Episode 174: Popeye's Pickle Menu

Who doesn’t like a good pickle? They are good on sandwiches.They are good fried up.They are good on pizza.They are good on their own.So let’s see if Popeye’s can keep up the pickley goodness with their pickle menu.

Before we chow down….

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Which menu items will we be trying?

* Pickle Chicken Sandwich

* Pickle Wings - Bone in

* Pickle Wings - Bone out

Who is joining this fast food battle?

* Alan, a pickle person.

* Cody, is everyone.

* Matt, sinuses cleared.

* Amy, donate!

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The History of Popeye’s

Popeye’s started with one man, Alvin C. Copeland Sr. When Alvin was 18 years old, he was interested in opening a restaurant. So, selling his car, he used the money to open a doughnut shop. He was doing pretty well but after KFC became a national fast food sensation, Copeland shifted gears, taking his doughnut revenue and opening a chicken shop in 1972 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His restaurant, called “Chicken on the Run,” served traditional Southern-fried chicken. But his sales were quite lackluster. Instead of giving up, Alvin decided to try a re-brand. He re-opened the restaurant as “Popeyes” (after Popeye Doyle of The French Connection), and instead of selling Southern-fried chicken, he spiced things up with New Orleans-style chicken and in 1976 the first franchised restaurant opened in Louisiana.

By 1985 Popeyes became the number 3 fast food chicken chain based on number of units. And in 1999 they surpassed one billion-dollar annual sales for the first time.

Today Popeyes has 2890 locations in the United States.

The Results

**SPOILER ALERT!**

Listen to the episode first if you do not want the results revealed to you yet!

Pickle Chicken Sandwich

* Alan - That’s a pickley glaze right there… I like that… Ooooh I like that.

* Matt - I don’t know if I have ever tried anything like this.

* Cody - That’s a solid sandwich - I’d get this again.

* Amy - It has a nice kick to it.

Pickle Wings - Bone In

* Alan - Oh I like that. Oh my gosh.

* Matt - It’s spicy for me but it’s really good.

* Cody - These are goddamn good.

* Amy - It has a weird sandiness.

Pickle Wings - Bone Out

* Alan - Just a different texture since there is no bone.

* Matt - The heat balance is better on these.

* Cody - I like the bone in better.

* Amy - Nugs are never as juicy.

There you have it. The Pickle Menu gets the Quest for the Best seal of approval.

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