Popeyes Chicken Sandwich > Chick Fil A —- This time, it’s real, and it’s spectacular

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  1. a.tramp

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    Not super caught up on this thread but maybe it has been discussed. Anyone else experienced a noticeable & steady decline in the Popeyes spicy chicken sandwich? First 5-10 I had were freaking awesome. Every subsequent one (about 5) have all been worse than the previous.

    Decline in chicken quality and spice is almost non-existent now. I have tried a couple different locations after the closest one to me yielded 2 bad results and same thing so it is not just a single location issue I have experienced it at.
     
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  2. Festus McBadass

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    That’s just normal Popeyes shit
     
  3. Tiffin

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    I have not experienced this and have had them all at different locations
     
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  4. a.tramp

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    Sure it is just a Dallas thing. Dallas has the ability to ruin a lot of shit.
     
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  5. Tiffin

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  6. Imurhuckleberry

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    Best fried chicken for years was at long John Silver's so I guess fair is fair.
     
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  7. Jimmy the Saint

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    I’d try it even if they just called it “fish.”
     
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  8. Tiffin

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    Not gonna lie I'm probably going to get a fish sandwich today. I don't eat fast food fish regularly but every now and then I get a hankering. I blame Lent/Catholicism. Went to McDonald's a couple weeks back and got a filet o fish and was actually better than I remember. Think they must have changed up the batter a while back because it was more fish and chips style batter than a chicken nugget style breading like it used to be.

    Also, agree with Arby's having a solid one last time I had it.
     
  9. Evil Homer

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    not yet
     
  10. Evil Homer

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    Wait those bland ass tempura chicken planks?
     
  11. Jimmy the Saint

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    I remember them being pretty good as a kid. CFA, Popeyes, etc. wasn’t around so it’s not like there was much competition.
     
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  12. Evil Homer

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    i mean I like LJS but their chicken is bottom of the list


    arby’s is the victim of bad PR and meme/jokes (Simpsons, Daily Show) but has top 5 fries, one of the better shakes in Jamocha, and you literally can’t go wrong with their food choices imo. Would rather eat there than McD’s most of the time

    in my fatter days I loved Arby’s
     
  13. Redav

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    Yeah Arby's isn't bad. Their curly fries are great
     
  14. VaxRule

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    Their salted caramel cookie is dangerously good.
     
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  15. Jimmy the Saint

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    I un-ironically also enjoy Arby’s.
     
  16. TC

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    Is this supposed to come in as high praise?
     
  17. Tiffin

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    Had the fish sandwich. Same pickles and bun as the chicken sandwich. Tartar sauce was fine but not special. The fish is a spicy breading, not the spicy mayo from the chicken sandwich. Was good, but obviously no chicken sandwich. Close to or on par with Arby's fish though.
     
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  18. Evil Homer

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    I need to get an answer about Imurhuckleberry saying the best fried chicken was Long John Silver’s. That’s a wild take
     
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  22. Evil Homer

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    hahaha yeah I don’t know anyone who goes and there’s usually like a 2-3 car length line at max

    meanwhile chicken salad chick or whatever bends into traffic where my mom lives. Insane
     
  23. dblplay1212

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    I don't get the Arby's hate. Not elite but I'll take it over McDonald's and Sonic any day. It's on that mid tier with BK and Wendy's for me.
     
  24. mb711

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    You have BK over Mickey D’s?
     
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  25. GeneralPaton

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    Last time I went to Arby’s I got some turkey wrap, it was part of a 2 things for $4 or something like that, that was really damn good. It had horsey sauce on it that I didn’t know about so that was a nice surprise. I’ll fuck with some Arby’s every couple months or so.
     
  26. Butthead

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    If you don't like a French dip or a beef n cheddar from Arby's then why are you even getting fast food? Go to Chipotle, nerds
     
  27. Degausser

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    Haven't had Arby's in quite a while, but I'm a fan. Beef n Cheddar is a classic delicious fast food sandwich.
     
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  28. Jimmy the Saint

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    Beef n cheddar and curly fries is a great, cheap lunch.
     
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  29. southlick

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    That shit is sooooo good.
     
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  30. Degausser

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    It's pretty good but not at all filling. My wife brings that shit home somtimes and I'm still hungry after.
     
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  31. southlick

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    That Jalapeño Holly is like crack.
     
  32. Degausser

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  33. Nole96SC

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    I’d hate to see the sodium content but Arby’s au jus for the French dip is GOAT.
     
  34. dblplay1212

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    Yes by a lot. McDonald's is bottom of the barrel for me. Only good thing on the menu is chicken mcgriddles and hashbrowns imo. Non-breakfast is all awful.
     
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  35. TC

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    Nobody came for Arby’s. Chill
     
  36. dblplay1212

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    Same
     
  37. Evil Homer

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    just a bowl of msg and salt I love it
     
  38. Arrec Bardwin

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    Arby’s mozzarella sticks [​IMG]
     
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  39. Degausser

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    I might get Arby's tomorrow now
     
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  40. dump

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    I support Arby’s because they support nihilism
     
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    Can't agree with this take. BKs look like dumps these days.
     
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  42. Stringer Bell

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    I miss the Arby-Q's
     
  43. Evil Homer

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    i hate mozz sticks (I know, I know) but their potato cakes hit

    Now I want Arby’s damn
     
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  44. Jimmy the Saint

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    What is to dislike about deep fried cheese?
     
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  45. blind dog

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    a few days late to the Church's discussion but their biscuits >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
     
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  46. Arrec Bardwin

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    Arby’s has elite sides, it is known.
     
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  47. Evil Homer

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    It’s not good mozzarella? The breading gets too soft and becomes bland?
     
  48. racer

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    I think your Arby is broken. Try a new one.
     
  49. Goose

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    The chicken fingers at Long John Silvers are good imo. Haven’t been there in about 5 years or so though. The guy that used to sit next to me at work would bring coupons in once a month and we’d get carry out and ring the bell that they had there for good service