Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

Closest Popeye’s to my house to I’m probably a bit biased, but whatever.
As another reviewer here says, not all Popeyes are equal. The newer locations tend to be brighter, cleaner, and altogether much more pleasant. This one nicely fits that mold. The staff is always pleasant and efficient, even with relatively large lunch crowds. But yes, service does slow down when mealtimes hit, which is probably par for the course.
I’ve also noticed that the seating is pretty spacious here, so overall it’s pretty pleasant, considering it’s the only big fast food chain in the plaza. I’ve certainly been to many more dingier Popeyes. This is one of the few ones I would actually consider sitting down and actually enjoying my meal in.
Protip: Go buy your groceries in the Food Basics nearby, then check out some games at EB games right next to it, then finish off your afternoon at this Popeyes with some of their daily specials. Win (alright, my life is boring, what do you want from me?)

I’ve been going to this Popeye’s for years now since I live about a 2 minute drive away from it. The food here is decent, usually pretty fresh as it is busy most of the time. You need to pay for refills here, which is weird but they have always charged people for it. I always order the tenders here as they usually always have to make it fresh and the tenders gotten a lot bigger over the years. You can always get fresh food if you know they hadn’t prepared it beforehand. For example the Tenders and sandwiches are 90% going to be made fresh so give it a bit of time. Chicken will most likely be off the heat lamps so don’t expect fresh chicken if on a non busy time. The chicken is usually pretty oilly too. Mash potatoes are decent not much to say, onion rings are the worst here, I tried them 10 times in the course of 2 years they always have been the same. Bland and soft, the worst for onion rings. The biscuits are pretty good here, you can tell they are fresh if their warm and slightly crunchy. Fries here are not bad, they taste best fresh but you rarely get them real fresh unless you go in when there is nobody there or near before closing. Overall food is 3.5÷5 best is tenders, sandwiches and biscuits. I also tried every thing on the menu.
The service is slow sometimes, usually around 10 minutes and longer when they have to make the food fresh for you. They also lie most times when they give you an estimate for the food, such as «5−6 minutes for tenders» I waited upwards of 10. When you know the staff there for some time they start to give you a little more than others, like a bit more fries or a extra tender which is a nice surprise. They are more welcoming to regulars and like it when you know what to order and order it fast, they will always ask for mild/​spicy, side and drink so be prepared. They don’t like it if you want to pay with credit/​debit on an order smaller than $ 5, they say they cant accept it but I’ve done a couple times so they lie a bit for their own comfort.
Restaurant itself is pretty nice, they keep it clean and maintain it pretty well. It gets pretty packed on certain times so I tend to go when I know it isn’t as bad so either right when they open 11 – 11:30, 2 – 4, 8 – 10. Food is also fresher on these times as they have to make it fresh because less people are there.
Overall its not bad but could be better so I rate it ³⁄₅ as they can do a lot better, but as the closest fried chicken restaurant to me, I won’t complain much.

I am a fan of fried chicken, I have to admit; however, Popeyes fried chicken is definitely not my go to when it comes to fried chicken. In a bind, I would definitely have some, but if I had to choose between this place and several other fried chickens, I wouldn’t choose Popeyes. That being said, this location is ok in a sea of less than premium fast food shops. They have some good daily specials, but I definitely don’t make it a habit to come here. This place is definitely one of the busier restaurants around, so if you are coming here, most likely it will be ‘to go’.

It was a great meal I actually think that POPEYES LOISANNA KITCHEN is the best for chicken

While Popeyes is a fast food chain, not all Popeyes are created equal. I find the chicken and fries here to be fresh and not just sitting there all day, it really makes a big difference!
Not much else to say but this is probably one of the better fast food fried chicken places in Toronto!

Above average for chain food. The chicken is well prepared and tasty. Somewhat longer wait than your typically fast food experience. The staff is attentive and courteous. The dining facilities are strictly functional, but get the job done. A frequent choice for take out at our house.

Believe it or not I think this Popeyes is the busiest restaurant in the plaza. Much busier than Sushi Sushi, Subway, Pizza Nova, and even Tao Canteen. Or maybe because I came on a Tuesday night and Tuesday is their $ 2.99 2-​piece special…
I don’t go to Popeyes much, but the first thing I took away from this place is that service is slow. I only ordered two of the Tuesday specials, but it still took upwards of 10 minutes for everything to come out. It definitely didn’t feel like fast food service, per se.
As for the food, I find the inside of the chicken better than the KFC, but KFC has better skin. Popeyes skin (at least the skin in this place) was too thick and constituted too much of the chicken. However, the chicken meat was much juicier than KFC, and was very hot as well, meaning freshly made.
I don’t mind either KFC or Popeyes, especially when it comes to their Tuesday specials. Currently Popeyes is closer to home for me and has an eat-​in option, so perhaps I could come back here more if I’m craving fried chicken.

We ordered 3 pieces of chicken, tackle box combo and onion rings. Everything came out piping hot. Sounds good so far right?
Problem 1: Onion rings. I’ve had Popeye’s onion rings once in the last 6 months in Vaughn. They were great, best fast food onion rings I’ve had. These didn’t look the same at all. These went straight from «too hot to eat» to limp, completely skipping the crispy stage. And the batter just wasn’t right. Unless Popeyes changed them recently, I would guess these are not from Popeyes.
Problem 2: They TRIED TO CHARGE FOR A REFILL. My gf went for a refill and got a free one no issues. I went up to a different lady and she told me it’s $ 0.85. Ok, slightly irregular for fast food in Canada, but maybe the GFC has finally gotten to Popeye’s. I offer to pay on my debit card. And immediately, she said «just forget about it.»
Hmmmm. VERY SUS. It sure looks like she was just trying to scam some money from me, and when I called her bluff, there wasn’t a button for her to press on the cash register.
Problem 3: No wet naps. I shouldn’t have to ASK for wet wipes. It’s fried chicken.
When we did ask and got some, each was a tiny rectangle. Hmmm. Pretty sure we got bitter Popeyes brand wet wipes else where.

We go to this Popeyes fairly often as it is close to our house. The food is good and the service is generally polite although not overly enthusiastic. Once we went in just before closing and got some extra chicken in our bucket because the owner didn’t want to throw them out. The last time we went though it took 18 minutes from the time we placed our small order until it was handed to us and we walked out AND the chicken got packed up and THEN the guy who took our order told the kitchen to put some fries in the oil, not exactly ‘fast’ food. There was also a shrill woman talking loudly in the front office the entire time we were there, but it was late and maybe staff were just joking around to pass the time? Overall it is a pretty good location as far as cleanliness and service are concerned.