Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Chicken restaurant · Central Business District ·
Louisiana-inspired fried chicken, sandwiches, and fries.
Louisiana-inspired fried chicken, sandwiches, and fries.
"Angeline’s is a slightly fancy neighborhood spot that serves great New Orleans-style food. The menu is on the pricier side for the area, but once you’ve taken a bite of their fried chicken, you’ll understand why. This is a good date night restaurant, as long as you bring someone who won’t be weirded out when you get hot sauce all over your face, which will happen." - Amy Clark
"Reopened on March 28 after a brightly colored, tech-heavy renovation, the downtown New Orleans Popeyes at 621 Canal Street on the corner of Canal and Exchange Place serves as the company's touted 'flagship.' I noted the new digital-centric redesign emphasizes self-order kiosks, order-ready boards, and dedicated areas for digital order pickup, and introduces a color scheme of 'Popeyes orange' and 'NOLA teal.' The restaurant, which opened in the 1970s, sits on the CBD edge of the French Quarter as the downriver entrance to the neighborhood; while it is one of the city's earliest and centrally located sites, it's not actually the very first local location. Executives and local managers held a ribbon-cutting accompanied by a brass band at the reopening. The chain continues to lean into its New Orleans roots while promoting menu staples like Bonafide Chicken, Handcrafted Tenders, seafood options, red beans and rice, and buttermilk biscuits." - Clair Lorell
"Less than three months after chocolate-filled beignets were initially spotted at a handful of Popeyes locations, the fried chicken chain is adding the dessert to its menus nationwide. Starting today, but only for a limited time, all participating Popeyes locations will sell the deep-fried, powdered sugar-dusted pastry in packs of three, six, and 12. The treats are a nod to New Orleans, where the chain was founded, Popeyes told Foodbeast back in late September." - Jenny G. Zhang
"Ok, so it’s a chain, but it started here (in Arabi!) and the marinated fried bird is legend. For a budget refuel — two pieces with a side and damn good biscuit — Popeye’s delivers. The lines for the occasionally available chicken sandwich make national news — and check this, the company just launched its own fashion line inspired by Beyonce, a fan with a free chicken for life VIP card." - Beth D’Addono
"I noticed the city's most-loved chicken chain, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, post a blurry image of its chicken on Twitter with the simple message “#refereechicken” as a show of support for Saints fans upset about the missed pass-interference call; the chain was born in Louisiana, first opened in 1972 by founder Al Copeland Sr., and later expanded nationally and globally after building a loyal New Orleans following, and its menu highlights include its famous Bonafide Chicken, Handcrafted Tenders, seafood options, red beans and rice, and buttermilk biscuits." - Clair Lorell