Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich

I had the opportunity to pick up a Popeye’s Chicken sandwich. I mean, I love sandwiches, and I love chicken sandwiches! So, why not give it a try? My usual go-to is the Bojangle’s cajun filet sandwich, but I felt curious about the Popeye’s sandwich and its ability to incite violent behavior. [Note: The related fast-food restaurant social media was pretty amusing.]

Now lemme tell ya, I’ve been hangry, but I’m more likely to wanna punch a ho for their chewing sounds, lolololol The Popeye’s Chicken sandwich yielded long waits, even running out of inventory. Is it that good? Is it worthy of people losing their fucking minds over a sandwich?

In all fairness, and at the risk of being Lieutenant Colonel Obvious (yes, I’ve been promoted twice), the points to consider are:

• I’ve only had ONE sandwich from ONE location. Could it have been an off day? Could this particular location be the weakest link in the Popeye’s chain?
• Popeye’s and Bojangles offer cajun-spiced menus; therefore, Chick-Fil-A, Wendy’s, and McDonald’s are eliminated from consideration in the comparison. It’s that apples and oranges thing. 😉
• Everyone has different preferences. (For the record, mine would not be a brioche bun.)
• This is FAST FOOD.

My overall thought? I’m just another sucker who bought into the hype. Just look at the picture! A Bojangles sandwich NEVER would have betrayed me with breading that comes away from the chicken just from lifting the top of the bun!!! …but that didn’t drive me to want to hurt anyone over it.

Anyone who went batshit crazy over the Popeye’s chicken sandwich most likely is already batshit crazy… or was severely hangry at the time. However, props to marketing and social media for illustrating the reality of its influence on American buying habits. Y’all got me.

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