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Hello, ladies and gentlemen. Happy Fourth of July
That's at least the date that I'm filming this, and that's when I hope to get this up.
It's the late afternoon, early evening of the Fourth of July
I can smell - I can actually smell kind of a charcoal from barbecues in the air. It's a nice comfortable
Afternoon and
I got Popeye's
There was no one there. I was the only person that went and got Popeye's so I guess I
Don't know I guess everyone already got their Popeye's because that's what everyone eats on the Fourth of Kuly
But I wanted to get this item done I
Originally wanted to review this item last Sunday. I just wasn't feeling well that day
Understandably and I had to put it off, so I decided well alright, I'm going to get it taken care of today
They're still open as far as I understand, so that's what I decided to do, and that's where we stand right now
so today's review is for the Popeye's cheddar biscuit butterfly shrimp and
They release these every so often, the butterfly shrimp, and admittedly this is one of my favorite items
from Popeye's
I mean it just is
They always do these so nicely I always
Usually rate these highly, this is one of my favorite things from Popeye's so I'm really looking forward to this
I mean, I remember these butterfly shrimp
They just have a certain way with it, where they're just able to have it so tender, it's always so good
And I'm always looking forward when they ever release a new type of butterfly shrimp because I usually know when it comes to popeyes
Even though the chicken has kind of gone down hill a bit usually they still manage to do these butterfly shrimp pretty good
So I kind of got some high hopes for this one
Now this is their cheddar biscuit butterfly shrimp, okay
This is your standard butterfly cut shrimp, though it does have a little bit of butterfly meat, around 8% or so in there
It also has a cheddary biscuit coating, so I guess it's supposed to have the biscuit like to maybe have a little bit of a butteriness and
Bread crumb type of coating and then the cheddar of course, to have a little bit of cheesiness to it as well
So that's the unique thing about this, the coating, the cheddar biscuit coating
They only sell it in a meal, of course it seems to be standard procedure now from popeye's and
They only sell it in a meal, in a little box like so, you know, you can see it there and
You have to get this with a side, I got it with fries. It also comes with a biscuit and some new sauce of theirs
Some ghost pepper jelly sauce
I always kind of shake my head when it comes to these ghost pepper sauces. It's a joke. You know
They're not actually going to put any ghost pepper in it
You'd be dying truth be told so it's just in the name
But I guess it's supposed to have a little bit of a spice to it anyway
Here's the box. Can see in all its box-like glory. There it is
There's me kind of looking at the box rather inquisitively
You can see
In it
Fries
Some of the shrimp buried underneath said fries, and there's a
B... biz... bizgit
Right over there, so you can see everything's included it's you know a nice little
selection of fatty foods, and this is available for the price of five dollars
Alright
Well, I guess we'll just try the shrimp first
Now you could eat all of the shrimp, mind you. This is an interesting thing about these, you could even eat the tail, too
That's one thing that I find interesting about Popeye's shrimp. But anyway, I'm just going to try them
I'm going to eat them plain first and then I'll try them
After I give an initial assessment, I'll try them with the sauce, and we'll go from there. I'm looking forward to this it is the cheddar
Biscuit, I think that's what it's called, right?
We, I want to make sure. Yep, the cheddar biscuit butterfly shrimp from Popeye's, going in
My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined
For those of you who don't know
Burger King, a couple months back, bought out Popeye's
And for those of - for a lot of the people who understood and knew what was going on, there was some protest about it
But it seems lately
Burger King is like the opposite of King Midas, you know, where everything he touched turned to gold in the story
With Burger King, everything they touch is just garbage and it's terrible
and as soon as they bought Popeye's I had a sad feeling, and I thought to myself, they're going to ruin this chain aren't they and
And that's it, that's exactly what they're doing
Just like everything else is they touch really, you know, they ruin it
Terribly disappointing, what what I'm tasting here, it really is
These butterfly shrimp from Popeye's
Were my favorite thing from the menu. I kid you not, when they would release them
I would go there special for it. Now the chicken used to be
I mean on its own good, but these butterfly shrimp were something else. I mean they were so tender
They had a butteriness to them. They just melted in your mouth. Oh, it was so good
I try these and no sauce is going to fix this atrocity. None
This comes down to the quality of the meat itself
The perfect shrimp really should just be really melt-in-your-mouth
These are chewy, and that's disgraceful
Really is, and it brings it down from something that was excellent now to below-average
It's not terrible, mind you. They're edible, granted
But when you're used to expecting
These excellent quality shrimp, the best from a fast food place, and now you bite into it, and they're all just chewy and
Rather lackluster in terms of flavor
It's such a terrible, terrible disappointment, ladies and gentlemen when this was such a good item. And you're trying it again and now
It's essentially a piece of garbage
So I hope you can imagine my disappointment when
I know likely it's never going to go back to what it once was, and it's a terrible disappointment, folks. It really is
You know
Just texturally. They're lacking in flavor, a lot of that butteriness is gone
They're not even, you know, melt-in-your-mouth anymore. That''s the best way to describe them. They're just chewy now
They're chunky and it's a terrible disappointment
And they just have a real fishy taste to them now. It's such a disappointment folks it really is
In terms of that outer coating that they like to flaunt around now where they say it's got the cheddar biscuit
I couldn't really taste any of the biscuityness of it
I could taste a little bit of that cheddar cheese blend in there
Which is nice and all, but at the same time the meat has to be quality, too
So it's a disappointment. It really is, you know, it's something
This was my favorite item on the menu there, and to see them ruin this too, it's sad
You might be saying, well, you know, maybe
Maybe the Popeye's that you go to is just a bad one, right?
As a matter of fact I went to a different one today. I actually did, I went to a different Popeye's, a completely new one and
This is the product here, and it's such a disappointment as I said many a time now
This is an item that I held in such high regard and
To see them do this to it
It's crushing, you know, it's sad. It's really sad to be quite honest
We'll try the ghost pepper jelly
You can see it's got a redness to it there, a pool of red
And we'll see, but really when it comes to - maybe it'll add a little bit of flavor to it, you know
But when it actually comes to the quality of the meat itself and the texture thereof
A sauce is only going to do so much
And so we'll try a little bit here
The sauce is good and all, keep that in mind, now the sauce itself is a nice little
Contradiction of a sweet jelly really like a sweet little jam, you know and
And then it has this real
Spiciness, now, it's nothing like a ghost pepper, you know, if it was a ghost pepper, forget it
I'd be bawling my eyes out right now, and probably vomiting it up on the floor
So that's not obviously what it really is
But it does have a nice little spiciness that kind of does add a little bit of flavor to it
But when the issue is the texture and quality of the meat, as I said, sauce is only going to do so much now
Now, it's still subpar quality meat with a little bit of sweetness and spiciness to it
And that's it. The same disappointment there, you know
*Sighs*
So overall, I'm disappointed
I really am, you know, they - this is such a good dish and to see it just sink down in terms of quality
It's saddening, it really is. This costs you five dollars. I wouldn't
Recommend It especially if you've tried their
Butterfly shrimp in the past, because it's just sad, and it's disappointing to see it just sink down so much. I'm disappointed
Popeye's, please fix it, get your act together, please. You once had a very good menu with very good items
And now you're stooping down to the level of KFC.
So I beg of you,
Please do something about this because it's such a shame to see something just sink down so low in terms of quality
Out of ten therefore. I'm going to be giving this the ah
Cheddar biscuit butterfly shrimp, I'm going to give it a four point eight out of ten
Because it's still edible, but it's definitely on the lower, lower end in terms of quality, sad to say
It really is, and
It's disappointing, I kind of saw this coming, but it's always when you really see it happen, it always hits you hard, it really does
On one final note, since the review is wrapped up, I'm just going to take a minute with this
I wanted to just emphasize a point that
I said this a while back, but I wanted to just, you know, say it again
Sometimes with this channel, you know, I'll just, I guess the best way to say it is
You know sometimes, I might not be feeling well. I might just be having a bad day or whatnot
I just wanted to thank all of you who really do care about and support this channel those of you
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I'm always so thankful for your support and your help, and I really mean it
And I just wanted to emphasize that, because I always have been thankful, and I always will be, so thank you
Alright, ladies and gentlemen, that wraps up this review
Disappointing to say the least, but hey, there's many more reviews to come, and let's keep those fingers crossed that we'll have a good item next time
Thank you all for watching and consuming this content
Take care, I'm your host TheReportOfTheWeek and today's review was for the cheddar biscuit butterfly shrimp from Popeye's
Take care, and have a happy Fourth of July! Merch for this review is at teespring.com/immeasurable_disappointment