An Open Letter to Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, a Cautionary Tale, and Possibly a Cry for Help…read more I have eaten gas station sushi. I have ordered food from a truck with a health code score written in crayon. I once ate a hot dog at an airport. None of that prepared me for today. It started simply enough. I ordered a 16-piece all-white meat meal at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. Knowing this particular location operates on roughly the same timeline as continental drift, I gave them over an hour head start. An hour. Sixty minutes. Enough time to watch an entire episode of Kitchen Nightmares -- which, in retrospect, was foreshadowing. The Discovery Halfway home, I opened the box for a little pre-arrival chicken skin appetizer, as one does, and stopped cold. Reader, I was robbed. Not of my wallet -- of my will to live. Instead of all-white meat, I received what can only be described as a box of fossilized thighs that had clearly survived the Cretaceous period. These pieces were so small, so shriveled, so aggressively dried out that they looked like paper footballs from a middle school cafeteria that had also caught fire. These were not thighs. These were chicken jerky. Antiques. Museum pieces. I'm fairly certain one of them had a growth ring you could count. The Return So naturally, I went back. The lone employee on duty introduced herself as the General Manager. Promising. A person of authority. A problem-solver. Finally, someone who-- She grabbed the chicken and slammed it directly into the trash. And honestly? Based. Correct. We were aligned. This was going great. Then she pivoted. She immediately launched into what I can only describe as a full-volume spiritual crisis -- yelling, gesturing wildly, operating at a frequency previously only heard by dogs. I, a simple man who had merely pointed out that his $53 chicken looked like it had gone through a car wash and then a convection oven, was now apparently the villain in her personal biopic. I may have, calmly, observed that I was shocked a manager would serve food at that level of geological age. I consider this a reasonable statement. The Escalation Nobody Asked For She raised her phone. Like a weapon. Then she informed me -- at full volume, in front of God and the drive-through speaker -- that she was calling the police. On me. For asking about chicken. I told her, with great composure and only mild New Orleans energy, that she was absolutely welcome to do that, and I would happily wait right here while she also processed my $53 refund. The refund was denied. Enthusiastically. Almost with pride. At this point, I asked what exactly she thought she was running here, because from where I was standing, it bore very little resemblance to a restaurant. I may have also implied the operation had, structurally speaking, lost the entire plot. I then asked myself: What would John Wayne do? Answer: not get arrested over gas station poultry. So I executed a tactically graceful retreat while she continued threatening law enforcement intervention as though I had committed actual crimes and not simply expressed opinions about the moisture content of chicken. Final Scorecard: Ordered food Received archaeological specimens Denied refund Police threatened over poultry Watched chicken correctly disposed of (small win) Got screamed at by someone who woke up today and chose chaos Left $53 lighter Left significantly less fed Great story though The Part That Actually Stings I've been eating Popeyes for decades. New Orleans is home. I know the culture that made this brand what it is. There has always been attitude -- that's part of the charm. That's the whole deal. But attitude used to come with biscuits and competence. This was attitude wrapped in a liability waiver. P.S. -- To Edwin P. and the Corporate Response Team: I see you, Edwin. I see that copy-pasted "we're sorry to hear this" response you're about to post. Put it back. If you genuinely had a mechanism to fix this, someone with an actual pulse and authority would be reachable. But the fact that someone like that is managing one of your stores tells me everything I need to know about the revolving door currently passing for corporate oversight. You have a paying job a reasonably motivated spider monkey could perform. Cheers to you. Genuinely.

Visited last night waited in drive through line after paying for 30 minutes. As I sat there I could…read morehear someone yelling and when I got to the window the woman was screaming at the young man cooking in the back of the kitchen. She proceeded to dump all the chicken in The trash it looked like and she screamed us that there is no more chicken and slammed the window. This frightened my children. She gave us cash refund but it was short by $2.00. I will not be back. I feel like I just visited a mental institution instead of a restaurant. P.s. I tried calling the Popeyes main business office number but they ask for a receipt and I was never given one.

Excellent catering was fulfilling Valentines a few years ago at Stateline Babtist church very…read moreexcited to attend banquet and finally try RibCrib! Thank you for great catering service

Popular regional BBQ chain. I've had their ribs and brisket before and have been pleased with them…read more To save money got the pulled pork sandwich. Have you priced beef lately? This wasn't their best work. Somewhat greasier than other pulled pork I've had. There was no hint of smoke flavor. In fact the only flavor came from the sauce. I did receive excellent service from Bri. She even brought me a water to go.

What a gem!! Very…read moreeclectic, very old building! Very friendly staff! The best part is the FOOD!!! OMG!! The standout so far is the green goddess grilled cheese with tomato soup! WOW!!! The grilled cheese is perfect! Crispy on the outside, gooey cheeses inside. I'm usually a purist and just want a little mayo, maybe a pickle on the side. But the add avocado and pesto! Spectacular!! The soup is so thick and rich!! Dang, your spoon almost stands on its own! So delicious! Gotta be house made coz I've never had tomato soup this good outside of homemade!! It tastes like it's made like MY way! With roasted tomatoes and fresh herbs! Oh and they have a great outdoor patio area too! Plenty of parking around. Stellar experience! Can't wait to go back!

The menu is typical bar food; light meals, appetizers, salads, wraps and flat bread. What the…read morebusiness has going for it are the drinks, the historic building with outside dining, and its beautiful location. First of all, an endless menu of cocktails, wine and beer. The beverage sales probably pay the bills. I would imagine patrons create a rather raucous atmosphere on a weekend evening, especially inside the small dining rooms. The historic old structure is currently undergoing some external rehabilitation. Full access to the lower level and dining in the yard is open. The location is picturesque. Right across the street from the City Park and Gazebo. On a beautiful fall day, dining in the restaurant's yard is a must. My wife and I both had the Park House Club. A good sandwich, but a stretch to call it a club in the traditional sense. Better described as a turkey, ham, bacon and cheese panini. It is their restaurant; they can call it what ever they want. A good little sandwich with seasoned fries. The service was adequate.

Simple good meals. Quality ingredients. Good price and it's a 4 minute drive…read more Yelp is insisting I add 85 characters to this so ...

This has to be the best Chinese food around Siloam springs. Lots of food at a great price. If you…read morehaven't been you're missing out.

At first I gave it 4 stars but after an hour my dog threw up on my blanket which I'm guessing means…read moreit's not that good for u

I use to love Chester's Chicken. I don't know if I've changed or it's changed, but bits no longer…read moreall that. Today I ordered three chicken tenders. First, the crust is still good, but the crust was over cooked. Then the chicken tenders were thick and just chicken. It did seem to be all white meat though. Another issue is that a 3 piece snack is 3 pieces of chicken tenders, 3 potato wedges and a biscuit for $5.79. But each tender is $1.99. So it was cheaper to order the snack and have them hold the wedges and biscuit. Geez. The honey mustard was an absolute joke. The ingredients started out (in this order) "soybean oil, water, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, distilled vinegar, honey, egg yolks, spice,,contains less than 2% horseradish, apple cider vinegar, mustard seed, salt, turmeric, etc." Wait! How can they call it honey mustard when the 6th ingredient down is honey after high fructose corn syrup and sugar! Then the ingredients state that it contains less than 2% mustard! How dare they call it honey mustard!! On the good side, the people were friendly and not upset to be working Christmas.

Ok first off, I've probably had KFC in 20 states and several countries. When I went to this KFC to…read morebite into my 3 piece chicken original I knew immediately it was a top tier piece of fried chicken. The original batter was perfect! The meat was juicy, hot and tasty. I sometimes expect KFC to be a little dry at times but this place did something absolutely right! I didn't take any pictures because I didn't expect my 3 piece to taste soooo good. My family all said their food was extra good too but they got sandwiches and tenders. I'm not sure they realize what I experienced. I will go back...

The bucket of chicken looked like a big pile of slop. A bunch of half cooked chicken…read moredisintegrating into one pot of slop. Absolutely disgusting. How about cooking the fucking chicken so it doesn't turn into slop.

We had the pizza with all the meats on it, and it was freaking delish! Also tried their Hawaiian…read morepizza....HOLAY! Best ever!!

We got the supreme pizza and the Mediterranean salad…read more The pizza was top notch! It was loaded with toppings and had a thin and delightfully crunchy crust. The salad was also very good, but we would prefer mixed greens instead of the iceberg lettuce that it came with. Our server, Amber, did a great job!

We had the original Stromboli very good service is great. We really enjoyed coming here when we're…read morecamping at natural Falls State Park in Oklahoma.

This pizza is a bit different than most. Super thin crust, an Italian sausage called span - I may…read morenot remember that right. I don't think there was any tomato sauce on it. Good and worth a try!