Popeye's chicken!! Mmmmmm...yuk (rant) - Page 2

DvKillar · 08-16-2017, 11:11 AM

OP, you just went to a bad Popeye's! Otherwise, stick with the chicken. Their sides are some of the best out there and original! Dirty rice is awesome!

lafountain · 08-16-2017, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by rebelyell22

None of them have anything on Zaxbys

Zaxby's is some really goooooooooooooooooood chicken. Just wish they had it here in Maryland. Was driving back to Maryland from Florida last year, told my wife we had to stop and get Zaxby's on the way home, she had never heard of the place. It is now her favorite chicken restaurant too. Love that Zax sauce and really love the Kickin' Chicken Sandwich. Ate at Zaxby's a lot when I was stationed in Georgia.

Scalded Dog · 08-16-2017, 12:20 PM

I used to really enjoy KFC... and the things they offer look pretty good. However, after THREE experiences, at different KFCs, in which I (and others of my ethnicity) was treated like crap (while other ethnicities were taken care of as expected), I will never go to another. The message was loud and clear.

lafountain · 08-16-2017, 12:23 PM

I once went to a KFC when I lived in Georgia, went in placed my order and the cashier looked at me and said "We're out of chicken", it was around noon or so. I then asked her why they were even open and she responded "To get paid" I laughed, then went somewhere else for lunch.

*mlee* · 08-16-2017, 12:24 PM

You had fish at a chicken place and writing a review on them.

Popeye's is easily my 1st choice for fried chicken.

But then I've never had the fish there.

justjoshin · 08-16-2017, 01:42 PM

Popeyes has gone down over the years, but it is still 100X's better than KFC to me here in south Louisiana. I would never order anything other than their chicken, and the red beans are the best. I give Raising Canes a higher rating, and the dip is just a variation of what we have used for dipping boiled crawfish here for years.

BMR Sales · 08-16-2017, 02:08 PM

I like Popeyes, but my Favorite is Maryland Fried Chicken! They Deep Fry in Peanut Oil!

DvKillar · 08-16-2017, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Scalded Dog

I used to really enjoy KFC... and the things they offer look pretty good. However, after THREE experiences, at different KFCs, in which I (and others of my ethnicity) was treated like crap (while other ethnicities were taken care of as expected), I will never go to another. The message was loud and clear.

without even asking your ethnicity, I have been treated the same way! That is so f-d up!

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Originally Posted by lafountain

I once went to a KFC when I lived in Georgia, went in placed my order and the cashier looked at me and said "We're out of chicken", it was around noon or so. I then asked her why they were even open and she responded "To get paid" I laughed, then went somewhere else for lunch.

As stated previously, the same places that treated folks different were the same ones that told me twice at 12:30 weekday and 5pm weekend, they were out of chicken! I said, OUT?, "yup, might try back in a few hours.."!!
I think it was just the laziest employees in the world. whatever, been years and won't ever go back.

I do have a new Zaxby's in my town. Might give them a try!

sherob · 08-16-2017, 02:45 PM

Tinsley's Chicken was the best out there for a long time... Hartz used to be great, their gizzards rock! Popeye's is about the only place left that makes decent fast food chicken anymore other than Culver's, if you can find one that still makes fried chicken.

Then there was Pioneer Chicken in Hawaii... it was THE chicken place!

"I pawned my Smith Corona / And I went to meet my man / He hangs out down on Alvarado Street / By the Pioneer Chicken stand". Warren Zevon - Carmelita

90503 · 08-16-2017, 03:01 PM

No Popeye's around me....but how did Popeye get associated with fried chicken anyhow?....

Popeye's Spinach brand I could understand...but I never recall him eating fried chicken.

Fried chicken is out of my diet anyway....Pollo Loco, charbroiled chicken, is most popular here it seems...

sherob · 08-16-2017, 03:11 PM

It was supposedly named after Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle of the French Connection film.

BMR Sales · 08-16-2017, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by sherob

It was supposedly named after Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle of the French Connection film.

Correct!

Alvin C. Copeland Sr., opens “Chicken on the Run” in the New Orleans suburb of Arabi, serving traditional Southern-fried chicken.

After several months of lackluster performance, he reopens the restaurant as “Popeyes” (after Popeye Doyle of The French Connection). This time he sells spicy, New Orleans-style chicken.

ZED SLED · 08-16-2017, 04:09 PM

You'd think the world was ending, lol.

PHXLT1 · 08-16-2017, 06:09 PM

Here was their fish. No bueno!

08-16-2017, 12:23 PM	#18
lafountain Drives: 2011 Synergy Green 2SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lexington Park, MD Posts: 882	I once went to a KFC when I lived in Georgia, went in placed my order and the cashier looked at me and said "We're out of chicken", it was around noon or so. I then asked her why they were even open and she responded "To get paid" I laughed, then went somewhere else for lunch. __________________ Hey, you want to lay the fate of the world on the kid's Camaro? That's cool. I bought a car, turned out to be an alien robot. Who knew?

08-16-2017, 12:24 PM	#19
mlee CamaroFans.com Drives: ZLE & ZR2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 37,945 View My Garage	You had fish at a chicken place and writing a review on them. Popeye's is easily my 1st choice for fried chicken. But then I've never had the fish there. __________________

08-16-2017, 01:42 PM	#20
justjoshin Drives: 2010 SW 1SS L99 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Louisiana Posts: 2,085 View My Garage	Popeyes has gone down over the years, but it is still 100X's better than KFC to me here in south Louisiana. I would never order anything other than their chicken, and the red beans are the best. I give Raising Canes a higher rating, and the dip is just a variation of what we have used for dipping boiled crawfish here for years. __________________

08-16-2017, 02:45 PM	#23
sherob Drives: 2015 SW 1SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Brighton, CO Posts: 2,736	Tinsley's Chicken was the best out there for a long time... Hartz used to be great, their gizzards rock! Popeye's is about the only place left that makes decent fast food chicken anymore other than Culver's, if you can find one that still makes fried chicken. Then there was Pioneer Chicken in Hawaii... it was THE chicken place! "I pawned my Smith Corona / And I went to meet my man / He hangs out down on Alvarado Street / By the Pioneer Chicken stand". Warren Zevon - Carmelita __________________ “The Eagles and the Captain and Tennille ruled the airwaves, and we were the answer to it.” - Joey Ramone

08-16-2017, 03:11 PM	#25
sherob Drives: 2015 SW 1SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Brighton, CO Posts: 2,736	It was supposedly named after Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle of the French Connection film. __________________ “The Eagles and the Captain and Tennille ruled the airwaves, and we were the answer to it.” - Joey Ramone

08-16-2017, 11:11 AM	#15
DvKillar Drives: 2015 Chevy Camaro 2LS Join Date: May 2017 Location: MWC, OK Posts: 815	OP, you just went to a bad Popeye's! Otherwise, stick with the chicken. Their sides are some of the best out there and original! Dirty rice is awesome!

08-16-2017, 12:20 PM	#17
Scalded Dog Drives: 2011 1LT Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Crestline, CA Posts: 3,029	I used to really enjoy KFC... and the things they offer look pretty good. However, after THREE experiences, at different KFCs, in which I (and others of my ethnicity) was treated like crap (while other ethnicities were taken care of as expected), I will never go to another. The message was loud and clear.

08-16-2017, 02:08 PM	#21
BMR Sales Drives: Race Car Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Seffner, FL Posts: 6,226	I like Popeyes, but my Favorite is Maryland Fried Chicken! They Deep Fry in Peanut Oil!

08-16-2017, 03:01 PM	#24
90503 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Torrance Posts: 14,564	No Popeye's around me....but how did Popeye get associated with fried chicken anyhow?.... Popeye's Spinach brand I could understand...but I never recall him eating fried chicken. Fried chicken is out of my diet anyway....Pollo Loco, charbroiled chicken, is most popular here it seems...

08-16-2017, 04:09 PM	#27
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