Where Is The Nearest Popeyes (2024)

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Is KFC cheaper than Popeyes? ›

At KFC, a four-piece fried chicken combo meal with mashed potatoes and a biscuit cost $12.69. At Popeyes, a four-piece combo with mashed potatoes and a biscuit cost $13.99. A classic chicken sandwich at Popeyes was $5.49. The same sandwich at KFC was $5.29.

The KFC chicken had more of a homemade feel to it than the Popeyes chicken. But, even though the KFC chicken has significantly more sodium, the flavor of the Popeyes chicken was much more powerful and well rounded. I tasted lots of black pepper in the KFC spice blend, but honestly not much else.

The state with the most Popeyes locations is Texas, with 432 restaurants. This is about 14% of all Popeyes locations in the United States. The city with the most Popeyes locations is Houston, with 75 locations.

The Popeyes sandwich had an impressive amount of crunch to the fried chicken. It tasted great, and the mayo helped things from getting too dry with the bun involved. Chick-fil-A had less crunch and the combo of chicken and bread without some sort of sauce left things a little on the dry side.

Popeyes' and KFC's chicken tenders were similar in their crispy texture and flavor. Raising Cane's impressed me with its crispy-yet-juicy tenders and delicious signature sauce.

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10 pieces of our famous Original Recipe chicken with 4 regular Signature fries. Serious bang for your buck.

For its 2024 rerelease, Popeyes is charging about a dollar more for the Big Box—$6.99. The meal comes with two pieces of Popeyes' signature bone-in fried chicken, a buttermilk biscuit, and the customer's choice of two sides. Depending on what's ordered, the Big Box can range from 867 to 1,207 calories.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen competitors include Darden Restaurants, KFC, Luby's, Long John Silver's and Burger King.

While popular and delicious, Popeyes chicken sandwiches are typically high in calories, unhealthy fats, and sodium. Studies have found that the consumption of fried foods is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and overall mortality.

Does Popeyes use Tyson chicken? ›

As it turns out, the very same Tyson Foods that manufactures our favorite dinosaur nuggets also manufactures chicken products for chains like Taco Bell, KFC, McDonald's, Burger King, Popeyes, and Chick-fil-A.

KFC on Monday announced it is offering a value menu through the end of 2024 featuring a $4.99 two-piece chicken meal for one; a variably priced four-piece, two-person chicken meal; and a $20 six-piece chicken family meal.

In honor of the chicken chain's 50th anniversary, Popeyes will sell two pieces of its world-famous bone-in-chicken for only 59 cents. The special offer celebrates the company's founding on June 12, 1972.

Chicken lovers across the country visit Popeyes for its chicken and signature biscuits. However, recently the chain has come under fire for what customers regard as ridiculously high prices. Several Popeyes menu items have increased by 70% or more, with some items near or over 100% increase in the last 10 years.