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Popeyes

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1,831 complaints

Address

400 Perimeter Center Terraces, Suite 1000, Atlanta GA 30346

Popeyes customers report widespread issues with incorrect or missing order items, excessive wait times (often 20-45 minutes), and poor food quality including old, cold, or undercooked chicken. Staff behavior is frequently cited as rude and unprofessional, with reports of arguing employees and dismissive managers. Many locations are chronically out of basic items like fries, coleslaw, and even chicken.

Common Issues

35% (128)
wrong ordermissingdidn't receive
30% (110)
wait30 minutesslow
25% (92)
oldcoldhard
20% (73)
rudeunprofessionalarguing
15% (55)
out ofno chickenno fries

Complaints

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James Kulp

Sep 12, 2023
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Store #12046 in New Bern NC. Receipt Number 648 Date of Visit 9-11-2023 Host: Giovanni Customer Service: The male employee at the window never made eye contact with me and just handed the food out the window while looking toward the back of the store.

He seemed put out by having to do his job. The same persons underwear were completely exposed as his pants were about to fall completely down. This to me is a sanitation issue. I ordered a 5 piece tender combo with fries and a half sweet/half unsweet tea.

I got started on my trip down hwy 17 and found I had gotten 6 nuggets, coleslaw and coke. Not what I ordered. This was my first and last trip to Popeyes.

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juan

Sep 12, 2023
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i was in store for doordash and a rude woman and young man told me to leave and they were closed. a young girl stopped cleaning and told me to stay and told her they close lobby at 9. the rude woman had said then you get your ass up here and work i stood there for 20 minutes and the rude young man stood in my face doing nothing and then she had him do a different persons order.

she then tried saying she did not see me when she ordered me to leave at 8:30. they both started arguing and talking bad upon the nice young lady. they had very bad customer service. this was at the E State Popeyes on September 11th.

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Maria Cruz

Sep 12, 2023
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My family visited the Popeyes in Big Spring, Texas and It was the worst ever!! The cashier, a colored lady that was there today 9/12/23 at about 7 pm was the rudest and ugliest person I have ever seen. I will never go back there as long as she is still employed.

They messed up our order and when we took it back to her she was rude and didn’t want to give me what I paid for. I went back to sit and another man went to her about his order and she yelled at him.

She fixed it but then went on talking loudly were everyone was just looking at her. She was swearing a threatening him that she should have just hit him and the next person that went and said their order was wrong she was Gona hit them.

He was a Spanish man that spoke no English that looked like he just got off work and all he…

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Brendan

Sep 12, 2023
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The location at 4103 First Missouri Cu Dr Saint Louis, MO 63129 United States Is absolutely horrible. Food may be fine don’t know won’t eat there due to the complete and utter unprofessional attitude of all the employees I’ve encountered.

Been a doordash driver for a while now and I’ve been here 3 times. Won’t ever take another order from there ever again no matter the pay for me. On each occasion I’ve had to wait for more than 20 minutes while the employees play fight or joke around.

Then after you’ve been standing there waiting for 20 minutes they turn around and tell you oh yeah we’re out of that. You mean to tell me when I walked in and stood at the counter for 10 minutes before anybody acknowledged my existence that you didn’t know you were out of wings??

Then I’m supposed to ask…

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Dawn Scott

Sep 12, 2023
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I just visit Popeyes In the Franklin area, the manager has a bad attitude and her service was really bad. I heard about the service of hers, but the kids wanted Popeyes. Don't plan on visiting ever ,again !!!!!

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L. Young

Sep 11, 2023
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Store 105 SW 7th st, Renton Wash. 98055. Ordered 3 pc chicken combo at drive thru. Was asked if I wanted mild or spicy, white or dark, side and what drink. I asked for mild, dark meat, red beans and rice, diet coke.

When I got home, in the box was 3 pc SPICY chicken, no side, and no biscuit. The diet coke was the only thing that was right. The time of day was 1:50pm order 45. At the top of the reciept is the #8841. Get it together!!!

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Hector Lopez

Sep 11, 2023
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I visited the Popeyes at 4360 Gosford Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93313 on Sunday Sep. 10 at around 6pm. Was missing two items from my order even though the person told me everything is in the bag. I pulled over to check before going home and notice two items were missing so I went back and they took care of it. No problem.

At home I discovered the coleslaw was spoiled. Was not fresh. People can get sick because of this. Will be contacting health department in my area.

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Jonathan Thorne

Sep 11, 2023
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I used to be a crew member as of last night. ) 2 of the 'managers' in there. Not gonna tolerate being treated like that Nor have a manager walk up like he gonna do something after constantly being called boy.

I'm not a boy ,I'm not a slave and I refuse to be treated like one. Another thing they have roaches and flies bad ,just a few weeks ago they had 2 roaches Mating above where they batter the fillets,.

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Craig Acres

Sep 11, 2023
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This is my second complaint about buying a box of chicken in New Albany Indiana on state st and finding Dead flies, I was so confused and upset I just tossed the whole box in the dumpster please contact me at 502-791-4331

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Sharon Mullis

Sep 11, 2023
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Location is Cartersville, Georgia. MLK Boulevard. After sitting in the drive thru for over 15 minutes with only 2 cars ahead of me, l ordered 6 ghost pepper wings and l was told they were out and it would be a wait for more.

I simply said to him that they should prepare better and cook in advance especially since that is their advertised special. The gentleman got real smart with me and told me in no certain terms that l could wait or leave. Didn't matter to him.

Not the first time l have encountered their rudeness. They are constantly out of everything including chicken. What? It's a chicken restaurant. Store is very filthy. Drive thru window had black grease caked on it. Don't see how the health department is allowing this location to stay open.

Your customers work hard for their…

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Norman C Coffman

Sep 11, 2023
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arrived at 8:25, was directed to drive thru.. order wasn't quite ready and a small wait involved.. red beans and rice cold.. the crust was hard and very dry. have been a customer for years but this is the worst food and service I've ever had..

won't be back in future as I'm totally disgusted with the quality being served..

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Kathryn A Justice

Sep 11, 2023
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We had to go through the Lobby because the drive through was cash only. We placed a sixteen piece family meal, spicy white, with mashed potatoes, and eight biscuits. They initially ignored any of our questions, they didn't know about the hot sauce that comes with the wings (sweet and spicy). They did not give us a receipt and we paid over $70.

When they finally began making our meal, they made it with mild, and when we corrected them, they dumped it back into the pile. They told us it would be fifteen minutes. We said no problem we would go across the street and come back. When we came back they tried making it once again with mild. I corrected them for a second time. Then they said that they would be another fifteen minutes. Their attitudes were terrible not only with me but with other…

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Stephanie

Sep 10, 2023
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I ordered a to go order. Got to the restaurant at about 7:30pm. Doors are locked and cars are wrapped around the building. I can see my order sitting on the counter getting cold and they aren't opening the door.

The last time I was here they forgot my side and when I ordered a apple pie they told me it was a 12 minute wait, I told them never-mind and it still 28 mins to get my food.

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Walter Freeman

Sep 10, 2023
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On 10 Sep 2023 at 4:42pm at store #12051 West Melbourne Fl. I place an order for Family Feast and a large coke. 98 the coke was given to me immediately the i was told to pull forward to front of store the sandwiches were not ready.

I watched the next car come and go then the next car ordered and then honked at us to make room because they had to wait also. Then 4 more cars came and went by now it was 5pm and nothing.

At this time I went inside to see what he hold up was when I finally got to the front of the counter I could not see my order and when I ask the girl at counter she seemed lost and said they were waiting on sandwiches, I went back to my vehicle to wait.

About ten more minutes the individual from the car behind us got out went inside and…

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Patricia Reynoso

Sep 10, 2023
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12520 Washington Blvd, Whittier, CA 90602 I've been trying to call them for my missing items through Uber Eats and I get no answer and voicemail. I had to place a second order of the missing items. It is frustrating when a business doesn't answer the phone.

I have 4 people without food and I spent 2x as much to replace the missing items.

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Tina Durham

Sep 9, 2023
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My daughter Samantha placed an order on the app and when she went to pick it up they told her someone already picked it up. So no food no refund. I want my mone back. This was not place with door dash it was on the app to be picked up by her at the store.

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Jacob Warren

Sep 9, 2023
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I placed an online pickup order, and we get to the restaurant, and low and behold they don't have moat of what I ordered. I was leary of ordering here again, after several times with them being out of chicken or sandwiches or everything, etc.

How is it that a fast food restaurant can ALWAYS be out of items? And it's the only thing they sell! How?? I know my singular business doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things, but ill NEVER go back to a Popeyes again!

I'm embarrassed for you guys as a company!

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Maria Moore

Sep 9, 2023
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Ordered a 12 piece family meal and a strawberry biscuit. The biscuit was very hard and not edible, as if it had been sitting in the tray all day. Called the store, young lady answered and I told her I was not pleased with my biscuit and it should not have been sold to me or anyone else.

The young lady hung up the phone, never said anything. Store# 11281, Wendy Bagwell Parkway, Hiram, GA 30141

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Jeannette Buke

Sep 9, 2023
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Never have I been dissatisfied as I was tonight visiting your Popeyes restaurant in Rockmart Ga.

First I sat in the drive through for 10 minutes before my order was taken only to find out there wasn’t a single car in front of me nor one customer inside restaurant after taking my order taking my money and making me pull up and wait for 15 minutes they come out side and tell me they are out of chicken but if I wanted spicy chicken they had that I agreed to have the spicy chicken and

waiting 25 more minutes before it was brought out to me. I wanted Mac and cheese they said they were out it would take 30 minutes if I wanted to wait . I did not! I get home and find out my chicken wasn’t spicy at all.

I believe the lied to me hoping I would leave because that didn’t want to cook any more.…

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Don Hopper

Sep 7, 2023
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Popeyes store number 13424 order three piece chicken a number one chicken sandwich meal and then another chicken sandwich told him I didn't want the breast they asked me it's two thighs okay with a wing yes fine looks like there's enough prize in there to go in one bag but there's two bags so I've assumed one of my orders didn't get a fry there's two wings in a thigh order number 31 on September 7th 2023 $28 for the wrong food

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Linda

Sep 7, 2023
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Food was not appetizing, look warm, help messing with her hair at food station

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Renee o Murphy

Sep 7, 2023
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I went to Popeyes to buy lunch at 12pm located at 2578 Candler Road and was told they had no food cooked and it would be a 30minute wait, this is crazy for a establishment at lunch time not to have any food cooked.

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Frank Threatts III

Sep 7, 2023
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My chicken and biscuits were Sautéed with red beans and rice. Not appetizing at all.

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Ivan Campos

Sep 7, 2023
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I went through the drive through today at a Popeyes in memphis 4810 poplar drive 38117 and I was using a coupon from the mail to get food. ” And I said what’s wrong, can I not use the coupon?

She told me that I had to tell her at the speaker but I did not know and proceeded to be completely rude to me in front of the manager too. I was completely embarrassed and she told me I had to get back in line and I had waited in the line for about 40 minutes. Something should be done.

I don’t care much about the money or any reimbursement. This was not a professional experience, and something should be done to the staff at that location.

Also, the fries that I got were made in burnt grease or something because they tasted awful

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Danny Reed

Sep 6, 2023
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I went to the newly managed Popeyes in key Weston September 5th of this year. I ordered a chicken sandwich and it was hard as a rock. I also see Popeyes employees walk out with big bags of food. These are the same problems as 6 months ago.

The restaurant sign says new look, new management, new crew. It's a total lie. Me and all my local friends are going to boycott the store till you get it right

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Matt cox

Sep 6, 2023
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Wrong 12pc family bundle call store with receipt Manger hung up on me all I wanted was correct food I paid for.

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Brett Henley

Sep 6, 2023
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Hi There the service I had was quite good. It's the decision that Popeye's has taken to remove the sweet heat sauce from the sauces available. In the last 4 weeks, 3 times I've cancelled my order because Store #5535 had no sauces.

Today I saw they had bins of sauces so I ordered, and then was told that Sweet Heat was no longer available but any of the other sauces on the board were available. In an effort of trying to give the company some credit, I tried the Wild Mustard sauce.

It was dreadful and tasted more like mayo with something a little sweet put in than anything else. It was completely unsatisfactory. This was order #40 Eat In on 09/06/2026 @ 11:13 The chicken tenders mild, were a bit worse than mild, they had hardly any flavor at all.

So the bland sauce helped very little. I…

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Jennifer Thomas

Sep 6, 2023
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Went through the drive thru on 3390 1st St, Bradenton, FL 34208 asked for a plain #1 with a dr pepper for my 12 yr old son. I get home there are pickles and mayo on it along with a coke.

Drove back to Popeyes the lady had a very bad attitude and was not happy to give me my correct order. Unacceptable customer service

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Zea Dee

Sep 6, 2023
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I had a -10 experience. I never received 2 full refunds that I was told would be refunded back to me back in March from this same location. Today, like I have numerous of times have ordered a 4 piece dinner.

To my surprise I was told that there are no dinners. I said okay what can I substitute? In the past I've been given 3 peppers from this location or a biscuit. I asked why is it not the same if this is the case?

The lady said we don't do dinners instead of answering my question. i briefly looked through the app and said naw I'll continue to looked at the menu at the drive through bc cats were already behind me. This whole time the lady continues to interrupt me everytime I try to speak.

I asked multiple times if I can finally have a chance to look at the menu since what I normally…

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T.b

Sep 6, 2023
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I went to get some chicken for some friends of mine and when I went to pay one of the cooks put the money I gave to pay in his pocket. There need to be more oversight in that place.

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Renee

Sep 6, 2023
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I AM a former disgruntled employee here in las Vegas. I need to talk to someone in either corporate or human resources. On the night of 8/31/23 i had an unfortunate situation happen which caused me to need to leave early.

If You really need to know it was one of those female accidents which happens earlier than expected sometimes. It left me in quite a Big mess. The MOD that night had something personal against me(don't know what as i was only there 1 month) so it was very difficult to talk to her about anything.

So i left but contacted the GM to explain what happened and why i had to leave early. When i called saturday night to check the schedule for monday i was told the GM took me off the schedule. I talked to the GM on sunday&she acknowledged that she got the msgs about what…

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Bertha Torrws

Sep 6, 2023
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Hello we went to purchase food at Popeyes on West lane in stockton ca 95205 and the cashier has a stinking attitude close the window on our face she shouldn't be working as a cashier please take this into consideration and hire more people or Popeyes will run out of business with employees acting like this.

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Vinu thomas

Sep 5, 2023
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This is my second time at this Popeyes at Greenbelt plaza . They don’t acknowledge you’re even there . The manager who is letting a cashier put away barbecue sauce while customer waits to take an order . Absolutely no sense at all .

They all need to go

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Joy Saathoff

Sep 5, 2023
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0 stars horrible experience never eating there again. 96 missing 7 biscuits 1 lrg Mac and cheese 1 lemonade. Drive thru can only place order at window in store dirty bugs 100 degrees waited 20 min for order No ice only warm beverages.

Call Corp 877 767 3937 can't talk to a person call 404 459 4459 is disconnected. Called actual store its a fax number on receipt Store 2387 in Bridgeview Illinois Order #18 9/5/23 @ 4:41pm

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Harry Downing

Sep 5, 2023
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I called to see if I could get 6 thighs regular chicken. A woman said yes, come on and get them. When I got there 12 min. later, I was made to wait 12 min to get my order. The store was not busy.

They never have what I want without waitong. This place sucks. Iam writing a review on Google and pissea consumer. Hire some competent people and fire the incompetent ones thefe now.

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Karen Bardwell

Sep 5, 2023
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I ordered eight legs and they said I could have a mix of dark meat but not 8 legs. He said it would mess up their inventory….

Really??? No problem. I went to Grandy’s and they gave me 10 legs, no problem!

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Rick McIntire

Sep 5, 2023
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We have been going to our local Popeyes for about 2 years. It is close to our office and we buy lunch for the employees about once a week. It seems that about 75 % of the time our order is wrong.

We have gone back before and told them and they will make it right but it is a extra trip to drive back. Most of the time we just forget about it. I went there on 09/02/2023 and ordered Chicken tenders for 2.

It was to include 6 tenders, 2 sides and 2 bisquits. When i got home and set down to eat there was 2 sides, 2 bisquits and 4 1/2 tenders. I say 1/2 tender because it was only 1 1/2 inch long.

Less than 1/2 the size of the other tenders. I tried calling the location and no answer. I didn't want to spend another 30 to 45 minutes to drive back and get out and go in to complain. I have never…

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Roy Mannen

Sep 5, 2023
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Order issues. In drive up. Combine 2 orders and casher did not want to seperate them. Refused to take the other users Gift Card even though it had been purchased at the location. They gave us the wrong for the 2nd order and refused to take it back and throw it away. The gift card said on the back it was redeemable at the Topeka location.

This is about the 4 or 5th time I visited store #12234 and the Lobby has not been open any of them.

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Sheila wilson

Sep 5, 2023
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I was there last night around 9:30pm there was a young man his name was Jacob there also this young man was a employee there I seen him get treated so bad by his manager halie she cussed him showed her middle finger at him that was so disrespectful for me to see a manager treat a employee like that I myself is also a manager and

would never treat a employee like that I think the young man quit while I don’t blame him I also was so mad from seeing her treat him like that very unprofessional the way she treated him I will never walk in to that store as long as she is there and I will also tell my friends and family to never eat there you lost a lot of respect and business because of one person

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Antoinette Washington

Sep 5, 2023
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I went to Popeye's store 812 Lynnhaven Pkwy Virginia Beach, Virginia. 23452 on 09/03/2023. The service was horrible. The lines was extremely long, and the customer service was horrible. The cashier that waited on me was very rude and nasty. First of all he had dreadlocks in his hair and didn't have on a hairnet. When I was ordering my food he stated to me in a very unfriendly nasty voice let's finish out the order, then you can add all that extra stuff. As a long time customer of Popeye's I have never been treated so rudely. This incident occurred approximately between 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. I go to that particular often, however I won't be going there anymore if this type of customer service continues. I would like this matter addressed as soon as possible.

Thanking you in advance, Ms.…

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Sue Cardwell

Sep 4, 2023
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Went to get chicken today walked in the restaurant and was told they were not taking counter orders I would have to go through drive through so I got in car and got in line which was moving extremely slow. There were 3 cars in front of me when it was my turn I was told to wait then they came back and said they were not taking orders at that time.

This after I had wasted gas sitting in line. I went across the street to McDonald’s and was waited on immediately doubt I will be returning to Popeyes.

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LAQUITA

Sep 4, 2023
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Hello, for the first time I attempted to use a delivery service that the Popeyes chain has partnered with Uber Eats to place an order for delivery. After clicking the submit icon for payment I noticed that the address was a different address.

I searched the website used by this large restaurant chain to #1 change the delivery address and #2 to contact the merchant Popeyes themselves to correct the address. This information I found was it was to late to change the address and no info to contact the merchant; however it did have a cancellation icon which I quickly selected ONCE it was located on the website.

I called Uber Eats to request a refund of the cancellation fee. I was informed that the merchant would have to provide a code t process the request on their end. The Uber Eats…

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Tonya Bedford

Sep 4, 2023
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If I can take the 1 star down I would....very unprofessional I would give the store on hwy 58 Chattanooga, tn a 0.

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GARY GARRETSON

Sep 4, 2023
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We drove 30 miles to get popeyes chicken at 3 pm yesterday Sept 3 2023 . Their were 4 cars ahead of me in drive by line , after sittimg their 15 minutes I seen the car in front of the order speaker talk to the person inside , ( the car had been their 15 minutes and

had not placed a order yet ) . The next car pulled up to speaker box and I could now here the person holler HELLO HELLO , again after 12 to 15 minutes somebody from inside said MAY I TAKE YOUR ORDER .

We were next , I pulled up to speaker box and no body from inside said any thing , after about 5 minutes I hollered HELLO HELLO IS ANYBODY IN THEIR then a voice came on and said my MY I TAKE YOUR ORDER . I gave them my order 8 pieces chicken only .

We pulled up and their was the car that was before me still sitting in front of…

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Yating

Sep 4, 2023
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The location I always visit is Frederick RD Germantown MD. My last visit was horrible experience, it’s my fault I don’t speak Spanish so the manager doesn’t care about and she is a good fighter. She did cut off my talking every moments and she even said my issue is with my son( disability kid) and something else is very bad about us. It is discrimination. I will fight for all the disability kids.

PS: they didn’t put food paper underneath, and the manager said the food paper has to be requested. I can’t upload the pictures due to the size.

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Dolores Conklin

Sep 3, 2023
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Order 2 number 4 combos and was supposed to receive 2 side orders with each meal but we only received 1 side with each order. Tried to call the store but no one answered the phone. The store is located at 121NW Main Blvd in Lake City, FL.

My phone number is 201-388-4129.

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Tammy

Sep 3, 2023
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Stood up at counter for 5 minutes before got waited on then the lady was very rude. We also told the lady everything was a combo and we ordered 6 and she charged us 4 and told me she could only give us 4 meals .

We had to get the manager up their to help us . I will not ever go back to Waycross ga Popeyes ever again.

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Jodi Bowman

Sep 3, 2023
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I was in the drive thru and they said there was a 5 min wait on chicken filet, cool no problem. I pull up pay and got drinks and pull forward. Receipt time was 8:59 and at 9:20 I’m getting concerned.

They finally come out with food and ask me what I had, there was only cars behind me. The bag wasn’t even for the car behind him. He goes back in. Another 10 mins and nothing. The guy behind got cash handed to him and drove off and so did the car behind.

So I backed up to the window. And no one’s comes to the window and I had already been blowing the horn. When they finally did it was like attitudes and my problem. I got a refund but I was there 45 minutes and no food.

She said they was still waiting on the chicken!

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Joanne Habada

Sep 2, 2023
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I ordered 4 combo baskets for pick-up. It was getting busy in the store so I didn't get to check my order. Only 1 of the 4 combo's received their side. It wasn't convenient or close to drive back to have them correct the order.

This isn't the first time this happened. Tired of paying for food I'm not receiving.

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Terri McConnell

Sep 2, 2023
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This is the fourth time we have been to your restaurant on Pines Road Shreveport Louisiana and they had the doors locked or it’s filthy, and then one time one of the ladies behind the counter got into a shouting match with a customer. Today we ordered online for our food to be ready by 4:39 and we are having to sit in a drive thru cause the doors are locked plus we have already paid and now we wait for cold food.

We will never come back here and if we hadn’t already paid we would leave like a lot of people already have. This place has the worst customer service in town. Please send someone to check out this store. I am sure you will see immediately what is going on. Terrible management. Thanks Terri McConnell

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