I work at Popeyes, AMA!

How come some locations will give me 4-5 tenders when I order a 3 tender meal, but other locations give me three tiny little dingus strips that look like they might have fallen off the actual tenders into the basket?

Probably depends on how the worker is feeling.

Can you explain what the whole Popeyes chicken sandwich thing that’s happening right now is? I heard something is going on, but I don’t really know what it is.

There was an online poll for who had the best chicken sandwich and it went viral. There’s lots of memes and posts about Popeyes which drove our business through the goddamn wall.

That’s really interesting. Would you say Popeyes has the best chicken sandwich?

To be real, yes I do.

Better than Chick-fil-A*??

I like it more

Do you get sick of fried chicken? I personally think fried chicken is the best food in the world, but I'd be scared to run a fried chicken shop for fear of getting sick of it (or start hating the smell).

Yes, when I’m not at work I avoid chicken any chance I get.

What's the nastiest thing you've seen an employee at Popeyes do?

Scratch his head then handle cooked chicken that just came up with his bare hands, he wasn’t at Popeyes very long.

Not gonna lie, that was not as bad as I was expecting

If it helps this dude had some greasy ass hair.

Are there any interesting things you create that isn't on the menu?

When I worked at Popeyes a long time ago, I would always eat a Po-boy but replaced the lettuce with cole slaw and blackened tenders instead of regular tenders.

Fried pickles or fried jalapeños, so good

If a customer asked for one of those would you oblige?

Sorry to disappoint but def not

busier on sundays when cfl is closed?

Yeah we def get pretty busy on Sunday’s. Weekends are the worst.

What's your favorite chicken sandwitch?

Also, the red beans and rice are pretty decent for fast food right? I always have to add them to my meal

My favorite has to be a mcchicken, can’t beat the situations where your almost broke but the dollar menu saves your ass.

And I’m not a fan of the red beans personally but I know a lot of people who really like them.

True. I eat a lot of mcchickens to save money

Have you ever had a hot n spicy mcchicken? not available everywhere

i think its better

I have not, but I get the mcchickens with Big Mac sauce on them.

Ok what's your favorite, price not an issue.

Spicy Popeyes chicken sandwich, as much as I hate what it’s caused, it’s a pretty damn good sandwich.

I'm gonna have to try it. Is the patty similar to the strips? I like the strips but they don't strike me as a sandwitch friendly batter.

It is not, we actually use different batter for the filets than for the tenders.

How you holding up?

Well I just worked 6 days in a row with some pretty long shifts. But I’m off the next 2 days. I’m just happy I can rest and chill now for a sec.

Is it just my location or have all of them gotten rid of the po boy? This is vital information.

All of them

When will Popeyes go to war with Chickfila?

Last I heard they were going to mount a surprise attack. Think it was operation running chicken.

There’s already a war, wish it was over, our lines are backed up from open to close. And if there’s a suprise attack I haven’t been told yet, hopefully we don’t have a trick up our sleeve.

I'm amazed you still have chicken sandwich stock, my local shop ran out like 5 days ago

We barely do, our general manager always winds up bringing more supplies to keep the sandwiches going.

Does Popeye's fry the chicken with the fish? I'm allergic to fish, and have been meaning to call the one near me to ask.

Disclaimer: I realize the location near me isn't yours, I just wanna know what to expect.

Our location doesn’t have fish, but the friers have a button for it, it’s a totally different frier than the chicken one. I would still call to make sure tho.

Was this your actual training video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqWkwolb3as

Accurate lhh

How’s your managment team handling all of this? Are they freaking out or taking it in stride?

Very stressful because people started going crazy for sandwiches out of nowhere so they’ve had to find the best methods of getting people in and out. I would say our managers are doing a very decent job right now tho.

Tell me what I did to win the Popeyes fucking lottery. This literally happened about 4 hours ago. I went to Popeye's drive thru and ordered a #5 (spicy) with fries and coke. That's a 3 tender meal with one side. I received one box of fries that would have been enough for the whole family as well as about 15 tenders and a side of mashed potatoes. Such a good deal for only $7. Is Popeye's always like that? I don't eat there often.

They were probably scrambling from making so many sandwiches that they switched your order with someone elses

What is the best side dish?

Cajun Fries or the Mash taters

What's your favorite burger joint?

Steak n Shake

Is the chicken sandwich new or just got popular recently? Abd also is it worth the hype?

Not worth waiting in line for, go back and get it when the hype goes down unless you really want to try it.

How long have y’all had the sandwich? I thought it was brand new.

A month or two

Is there a sandwich limit a customer can order?

No, people can get as many as they want

Opinions on Bojangles?

And what has been your craziest customer experience in regards to the chicken sandwich?

Finally, what do you get paid? Exploring fast food jobs and wondering which pays best.

Haven’t had Bojangles, I live in Missouri.

Today there was a fight in our drive thru because we ran out of regular chicken and this lady was holding up the line because she was yelling at our workers. Some dude in line gets out of his car and starts screaming at her and they go into an arguing match. We threatened to call the police and it chilled out pretty quick.

Can’t say my pay but it’s better than a lot of other fast food places.

Because of this post I now want to try a Popeyes Chicken Sandwich. How does it feel to be a corporate shill?

Pretty good, be ready to wait in line tho, people ain’t playin around with these sandwiches

I didnt know what i was getting myself into. Went in a couple days ago. Big drive thru line. Big crowd indoors. No line. Just people waiting. I ordered my spicy sandwich, and sat down. Then i overhear an idividual say they have been waiting an hour.

Thats when i figured out i was in it for the long run. Sandwich was delicious. But not worth the 45 minute wait. I'll deintly get it again once it dies down for sure. Unless they figure out a way to get people in and out.

Forsure not worth waiting right now, sorry about that but we get them out as fast as we can

Why is there only 2 of y’all(employees) during lunch and dinner hour?

I’m gonna guess lots of people called off work

I just moved to Kentucky and the main chicken place here is Raising Cane’s, have you ever had that?

Raising canes is amazing! I’ll still eat there, double Texas toast no coleslaw extra Cain’s sauce

Man I’m hungry. Can I get a #5?

I don’t work customer service

How come Popeye's always seem to run out of chicken? Like, not just the sandwich, and not just now while it's a meme, but ALWAYS.

I don't go to Popeye's often, but about half the the time I do, the second I get to the counter they just tell me flatly they are out of chicken.

No other fast food chain seems to struggle with this issue?

We have to make it fresh and it takes a while, if it gets really busy and there’s not enough prepped chicken or workers I wouldn’t be surprised. Our store doesn’t really have this problem tho.

I just grub hubed a chicken sandwich, and I got a call back that they are out till next month. This is not a joke. What gives? And yes this is my actual question.

The bread company can’t keep up with how many sandwiches we’ve sold

Where do you work?

Popeyes

How many biscuits have you eaten in one sitting?

3

Have you guys ever considered a spinach side dish?

Edit: oh hey thanks for the silver random person!

My first one!

Unfortunately don’t have the inside info on new food that comes out, I’m not sure but that sounds like it could be good.

In America on holiday with my girlfriend, want to hit up a Popeyes’s. What do you recommend?

Spicy chicken sandwich

Favorite Nickelback song?

Photograph, that’s the only one I know and it’s due to memes smh

Why do they say "spicy" tenders? Genuinely can't tell the difference between them and the normal ones. Any like, code word I can use to get them to dump that spice on like I'll die without it?

Sorry there is not because the spicy seasoning is used on the chicken before it’s cooked. I like our spicy tenders but I would agree with you, they could be spicier.

Ever run out of the chicken sandwiches?

A lot

How does it feel to work at the superior chicken establishment?

stressful

So, Popeye's is my favorite restaurant. Hands-down. But everywhere I've been, it's super-inconsistent. Sometimes that chicken's delicious, sometimes it's... less so.

I can't seem to pinpoint why. Is there a certain time of day I need to buy chicken to make sure it's crispy and golden brown, and not hard and leather brown? I'm always going to enjoy it, but I'd like to bring some foreign friends to experience Popeye's and I'm afraid of them getting a sub-par experience.

Come when it opens or around 2pm or 5pm I would say. When it opens because we start cooking fresh chicken for the beginning of the day and the other times are usually busy so we keep dropping fresh fresh chicken

What is your favorite chicken meal at popeyes?

What is your favorite side dish there?

What is your favorite dessert?

Spicy tenders, but I like the popcorn shrimp more

Side dish would be Cajun fries

And dessert would be fried Oreos or the strawberry cream pie when they were available

Why do I get questioned when I order two spicy chicken breasts with no sides at the drive thru? I always get something like "Baby - Thats gonna be high" (expensive) and it comes out to like $4 and some change. It's happened to me at multiple stores. Do other people complain or something?

Lots of people complain

This is crazy. I didn't really know this was going on until I went to Popeyes over the weekend for some chicken strips. When I got there the building was practically wallpapered with flyers saying the chicken sandwich was sold out. That was when I learned I was apparently missing out. So my question is, is the sandwich worth the hype?

No, get it when it dies down. It’s really good but not worth waiting a long time for.

Where the hell did boss sauce go? God I loved that stuff

I’m not aware of a boss sauce but that sounds pretty fire, my fav sauce is the sweet heat.

Are the mashed potatoes real potatoes?

They’re powder

Those little chicken, bean and rice tacos are da bombo. Do you like them too???

We don’t have tacos? Unless your location does which sounds cool

So they are the spicy strips wrapped in a tortilla with yalls red beans and rice. Amazing.

That sounds good, we don’t have that at our store tho.

What’s the least favorite dipping sauce in your experience? I always get buffalo and sometimes they get a look on their face like no one has ever asked for it before.

To be real I like all our sauces, I’d say my least favorite is our buttermilk ranch. Our blackened ranch and Cajun ranch are pretty good tho

Did Popeye's offer a chicken sandwich before the current one that everyone's going nuts for? I haven't been to Popeye's in a while, but I remember that they always had a fried chicken sandwich, as well as some other sandwiches (e.g. the shrimp po'boy).

They had the po boy before the current chicken sandwich

My wife waited almost 40 minutes for the sandwich today, and honestly it was ok. Definitely not worth the hype, but had there been no hype, it’s a great sandwich. There was only two people working the shop she went to.

Has anyone quit because of the new stress and business?

Not at our store but I wouldn’t be surprised

The Popeyes down the street from me always seemed slow. I often wondered why it was even still open. I think it’s the only Popeyes in my county. Ever since this chicken sandwich deal, oooohhh boy. That drive through line looks like a In & Out line. Has Popeyes always served that chicken sandwich?

We introduced it a couple months ago but this online thing really took it to the next level at our stores, hope the hype dies down quick, tired of all these people tbh

Any menu hack tips you can give?

Order stuff a special way and it will probably be made fresh. Not much to mess with on our menu. You can kinda customize how you want stuff such as gravy on Cajun rice, or something like that.

We don't have popeyes in England, at least as far as I've seen. How much is it like KFC?

Way better quality, KFC is garbage where I’m at

What do you guys do when someone asks to wait for fresh chicken? My wife hates the stuff that’s been sitting around. I always worry...

We just deal with it and cook it, yeah we hate it but it’s whatever

When the hell are yall going to stock up on chicken sandwiches?? Me and my gf probably checked out at least 6-7 locations and all of them are sold out!

Not_sure

its ALWAYS sold out, what do I do?

Come in the morning

I just swung over to a place and folks were going crazy for the Sandwich, which they were out of, and walking out like y'all ain't got no other food there!

​

Does that agitate you? (I too was there for the sandwich but got a Surf n' Turf Combo instead because your food is the literal bomb)

Def not, I wish most of the customers would leave haha

Chick-Fil-A is better, right?

Yes, everyone should go there instead of Popeyes, please.

When did the chicken sandwich first come out?

I think a couple months ago

Ever had sex at work?

No that would be pretty greasy

Of course everybody knows that eating spinach will make you strong, but do your muscles puff out like the original Popeye when you eat the spinach? Do you have access to any special spinaches?

We don’t have spinach, sorry sir

Anyone ask for something off "the secret menu"?

I’m not aware of a secret menu

Why is Popeyes so ghetto? Everyone I've been to is like a stereotype gone wild.

because the customers are even more ghetto

Why is there always a friggin long line at the counter lately ? Even an hour past the lunch or dinner rush, there's still a bunch of people. it's turned me away to go somewhere else sometimes.

Because of the sandwiches and the hype around them

[deleted]

tree fiddy

Why do you work at Popeyes?

My friend works here, and I like free food

Why is Popeyes service so shitty?

Why are the customers so bitchy?

Make him go prep a bunch of pans of spicy. Shit burns

Prepping chicken freezes my hands, that shit cold