excuse me do you know if there's a popeye's chicken around here what while popeye's is pretty
much an open book there might still be a few things left to discover so here are 10 things you
probably didn't know about popeye's chicken the confusing name you're more clueless than popeye
depending on your generation the name popeye can conjure different images other than a crispy
chicken sandwich and biscuits most people usually think that the fast food chain was named after
popeye the sailor man a popular cartoon character created in the 1930s however the story goes that
the chain was named after a character in the french connection a 1970s era movie it was
jimmy popeye doyle a detective portrayed by actor gene hackman that inspired the now iconic name the
first location though was initially called chicken on the run now let that be a lesson to the lust of
you no chicken escapes but as it was struggling copeland decided to rebrand the restaurant he
replaced his traditional chicken with a spicy version and changed the name to popeyes here's
another frequently asked question about the name why is it popeyes without an apostrophe
well as copeland would have you believe it's only because when he was first starting out
he was too poor to afford one and as time passed it just became a thing secret popeye's recipe why
don't you be a good little loser and hand over the secret formula from kfc's secret blend of herbs
and spices to mcdonald's big mac sauce they've all got a little something that's just their own
for popeyes however their secret recipe wasn't legally theirs for a very long time it was only
in 2014 that the chain ended up getting the rights to its famous mix of spices
indeed in the 1990s popeyes had to file for bankruptcy leading to copeland losing
ownership of the restaurant which forced an important reorganization of the company
he went from being the owner to a franchisee but that didn't mean he lost control of the recipes
after his death the recipes remained part of his estate so popeyes had to pay over 3.1 million
dollars a year in licensing fees and royalties in order to still be able to use the secret
spice recipe finally in 2014 it paid a whopping 43 million dollars to fully buy back the rights
now that you know all the trouble the chain went through it's easier to understand
why they would keep their tasty seasoning recipe under wraps there's a popeye's buffet
all you can eat buffet if you're a die-hard fan of popeyes and you feel like you could eat
the entire kitchen whenever you visit one then you simply have to stop in lafayette louisiana
and head to the last all-you-can-eat popeyes yes you heard that right there actually exists a place
where you can eat all the popeyes you want and all for the mere price of nine dollars aka cheaper
than most combo meals shut up and take my money situated at 3 500 pin hook road it's the last
remaining popeye's buffet after the only other two similar locations in huntsville and alabama
closed down a couple of years ago open from 10 a.m to 8 p.m every day popeye's buffet welcomes
hungry customers who can enjoy a cajun style feast with unlimited access to their favorite foods from
sides to chicken the choices include spicy and mild fried chicken buttermilk biscuits fries red
beans and rice and mashed potatoes with gravy back in the day there even used to be mac and cheese
spaghetti and tacos available while this paradise on earth was going strong for the last few years
you might not be able to go for long because of the tumultuous year we've had with the pandemic
buffet style restaurants have not been doing too well there's a high possibility that popeye's
buffet will close its door for good but for now you still have a shot the closure of the buffet
would truly mark the end of a delicious era beyonce and popeyes like beyonce says please
please stop cheating on me who wouldn't dream of getting a lifetime supply of their favorite fast
food whenever you have a craving all you would need to do is pull out a little card and you
would get all the nuggets burgers and fries you could want while this might sound too good to
be true there is actually a very famous someone who has access to that kind of special treatment
and that's queen bee beyonce indeed back in 2003 the superstar singer shared with oprah and the
rest of the world that the unconditional love she had for the fried chicken chain earned her a very
special gift beyonce's love for popeyes was not exactly a secret she said at one point everywhere
she went fans would buy her popeyes she even served buckets of popeye's chicken at her wedding
if that's not a dedicated fan then we don't know who is the word quickly got around that
the star was a fan of the restaurant and eventually popeyes itself heard about it
as a response the restaurant awarded beyonce with a lifetime supply of popeyes this entitles her to
as much popeye's chicken as she wants no matter the location but as she shared this information
on the oprah winfrey show she also admitted that she had been way too embarrassed to actually use
her card maybe as years went by she overcame her embarrassment but one thing is for sure
a lifetime supply of popeyes sounds like a dream come true for many chicken fans some
pretty creative chicken tenders to victory it feels unfamiliar but it tastes like chicken
there are many honorable mentions that are still on the menu today including the blackened chicken
tenders but a few were only available for limited times there were the chicken waffle
tenders in which the chicken was dipped in waffle batter and deep fried the wicked chicken thin and
curly strips of battered chicken breast meat and beer can chicken an absolute fan favorite
this fried chicken was marinated in a blend of traditional beer can chicken seasonings and not
from actual beer but still beer we obviously can't forget to mention these sweet and crunchy tenders
which were tenders coated in shortbread cookie dough adding a subtle sweetness to the salty treat
or the buffalo ranch chicken tenders marinated in the original seasonings and drilled with a
spicy and creamy buffalo ranch sauce no matter which ones you get popeye's chicken tenders are
some of the best around reality or urban legend no homer that's just an urban legend the rumors
slash unfounded claims surrounding what really goes into the chicken at fast food chains isn't
anything new for years now countless urban legends have been going around all having something to do
with chains frying and serving customers something other than a piece of chicken for popeyes it was
all about fried rats rodents of unusual size i don't think they exist it all started with a
claim that was made in 2016 by a family in harlem saying there was a fried rat included in their
bucket of chicken obviously as soon as the images were shared on social media they began spreading
like wildfire messages of disgust were sent to popeyes who simply tried to reassure the panicked
customers that the misshaped piece of chicken was probably just organ meat however this was seen
more as an iteration of the very old urban legend known as the kentucky fried rat by a lot of people
whether this eerie piece of chicken was really a rat or simply a chicken kidney or lung the chain
still suffered from a lot of bad publicity following the social media explosion but
selling fried rats isn't the only thing popeyes got accused of doing only a year later in 2017 a
fake news site began circulating a story about a popeye's manager who had been lacing its chicken
with cocaine in order to make the customers come back for more even though the news came from a
satire site it's not everyone who bothered to take that into account how popeyes got started
cool it's just like the good old days popeye's louisiana kitchen has been one of the big players
in the fast food industry ever since it was founded in 1972. this now worldwide sensation was
started by 28 year old al copeland he introduced the new orleans style fried chicken built upon
the rich cajun and creole flavor profiles and the world just couldn't seem to get enough also
terribly terribly addictive now popeyes wasn't such a huge success at first but it didn't take
long before people realized just how good the food was the first location was opened in the suburb
of arabi in new orleans louisiana and thanks to its spicy chicken and buttermilk biscuits
business took off and within the decade popeyes had over 500 locations in the country had expanded
beyond the borders and franchised all over the world today there are over 2600 restaurants in the
united states alone and there's no sign of popeyes slowing down its expansion a parade of lawsuits
frivolous lawsuits you understand popeyes has seen some pretty weird and borderline ridiculous
lawsuits like in november 2016 when an attorney from mississippi paul newton jr sued popeyes
after choking on a piece of chicken newton said he choked on the chicken because he was forced
to eat it without utensils and he had to have emergency surgery to remove it from his throat
he eventually dropped the suit due to how people received the news on social media asking how he
thought everyone else ate their fried chicken a year later it was a woman from texas who decided
to sue over a case of flesh-eating worms she had allegedly ingested after eating at the restaurant
they were eating her from the inside out and she was asking for one million dollars in damages
they're eating her i'm not going to eat me but science was apparently on the chain's side as
an expert from the entomology department of purdue claimed nothing about this was biologically sound
and finally when the release of the chicken sandwich took over the world in 2019 a man
from tennessee filed a lawsuit against popeyes over time wasted after the chain had run out
of sandwiches for false advertising and deceptive business practices he was seeking 5 000 in damages
why there are no healthy options now come on every second i'm out of bed i'm burning precious
calories in recent years it's no secret that people have become more aware of the food they
put into their bodies this is why most fast food places have taken steps to offer some healthier
options to customers who are looking to cut back on greasy food like mcdonald's with its salads or
taco bell with its fresco tacos for instance however popeye's doesn't seem to want to jump
on the bandwagon just because she jumped off the cliff you're going to jump off the cliff but why
their idea of healthy menu options is anything under 350 calories like a cinnamon apple pie
an order of two chicken legs or a small order of red beans and rice even the corn on the cob will
set you back an impressive amount of calories well according to an interview with ceo cheryl
batchelder the reason why there aren't any more healthy options is simply that they don't work
at popeyes they've tried in the past but apparently it didn't sell well enough to be worth
the investment she said that people are eating a lot of baked and broiled chicken at home and
that we eat boring healthy food at home and we eat things like popeyes when we go out to enjoy
a special evening which honestly we kind of get they were accused of animal cruelty but seriously
cruelty to animals is no laughing matter of course a chicken joint isn't going to be the
most vegetarian friendly restaurant out there but just because popeyes is a fast food place
it does not mean that it's not mindful of its suppliers practices the chain has claimed time
and again that it makes it a point to source their chickens only from suppliers who are in
compliance with the animal welfare guidelines established by the national chicken council
despite repeating that they are constantly updating the guidelines not everyone agreed
popeyes was accused numerous times of cruel animal treatment and not being proactive enough in making
sure their sourcing supply was cruelty free it wasn't until 2020 that the chain finally
signed on to a set of animal welfare standards called the better chicken commitment interesting
joining tons of other big companies like subway and whole foods these new standards include
suppliers who provide more living space eliminate cages for broiler chickens transition to chicken
breeds with a better animal welfare outcome and overall offer a better quality of life let's
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