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Related: About this forumArlington: Reintroduction of Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Ties Up Route 7 Traffic
Reintroduction of Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Ties Up Route 7 Traffic
ARLnow.com November 5, 2019 at 3:45pm
Traffic is backed up along King Street while drive through customers wait 40 minutes for a chicken sandwich at Popeyes (Staff photo by Jay Westcott)
The much-hyped Popeyes chicken sandwich is back and causing some traffic chaos in at least one corner of Arlington. ... The sandwich returned to Popeyes restaurants on Sunday, weeks after the chain sold out nationwide amid a national craze. With the return of the sandwich, however, has come problems some more serious than others.
Around lunchtime today, the sandwich was causing a traffic jam in front of the Popeyes at 4675 King Street on Arlingtons western border, not far from Wakefield High School.
One lane was effectively blocked along westbound King Street approaching the Walter Reed/Beauregard Street intersection as drive-thru customers waited over 40 minutes to get their hands on the savory combination of bread, fried chicken and sauce. In the eastbound lanes, drivers trying to turn left into the cathedral of cluck also caused heavy traffic.
Leaving the restaurant, college student Bryce Davis of Ft. Washington, Md. was empty-handed. ... I waited at least 30 minutes and left without a sandwich, he told ARLnow. The wait is ridiculous. With social media and everything, there is too much emphasis placed on just a chicken sandwich. I heard its pretty good, though.
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ARLnow.com November 5, 2019 at 3:45pm
Traffic is backed up along King Street while drive through customers wait 40 minutes for a chicken sandwich at Popeyes (Staff photo by Jay Westcott)
The much-hyped Popeyes chicken sandwich is back and causing some traffic chaos in at least one corner of Arlington. ... The sandwich returned to Popeyes restaurants on Sunday, weeks after the chain sold out nationwide amid a national craze. With the return of the sandwich, however, has come problems some more serious than others.
Around lunchtime today, the sandwich was causing a traffic jam in front of the Popeyes at 4675 King Street on Arlingtons western border, not far from Wakefield High School.
One lane was effectively blocked along westbound King Street approaching the Walter Reed/Beauregard Street intersection as drive-thru customers waited over 40 minutes to get their hands on the savory combination of bread, fried chicken and sauce. In the eastbound lanes, drivers trying to turn left into the cathedral of cluck also caused heavy traffic.
Leaving the restaurant, college student Bryce Davis of Ft. Washington, Md. was empty-handed. ... I waited at least 30 minutes and left without a sandwich, he told ARLnow. The wait is ridiculous. With social media and everything, there is too much emphasis placed on just a chicken sandwich. I heard its pretty good, though.
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Arlington: Reintroduction of Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Ties Up Route 7 Traffic (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Nov 2019
OP
In my part of California, Chick-fil-As are pretty empty because of the owner's egregious politics
More_Cowbell
Nov 2019
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murielm99
(30,745 posts)1. This is funny.
I'll bet I can make a better sandwich at home.
appalachiablue
(41,147 posts)2. crazy sheeple
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)3. I used to love Chick-fil-a ... is this a good alternative?
rogue emissary
(3,148 posts)4. The general consensus is Popeyes sandwich
taste better than Chick-fil-A's.
Which is why it's getting all of this publicity.
More_Cowbell
(2,191 posts)5. In my part of California, Chick-fil-As are pretty empty because of the owner's egregious politics
So I haven't heard any comparisons, sorry! I can't imagine a sandwich that I'd wait in line for like this, though.