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                                                                   Exhibit 23.1

                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-73035) pertaining to the P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. 1996
Employee Stock Option Plan, 1997 Restaurant Management Stock Option Plan, 1998
Stock Option Plan and 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of P.F. Chang's China
Bistro, Inc. of our report dated February 2, 2001, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc. included in
its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Phoenix, Arizona
March 6, 2001