-fact  to act in their  discretion  on  information  provided to such
attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information;

     (2) any documents prepared and/or executed by either such  attorney-in-fact
on behalf of the undersigned  pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such
form and will contain such information and disclosure as such  attorney-in-fact,
in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

     (3) neither the  Company nor either of such  attorneys-in-fact  assumes (i)
any  liability  for  the   undersigned's   responsibility  to  comply  with  the
requirement of the Exchange Act, (ii) any liability of the  undersigned  for any
failure to comply with such  requirements,  or (iii) any obligation or liability
of the undersigned for profit  disgorgement  under Section 16(b) of the Exchange
Act; and

     (4)  this  Power  of  Attorney  does  not  relieve  the  undersigned   from
responsibility  for  compliance  with the  undersigned's  obligations  under the
Exchange Act,  including  without  limitation the reporting  requirements  under
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

     The   undersigned   hereby   gives  and  grants   each  of  the   foregoing
attorneys-in-fact  full power and  authority to do and perform all and every act
and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and about
the  foregoing  matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the  undersigned
might  or  could  do  if   present,   hereby   ratifying   all  that  each  such
attorney-in-fact of, for and on behalf of the undersigned,  shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney.

     This Power of Attorney  shall remain in full force and effect until revoked
by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each such  attorney-in-fact.
IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned  has caused  this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 13th day of September 2005.

                                            /s/Michael P. O'Donnell
                                            Michael P. O'Donnell



STATE OF COLORADO  )
                   )
COUNTY OF DOUGLAS  )

     On this  13th  day of  September  2005,  Michael  P.  O'Donnell  personally
appeared before me, and acknowledged  that he executed the foregoing  instrument
for the purposes therein contained.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.

                                                     /s/Denise Jones
                                                     Notary Public

                                                My Commission Expires:  5/11/09