Popeyes

rude employees, even the managers. shitty place. There’s one weird guy always coming and asking for money, even if u politely telling them «sorry, I don’t have» he won’t go.

Rap music made me come here: «outside of Popeyes eating chicken and fries». Popeyes is the best fast-​food fried chicken franchise out there.

Worst experience ever… order was all messed up. the gravy tasted like stale curry. been to other Popeye n had yum chicken… but this was awful.
Such great location wasted with bad bad service.

Visiting this location on Halloween night is admittedly a rather busy time, however the staff here were repeatedly plagued by missing items in our order. I came with two friends, both friends ordered first and were missing items from their order. Me, having ordered last, assumed that at the very least they would get MY order right. Unfortunately, upon arriving back at our residence (we ordered take-​out) I realized that several components of my order were missing (an order of fries and biscuits as well as side sauces).
This is not the first time that such oversights have occurred to me personally at this location. The manager is pleasant (he took our order) but they have a serious problem with their staff messing up orders. As much as I love Popeye’s, I am unlikely to return as a lot of money goes wasted at this location. A shame for a much beloved franchise.

This place has fallen off a lot. This is the oldest Popeyes in Toronto. They even had the lightbulb sign just like in Chicago way before Popeyes was mass franchised in the 2000s. They used to make the chicken perfectly crispy and juicy on the inside and the biscuits buttery, crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. It was perfection. However, I went there last week and caught a cold bug and the food was depressing — soggy everything. They need to keep the kitchen standards up. The old Indian owners from the 90s were the best, but the new people have screwed this place up.

My first time at any Popeye’s was really a great experience. The chicken is absolutely amazing, and at this particular store, the staff was incredibly friendly. The chicken was even crispy even the next day (my eyes were bigger then my stomach I suppose).
It was just an all around great experience and I would recommend this to anyone looking for great fast food chicken!

This was the only restaurant open near eaton center on christmas eve around 8pm. It was pretty busy with consistant line ups that day and you figure the food would be very fresh but boy was i wrong. The worst customer service ever compared to all the popeyes I went to before. My order was 4 piece chicken meal and 9 piece nuggets meal. The chicken wasn’t fresh, really dry and not even hot. The nuggets were cold so I went to the cashier to complain and asked if they could make me new ones, he said it’s fresh and we don’t make new ones only re heat it. I told him to try a piece but he wouldn’t but they did re fry my nuggets. You could see the back with piles of chicken already made, who knows what time it was sitting there. I will never go back or recommend anyone to that location since they weren’t willing to make me fresh nuggets.

Food was prepared fast. My chicken bowl was nicely cooked. The manager however did lose his cool at a rude customer. He could have handled it better as swearing was unnecessary. But apart from that bit of commotion the overall experience here was great. I would recommend this Popeyes location to other people.

Better value at KFC.
Be careful of cash transactions at this place. Be careful of giving small change. I got ripped off by $ 0.05. My total was $ 10.78 and I gave the cashier $ 10.85 in cash. He was suppose to give me back $ 0.05, but did not. $ 0.05 is nothing to me.
Do once, they can do it twice. Maybe in a larger value.
Cashier didn’t put my cash value in the receipt. Cashier input my cash value as exact amount as requested on receipt.

I’ve never been to any other Popeye’s. I’d give this place 4 stars if it weren’t such a dive. The chicken though is brilliant. Wow. So sweet and succulent and crispy. I’m a huge fan of KFC, but Popeye’s is different. It seems to be juicier and more flavourful. The mashed potato with Cajun sauce is also delish. I don’t eat a lot of fried chicken… but I plan to eat more!

Poor service at this location.
I made the mistake of coming here and getting chicken tenders. Echoing what the other reviewers have said, here’s why you should avoid this location:
1. The employees are disgruntled teens. Total lack of customer service skills. They don’t greet you properly, they don’t smile, and look like they can’t wait to get off their shift.
2. Small portions and not warm… Of the 3 pieces of chicken tenders, one of them is the size of a nugget, and ALL of them are lukewarm. Kind of tasted stale and makes you feel ripped off.
3. Homeless people come in asking for money. You feel scared not giving them something.
I’ve had good experiences at some other locations of Popeyes, but not here.

I’m not a big fan of fried chicken so probably why I rate this place so low. The biscuit and fries were really good, but found the chicken way to greasy for me. I loved the skin which was really really crispy but just couldn’t finish the three pieces the grease was too much, felt a little ill. I’m sure anybody who enjoys fried chicken will love popeyes just not for me.

Good simple fried chicken with lots of side choices. They just need to keep the dirty bums out! When people are waiting in line or eatin they keep coming in and asking for money. The employees don’t seem to care about this but it ruins the whole dinner.

Chicken is good. But the service here is damn slow. Everyone here looks sleepy and they don’t even answer your question here sometimes. If there is a survey from Popeyes I would vote down for this one!

I’m not gonna lie. their biscuits can be pretty good. Their chicken is ok.
A bit of a dearth for fried chicken downtown.
This location itself is less than appetizing, but in general, when that one a year craving hits– it’s convenient.

I won’t be giving this particular store a review, but the chain, itself. Having visited several locations and actually lived in an apartment across the road from the Eglinton West location, I’ve seen it all: The good, the bad and the Biscuit.
I can’t decide to give Popeye’s 1 star or 5. It’s not merely the inconsistencies in service, but sometimes it’s just that you unapologetically WANT some greasy fried chicken! I liken the entire scenario of ordering Popeyes to watching Porn (back when you had to go to the store and rent it) – it occurs in three phases:
Craving
Mmmmm… you know you want that greasy, crispy, hot and juicy fried chicken. You mouth waters and you think about how good it will taste. Maybe you’ve seen a little advertising fluffer on a billboard or TV and you can’t get the need out of your head. But it’s sort of dirty, you know? Like, maybe you don’t want your friends to see you doing it, or anyone to see you walking in to that Popeyes’s store, because it might mean a whole slew of dirty things about the person you are or your personal habits. But you’re need for Chicken satisfaction overrides any embarrassment you might feel about walking in to that Popeye’s store. You justify: After all, you’re only human, right?
You do it. You go. And you order waaay too much chicken– also some of those biscuits that are nothing but hydrogenated vegetable oil and white flour. You take it home, sit in front of the TV with the lights off and GORGE!
Satisfaction
You fast forward through the biscuits and go straight for that chicken. And you LOVE that freaking chicken. Like I mean, it’s so hot, a little spicy and ohhh so juicy! Oh god, this is the best chicken you’ve ever had… why don’t you eat this EVERY DAY ALL THE TIME??? Yeah, it’s dirty, but dirty-​good, and so are you for eating it, really dirty, like actually FILTHY! THE DIRTIEST FREAKING CHICKEN YOU’VE EVER EATEN IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE!!!
Three pieces of Chicken later and now it’s…
SHAME
Oh, God. I can’t look at the box anymore. That orange box reminds me of how dirty I am. I’m really bad and I’m sure I gained 5 pounds in my ass alone (This part of he guilt is akin to having to return said rented porn), and everyone will see. I’m never eating that chicken again. Oh, never… I feel sick. I may even need a shower.
Thankfully, in this modern age, POPEYE’S DELIVERS so you can avoid all the embarrassment at the store, bypassing the whole process of face to face need and despair. What’s next? On line chicken orders?
AND it comes in white or dark meat!

I ordered 2 Thursday special (6 Bonafide chicken) + 2 fries + Cole Slaw + 2 Bonafide chicken and biscuits for free (my coupon). They didn’t accept my coupon and told me to use at the restaurant that I got it (although it was clearly stated on the coupon that I could use it at any restaurants.) Fine! I asked them to give me lots of ketchup but they just give me 3 or 4 packets. When I got home, I couldn’t find my fries — They forgot it !!! And they even gave me the old chicken– The meat was so bad.
Although I really like Popeyes, I won’t eat at this Downtown restaurant anymore

Some people get a haircut when they want to change their life or signal to themselves they’re ready to move on. Some people buy a sports car. I go to Popeyes.
I’m not sure why. I guess I enjoy the different menu. And I like to order biscuits in Canada. But I have to say this is the second Popeyes I’ve been to on Yonge street that smells like a bathroom. The one farther north had the distinct smell of urine. This one smelled like a freshly mopped bathroom that was mopped by a less than fresh mop. Well. No urine smell. So that’s something.
The inside is a bit dark and dingy. Don’t expect to walk out of here full for less than $ 9. Mashed potatoes? Mac ‘n’ cheese? On a menu? That’s something. I also tried the shrimp sandwich, hoping beyond hope I’d find something in Canada similar to Lotteria Korea’s shrimp burger (sae oo bugah). Sadly, it was a kind of popcorn shrimp on a bun. The shrimp kind of rolls off. Maybe more sticky sauce? I could have pressed down on the bun, maybe. I dunno. I don’t like to press things.
The mashed potatoes were quite nice. $ 2 tho? Mmmm. Maybe next time I’m ready to move on.

Now, I didn’t walk in here expecting haute cuisine; what I wanted was sodium and grease and I got it, but this wasn’t really the best.
A Real Meal a combo is two, three or four pieces of chicken with a biscuit, a side and a drink. The entry-​level combo is $ 7 which is pretty expensive for what you get. You can also get a family-​sized eight piece meal for about 21 bucks, and there are sandwiches, chicken tenders and some unholy-​looking thing called a «bowl.» I opted for the two-​piece.
I liked that the chicken was crispy, juicy and served hot. And the ‘spicy’ version had discernable kick. But I found it to be WAY too greasy. I mean, it was glistening. And not only that, but it just wasn’t as seasoned as I would have liked. Instead, all the salty flavour could be found in the country biscuit, which was like eating dough, wrapped in butter, tossed in salt, wrapped in butter again, and then baked: IN BUTTER. They were pretty good actually.
My side of coleslaw was so-​so. Wait, why am I still writing this review? Seacrest OUT.
(Debit only.)
Obligatory Title Pun: Not exactly EYEPOPping.
Menu Readability: Garish.
Need to mention: I ate 660 Cal, 1250mg of sodium, and 46g of fat tonight.
What this place teaches me about myself: I’m going to the gym twice tomorrow.

Fast food fried chicken at it’s finest!
Everyone has a bad day.
I had a bad day.
Feeling down, I returned some stupidly expensive shoes (my attempt at retail therapy) then I turned to Popeyes for some food therapy… and I wasn’t disappointed!
I would have gone for a small family meal, but I didn’t want four biscuits.
I ordered the 5 piece tenders (tender meals are bigger than nugget meals).
If you order your tenders spicy, they have to add hot sauce under the batter so your order takes longer to make, but they are worth the wait.
I took my food home and opened my $ 10.00 cardboard box of glorious calories, grease, and comfort.
The biscuit was buttery, super salty, warm and flaky.
The fries were piping hot and crispy covered with cajun spice.
The chicken tenders were lightly battered strips that hit the spot.
I don’t really like the bbq sauce, a bit heavy and smokey for my taste, but I’ll still eat it.
It’s a fast food joint, it’s not really 5 star food.
But I’ll give it 5 stars because it’s cheap and cheerful! :)