Popeye’s

Alert! Beware! This is no longer Popeye’s! I went here as usual and discovered it has discreetly become another restaurant named Fried Chicken House. I will write a specific review for that place. The new incarnation is disappointing.

This isn’t even Popeyes anymore, This is like Fake Popeyes or your local americanized chinese restaurant.
The new menu is replaced by pieces of chicken contrary to the regular popeyes menu. Theres no seafood, none of the usual sandwiches and its been replaced with egg rolls and bbq chicken? What? and theres no furniture it’s just stripped down to bare bones. I thought this was popeyes???
**insert confused remarks here**
Anyways none of their packaging or logos remain, they gave me my chicken in a White bag. a white paper bag. WHO DOES THAT… The chicken is mediocre at best. I’m not sure whats going on with this place but I’ll be avoiding this place.

remember popeyes to be actually good
here it tastes reheated, way too salty
dry TINY pieces of chicken.
chicken tender is half a mcd’s chicken nugget.
sides are equally pathetic.
only the biscuit is decent.
slow service, expensive bad food.

I drank a bit too much that night. I had about 50 mins to sober up on the subway before I transfer to my car and drive home (hey, I live far away.) Everyone knows fried chicken is the way to go.
Nothing special about this Popeye’s… I really can’t tell one Popeye’s from another. They serve really really greasy biscuits compared to KFC. You knew that already right?
The service was slow. The asian dudes behind the counter all looked busy as hell but I couldn’t tell if shit was actually being done. I looked into the eyes of nerdy Chinese guy (I know cus he slipped some Cantonese) but he did not look back at mine. So I yelled out the order anyway; a 6 piece chicken nugget (I just realized I auto-​typed mcnugget). He took it.
I had to wait 10 mins for my nuggets, and all the while I was listening to these funny dudes trying to convince a customer not to get the chicken waffles because they’re bad. +1 for honesty! But alas I got my chicken then walked out the door. At least that was the plan until I walked right *into* the door.
«Worst Popeyes ever, why would they have such clear doors? Its gotta be a hazard. 2 Unilocal stars.»
I got to the station and opened my chicken and there it was… 7 pieces of nuggets.

Why did I do this to myself? Prosperity Dumpling was just an easy Unilocal search away and right next door to my destination. I’m an idiot.
I usually like Popeye’s, but what in the hell did they do to their shrimp? It was some kind of idea that looked good at a product meeting in corporate but didn’t translate well in real life.
And the «Mac & Cheese»… I’m no fast food noob. I know it’s reconstituted crap. But it comes with easy to follow directions as to how much water to use. This batch was basically Cheese-​flavored Noodle Soup. *shudder*
Do yourself a favor, use the Unilocal search, and eat actual good food.

Popeyes has that good stuff, ya’ll even better than KFC. I know you can’t eat too much of this stuff on a regular basis, you arteries and Blood pressure will feel it too but just had the Chicken Waffle TENDERS. Brand new stuff they have here, it is All White meat chicken tenders with a waffle coating batter.
$ 4.99, without tax, for three Tenders, Cajun fries, Honey Maple Dipping Sauce and a biscuit. Good stuff the dipping sauce was good too, I got some ranch sauce on the side too for sample. Honestly it didn’t taste all that much like waffles to me but it was still damn good. I rarely go to this popeyes location, but I was in the area before work and there is no Popeyes in Midtown near me there. Cajun Fries are great tasting as well, the biscuit is included and great to taste. Cole Slaw is usually very good at Popeyes locations as well, folks.

Lets be honest I’m being super generous giving Popeyes a 4 considering its a fast food joint but I think they truthfully deserve it for a couple reasons.
1) The people that work here are professional and fairly nice.
2) and I think most importantly is that they include the drinks as a part of the meal. This is important for me because for some reason the Popeyes around my way (the boogie down) sell the drink separately and the meal itself is pricy for the amount of food that’s given.
And for these reasons alone I give them a four star, because other than that they’re just Popeyes.

Take Popeyes chicken and serve it at a trendy non-​chain place with 45 min waits & people would be doing backflips while typing 5 star Unilocal reviews
Sure you can tell it’s not free range chicken, hippies havnt cuddled with the birds before they were killed, and they probably have been given more roids than Schwarzenegger but when fried fresh it’s juicy and the spicy skin is hard to beat
Went there at 10am as the doors opened and it was guaranteed to be freshly fried, broke down a 2 piece meal and life has been better since
No better way to honor the late Dr Mlk than name a street after him & stick a Popeyes on every corner
This Popeyes is more Jackie chan in there than it is Chris Tucker, and this isn’t exactly an appetizing or one of the more decent one’s in terms of environment, but review is for chicken alone
For $ 4 a juicy spicy breast & leg is a bargain, but most of the sides are 1 – 2 star worthy
Bad business example #1 is how they post the calories in each meal up on the menu, big turnoff

HAHAHAHA its crazy to go a Popeyes and you got a chinese person that dont know english try to take your order this popeyes sucks as far as service goes but it popeyes and popeyes is awesome so i cant go below 3 stars on that Rip that chicken yo!!!

Honestly, this is probably the best fried chicken chain in the northeast. The chicken is always hot, crispy and juicy and I love that they have a spicy version. Also, the sides are pretty tasty, too. I really like the spiced fries and the cajun mashed potatoes.
Yuhe’s Suggestions:
— Popeye’s has a new product called Rippin’ Chicken which a piece of chicken that is scored into thin strips and then fried. Because the thin strips can get quite dry, skip this and just get regular strips.
— While it’s not on the menu, Popeye’s does offer a fish sandwich. It’s served on a crusty po’ boy roll and word around the block is that it’s one of the best fast food fish sandwiches around.
— Also try the fried crawfish. Even though seafood from a fast food joint always sounds sketchy, the crawfish is surprisingly flavorful.

I find myself at this chicken joint at 4:30 in the AM. I had stumbled my way over from The Delancey, where I was dancing (allegedly) with a thicker asian girl. My male asian friend had to pull me away. I believe he said she was a «monster.» Anyways I wanted McDonalds but was forced into a 20 dollar chicken soirée at Popeye’s. I remember waiting for the bathroom for a long time while devouring wings. Someone must’ve been puking, party pooping, or was passed out (maybe all 3?). I apparently got the manager and convinced him to allow me to use the employee bathroom, which looked like something out of a 3^rd world country. I have never been to a 3^rd world country but I can make assumptions. 12 Pieces of Fried Chicken later I find myself waking up in my apt at 2 PM the next day.

Popeye’s in Chinatown? You don’t say. This Popeye’s is extra special though. It has a sign in Chinese. Woohoo right? Nonetheless, the staff here is actually pretty friendly.
Just to get it out there and over with, Popeye’s puts the smack down on KFC. Nuff said, game over.
Crappy thing about this location is that it has ONE bathroom, and the line is always ridiculously long. I swear I waited 15 minutes to go to the bathroom.

It’s Popeye’s.it was good.
— food came out fast
— cashier was friendly
— plenty of seating
— great for late night after drinking in LES
CASH ONLY!

ah Popeyes… far and away my favorite fast food establishment.
And this, possibly my favorite location.
It’s a toss up, I first «got into» Popeyes whilst living in Bed-​Stuy. I’ve gotta show love for my alma mater of ‘hood fried chicken, but this is now my go-​to spot.
Even the most conscious of omnivores must indulge in this chicken from time to time.
The staff here is helpful an friendly. The restaurant is clean and the walls are decorated with beautiful creole ‘art’.
My usual meal: the three piece chicken strips with mac n cheese or cajun fries. Gotta give it up for the bona-​fide chicken though as well. mmm mmm mmm

I’m sorry Al Copeland, this Popeye’s falls through the cracks of quality control.
Being the critical Louisianan when it comes to fried foods, this Popeye’s deserves not just a No, but a HELL NO.
Long story short, got a tray of chicken tenders. Chicken tenders were coooold. Get the tenders refried.
Bad move.
Tenders become super hard and crunchy. Almost uneatable. Actually desperation kicked in. Needed it before another round of libations.
I lose.

90 minute bikram yoga class = eat my arm hunger.
Walking down Delancey, stop at the bank. Come out, look up and, lo and behold, Fried fucking chicken!!!
Damn, you good.
Popeye’s in the right spot at the right time. Not so alluring to the eye, you’re a bit of a dump. Give me ten spicy pieces for ten bucks and shut the fuck up.
More. I want more. Warned about the ills of fried food I could give a useless turd, I devour. You.
Grease and breading all over my face. It’s a fried chicken facial stuck in my beard.
I hate myself for loving you.

Standard Popeye’s. Came on Thursday around 8pm. Guy working the register was quick and friendly… slightly cute. Chicken was standard; crispy, hot, delicious. The place looked clean.

I take issue with this Popeye’s because I think they are a bunch of scammers. They don’t have it posted anywhere that they are a cash only establishment so if you try to use your credit or debit card you are forced to used their ATM (though I walked to my Bank of America). I spoke to the manager who said they used to have signs up but that no one paid attention to them so he TOOK THEM DOWN! Either he’s a disgruntled retard or a scam artist intent on drawing people in and making them order only to find they have no alternative except to uise the Popeye’s ATM. I find this unsavory as most of the people that go to this establishment are poor and could use the extra $ 3 or so to feed their children. SHAME ON YOU… PUT SOME SIGNS UP!

It’s a fast-​food chain. What more is needed? It’s the same as ANY Popeyes throughout America.
Service is good though, they get you in and out fast, as fast food should be.

I had the chicken wings meal with a side of jambalaya. The jambalaya
very easily stole the show. So many layers of flavor from such a fast foodie place. How can they possibly dish these things out soo quickly? It must take one at least 10hours to slow-​simmer the jambalaya into perfection, no? Conclusion, great, great jambalaya, I’ll be back for more.
The wings were tooo average. It’s something fried, any depth beyond that escaped me.
Breakdown: the jambalaya earned 4 stars, the wings earned 2 stars.