CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Published on April 23, 1996
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Selected
Consolidated Financial Data" and "Experts" in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 and related Prospectus of Papa John's International, Inc. for the
registration of 850,000 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated February 27, 1996, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Papa John's International, Inc. and
subsidiaries incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 1995, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Louisville, Kentucky
April 18, 1996