The new menu item features a chicken breast that's been marinated for 12 hours and seasoned with Cajun spices, but it lacks the breading of the chain's existing chicken sandwich.

chicken sandwich That's largely thanks to Popeyes, which released its highly-anticipated chicken sandwich in August that sparked the year's chicken sandwich war. The sandwich is a crispy fried chicken breast, topped with pickles, slicked with your choice of mayo or spicy Cajun sauce, and nestled on a brioche bun.

Now, Popeyes is having one of those rare moments, too. The Popeyes Blackened Chicken Sandwich, which debuted in November 2022 as a limited-time item, is back! This time, it's as a permanent menu item. Here's how you can get yours.

Founded in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1972, Popeyes has more than 50 years of rich history and culinary tradition. Popeyes distinguishes itself with a unique New Orleans style menu featuring a range of offerings that include Chicken Sandwich, Popeyes Signature Chicken and Chicken Tenders.

2019 The phenomenon began in 2019 when the Popeyes and Chick-fil-A chains disputed which of them was first to serve such an item. Over 20 American fast food brands added fried chicken sandwiches to their menus during the next two years.

August 12, 2019 The battle for chicken sandwich dominance began with little fanfare on August 12, 2019. That's when Popeyes launched its now-famous fried chicken sandwich - a debut that went largely unnoticed until rival Chick-fil-A took to Twitter to tout its sandwich as the original.

The Popeyes chicken sandwich is really good. It's a piece of Popeyes chicken served on a decent roll with some sauce and pickles. If you, the internet or an angry person eight cars deep in the drive-thru looks at it as anything more, that's your problem. The sandwich is innocent -- and delicious.

A large part of Popeye's success was the way the Chicken Sandwich Wars encouraged customer participation and feedback. Popeye's started a conversation and customers were able to interact with each other and the brand.

The chain later acquired rights to use Popeye the Sailor for marketing and used this for 35 years. In late November 2012, AFC announced the mutual termination of their licensing contract with King Features Syndicate, effectively ending their association with the Popeye characters.

Popeyes is buying up 28 former KFC locations, mostly in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. This all happened because the KFC franchisee went bankrupt, and there are 21 more restaurants that it has closed down. Popeyes is currently trying to get approval to purchase the rest.

spinach The correct answer was spinach, as in the cartoon Popeye. Fast food chain Popeye's stepped in to give the losing family $10,000 worth of Popeye's food. What is your favorite game show?

The craze was ignited by an epic battle among quick-service chains, each trying to prove their respective sandwich was superior in a marketing trend known as “The Chicken Sandwich Wars.” Four years and one industry-shaking pandemic later, consumer interest in battered and fried chicken between two buns has continued ...