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<S>                             <C>                     <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1997             DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1997             JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1997             DEC-31-1996
<CASH>                                      17,234,130              57,267,986
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                8,381,965              10,575,874
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0                       0
<INVENTORY>                                 28,224,551              11,965,894
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                            62,202,401              85,412,481
<PP&E>                                     344,655,169             208,764,443
<DEPRECIATION>                            (31,313,969)            (18,869,051)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                             382,281,485             281,198,715
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                       27,144,276              21,035,767
<BONDS>                                              0                       0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                       0
<PREFERRED>                                         27                     284
<COMMON>                                       260,044                 252,253
<OTHER-SE>                                 296,477,656             256,194,874
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>               382,281,485             281,198,715
<SALES>                                    311,672,557             236,106,877
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                           311,672,557             236,106,877
<CGS>                                       95,639,436              72,303,748
<TOTAL-COSTS>                              270,299,569             235,882,970<F1>
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                             (394,270)                 318,314
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                         (1,062,417)             (2,379,431)
<INCOME-PRETAX>                             42,829,675               2,285,024
<INCOME-TAX>                                15,399,631                 779,451
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                         27,430,044               1,505,573
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                27,430,044               1,505,573
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.07<F2>                0.06<F2>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.03<F3>                0.06<F3>
<FN>
<F1>TOTAL COSTS AND PRE-TAX INCOME INCLUDES MERGER COSTS OF APPROXIMATELY $26
MILLION, OR APPROXIMATELY $16.6 MILLION AFTER INCOME TAXES FOR THE AMOUNTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACQUISITION OF BAYPORT RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.
("PORT"/NASDAQ) WHICH TRANSACTION WAS CLOSED AUGUST 1996.
<F2>NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - BASIC. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SFAS NO. 128, 
"EARNINGS PER SHARE"
<F3>NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE - DILUTED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH SFAS NO. 128,
"EARNINGS PER SHARE"
</FN>
        

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