Popeyes Fries Review: Potatoes with a Louisiana Pop

Popeyes is well known for its chicken sandwich that has been battling for the top spot with Chick-fil-A for many years. It boasts over 3,700 locations proudly serving bold Louisiana flavored extra crispy and crunchy chicken and buttery biscuits. And this influence absolutely spills over to its fries. So let's dig in! Here's our Popeyes fries review.

Orange is the name of the game for Popeyes.

Texture (9/10)

Popeyes has a very unique and special texture. It seems like they put some type of starch crumbs or batter on their fries which gives it an extreme crunch every bite. You cannot get this level of a crunch just with potatoes. The exterior was crispy, and the innards were wholesome yet not stuffy. It was a joy to bite into these fries. If it was for a bit more intentional potato skin, we may have given it a perfect score.

You can see the strong crunch in the stick.

Flavor (5/10)

Although the texture shone bright, the flavor could not live up to the hype. First, the fries are so oily and greasy that in minutes, your fingers get drenched in grease. We think this is because of all the oil that has been soaked up by the fried batter or crumbs. There definitely is a healthy dose of pepper (the black specks are everywhere) and other seasoning which makes the potato feel a bit more "serious" but we think this was overdone, especially throwing off the balance with the classical saltiness. Slightly bland, overly peppery.

Shape (7/10)

Popeyes fries carry the standard straight stick cut and seems like they're slightly longer and thicker than the typical average. But what makes the shape unique again is the batter that makes the stick bumpy. These irregular bumps, with their golden-brown color, make the fries look tastier, especially in the sunlight when the oil on the surface glistens.

Look at those batter bumps. And many chunks fall off and are found on container floor.

Presentation (8/10)

Popeyes fries are presented like a treasure chest, almost as if sticks of gold were sitting in the wide and deep chest. The slightly orange seasoning, crisp, and grease make it absolutely glisten like gold in the sunlight and the pepper speckles add to the invitation to dig in. The orange theme color on the restaurant and the container goes well with the presentation and it is definitely one of best presented fries.

A treasure chest of golden fries.

Experience (4/10)

Popeyes chicken sandwich is perhaps the best in the world. But if you pair them with fries, they do not complement each other well. The extra grease lingering in your mouth from the fries distracts you from enjoying the crispy chicken, pulling the overall experience down. We found ourselves trying to finish one before digging into the other. with plenty of palate cleansers in between. Grease makes things tasty. But it's overdone when you include Popeyes fries.

Texture	9
Flavor	5
Shape	7
Presentation	8
Experience	4
Overall	6.6 / 10

Conclusion

We wondered what Cajun fries could be. In addition to the seasoning, we enjoyed the battered coating and the treasure chest packaging. But when the seasoning overpowers the salt and disturbing the main chicken meal with grease holds these fries from being one of the best. We think Popeyes has a great vision bringing in a unique twist to fries that many can appreciate. We do think that they should take a half step back to the drawing board and fine tune the parameters a bit, especially the amount of grease it carries.