KPMG
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The Board of Directors
RARE Hospitality International, Inc.

We consent to the use of our report incorporated herein by reference. Our report refers to a change in the method of accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities in 2001.

/s/ KPMG LLP


Atlanta, Georgia
August 5, 2002