what's going on everyone and welcome or welcome back to the channel it's Ian K
where today i'm over at popeyes to check out the new version of their popular chicken sandwich
they've got on the menu now available for a limited time only that's right so stay tuned
because the buffalo ranch is up next welcome to peep this out reviews with Ian K stay frosty
well it took 'em a little while but we finally have a new version guys feast your eyes on the
all-new buffalo ranch chicken sandwich here at popeyes and as you're gonna see we've got a lot
of fried crispy goodness on display for you along with some pretty nice looking pickles on the very
bottom let's break this one down real quick all right so right off the top we've got their
signature buttery toasted brioche guys and once we pop it you're gonna see underneath we've got just
a little dollop of that buffalo ranch spread right there but naturally as we pan down you're gonna
see there's more of it on top of their hand breaded chicken breasts i gotta say that fillet is looking
pretty nice dipped in buttermilk batter and fried to a crispy golden brown it definitely fills out
this bun pretty nicely underneath it we've got a couple of their trademark pickle slices right
here along with more of that buffalo ranch spread and it looks like there's considerably more of it
which is a good thing but guys i got to be honest i'm very curious to see if this is going to be
just a combination of their bayou buffalo sauce along with their buttermilk ranch so that's going
to be something we'll try as we get further into the review but as you're going to see
a pretty nice looking chicken sandwich nonetheless so let's not waste any more time on this one this
is the all-new buffalo ranch chicken sandwich here at popeyes let's peep out this flavor
yes sir the infamous chicken sandwich over here at popeye is made famous thanks to their
call out naturally of chick-fil-a back in the day aside from the quality just being really
tasty there was a huge marketing blast with this one you guys remember it a few years ago
now we've finally got something else on the menu outside of the classic and the spicy
a little bit of the combination of the two i'm thinking here's some heat and some creaminess
we're gonna see if it's gonna have both of those things so without further ado here we
go finally it's the buffalo ranch chicken sandwich here at popeyes let's peep this out
good chicken well i got a nice little end piece of the chicken along with some of
the sauce and the pickles guys and so far this is what i'm expecting it to be a little bit of
buttermilk ranch goodness along with some of the heat of buffalo with this one here
let's keep going in though but as you're going to see very tasty
nonetheless at least in the appearance department right let's keep going in
yeah i'm getting a nice tingle of buffalo along with the creaminess of ranch with this one guys
it's not nearly as hot as i thought it was going to be just a little bit of a sizzle
right there it's not bad for what you're getting here but naturally very familiar
because the chicken is really standing out it's very familiar in that flavor department
for popeyes along with those pickles on the bottom but so far guys not bad for this chicken sandwich
but again it's more of a tingly sensation when it comes to the buffalo heat on this
one i mean the flavor is a little bit subdued and i gotta be honest guys after coming off
of the shake shack buffalo chicken sandwich not that long ago which i actually reviewed in test
market you're probably seeing that jumping up on your screen here right now the shake shack
variant i have to admit was a little bit more up front in terms of the overall buffalo flavor
this is a lot more subdued but more of a creamy type of base more mayo type of base
in terms of the thickness but so far it's not too bad let's just keep going in on it
all right i took out a nice chunk of the middle section of this chicken with that last bite
guys along with a decent amount of the sauce and again the sizzle is not getting much higher than
the initial first couple of bites that i've had on this one it's tasty for what this is
but again that buffalo heat is just not there and the flavor is very subdued so
honestly guys i really want to have a little bit of fun with this one here because i really want
to see if it's going to be just a combination of these guys over here so what i'm going to do is
i'm going to open up one of these and i'm going to open up the other and i think what i'm going to do
because the buttermilk ranch is actually going to be the creamier of the two i think i'm gonna pour
a little bit of the buffalo into that and then we're gonna see how this is gonna go so i'm gonna
try and do this very carefully for you hopefully that's gonna stay focused there but as you're
seeing there a lot of that goodness on the inside and what i'm going to do is stir it up just a bit
and i'm going to put some of this actually on the sandwich in one section that doesn't have any of
the sauce really here so i'm going to see if this is actually going to be worthy of uh what we've
got here right now and if it's a combination of the two that's not gonna be a bad thing but
uh very curious to see how this is gonna go so
let me put this down here really fast and we'll take up this section here here we go all right so
let me lift this up and show you upside down what we've got is that bayou buffalo and the
buttermilk ranch together and then naturally you can see it's a little bit darker with the newer
version of it here but how is the flavor on this version let's give it a shot and see here for you
oh it's better
more up front
yeah now granted the bayou buffalo is going to be a little bit more concentrated because of the mix
that i put into the buttermilk ranch but i think you're going to have a better experience if you
just get this as a plain classic without anything and then simply add the bayou buffalo and that
buttermilk ranch because guys honestly what you should be getting here is a little bit more of
a heated situation when it comes to the goodness that they're advertising here at least but overall
it's not bad it's just that the heat is not really there it's more of a creamier type of sauce but
again very subdued so i like it but am i gonna get this one again not in this current version again
i'm gonna go for the classic all by itself without anything on it and i'll simply add the bayou
buffalo and the buttermilk ranch because guys honestly this is okay for what it is it's great
to see a different version of the chicken sandwich but honestly you're probably gonna have a better
time just doing it yourself the way i'm doing it right now still it's not bad all right so let's go
for one more bite of the official version before we wrap the review up with the rating coming up
next but guys a tasty chicken sandwich nonetheless with just a little bit of sizzle but more of the
creamy aspect of it if anything not a bad combo though one more bite we'll close it out hang on
well here's what's left of this one after destroying the filet earlier in the review
but i got to say guys i'm glad to have given this one a shot naturally it is a
brand new version officially on the menu over here outside of the usual classic and spicy
they've had for the last few years so i'm sure that's enough to get people to give this a go
but at the same time i wish it would have had just a little bit more sauce
and a little bit more heat overall but still a pretty tasty chicken sandwich
so with that said i'm gonna have to give this new buffalo ranch chicken sandwich here at popeyes
just an okay 7.5 out of 10 this is not going to reinvent the wheel for the chicken
sandwich over here naturally it's great to have an option on the menu outside of the regular classic
and spicy but considering what i got here today i wish there was just a little bit more sauce
overall in the very top of it it was decent on the bottom but again that sauce needs to deliver
just a little bit more heat a little bit more flavor overall to really make it worthwhile but
again what i got here wasn't bad and considering they're charging a dollar more for this particular
one hey it is what it is it's still pretty tasty and i would recommend trying it at least once
but on the real and just like i mentioned earlier in the review just get the bayou buffalo sauce
along with that buttermilk ranch and i think you're going to be more than satisfied with
what you've got there guys because that's definitely more flavorful it really was
all right so do me a quick favor drop some comments down below let me know if you're going
to be giving this one a shot and definitely let me know if you're going to be getting it separately
with some bayou buffalo as well as buttermilk are you going to be making your own concoction like i
did right now and if you do give that a go how did you personally like it compared to the way it's
supposed to come drop those comments down below and definitely let me know and with that this is
Ian K closing out another high quality foodie feature for you here on peep this out reviews
bringing you brand new content every single week here on my channel so while you stay tuned for that
next review coming real soon in the meantime stay frosty all right popeyes this wasn't too bad but
i'm definitely holding out hope for an official barbecue variant with some bacon what do you say
alright guys until next time i'll talk to you soon hey thanks for checking out another one of
my reviews but just in case you didn't see the one before this one you can find it right up over here
along with what i think youtube's gonna recommend for you to check out as well as always i think
you'll find something to like in both of them and i'll definitely catch you in the next one see ya