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EX-21 - EXHIBIT 21 - Dine Brands Global, Inc.a2196972zex-21.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - Dine Brands Global, Inc.a2196972zex-31_2.htm
EX-32.1 - EXHIBIT 32.1 - Dine Brands Global, Inc.a2196972zex-32_1.htm
EX-32.2 - EXHIBIT 32.2 - Dine Brands Global, Inc.a2196972zex-32_2.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - Dine Brands Global, Inc.a2196972zex-31_1.htm
EX-10.16 - EXHIBIT 10.16 - Dine Brands Global, Inc.a2196972zex-10_16.htm

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Exhibit 23.1


Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

        We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

    Form S-8 No. 333-46361 pertaining to the IHOP Corp. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan

    Form S-8 No. 333-71768 pertaining to the IHOP Corp. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan of DineEquity, Inc. and Subsidiaries, and

    Form S-8 No. 333-149771 pertaining to the IHOP Corp. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors

    Form S-3/A No. 333-160836 of DineEquity, Inc., and in the related Prospectus

of our reports dated March 3, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of DineEquity, Inc. and Subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of DineEquity, Inc. and Subsidiaries, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2009.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Los Angeles, California
March 3, 2010




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