Popeyes chicken sandwich. Is it that good?

[lucas]

Now I'm craving Popeyes!

 

[L&Lfan]

Actually ANY fried chicken sounds heavenly to me right now!

We’ve got KFC, Popeye’s, Royal Farms and several supermarkets that do fried chicken in our area. Also, Chick-Fil-A and other fast food places for sandwiches. An abundance of options.

 

[ronandannette]

Actually ANY fried chicken sounds heavenly to me right now!

We’ve got KFC, Popeye’s, Royal Farms and several supermarkets that do fried chicken in our area. Also, Chick-Fil-A and other fast food places for sandwiches. An abundance of options.

It’s breakfast time here but I could go for chicken - with fries and gravy of course.

 

[L&Lfan]

It’s breakfast time here but I could go for chicken - with fries and gravy of course.

Don’t forget the biscuits, Annette!
Or maybe it’s fries , where you are!

 

[ronandannette]

Don’t forget the biscuits, Annette!
Or maybe it’s fries , where you are!

Yeah, I could do a warm biscuit with butter and jelly for breakfast. But If you’re talking about biscuits with that pasty white goop, that’s strictly an American thing.

 

[L&Lfan]

Yes, biscuits and gravy are BIG down here, but of course, there are different kinds of gravies. The white gravy isn’t a particular favorite of mine either.

 

[luvsJack]

Yeah, I could do a warm biscuit with butter and jelly for breakfast. But If you’re talking about biscuits with that pasty white goop, that’s strictly an American thing.

pasty white goop??!? Surely you don't mean sausage gravy???? Oh my! If it was pasty and gloopy to you then you haven't had correctly prepared sausage gravy and biscuits. LOL (I won't eat it at much of any restaurant, fast food or otherwise. Only homemade)

 

[ronandannette]

pasty white goop??!? Surely you don't mean sausage gravy???? Oh my! If it was pasty and gloopy to you then you haven't had correctly prepared sausage gravy and biscuits. LOL (I won't eat it at much of any restaurant, fast food or otherwise. Only homemade)

Again, this is regional but I can’t imagine a way to make that mess “correct”.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

pasty white goop??!? Surely you don't mean sausage gravy???? Oh my! If it was pasty and gloopy to you then you haven't had correctly prepared sausage gravy and biscuits. LOL (I won't eat it at much of any restaurant, fast food or otherwise. Only homemade)

Ever since I've been making this biscuits and gravy casserole recipe I find that I like restaurant gravy less and less. With this biscuit and gravy casserole recipe you cook breakfast sausage (don't drain) then add flour and cook for 3-5mins (sometimes longer) to cook off the flour taste and thicken it and add milk and cook that. It's a lot better tasting I've found than so many of the 'white/country' gravy (which I prefer) I've had at restaurants.

 

[ronandannette]

Yes, biscuits and gravy are BIG down here, but of course, there are different kinds of gravies. The white gravy isn’t a particular favorite of mine either.

This is what proper fries and gravy look like. KFC makes a great gravy, Popeye’s is more like a spicy sort of pan-sauce. Does CFA serve gravy?

 

[bcla]

This is what proper fries and gravy look like. KFC makes a great gravy, Popeye’s is more like a spicy sort of pan-sauce. Does CFA serve gravy?

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Toss some cheese curds in there and I guess it would be poutine.

 

[ronandannette]

Toss some cheese curds in there and I guess it would be poutine.

Yeah but poutine isn’t near as ubiquitously Canadian as most seem to think. I’d never even heard of it until it “trended” 8 years or so ago. Several fast food chains do serve it now - Wendy’s and KFC in particular. McDonald’s might offer it regionally in the East - here they don’t have gravy on the menu.

 

[L&Lfan]

This is what proper fries and gravy look like. KFC makes a great gravy, Popeye’s is more like a spicy sort of pan-sauce. Does CFA serve gravy?

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No, CFA doesn’t serve gravy. I assume because they don’t serve mashed potatoes, only waffle fries. And Americans generally use ketchup and other dipping sauces with fries, not gravy. The kind of gravy in the photo you sent would definitely go on mashed potatoes down here in the lower 48.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

No, CFA doesn’t serve gravy. I assume because they don’t serve mashed potatoes, only waffle fries. And Americans generally use ketchup and other dipping sauces with fries, not gravy. The kind of gravy in the photo you sent would definitely go on mashed potatoes down here in the lower 48.

I'm a ranch with fries kind of girl (midwesterner here though when I was a kid it was ketchup then I switched to mustard) but with Chick-Fil-A I almost always get their signature Chick-fil-A sauce.

Agree on the mashed potatoes bit. Only time I really see gravy with fries is poutine-style recipes.

 

[SaintsManiac]

Had a coupon for a free chicken sandwich from CFA. Just finished it and can confirm that Popeyes is indeed better.

I would have rather paid for one of those...

 

[bcla]

Yeah but poutine isn’t near as ubiquitously Canadian as most seem to think. I’d never even heard of it until it “trended” 8 years or so ago. Several fast food chains do serve it now - Wendy’s and KFC in particular. McDonald’s might offer it regionally in the East - here they don’t have gravy on the menu.

Well, poutine is from Quebec. Not sure how it spread across Canada.

 

[kirstenb1]

Of course, dh stopped at Popeye's and brought home dinner last night! Our nearest one is about 45 minutes away, but there's one on his way home from the job site he was at. No sandwiches, but thoroughly enjoyed chicken, spicy fries and the biscuit! BTW, never been a fan of CFA. Their food is super bland.

 

[NotUrsula]

pasty white goop??!? Surely you don't mean sausage gravy???? Oh my! If it was pasty and gloopy to you then you haven't had correctly prepared sausage gravy and biscuits. LOL (I won't eat it at much of any restaurant, fast food or otherwise. Only homemade)

Sausage gravy is essentially creamed pork fat. I'll agree that there is finely-made sausage-gravy and carelessly-made sausage-gravy, but even when it is made with care, I still find it too heavy to sit well on my stomach.

I have never been a fan of any fats other than real butter. I actually skin my fried chicken before I eat it. (I love to eat the fried batter bits that fall off -- what my sister used to call "the crispins", but I don't eat the actual skin.) I skim my gumbo, too -- quelle horreur! One of the local restaurants here serves duck-fat fries that people rave about, but I don't care for them; I'm just not a connoisseur of grease, no matter how "special" it may be.

 

[luvsJack]

Sausage gravy is essentially creamed pork fat. I'll agree that there is finely-made sausage-gravy and carelessly-made sausage-gravy, but even when it is made with care, I still find it too heavy to sit well on my stomach.

I have never been a fan of any fats other than real butter. I actually skin my fried chicken before I eat it. (I love to eat the fried batter bits that fall off -- what my sister used to call "the crispins", but I don't eat the actual skin.) I skim my gumbo, too -- quelle horreur! One of the local restaurants here serves duck-fat fries that people rave about, but I don't care for them; I'm just not a connoisseur of grease, no matter how "special" it may be.

Sausage gravy has to be made with care. I like it on the thin said so that it isn't heavy and gloopy. But good, quality sausage (fresh from the farm is the best and usually lower in fat) cooked, flour added in and cooked, milk or cream added in and stirred. Salt and pepper and done. Its not hard. But enough flour has to be added to keep it from being greasy in the end.

Most restaurants and FF joints make it from a mix and with it sitting in a pot all through their breakfast it thickens up too much.

 

[LSUmiss]

pasty white goop??!? Surely you don't mean sausage gravy???? Oh my! If it was pasty and gloopy to you then you haven't had correctly prepared sausage gravy and biscuits. LOL (I won't eat it at much of any restaurant, fast food or otherwise. Only homemade)

That isn't really a thing here either. My dad was from here but went to college MS. At the cafeteria the lady asked him if he wanted gravy. He said sure & then she poured white gravy all over everything and ruined (his words) all of his food!