I went to Krispy Kajun ("KJ") recently and that was good and I wanted to compare it to Popeyes'. I had the Thursday 3 piece special. I thought it was $4.99, but it is $5.29 now. I thought the chicken at KJ place was excellent and I really could not tell any noticeable difference between that place and here.
The chicken was piping hot, crispy and juicy. It was just as good as KJ yet the former gets rave reviews. One thing to look at is the price point. KJ is 3.99 vs 5.29 for 3 pieces on a Thursday, so one would be paying 32% more. Also, I cannot be certain buy I hypothesize that if you eat at KJ 100 times, 75 might be excellent, 20 might be very good, and just 5 okay; I believe that Popeyes numbers would be worse. Other reviews besides mine show consistency issues found in any particular store. There is quality issues in one restaurant and even more so from restaurant to restaurant. It is not hard to imagine a mom and pop shop that is dedicated to quality outperforming a chain.
Yet, the time I went, it was excellent.
4 stars
I never crave Cajun chicken but if I do, I'll save some money and play the odds and go to KJ even if a Popeyes is a little closer.