Chicken is the fast food of choice during the Mardi Gras season. Popeyes in the number one rated spicy fast food chicken and to other New Orleanians, McKenzies Chicken-in-a-Box is like home made chicken.
Popeyes–Louisiana Kitchen
(504) 522-1362
1243 Saint Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70130
Open Mon-Thu, Sun 10am-11pm; Fri-Sat 10am-12am
- Chicken: Spicy or mild
- Sides: read beans and rice, mashed pototoes & cajun gravy, cajun rice (dirty rice for New Orleanians), cajun fries, biscuit, cole slaw, corn, green beans & onion rings
- Special deal: 9 piece mixed, 1 large side, 4 biscuits $14.99
- Real meals with side & biscuit, drink: 2 piece Bonafide chicken $5.29
3 piece Bonafide chicken $6.29
Popcorn shrimp $5.49
1 piece Bonafide shrimp and popcorn shrimp $6.99
- Louisiana Travelers: 3 piece tenders $5.99
5 piece tenders $6.99
6 piece nuggets $4.99
9 piece nuggets $5.99
- Big Easys:
Loaded chicken wrap $3.99
Chicken Po'Boy$4.99
Shrimp Po'Boy $5.49
- Bonafide (spicy & mild) Chicken or Tenders Family meals
8 pieces mixed, 1 large side & 4 biscuits $15.99
12 pieces mixed, 2 large sides & 6 biscuits $21.99
16 pieces mixed, 3 large sides & 8 biscuits $28.99
- New: Add a gumbo to any order $1.59
- Red Hot chicken meal $3.99
- Cane Sweet iced tea gallon $2.99
McKenzie's Chicken in a Box – Tastes like home fried chicken
3839 Frenchmen St.
New Orleans, LA 70122
(504) 943-8908
Neighborhood: Near Dillard University off Gentilly Blvd., close to Elysian Fields Ave.
Open For: Breakfast, Lunch
Mon-Sat: 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sun: 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Menu:
- Fried chicken
- Fried shrimp and fish
- Jalapeño pepper cheese bombers 4 for $1.89 / 6 for $2.69
- Ribs Bar-B-Q or plain: Full slab ribs $14.99 / half slab $7.59
- Pork chop plate with fries, salad & bread $6.99
- Pork chop po-boy $5.99
- Pork chop on bun $3.49
- Chicken: 3 piece tenders plate with fries, salad & bread $5.59
- 5 piece chicken tenders plate with fries, salad & bread $7.59
- 6 piece party wing plate with fries, salad & bread $5.29
- 12 piece party wings plate with fries, salad & bread $8.99
History of Popeyes:
Also known as Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, or Popeyes Chicken & Seafood–Fried chicken fast food chain
Excerpts from www.associatedcontent.com
Founded 1972 in Arabi, Louisiana (suburb of New Orleans, St. Bernard parish became the home of Al Copeland's "Chicken on the Run" business.
Business wasn't going well at his restaurant where he sold mild-tasting chicken. Since Louisiana is known for its spicy Cajun cooking–Copeland changed his chicken recipe to a spicy Louisiana flavor and changed the name of his restaurant to "Popeyes." Copeland got the name from the movie, "The French Connection." "Popeye" was the nickname of one of the main characters, police detective Jimmy Doyle.
After Al Copeland started selling a spicier chicken that appealed to the Louisianians, business boomed. Making spicy chicken with a combination of white and Cayenne peppers did the trick to make sales boom.
In 1989 Church's Chicken merged with Popeyes Famous Chicken and Biscuits. The two restaurants kept their individual identities.
In 1993, Popeyes was sold to AFC Enterprises of Atlanta, Georgia. (AFC–America's Favorite Chicken Company) kept Popeyes, but sold Church's Chicken to Arcapita in 2004.)
Popeyes has more than 1,800 restaurants in America, and over 21 countries: Canada, Indonesia, Jordan, Guam, Germany, Honduras, Japan, Jamaica, Korea, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom.
Al Copeland became famous in Louisiana for his spicy fried chicken. He opened other restaurants, including Copeland's of New Orleans, Sweet Fire and Ice, Jukebox Diner, Landmark Best Western Hotel and Super Popeyes.
His son, Al Copeland, Jr. is now the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Al Copeland Investments in Metairie, Louisiana. Mulitmillionaire Al Copeland, Sr. died in March 2008.
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