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Close Finish for First in Fast Food Fried Chicken Taste Test

Ranking: 1st - Popeye’s

Review: I would be lying if I told you this was an easy decision. Popeye’s and Church’s were like two heavyweight fighters trading blows in the 12th round of a world championship bout. What earned Popeye’s the victory, was the overall excellence of its chicken, which had every quality I was looking for in a great leg and breast, and the fact that there was little to complain about. Popeye’s chicken was cooked to perfection, offering a hot, juicy center as well as a flaky, crispy outer coating that provided contrasting textures that easily made up for the lack of flavor when compared to KFC’s and Kennedy’s skin. That said, if Popeye’s manufactured fried chicken skin crisps like potato chips, I’d be the happiest —and heaviest — man on Earth. Chicken aside, the only part of my meal that may have been better was the biscuit, which was superior to all other bread offerings. Popeye’s biscuit was flaky, soft, warm and moist in the center, and on top of it all, topped with a light coat of butter. If I had to give one gripe about my meal, it would be that the side dishes were a bit disappointing, with the macaroni and cheese resembling what you would find in a T.V. dinner, and the mashed potatoes sporting a Cajun gravy, featuring various spices and flecks of red beans that gave it a flavor that I wasn’t quite looking for. Despite those minor qualms, at the end of the day, that the sides were fine, just not up to the same level as KFC or Church’s. Ultimately, this was a taste test for fried chicken, and Popeye’s offered a product that was crisp, fresh and juicy, three of the most important components of a great piece of meat, giving it the edge over the rest of its competition and allowing it to claim the title of Yahoo Food’s fried chicken king.

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