The release of the Popeye’s chicken sandwich in August created one of the biggest internet sensations of the year. The sandwich became exceptionally popular, creating long lines of people waiting to purchase the sandwich. In fact, it was so popular that they sold out of the sandwiches, causing Popeye’s to take it off the menu until they were more prepared to meet demand. People have been waiting around two months for the new release date. It was announced that on November 3, the sandwich would be ready to hit stores once again. Notably, this date was on a Sunday, a day that Chick-fil-a is closed. Popeye’s sent out a tweet saying, “Ya’ll…it’s back.”
It has been a long held belief that Chick-fil-a makes the best chicken sandwich around, but many opinions have been swayed to proclaim that Popeye’s has the best chicken sandwich. Reader’s Digesthas taken the time to analyze each ingredient to see which sandwich is the best.
One part of the sandwich that makes it stand out is the bun. Instead of an average bun regularly used on burgers and other chicken sandwiches, Popeye’s decided to use a brioche bun. The buttery bun along with its sweeter flavor helps it to stand out. It is noted that other restaurants change extra for such a bun, but the sandwich only costs $3.99 at most Popeye’s restaurants.
For the chicken, customers have stated that the chicken is juicer and that the chicken served in the sandwich is thicker than Chick-fil-a. While the sandwich itself is larger, it comes in at around 480 calories total, which is about the same as a Chick-fil-a sandwich, which is about 440 calories.
In terms of the price of the sandwich, it is only $3.99, which I think is an exceptionally low price. Currently, it is slightly more expensive than a Chick-fil-a sandwich, but considering the popularity of the sandwich, Popeye’s could easily charge an extra $1-$2 and people would still be lining up to buy the sandwich. It does run the risk of creating public outrage at such a price change, but Popeye’s could easily find a way to justify the new price.
I personally have yet to try the sandwich, but it seems that the Popeye’s sandwich is of equal or greater quality than that of a Chick-fil-a chicken sandwich. One of the reasons that the sandwich has gained such popularity is because it is running in direct competition with Chick-fil-a. What started out as a Twitter war between the brands became a quest for others to form their own opinion and decide for themselves which restaurant served the better sandwich. If it was not as good as Chick-fil-a, Popeye’s would have been denounced and the feud would be over. However, many people have come out in support of Popeye’s new fast food offering. The reason that they hype for the sandwich has continued since August and the reason that people have been anticipating its release again is because of the quality of the sandwich. Many people have shown their support on social media and people continue to go in droves to the restaurant to try the sandwich for themselves. Only something that was of truly good quality would be able to continue to fuel the hype. Time will tell which sandwich is the best.
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