Bill T.
Yelp
I yam what I yam...and what I yam is dissatisfied with this poorly managed restaurant.
They really want you to use the touch screens beside the register to order, so to effect that, the people working ignore anyone standing in line. After a couple of minutes, they shout over their shoulder "If you want to order and you're not paying with cash, use the touch screen". Of course, only one touch screen was working when I was there but I used it even though I don't think that screen has seen a paper towel and some Windex since Carter was president.
It's really amazing that they can fit four people behind the counter and they can all avoid any kind of eye contract or direct interaction with the people trying to get food.
When I was there, they seemed more interested in stocking sides than filling orders. I got a chicken biscuit and hash rounds. It took 8 minutes to get that, even though I was only the third person waiting and the second person received their order five minutes before me. I stood there and watched a lady carrying sides back and forth until she finally stopped, looked up at the order screen and assembled my order with chicken and biscuits that had been sitting there. Why not just serve your customers and then stock your sides? Ironically, even though the food had been sitting out under the heat lamps for awhile, everything was still very greasy.
As other reviewers noted, the place is filthy. I can't blame the workers, this is 100% a management problem. They provide greasy food and little in the way of customer service in an unsanitary environment. It doesn't cost anything extra to smile, wipe down a table every now and then and actually serve your customers but the staff hasn't been trained properly.
It is with some regret I say that I cannot endorse this Popeye's.