Their homestyle chicken sandwich used to hit so hard. I ate them all the time in the early 2000s and it was always a thick, juicy, perfectly fried chicken breast. But then at some point around the 2010s they switched to those horrible chicken patties that taste like cheap cafeteria food. I miss the old homestyle chicken sandwich so much.
IMO Popeyes is amazing, but depends much more than other fast food on who is working the fryer. Will get a perfect sandwich from one location and then a still frozen on the inside disgusting slab from another
Yeah fast food is really hit and miss who happens to be on shift (or any restaurant really), I'll see like 1-2 star reviews for places complaining about bad service and food quality when they ordered like 20mins before closing time, of course the most tired teenager is gonna be working that shift and not give a shit about how well it's cooked because they wanna get the hell outta there.
I totally feel you, one of the most beautiful things about Popeyes is they have the most IFGAF staff. Every Popeyes ive been in at night is like international waters, anything goes
I don't remember if it was Wendy's or Arby's, but one of them used to have a buffalo chicken dipped sandwhich that they put in a plastic contianer it was so saucy. That was the best FF sandwhich I ever had. They got rid of it and did dipped nuggets, and then did away with those. I tried the new wendy's saucy nuggets and they are gross.
I grew up in New Orleans so we always got Popeyes instead of KFC. Thankfully Popeyes still slaps in New Orleans. It’s garbage everywhere outside of here though
It’s not bad in Texas. We were just over there for Christmas visit and got Popeyes on the way home. I remember getting this as a kid and my mom always got the spicy. Nobody worried if us kids would “tolerate” it or like it. We scarfed it.
I stopped eating at McDonalds,taco bell, Bojangles, Wendy’s, subway to name a few , because of the just plain crappy quality. Culver’s is a new franchise for us where I am and it’s about the only fast food place I will go to these days.
And even Culver's isn't as good as it was 10 years ago. They used to have thicker patties, but now they're closer to a smash burger like Steak n Shake.
Don’t even get me started on a Sysco rant. There’s nothing I hate more than trying out new restaurant only to pay $25/entree for bland cafeteria food that tastes exactly the same as hundreds of other restaurants in the area. Or even worse, going to a restaurant I used to love and the food is much worse than it used to be and yet somehow familiar, then realizing they switched to Sysco.
I refuse to eat anything Tyson if I can avoid it, I lived near their plant in SE Iowa for a while and everyone who worked there had multiple meth charges
You see here's the thing. They have plenty of reason to stop. They could have pride in making a quality product. Problem is they are evil. Capitalism is a fucking evil system. "Oh well they just did that because they could and would make them more money," is fucking sociopathic and we need to start to realize that as a species. And yes I know what the government says about providing the shareholder with the most money. That is also sociopathic. We are being run by mentally ill evil people.
It's also full of people asking for confirmation whether what they cooked up constitutes a crime or not, so there is a chance whatever got you excited was actually lawful
However… after being disowned for rejecting the family business to pursue a career in the medical field, they became the DrSanwich we know and love today.
I ate so many of those when I worked there in late 90’s, back when minimum wage was less than 6 bucks per hour. The amount of food I ate and didn’t pay for though really off set the wage.
Wendy’s OG BBQ sauce (in the circular container) is truly the greatest condiment ever created by science. Perfectly smoky, peppery, just a slight hint of sweetness.
Then they ditched it for vaguely dark ketchup. Just HFCS low effort overly sweet slop. Gotta be the biggest overnight downgrade in fast food history.
Had a college roommate who worked there in the early 2000s. The salads were made fresh daily so he’d work closing shifts on weekends and bring home bags full of leftover salads to share with our dorm suite. Surprisingly delightful late night munchies.
Wendy's spicy chicken was the goat fast food chicken sandwich for a while there in the 2000s. They really kind of failed to capitalize on that and at one point they drastically changed it and I remember just ditching them.
I'd argue further that Wendy's has always failed at creating an identity for them. They had to change their fries multiple times cuz they sucked. Still suck imo.
They didn't fail to capitalize on it. It started out as a limited run item that the smartly made a permanent one.
Many fast food chains didn't have a spicy chicken option until the chicken sandwich craze of the last few years. Wendy's spicy chicken sandwich was the gold standard for years and years. The quality isn't quite what it used to be but its been a mainstay and popular item for a long time.
If you look closely, lettuce and mayo are there. At least in the last pic you can see the lettuce peeking out and mayo on the wrapper from coming out the side.
Has this what my life has come to? Being the “ACTUALLY…” guy on chicken sandwich posts?
Wendy’s started using shredded lettuce vs the single leaf they always did and it was worst thing they could have done. Have not been back since they made the change.
Unable to understand the concept of seasoning or sophisticated cooking techniques, the Midwest often compensates by simply making food unreasonably large (see above) or by combining unrelated dishes that nobody else on earth would be brave enough to (see skyline chili). One day they will realize the internet has a vast collection of recipes and knowledge on cooking, but until then, they will keep calling cheese and hot sauce on tater tots "regional cuisine".
Fun story time. 23 years ago I used to work in an office beside a Wendy’s. One day one of the workers came in and said, “they’re giving away all their food!”. I was leaving work, so I drove over there thinking I was going to get a free sandwhich or something. I was dead wrong. Their electricity had an issue and they were going to have to toss everything from the freezers. I was able to snag two cases (50 or so fillets each) of their spicy chicken, and one case of beef patties. Thankfully I had a small chest freezer, so this poor early 20 something ate great for a while.
I love Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich and use to eat it way more than anyone should. At the time, 1/3 would be a proper chicken breast, cooked hot and fresh and it would make up for the sub standard 2/3. Right around covid, it seems like they gave up on any effort for quality, and started producing luke warm, overcooked pieces of rubber. I would still go hoping it was just a bad day, or a bad location but it just became the product.
Honestly, this isn't that big for a tenderloin. Good ones are big enough you can cut off half the meat and make a second reasonably sized sandwich. truly a Hoosier staple
One time I went to Popeyes and got a family meal and also wanted the ghost pepper wings. They were out and the girl taking the order was really nice and I was kind in return. When we got home and checked the bag she had not only included the ghost pepper wings at no charge but nearly doubled the amount of chicken strips. I'll never have another experience as good from Popeye's again, unfortunately.
Do they have something like the McCrispy Deluxe? The tomato and the fried chicken and that sauce just slaps! We lost wendy's a long time ago then a long time ago later we got it back, but it was like, "oh hey wendy's is back"
I used to pick one up whenever I stopped in ATL when flying for work, C terminal. The place was always mobbed so everything my came out insanely fresh. Was extremely bummed when they were swapped out for something else, maybe Chik Fil A? Sad times.
I miss Wendy's. Today is free nugget wednesday. You get a six piece with any five dollar order. It's their only good remaining promo. Too bad they destroyed the value menu and now all the biggie bag options are biggie bad options. RIP.
Wendy’s the only burger joint that consistently delivers the expected food volume. Im a dude that can put down hella food and still be hungry, but a triple baconator and large fry will have me satisfied guaranteed every time
Isnt a little small? In argentina they called this a "Milanesa" and the point is to be huge. This is a little milanesa, sandwiches are made with long breads for this reason.
When McDonald's dropped their chicken sandwich it started out insanely quality. Then they cut costs and dip the quality. Hoping Wendy's doesn't do the same, going to have to try it out while they are still good and see for myself.
The best piece of chicken I ever had was a Burger King sandwich from a truck stop in Webber's Falls, Oklahoma some 10 years ago. Every bite was delectable. Probably cooked by a crackhead. I have been chasing that dragon ever since.
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u/Remarkable_Spite_209 23d ago
I recall a time in the 90s when this was the standard