Exhibit 23(a)
                            INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

	We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement of Family Steak Houses of Florida, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report
dated February 15, 2002, incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form
10-K of Family Steak Houses of Florida, Inc. for the fiscal year ended January
2, 2002.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Certified Public Accountants
Jacksonville, Florida
August 12, 2002