Originally Posted by
jsbhike
Makes me wonder. Chik Fil A is really good AND seems to be very consistent based on 3 or 4 different restaurants in widely different areas over several years time. We are about to get one locally so I am hoping.
Only experienced 2 Popeyes, one 15 years ago, the other back in April. Our local Popeyes was awesome, but I doubt it stayed open 5 years along with claims of bring less than sanitary. The one I stopped in on the way to KCR n April sucked. Dried out chicken and I am pretty sure lacking in food safety too.
When it comes to consistency, Chic Fil A is hands down the absolute winner. They don't tolerate McEmployees or a crap attitude. More to the point, eating AT Chic Fil A is actually a pleasurable dining experience, more so than some actual restaurant chains such as Outback where experience is hit or miss from terrible to pretty good, which is unacceptable given how much those steaks cost these days.
Every time a Chic Fil A employee comes by my table and offers to refill my beverage or clear my mess for me, I'm always, always caught off guard and damn that is refreshing.
Popeyes works ONLY when all the planets line up and local patronage DEMANDS high grade, fried chicken, management highers quality employees who can hold the standard and keep the damn place clean and everyone else involved gives a damn at least enough to make it work.
Had a friend who lived next to the best one I'd ever been to, cashier, servers and managers were polite to EVERYONE. Like you are in South Carolina polite. Food was spectacular and everything was clean.
That said, when Popeyes is bad....it's every bit as bad as a KFC sharing space with a Taco Bell. So easy to screw up a good thing. I only wish Chic Fil A had actual fried chicken with a bit of spice and biscuits, that would be glorious.
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