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Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits
Category: Restaurants Fast Food Fast Food [Edit]
1465 Myrtle Ave(between Bleecker St & Grove St)
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Neighborhood: Bushwick
(718) 381-9681
- Nearest Transit:
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Knickerbocker Av (M)
Myrtle - Wyckoff Avs (M)
Myrtle - Wyckoff Avs (L)
- Price Range:
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$
- Waiter Service:
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Kyle B. said: "Went in just to see what the new place that occupied the space on 30th and 32nd was going to be like before it closed. This place, however, may actually have a little staying power based on my experience. The atmosphere is nice, and…" read more »
3 reviews for Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits
3 reviews in English
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Review from Craig B.
Brooklyn, NY
3/30/2011
It's Popeye's, its not going to be a surprise to anyone. Its fast-food Fried Chicken.
However. I LOVE this place.
Other than the bums and the somewhat shady clientele or the occasional surly employee, In general this place is awesome.
Late night in the LES, coming back on the J...stop at the popeyes and you've got the best drunk muchie food in the world.
I have a bit of a penchant for fried chicken in general and i go to all of the more high end places with the good stuff....Pies and thighs, Brooklyn Bowl etc... This Popeyes gives any place a run for their money.
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Review from Justin C.
Brooklyn, NY
7/23/2007 1 photo
Popeye's and low-rent neighborhoods go together like a spinach loving sailor and an italian cooking staple. Interestingly enough, the chicken chain has distanced themselves from their gravel-voiced namesake, and instead focused on sending their message with insulting catch-phrases that go something like "love me some chicken" and "Popeyes is be good flava."
Now, don't get me wrong, Popeye's is one of my favorite fast food chains. That doesn't say too much because I try not to eat fast food too often. But still, there is a strange charm about the place, and I do love their style.
I don't usually get the fried chicken when I go, but I have been known to enjoy their sandwiches... especially a storied sandwich from long ago called the 'po boy. Now at one point in my life when I lived in CT, the Po Boy was the holy grail of late-night food.
There was one that I would pass after a night out in New Haven, and if we got there before 12, we could feast on this legendary treat. What's that? I can get a better, more authentic 'Po Boy elsewhere? That's missing the point, Popeye's seasonings, the soft bread, the pickles and the walk-up window made for some legendary times.
Anyhow, my bliss was not long lived. At some point, at Popeye's sprawling world headquarters campus down in the bayou (don't let anyone tell you otherwise), the great sultan of seasoning Monseur Pop-ie, declared that the Po Boy was no more, and would be replaced by generic chicken sandwich faux-boys. This was a sad day.
Although this transition happened long before I moved to Brooklyn, I do stop at this particular Popeye's now and then, since it is, so to speak, the only game in town, and conveniently located near my subway stop. So why review a particular branch? Well, this isn't just any Popeye's. While some of the space-age outlets in Manhattan offer magical cash registers that wheel and deal for additional biscuits, wings and rice, this particular Popeye's differentiates itself by keeping a band of beggars on staff. These experts will pick the most opportune time to ask for your money, as you get your change handed to you. Try telling a bum you have no change after the cashier hands you a stack of shiny quarters.
This Popeye's gets a generous three stars thanks to its convenient location, innovative coin management, and my nostalgia for times long passed.Listed in: My Neighborhood
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Review from M P.
Brooklyn, NY
1/12/2010
I miss the Po'Boy Sandwich, too. I used to work at Popeye's when I was 16, and worked at this particular one when I was about 18. I miss the Po'Boys dearly and stopped eating Popeyes all the time because they no longer carry PO'Boys =[. I just wish they would bring it back -sigh-.
