Popeye's Chicken

[Buff]

Originally Posted by aaronck

I tried the KFC "Famous" chicken sandwich yesterday for $2- much better than I expected. I have not tried the Popeyes one yet but will soon.

Well, I just made lunch plans tomorrow.

In Lethbridge, Popeye's is right across the street from KFC. Only a few blocks away from me. I'm going to buy a sandwich from both places and compare them.

[Crown Royal]

Originally Posted by 81MC

How’s Fritou? Only hand it from the one on 1st after a ‘long’ night so I don’t really recall if it was as delicious as I remember.

Fritou fried chicken used to be the chicken they have in 7-11s with chicken, IIRC they changed away a couple years ago to a different one, but if you've had 7-11 fried chicken it will give you an idea.

[Crown Royal]

Originally Posted by Buff

Well, I just made lunch plans tomorrow.

In Lethbridge, Popeye's is right across the street from KFC. Only a few blocks away from me. I'm going to buy a sandwich from both places and compare them.

might as well head south a couple blocks to Mary Browns and get a big mary too, if you're in the area you might as well do it right.

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Crown Royal

Fritou fried chicken used to be the chicken they have in 7-11s with chicken, IIRC they changed away a couple years ago to a different one, but if you've had 7-11 fried chicken it will give you an idea.

WHHHHHAATTTTTT????!!! I've had fried chicken in 7-11 for over a decade on any number of drunken, sober nights after hockey or pubs, or just wanting a snack during the day. It has NEVER been more than horrible, cheap reheated tasting chicken. I know what 7-11 chicken is, now I question what Fritou you had.

[Crown Royal]

Originally Posted by jayswin

WHHHHHAATTTTTT????!!! I've had fried chicken in 7-11 for over a decade on any number of drunken, sober nights after hockey or pubs, or just wanting a snack during the day. It has NEVER been more than horrible, cheap reheated tasting chicken. I know what 7-11 chicken is, now I question what Fritou you had.

What are you talking about? I never gave an opinion on the chicken, was just stating until they changed a couple years back, they served Fritou chicken.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by jayswin

WHHHHHAATTTTTT????!!! I've had fried chicken in 7-11 for over a decade on any number of drunken, sober nights after hockey or pubs, or just wanting a snack during the day. It has NEVER been more than horrible, cheap reheated tasting chicken. I know what 7-11 chicken is, now I question what Fritou you had.

Well, if you’ve ever picked up the chicken at the 7/11 in Claresholm, you’d be singing a different tune.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Crown Royal

What are you talking about? I never gave an opinion on the chicken, was just stating until they changed a couple years back, they served Fritou chicken.

Maybe one specific 7-11 you went to also served Fritou. For example, the one in Vancouver is also a donut place and Chinese restaurant. So maybe one 711 location was also a hybrid.

All 7-11s at no point served Fritou chicken though. Even if they were to attempt that, it would be a name licensing agreement. The process 7&11 uses is different than what's in store. They don't have a full deep fryer and drying racks.

That being said some of the best fried chicken I ever had was at a convenience store in New Orleans. New york convenience stores also often have amazing sandwiches.

[rotten42]

Originally Posted by blankall

That being said some of the best fried chicken I ever had was at a convenience store in New Orleans. New york convenience stores also often have amazing sandwiches.

The south just knows how to do chicken. I spent 3 years in South Carolina and even the grocery stores (Publix) have great fried chicken. There are also so many mom and pop shops that do it well too that you just normally don't go to the fast food places for it. (except Bojangles. Their spicy chicken biscuit fillet is perfect for Sunday morning).

[darockwilder]

I swear there was a 7-11 by the Carriage House Inn that used to have Chester Fried Chicken in the 90's. I would go there after an evening at the King's Head and buy way too much chicken and try to eat it on the walk home. I'm sure half of it ended up on the ground. I feel like it was good? I never had it sober.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Buff

Well, I just made lunch plans tomorrow.

In Lethbridge, Popeye's is right across the street from KFC. Only a few blocks away from me. I'm going to buy a sandwich from both places and compare them.

Please follow up. I'm not a big fried chicken guy but a back to back comparison of these sandwiches is strangely compelling to be because of all the hype for the Popeye's one.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

Well, if you’ve ever picked up the chicken at the 7/11 in Claresholm, you’d be singing a different tune.

Yes, this is the only 7-11 I can remember ever buying fried chicken at. It was (is?) Chester's.

[Robbob]

Recently I had both. I preferred the Popeye's sandwich. I liked the Brioche bun vs the KFC potato bun. I don't know if it was just me, but I also found the Popeyes chicken to be more tender.

[Scroopy Noopers]

Originally Posted by getbak

Yes, this is the only 7-11 I can remember ever buying fried chicken at. It was (is?) Chester's.

All I know is it was (is?) amazing, and a odd experience. Lines of people, selling most of it as it comes out hot and fresh... at a 7/11

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Scroopy Noopers

All I know is it was (is?) amazing, and a odd experience. Lines of people, selling most of it as it comes out hot and fresh... at a 7/11

Was. Went there last year and... sadly... they have changed suppliers.

I only ever had the legendary Claresholm 7-11 chicken and potato wedges once. But it held up to the hype. It's now a big disappointment.

[Swift]

Just had the Popeye's chicken sandwich for lunch based on the hype in this thread. I'm not a chicken sandwich guy normally anyway, but sorry to say this was pretty gross. It took 4 or 5 bites before I was actually eating substantial chicken. Those first few bites were just fried breading on bread. The chicken itself was decent once I got to it, but not something I'd order again. Disappointing.


I've had Popeye's once before and thought it was pretty good, but I think I'll stick to Yum Yum.


Almost ordered from Fritou in Canyon Meadows the other day. Had it before and remember liking it but a couple of recent reviews on Google mentioning fuzzy cheese in the poutine and a hair fried into the chicken turned me off.

[TopChed]

I agree with most here in the KFC version being at least on par with Popeyes, but the best spicy chicken sandwich I've had recently was at Cluck n Cleaver; the motha clucker. Pricey for a fast food style sandwich but damn is it good.

[nik-]

The Popeye's bun is amazing. Overall, it's a very high quality chicken sandwich, but I'm still partial to Chick-Fil-A

[Buff]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Please follow up. I'm not a big fried chicken guy but a back to back comparison of these sandwiches is strangely compelling to be because of all the hype for the Popeye's one.

Had left overs that I didn't want to go to waste but tomorrow...

[Buff]

Originally Posted by Crown Royal

might as well head south a couple blocks to Mary Browns and get a big mary too, if you're in the area you might as well do it right.

I've never been a fan of Mary Brown's.

[Crown Royal]

Originally Posted by blankall

Maybe one specific 7-11 you went to also served Fritou. For example, the one in Vancouver is also a donut place and Chinese restaurant. So maybe one 711 location was also a hybrid.

All 7-11s at no point served Fritou chicken though. Even if they were to attempt that, it would be a name licensing agreement. The process 7&11 uses is different than what's in store. They don't have a full deep fryer and drying racks.

That being said some of the best fried chicken I ever had was at a convenience store in New Orleans. New york convenience stores also often have amazing sandwiches.

They literally had the Fritou name and logo on their boxes/buckets for the chicken and multiple locations I went to, including the claseholm, coaldale and one Lethbridge location, as this was before all 7-11s did chicken. Much like they have (or had?) the foster farms logo on the sleeves for their corn dogs.