EX-23.1 3 g86000a1exv23w1.txt EX-23.1 CONSENT OF KPMG LLP EXHIBIT 23.1 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT The Board of Directors O'Charley's Inc.: We consent to the use of our report dated February 11, 2004, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of O'Charley's Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 28, 2003 and December 29, 2002, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 28, 2003, incorporated herein by reference, and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. Our report refers to a change in accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets in 2002. /s/ KPMG LLP Nashville, Tennessee April 26, 2004