Remember the old slogan, “Love that chicken from Popeyes?” One California restaurant loves Popeyes Louisiana Chicken so much that it is buying it and serving it to its customers.
Foodbeast.com reports that a customer at the Sweet Dixie Kitchen in Long Beach, California, was not duped by the fried chicken served at the restaurant.
On the popular reviews site Yelp, Tyler H. of Los Angeles outed the establishment over its choice of chicken. The review was posted Oct. 9.
"THE CHICKEN THEY USE IS FROM POPEYES! Before my friends and I got seated we saw them quickly bring in two large boxes of Popeyes to the kitchen. I wanted to believe that this was just a snack for the workers, but alas it was not. I ordered the Chicken and Waffles to see whether or not they were serving Popeyes to their customers. I thought the chicken tasted suspiciously like Popeyes and was also rather stale. I kindly asked our waiter how they cooked their fried chicken. After checking he admitted that they do in fact use Popeyes. The Waffles were also hard as rocks. The manager compensated us for the entire meal. Three out of the five us either thought their food was okay or enjoyed it. If you're considering having any chicken dish here then just go to Popeyes."
Sweet Dixie Kitchen owner Kim Sanchez responded to the Yelp review and made no apologies for using Popeyes fried chicken, although a blurb on the restaurant’s Facebook page claims, “Everything is made here — right down to our bacon jam and sriracha sour cream sauce.”
Popeyes first opened in Arabi in 1972, then called "Chicken on the Run." Popeyes now has more than 2,600 locations around the globe, according to statistics on its website.
“We PROUDLY SERVE Popeye’s spicy tenders — the best fried chicken anywhere and from New Orleans — which are delivered twice a day. We also in case you need to know buy our gumbo from a friend who sells it at a local farmers market,” Sanchez said in her Yelp response.
The chicken in question is used for a chicken and biscuit sandwich that has a menu price tag of $12.95. Sweet Dixie Kitchen even made an Instagram post about the chicken. The post was later deleted.
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but now I've started something since I'm developing cravings lol
