Published on August 5, 2010
Exhibit
23
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We
consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Papa John’s International, Inc. 401(k) Plan, as amended,
of our reports dated February 23, 2010, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements and schedule of Papa John’s International, Inc. and
Subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting
of Papa John’s International, Inc. and Subsidiaries included in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 27, 2009, filed with Securities
and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst
& Young LLP
Louisville,
Kentucky
August 3,
2010