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Yeah, we're trying out Popeyes Popeyes heads up. Yeah, it's not a brand new item
It is the re-return you could say of an item. And this one is this is iconic
I mean you see it in the national headlines. You see it in the international press
Everyone's talking about it
Everyone knows about it
People are having dreams about it. People are just they're getting these trains of thought about it that babies are being born
They're already speaking, you know one hour old and they're already talking about it. This is big news
Popeyes has brought back
their buttermilk biscuit shrimp combo
That's right. And this is if I were wearing glasses, you know, I would kind of maybe take them off
You know for a dramatic effect
So pretend right now. I'm holding like a giant really wide pairs of sunglasses or something
All right, I think I've let it sink in.
They're back. I
Think better than ever. I don't know that make me they might be the worst things I've ever had, but maybe they're good
They might even be better than ever. We just don't know. I haven't tried them yet. Yeah a buttermilk biscuit a shrimp combo though
It is a new rerelease, you know, they originally had these I think in like
2013-2014 I might have tried them out. It might not have I know but back in 2014
I wasn't doing that many Popeyes reviews, but I don't know. Maybe I got around to it either way
They're back. Now. What these are are they are? They're shrimp, right?
Yep the ever so iconic shrimp, right? That's where the whole thing with the disappointment is
Immeasurable. That's where all that stems from their shrimp. Oh gosh, but that's not even . Let's hope it never goes there again and
What these are though is their shrimp, you know, they're breaded, but they're they're breaded with like the batter
From the buttermilk biscuit. So it's like they take that that biscuit
esque
Batter dough maybe, you know, whatever you want to call it. Just the batter
They put it on the shrimp, then you know, they fry them and that's how it is
It's like the biscuit and the shrimp combined into one and a $6 meal deal
So you get the the shrimp you can get a side to get your biscuit and then of course you get the dipping
sauce with the W there and
Yeah, the biscuit batter $6 meal deal pretty straightforward. We'll see. How is the shrimp go from Popeyes?
it really has been like a
love-hate
Relationship. I mean I've said it before and I'll say it again when I when I tried these out the first time and I think
It really was like in 2014 or 2015. Oh
They were delicious. I mean they were
you know and they were they were great and
You know through the years that had established itself. That's actually one of my favorites from Popeyes
You know, the chicken was good, but the shrimp are even better in my opinion
I just really liked them up a huge fan of them and
Then on that
on that fateful
that fateful day in
2017 I remember the first time I had tried these shrimp in like a long time. I mean it had been you know months and
I try them and oh, it was just it was so disappointing though because it was an item. That was one of my favorites
It's like you try it and it's not that good anymore. It's like it's a gut punch
You know you go there for this thing and then it's just the quality isn't there it is disappointing
So I think I've kind of gotten their act together with it, but we'll see
Hopefully you don't want I'll still be maintaining the standards also comes with the red pepper jelly sauce right there
not the
Blue pepper jelly this time, but the red one
red signifies
spice the flames of the spice
Burning away. Oh
Right took a little longer than usual to to make these but that's okay
maybe they made them fresh and a good so I think the guy who um,
At least handed these off was having a bad day. He just he wasn't feeling it. You know, it was it's all right, though
I get it everyone everyone goes through that - take it, you know, just like that
It is what it is, you know
Good days bad days, etc
Popeyes right there the Popeyes Popeyes box. And there it is. I don't know what these are I would have said that's uh
There's the burger right there the chicken burger that everyone was
Talking about it
Is the world-famous?
Love that chicken. Maybe we'll be loving that. Um buttermilk biscuit shrimp. I mean the we was trying to hype it up. I don't why?
Let's open it up. Let's see what we've got here the shrimp inning
There it is
That's good enough, right
Alright, you know it is under the bright lights the shrimp are gathered there. You see they're um, they're congregated there
They're looking at you right? It's like a it's like a mini stadium
of
Shrimp we have a little rows. They're looking at you, right?
could pretend like this is maybe like some sporting event and you know, they're in the
Grandstands, they're looking out, you know
Food for thought okay
food
for thought
Here's the shrimp
Decently sized right? See it's breaded
I mean it's breaded shrimp and this time, you know, a few people complained. I understand people like the eating
Sequence, you know, I get it people like it this time. So this time I'm not gonna pause it while I eat. I'm just gonna
eat and whatever happens happens and if you know
Disaster strikes and all my teeth fall out or something, but been more into what I don't think that'll happen
Yeah, it's it's breaded though. They're breaded
They look like the standard shrimp toast a biscuit and fries are underneath and we'll just try it out. We'll try it
Try it with the red pepper sauce
We'll see how it is. We'll see what it tastes like is a six dollar buttermilk biscuit shrimp combo from our Popeyes going in
People looking at tails right now, what do I do with this, you know, do I kind of do I eat it?
Do I throw it out? You know I can kind of like stick it like
That and put one on each side and pretend you have fangs, you know that are kind of like the shrimp tails
Believe it or not. You had a lot of people that don't eat the tails and there was actually a study that was done
They said last year alone. Okay in 2019
the amount of popeyes
shrimp tails right that people didn't eat it's a fascinating study if
They were piled on top of each other right one to the next right?
It could take you all the way to Neptune and back but believe it or not. You can actually eat the tails
There's nothing wrong with it. It's not there. These are fine to eat
Spicy like a dark red pepper sauce or jelly, but I guess it isn't jelly jelly sauce
Well, here's where it stands thank you no my disappointment is is not immeasurable
The really isn't much disappointment. Actually. I actually I would say there is no disappointment and my day isn't ruined either
No, no, so everything. Everything was looking good. Got a thumbs up for me
Yeah, it tastes pretty good
It's exactly what they described it to be, right
I've had their biscuits before you know, what they taste like I try it out the shrimp
I think I think what happened in 2017. Maybe they tried to change the recipe. Maybe a lot of people didn't like it
I think they saw the error of their ways and then corrected it which it's always great when there's a place that sees a mistake
And they own up to it. It's like all right. Yeah, we messed up. We could have done better with this one
We get it, right and we're gonna fix a mistake. We're gonna fix this issue. We're gonna fix this error
We're gonna make it good again. It's how it all should be unfortunately
You have a lot of places that don't do that, but Popeyes. I think I think they owned up to it, Nick
These are good again. I
Like that balance between the crunchiness of the breading, you know
And then you can see I mean there's a good amount of that breading on them. They're fried. They're crispy
They're crunchy and it's not too rough on my teeth, but I think you could hear that crunchiness to it. But then inside
It's just like it's soft its tender its succulent
Right. It's a it's flavorful. I really like that balance, you know from how its crunchy on the outside
But just so soft on the inside. I really like that and it's buttery. That's another good
That's another good thing and the breading. It really does taste like you're kind of biting into the biscuit
But it's mixed in there with the breading
No real spice is in it. But yeah overall. I mean it just tastes good. It's exactly what they said. It was gonna be
Well, it tastes like a balance between that buttermilk biscuit the shrimp
I just think they did a good job with this
But let's see if you want us if you want to kick it up a notch
I guess in the words of Emeril as he as he said if you ever remember him
Let's try it out with the red red pepper jelly sauce
There it is dunked in the sauce bathing in the sauce. Let's try it out
Mm-hmm
And if you're gonna get it yeah get it with the red pepper jelly sauce because
It's a good item on its own. I think the red pepper jelly though, really?
Does it takes it to the next level?
You know, that's what happens sometimes to get the item. Then you get the sauce and it just brings it up
It brings it up to the next the next step. It ascends up, right?
Because the sauce is just balance
between
the sweetness
not totally like honey, like
Not quite a little bit. So there's a little bit of like a honey type of taste and that type of sweetness, you know
But it's not overwhelmingly. Sweet really in that in that jelly type of consistency
You taste those red pepper flakes that leave a lingering spiciness
But the weight just interacts with that sweetness and spicy mix mixed and mixed together
It just it just works really well with the shrimp and I think they're tasty on their own
I think they're even better with that red pepper jelly sauce. So, I mean overall I'm pleased with them. I like them
I think they're a good item and yeah on their own they're good. They're even better with the sauce
I think for six dollars. So again you get your little
Biscuit right there. You can get the side of your choice, you know, the fries try and fry for the fun of it
Mm-hmm. Yeah fries are fine. Let's take a little bite of the biscuit
Mm-hmm
a
Little bit of butteriness there, you know
It really does blends together. It just tastes like had a breading on the shrimp there. Yeah, overall just a good item
I'm very pleased with it out of 10 therefore a 9 out of 10
I think it's just a good item. Overall go out get it $6 meal deal
I think Popeyes are the shrimp are back and they really are better than ever. They did a good job with them
I'm very pleased with that and just a good a good job a good item overall. Make sure you get them with the sauce
That's all that I have for you. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm your host the report of week
Today's review was for the buttermilk biscuit shrimp combo from Popeyes. Thank you and take care