I tried Popeyes on Sauchiehall Street for the first time and it blew McDonald's out the water

Popeyes are getting set to open their first Glasgow city centre restaurant on Sauchiehall Street this week and it is set to be a welcome addition to the street.

It will be the brand’s 17th opening in 2024 and the 50th store opening in the UK since first opening their flagship store in London in November 2021.

I had never tried Popeyes before so I was keen to head up to the new premises and sample some of the dishes they had on offer. Inside the restaurant is bright and welcoming with it already catching the attention of customers passing by who stopped in to see if it was open yet.

Although I had previously heard of the brand, it wasn’t until last year that Popeyes had properly came to my attention when they opened their first Scottish restaurant in Barrhead last September. Some customers were that keen to sample the Louisiana fast-food brand that they queued up for a whopping 18.5 hours to get their hands on a Popeyes chicken sandwich.

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but after a quick walk around the restaurant we were then taken into the kitchen to see what goes on behind the scenes with all their chicken orders being made to order. My colleague Kaitlin even got the chance to make a burger herself.

Our feast of food then arrived as we got to sample some of the dishes which will be on offer with the Popeyes deluxe chicken sandwich being the standout thing that I tried along with chicken tenders and Popeyes original biscuit. It tasted far better than the usual standard which is produced in another well-known American food chain with the burger itself being extremely filling.

If you are heading down to sample Popeyes this Friday, try and be there early as the brand has teamed up with Glasgow’s customised trainer experts, Boxfresh, to create limited-edition trainers with the first three customers in the queue receiving free chicken sandwiches for a year.