**Exhibit      31**

| 1. | I                have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Chanticleer Holdings,                Inc. (the registrant); |
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| 2. | Based                on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue                statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary                to                make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which                such                statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered                by                this quarterly report; |
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| 3. | Based                on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information                included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material                respects                the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of                the                registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly                report; |
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| 4. | I                am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls                and                procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))                and                internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange                Act                Rules 13a-a15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and                have: |
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|   | a. | designed                such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure                controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure                that material information relating to the registrant, is made known                to me                by others, particularly during the period in which this report is                being                prepared; |
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|   | b. | designed                such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal                control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision,                to                provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial                reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external                purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting                principles; |
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|   | c. | evaluated                the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures                and presented in this report my conclusions about the effectiveness                of the                disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered                by                this report based on such evaluation; and |
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| 5. |   | I                have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation, to the registrant's                auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors                (or persons performing the equivalent                functions); |
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|   | a. | All                significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls                which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,                process,                summarize and report financial data and have identified for the                registrant's auditor any material weaknesses in internal controls;                and |
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|   | b. | Any                fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other                employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal                controls. |
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| November              14,              2008 |   |   | /s/ Michael              D. Pruitt                                                                      |
|                                             |   |   | Michael                D. PruittChief                Executive Officer and Chief                Financial Officer |

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