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Popeyes Chicken Sandwich is Returning in November

By Jenna | Staff Writer

Oct 25, 2019 @ 2:09 PM MDT

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Exciting news from the fast-food restaurant world! 🐔

Popeyes is bringing back its insanely popular chicken sandwich, but this time the restaurant chain is promising to be ready for its re-entry into the chicken sandwich market.

This new menu item became a viral sensation when it first appeared in August, and the chain was quickly overwhelmed by its crushing popularity. Popeye’s chicken sandwich sold out in a matter of weeks, frustrating overwhelmed employees and hungry customers alike.

Sun Holdings Inc., which operates about 150 Popeyes restaurants, shared in a statement with Bloomberg.online that it will begin offering the item again in early November. Popeyes is currently working to hire an additional 400 employees and may have as many as two people per location focused solely on preparing the sandwich. The onlinepany went on to say,

“Demand far exceeded what was available. The first time they weren’t ready. Our franchisees have worked to increase staffing. We have been working diligently to bring the sandwich back to our restaurants soon, as we know our guests are anxiously anticipating its return.”

Popeyes has yet to confirm the exact date of the sandwich’s return, saying, “As soon as we’re ready to announce a date, we will let the world know!” Want to be first to know when it’s back? Fans of the chicken sandwich are encouraged to download the Popeyes app (iOS or Android) and turn on push notifications.

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Meg October 25, 2019 at 10:11 am MST

Just in time to test out my Thanksgiving pants.

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Amber (Hip Sidekick) October 25, 2019 at 10:51 am MST

😂🦃

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MCouzens October 25, 2019 at 10:16 am MST

This is insane! All over a chicken sandwich?! I feel like it’s been so hyped up that whenever I do get to try it it will just be meh.

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Emersond October 25, 2019 at 10:29 am MST

It’s not impressive

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Kandyce October 25, 2019 at 10:51 am MST

This sandwich better be better than Chick-fil-A or else I’m going to be highly upset. Lol!

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patricialavenz-goff October 25, 2019 at 11:57 am MST

Anything is better than Chick-fil-A’s

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Tonik October 25, 2019 at 10:56 am MST

IMO it’s better than Chick-fil-A. I would def chose this over Chick-fil-A any day! It’s good but not sure if I’d wait in extreme long lines for it.

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Amber (Hip Sidekick) October 25, 2019 at 11:33 am MST

Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts with us! I haven’t tried it yet!

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Amber October 25, 2019 at 12:13 pm MST

I went the other day to get the voodoo chicken as they had ads all over the building. Tried to order it, he had no clue what I was talking about, asked what number, I said it doesn’t have one, he got aggravated and came out, all to look stupid and said oh, next week. Pass.

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queen62 October 25, 2019 at 1:50 pm MST

It amazes me that people get hyped over a chicken sandwich. I’ll pass.

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tipaye October 25, 2019 at 2:23 pm MST

That’s how I feel when people talk about Chick-fil-A

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Rebecca October 25, 2019 at 4:01 pm MST

Same!

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Lenore October 25, 2019 at 2:22 pm MST

It was an excellent chicken sandwich but the irony of a fast food buisness that has Chicken in the name of the chain running out of Chicken is almost as delicious as the sandwich itself!

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Ashley October 25, 2019 at 3:23 pm MST

I’m slightly embarrassed to say that I still can’t wait to try it.

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H October 25, 2019 at 3:24 pm MST

Please add a laugh button in the app for onlinements posted 🤣

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smithjohnson16 October 25, 2019 at 3:32 pm MST

I did not like it at all. It is a sauce that makes it a spicy chicken. It is not the breading on the chicken. This has been my least favorite spicy chicken sandwich

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Kellie October 25, 2019 at 4:04 pm MST

I managed to get one of these and it was delicious! It was extremely fresh and crispy. The bun was fluffy. Had a side of dirty rice with it and that was great as well. I’ll definitely get it again when it’s available. Thanks for letting us know!

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Jennifer (Hip Sidekick) October 25, 2019 at 4:18 pm MST

You are so welonlinee and glad you enjoyed it, Kellie!

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Susan October 25, 2019 at 5:11 pm MST

Saw Popeye’s was bringing back the Pumpkin Cheese Cake dessert.

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nita October 25, 2019 at 5:11 pm MST

They say it’s just social media hype.

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nita October 25, 2019 at 5:15 pm MST

With all the demand for chicken in this country, it’s no surprise the chickens are loaded up with antibiotics and growth hormones to make them grow faster. Can’t even imagine how they’re keeping up. Apparently, Costco has bought their own mega chicken farm to keep up with demand for their $5 rotisseries.

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Candy Tiffany October 25, 2019 at 8:16 pm MST

Nita- you are so right. We continue to demand more chicken and refuse to pay anything more than the current price!

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gege1804 October 25, 2019 at 10:41 pm MST

Agree. They can’t keep up with the demand and finding ways to get chickens to grow faster at our health risk. Supply and demand.

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tishabell October 25, 2019 at 5:55 pm MST

the Costco Rotisserie is so worth it ! this sandwich is probably the same price ad a whole chicken. I have always loved the dirty rice at Popeyes

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Lisha October 25, 2019 at 6:18 pm MST

Thanks for making me aware. Ironically, I went on their website this week to see had they made an announcement.

I’m not a chicken sandwich connoisseur, but I thoroughly enjoyed the sandwich. I did not choose the spicy sauce, as it is not my preference.

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C October 25, 2019 at 9:02 pm MST

Chickens are not given growth hormones on the U.S. Some flocks are given antibiotics, but some are not. Chik-fil-a serves antobiotic-free chicken, as do some other restaurants.

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nita October 26, 2019 at 3:37 pm MST

Yes, you’re misinformed, a lot are given growth hormones in the US. How do you think they keep up with the demand of every mom and pop restaurant and chain fast food place and supermarket etc..on every corner of every city in every state in this country?

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Brit October 25, 2019 at 10:44 pm MST

Hmm, interesting but I’m going to need Hip2Keto to give me a copycat recipe for this instead 🙂 #brokeupwithcarbs

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kevinruffenach October 26, 2019 at 7:00 am MST

It may be better over Chick-fil-A, but nothing beats the A+ cleanliness and service that Chick-fil-A has.

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sherry October 26, 2019 at 7:59 am MST

I ate at Popeyes once and only once. It was like all I got was deep fat fried breading. It was gross it was saturated with grease. Most of it ended in the garbage.

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Tammy October 28, 2019 at 9:57 am MST

On Popeyes app if said November 3 would be the return of the chicken sandwhich but now the app says, “We’ll be right back! We’re doing some work behind the scenes to improve your experience….”

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