Finally, Popeyes!

After months of long wait for lines to go short, finally, we were able to try Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. This American chain of chicken fast food restaurant is the next big thing to KFC, with more than 3,100 stores in 30 countries. I was so excited when I learned it was coming to the Philippines! But I had to have a lot of patience from the time the first branch opened in Pasig last May and the second one closer to home in SM San Lazaro last July. I heard people had to line up for two hours! Uh-oh, I'm old, I sometimes have a bad back and knees, so I didn't want to queue that long. Every time I went to SM Lazaro, I would take a look at the lines at Popeyes, 
cringe and go, "maybe next time". 

Last week, at the newer Popeyes branch at SM Manila, I was happy to see short lines but alas, couldn't find a vacant table. And then, finally, last Saturday, I had the best of everything: no long lines and a vacant table to boot. Wow! I finally tasted the chicken everyone seemed to go gaga about. Did I love it? Well, I came back the next day, if that's enough proof that I did, tagging along my youngest child. 
What I/we had:

One-piece chicken with spaghetti, biscuit and drink, P145.

Honey biscuit

Two-piece chicken with rice and drink, P167.

Chicken French Quarter Burger with fries and drink, P165. 

Spaghetti (a la carte), P49.

 Menu

At Popeyes-SM San Lazaro

Popeyes fried chicken is really good, no doubt about it. But it could be a bit too salty for some people coz truth to tell, it is a bit salty. In fact, I almost finished a piece before I remembered about the gravy. The chicken, by itself, is already packed with flavor. And I loved the crunchiness of the skin! 

On the other hand, the spaghetti is much like how Pinoys love it: sweet 
and with bits of hotdog. My boy and I loved it. 

The chicken sandwich was so good, as well. Aside from the crunchy slab of boneless fried chicken, there's also bacon and lots of lettuce and tomatoes! What's not to love? 

Finally, the biscuit.. This made me no less happy. In fact, Im craving for it as I write this post. It's yummy: flaky on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. The texture is close to our very own "hopia". It's not too sweet though and it's firm, so it could be filling on its own. I imagine having this biscuit with a steaming cup of brewed coffee. Uhmm.. Divine! Now I'd be wool-gathering about that till my next visit to Popeyes. Haha!