rev:text
| - Here we were in Charlotte, on a bit of a fried chicken binge because the area seems to be littered with various locations that sell fried chicken. I had tried to go to one of the local places, but the one that I knew of on Wilkinson was closed (this was on a Sunday... I get it). So the fast-food variety would have to take its place.
Enter Popeye's, because the other big fried chicken store a bit down the street to the East was apparently closed as well. We go in and are greeted by the staff, who were in good cheer, happy to be there. This is always a nice thing to see in the harsh world of fast food, because it means that management is also taking care of their people.
We looked through the menu a couple of times and finally decided on getting an eight-piece box of chicken. The person at the counter immediately suggested that we instead order two of the four-piece specials that they had on the menu, since that would be cheaper (saved about $1.50) while giving us the same thing. In fact, we were able to order one half with original recipe and the other half with the spicy blend, which we did. So, both cheaper AND more variety!
We got our chicken and headed out, as we were planning on eating this chicken in our hotel room. We got into it there, and it was good chicken! It had a nice crispness to the coating, and the chicken itself was tasty. We weren't able to finish all of it that evening (we had had some appetizers earlier) but it kept just fine until the next day for lunch when we ate it next to a lake looking at swans swimming by.
In a pinch we would go back here... the staff made it worth it! Normally for fast food chains I won't rate them any higher than three stars unless something exceptional happens... and this time it did with the treatment and attitude of the staff! Good job!
|