CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG
Published on May 1, 1996
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-3 (which incorporates by reference the contents of an earlier
effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-02729)) of Papa John's
International, Inc. for the registration of 161,000 shares of its common stock
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
May 1, 1996