Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen — Restaurant in Broken Arrow

On my way to work, stomach growling like a feral raccoon, I realized I hadn’t eaten at home. No time, no patience, just hunger. So I did what any self-respecting adult in a rush does—I hit up a local fast food joint. Today’s pick: Popeyes. A familiar battlefield. Normally, I go for the buy-one-get-one-free 6-piece chicken wings. It’s a greasy, glorious ritual. But today? I wasn’t in the mood to wrestle with bones like a caveman. I wanted something clean, civilized. So I ordered the 12-piece boneless deal and rolled up to the window. The employee took my payment with the enthusiasm of someone who’s seen too many chicken orders in one lifetime. Then, like a magician, he disappeared and reappeared with my bag. Just as I grabbed it, the usual lady who takes my order peeked out and chirped, “Hi!” I said “Hi” back, slowly pulling away, wondering why she was suddenly so... friendly. Suspiciously friendly. On the highway, curiosity got the better of me. I peeked into the bag: two plastic chicken boxes, two ranch packs, and—wait for it—no fork. No problem. I’m a seasoned fast food warrior. I keep emergency plastic forks in my car door pocket like a doomsday prepper. I opened one box and poked a perfectly round piece of chicken with my fork. It didn’t budge. The breading was so dry and dense, I briefly considered using a jackhammer. I thought, “I need a metal fork to eat this.” Honestly, the boneless chicken looked like petrified alpaca nuggets dunked in Popeyes’ Signature Hot Sauce. But my parents raised me right: no food goes to waste. So I rolled the chicken ball around the box like I was trying to crack a safe, finally stabbed through the crust, and popped it into my mouth. Chewing it felt like gnawing on gravel marinated in regret. Just then, I saw blue lights flashing ahead. Two squad cars had pulled over a sedan. And here’s a fun fact: when humans sense danger—or hear a really good joke—their vocal cords contract involuntarily. Mine did both. I started choking on the chicken ball, Signature Sauce launching out of my nose like a spicy geyser, while my life flashed before my eyes. And that’s when I realized: the friendly lady just wanted to see the face of the lunatic who ordered the 12-piece boneless...

No other fast food chicken place can match the Cajun style food. Fast food chain store chicken is usually not something I seek out for dinner. But, for some reason today I had a craving for Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen. We became familiar with Popeye’s when we lived in Houston and the family enjoyed it. It has been a couple of years since I patronized the Broken Arrow store or any Popeye’s anywhere.

Popeye’s has certainly carved out a niche in the chicken fast food industry. No one else comes close, in my opinion to their menu and Cajun flavors. I ordered the 12 piece chicken tender dinner (half spicy and half regular), Red Beans and Rice, Slaw and it came with 6 Biscuits. I wanted to order enough to have plenty of left overs and ensure that my Popeye’s fix would last for a couple of more years. I was a little shocked at the price. Is chicken that expensive now? I will say the young man boxing up the chicken was very generous with the chicken knowing that some pieces were small. I have no complaints about the amount of chicken I got.

Now they call their sides large. The sides were in a pint sized container. Probably enough in each side to give 4 diners about a quarter cup of the side. It did come with 6 biscuits.

Popeye’s has mastered the art of making crunchy chicken. And nobody comes close to the taste of their spicy chicken. It is delicious. The slaw was not too sweet and had a hint of dill pickle juice. The red beans and rice were out of the park good. It is hard to believe that a fast food restaurant could make red beans and rice with that great smoky flavor. And then the biscuits of course, who doesn’t like fresh buttered biscuits? Overall the meal met my expectations. It was great and I won’t need a fast food chicken fix...

popeyes is a great place to eat, but this location in specific is better to avoid. I've had good and bad experiences here but more bad overall. there was one time that my friend and I sat in the lobby for 45 minutes and then finally got our food, but I'd like to highlight what happened today. I ordered a number 1 regular chicken sandwich with no pickles, fries, and a lemonade with light ice. after paying, they let me know they're waiting on chicken, understandable, I'd rather have known before paying because I was on the way to work, but it's really no big deal. I proceeded to wait 20 minutes while I watched 7 cars over the time I was there to arrive in the dead drive thru that only hosted me at the time and proceeded to receive their food. I find it hard to believe that 7 separate orders did not include their staple of regular chicken. I was late to work due to this but brushed it off because I had received my food, and the fries were great, and so was the sandwich until I got halfway done with it. the other half of the sandwich was very rubbery and hard to chew it felt artificial almost. I was so unbearable infact that I tossed the last quarter of my sandwich. if someone reads this, I just want a refund, man. I don't wanna cause issues. I just wanted this problem...