Popeyes

Went here the other night, as we were craving a little fried chicken. We should’ve just kept driving. Drove up to the window and the guy taking the order seemed nice enough. I asked about the 3 piece meal, specifically asking if I could choose the pieces (breast, thigh, leg) and he said I couldn’t and that it comes with a selection of pieces like, breast, thigh, wing. I told him I didn’t care for wings. Get home and open up the box and it’s all wings. In other words, the person working at Popeye’s and representing them punked me. Not cool!

Good ol’ greasy fast food. This place is some good Lousianna cookin’ up in this kitchen. The fried chicken is good. It comes in regular and spicy. I love the batter. Crispy outside and moist inside. The biscuits here are probably drowned in butter and that makes them sooooo good. The mashed potatoes and gravy are tasty. French fries rock! The mac and cheese is tasty. Red beans and rice done just right. Not too much heat. I think this place is better than KFC for the chicken and the mashed potatoes and gravy. The ingredients here just taste better. They have a ton of sides, BBQ, Mustard, Buttermilk Ranch, Cajun Spices, etc.
You can get good lunch baskets here with a few sides for a good price. Good ol’ greasy fast food. Yum Yum!
oh…and they also have strawberry Fanta!!!

Fast, Clean, decent food, fresh, try that blackberry pie. Yum!!!
Music was right…
Will stop by again

Oh my god !!! I am totally obsessed with this place. I can’t resist the smell when I walk in. I have a very bad addiction to their fries. I usually order the 13 pc meal for me and the family. I have to say that I just wished that they out breasts instead of chicken wings

This is by far far far theeee best Popeyes. The food is always hot and tastes fresh. I’ve eaten quite a few Popeyes and this one is the best. When I say «a few» I mean in 4 states.

Rolled through the old ‘hood today, zipped thru (Louisiana fast) Popeye’s to try their LTO of Cracked Pepper Butterfly Shrimp with «blackened» tartar sauce.
Eight shrimp, fries and a biscuit for $ 4.99. The shrimp, like Popeye’s chicken, were diminutive in size, but no matter, as it’s Mrs Burgerdogboy’s fast food of choice, especially the red beans and rice (large). She was AWOL for my visit today, so I passed on the beans, but amped up the order by adding a side of green beans.
Delish.

Payed for two five piece meals, received two 3 piece meals. Ordered both with mashed potatoes, received rice and beans. Also got the wrong sauce. Wtf man. Didn’t realize this until I got home (near Woodstock). Total ripoff.

This is actually a really great popeyes with polite and helpful employees. Much better than one further down mlk, always fresh chicken, sides need some work, occasionally I wonder if they train employees first on prepping the side dishes. Anyway four stars.

Let’s face it, Popeye’s Chicken is the best chicken in the world. Ask anyone who’s been there and they will agree. I know, it’s a chain and you might think that’s like saying McDonald’s has the best cheeseburgers (they’re pretty good, actually). Trust me, my snob level is through the roof, and I can recommend at least ten other places that serve fried chicken, but they can’t compare to Popeye’s. I guess I just prefer the chemicals they use. My only complaint is that they have two restuarants within a mile of each other in NE and none anywhere else. I’m not saying this is racist, but… Also, best biscuits.

Love everything here … my standard lunch is 5 piece spicy chic strips, cole slaw, 2 biscuits ans strawberry soda …

OMG! Amazing! I was in Portland with a group of kids and we visited this location several times. The kids loved It!

First, I’m not sure why there are two Popeye’s in MLK that’s pretty much within a walking distance and there’s none in downtown Portland or Southeast. And I’m not sure why using the name Popeye’s. But in way, I think that’s a good thing. I think if I live anywhere near Popeye’s, I’ll get addicted, and that’s not good for my waistline. I’ve only been here once actually with my parents and sisters. We all enjoyed it. So, great job Popeye’s.

I am all for Popeye and Popeye’s Chicken & Biscuits any day but if you choose to grab a quick bite here, I would suggest you use the drive-​thru option. Service inside is horrid. I can say that I am a regular here because I have a slight addiction to their pies and chicken. Spicy option please and 4 pies to go!

Just about anybody from around here could tell you all about the lore that this is the inferior of the two Popeye’s ruling the roost on MLK. The one down on Ainsworth as long been open far later, had better service and better food.
This other one, down across the street from the old Nike discount store, has definitely improved several notches in the past several years. Drive through service is invariably lightning fast, and I haven’t detected any trace of menacing attitude from an employee there since sometime in the 90s…
I’m still awfully sore about them taking collard greens off the menu — apparently for good? I even emailed the corporate office about this and was, uhhhhhh, IGNORED. Also, this restaurant has moved from selling catfish to «whitefish» (undoubtedly tilapia) in seriously un-​tasty chicken-​McNugget-​sized bites…
Urban legends aside, as long as the Popeye’s out in Troutdale, at the truckstop at Wood Village off of 84 there, keeps it up w/​their IBS-​inspiring ways, this 2^nd MLK store no longer has to worry about being the worst Popeye’s in Town anymore. Not by a long shot…

I stopped here the other afternoon when I was driving home completely wasted from the bar. On this afternoon in particular, I was a little extra shitfaced because I had actually called into work and started drinking at 9 that morning. After the bartender kicked me out and I stumbled to my car, it dawned on me that I had completely forgotten to eat since breakfast! I drove home seriously convinced I would have to go home hungry when I realized Popeyes had a drive-​thru and no one who works there gave a shit about life. What a perfect place to hit up when you’re pretty sure you’ll blow a 0.1 something. Normally, I try to hit up the taco bell on broadway because I know every one else in the drive-​thru line is also wasted (why else would you eat there?) but it was too far away this time. The menu was easy to read and the prices all ended in nine. OMG, I thought. I need to shove as much chicken into my face as fast as possible. Screw it. I ordered the family meal. a delightful little combo, which comes in a trash bag and consists of 8 pieces of awesome, 4 muffins of gooey buttery goodness and a tub of the best red beans and rice in the world. As soon as my server handed me my bag and I set the food down next to me, I knew my suffering would soon end. I’m not sure what happened next but when I woke myself up the next morning by letting off the largest fart EVER, surrounded by crumbs of gristle chicken bones and food stains on my sheets and noticed that I still had streaming internet porn playing on my laptop, I knew it had been a good night and Popeye’s had saved me from starvation.

The food here is good but the service is worse than anywhere I’ve ever visited. Even the Popeye’s in downtown Chicago have better service. You’re lucky to get a «hello» from anyone working here, including the managers.
Still, I’ve visited this location more than any others in Portland because it’s more convenient.

You know how people from New York make all these claims about the superiority of their bagels and pizzas being based on the quality of the water or the humidity in Manhattan or some other dubious and mysterious (and likely BS) criteria? It’s some mystical component that can’t possibly exist anywhere else other than that specific location (and therefore nobody anywhere in the world will be able to make those things as good as them).
I’ve never understood (or believed) this nonsense. Well, until I ate at the Popeye’s up the street from this one. As you’ll probably see from my review of the other location, I’ve been sincerely impressed by the food there on numerous occasions. Well, you know, impressed as far as fast food chicken goes. But seriously, it’s good. And I can’t explain why. it must be the water.
And then I came here, and discovered that not all Popeye’s are created equal. In fact, none are as good as the other MLK location and I can’t even place why. The chicken there is more moist and tender, the dirty rice is more filthy, the biscuits are more buttery? I have no idea. But the few times I have been to this location I have been disappointed. The last time was the final nail in the coffin. Dry, chewy fries, decent chicken (always better than KFC), and okay gravy.
So while I can’t explain why one other Popeye’s makes food that should be the same as other locations but for some reason is that much better, it’s simply the way it is. So while this Popeye’s would be my first choice over any other fast food chicken, it’s simply A-​OK compared to its neighbor.

I wasn’t trying to be sanctimonious when I stated in previous reviews that I’m not one that is giddy or huge on fast food. But here I am, reviewing one of my favorite chicken places of all time. In my mind, chicken was never part of the fast food world that I knew when growing up.
And, having never tried Popeye’s Chicken until I moved to Portland, I was simply stunned at how great their chicken really is. SOOOO above and beyond better than other places… so much so that I noticed a brand new Popeyes opening up in HK’s International Chek Lap airport when i was there in October, and I’ve noticed them in the Midwest when I was on travels there recently. In fact, Popeye’s is so good, my friend was proposed to by finding her ring inside one of the chicken boxes.yup. Proposal by Popeye’s… that’s how much they both love the chicken!
And, of course, they’re here in the Bay Area too, and I would be fibbing if I said I haven’t been since returning! I’m a great big fan of their spices and the way their chicken tastes. it’s just moister, the spices are more vibrant, and I even like the way the batter coats and looks (coloring, texture) on their pieces.
B CUBED: that stands for batty for the buttermilk biscuits as well. That’s moi.
Great secret recipes, whatever they are. I’m sold, and so is, apparently, the world! I mean, HK International airport has a Popeyes!
What also doesn’t hurt are their stellar specials: like Tuesday specials: $ 1.3 for a leg and thigh 2 piecer. Portland used to always have wonderful deals pasted all over their windows. This location opened later at night as well, so it was all good, in the name of midnight munchies.

Spicy fried chicken, and macaroni and cheese. This place makes me happy. Far superior to KFC. Their biscuits are damn good too, with a little honey. I also appreciate that you can buy chicken by the piece rather than having to buy a whole meal. Really good for fast food.

Most of you probably know that I’m not one that thinks capsaicin = good. Quite the opposite. So I always figured that it was the people who had that unfortunate notion preferred Popeye’s to KFC.
Maybe it’s the chicken. The chicken they use in the chicken strips is really, really good. When I eat chicken strips I usually use a fork because of the stringy meat. These required no such fuss (neither do Carl’s Jr’s, btw). But the flavor wasn’t better than any other chicken strip I’ve ever had.
The mashers were way better than KFC’s instant, although overspiced to me.
The biscuits were blah AND meh.
They needed to be a bit quicker on cleaning the tables.
KFC still wins because of popcorn chicken. Mmmmmmmm.