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Maybe he just loves that chicken from Popeyes? A loose monkey has been spotted in Central Florida, with the elusive simian recently seen scaring a woman working at a Popeyes drive-thru window. “I look over and I’m like, ‘Is this real? This cannot be possible,’” employee Kimberly Bialobos told FOX 35 after seeing the monkey on Wednesday morning. “This is the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen.” Bialobos said the monkey appeared near the restaurant on Enterprise Road, in Orange City, at around 9:30 a.m. She noted that the monkey appeared to know how to navigate the streets, avoiding a busy...

A new lawsuit accuses employees at a Popeyes restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia, of attacking a woman in the drive-thru after she attempted to have her order corrected. The incident allegedly happened in September 2022 at the Popeyes location on Cleveland Avenue in southwest Atlanta. After Denetra Dawson attempted to fix an incorrect order, employees allegedly attacked her, pulling out a chunk of her hair and leaving her bruised, according to the lawsuit filed Friday. Dawson said in the lawsuit that when she tried to have her order fixed, words were exchanged before the employees attacked. “I didn’t even think I...

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A Georgia woman slammed her SUV into a Popeyes restaurant because her order was missing biscuits, according to police. Around 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, a woman ordered food at the Popeyes restaurant in Augusta, Georgia. The woman claimed that her order at the fast food restaurant was missing biscuits. A Popeyes manager informed authorities that the order was corrected and the customer was given biscuits. However, the woman was reportedly "still not happy." The woman instructed the restaurant staff to hurry up with the order "because she was coming back," according to the Popeyes employees.

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A woman attempting to purchase food for a homeless man from a Popeyes store in Atlanta had the police called on her. Jo Ortega, a student at Georgia State University, said she was picking up an order for DoorDash at the Popeyes location last month when she saw a man who seemed hungry.She decided to order the man some chicken, but claims employees at the store near Ponce de Leon Ave would not allow the transaction. Ortega posted a video of the interaction on TikTok and it quickly went viral."No ma’am, you can’t do it," one employee told her in...

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - Four people have been arrested after a brawl at a Coweta County fast-food restaurant including two employees over the weekend, deputies said. The incident, which was caught on camera, left the 65-year-old manager, who was trying to break it up, unconscious. Donniesha Green and Tauzhanae Williams as well as employees Demarius Lovette and Michael West were all charged in the fight. It happened at the Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen on Fischer Crossing in Sharpsburg last Saturday. Coweta County Sheriff’s deputies said they were called there twice to break up fights between employees and their family members. Investigators...

Whoopi Goldberg went off on one of her fellow co-hosts on The View who called Hollywood elites out-of-touch hypocrites, claiming the statement was akin to racism. As hosts discussed the infamous slapping incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars, Tara Setmayer criticized the audience at the event for clapping for Smith's Best Actor win following the assault saying, 'They gave him a standing ovation which I think, again, goes back to why some people feel like Hollywood elites are a bunch of hypocrites.' 'They go out there and they give these statements of moral superiority about things,...

There are a lot of smart and important conversations that still need to be had in the United States about critical social issues like race. One Florida man in a Popeye’s was not interested in having any of those important conversations but was more than happy to pipe off with his thoughts about race. Specifically, his thoughts about Black people...... In the video, the customer, 32-year-old Colton Norsworthy, appears to be upset with the Popeye's employees and claims that the employee holding the camera called him a cracker. After Norsworthy claimed that the employee called him a cracker, the manager...

The 12 days of Christmas might've had gold rings and a partridge in a pear tree, but you know what it didn't have? Fried chicken sandwiches and Cajun fries. To celebrate the holiday season, the venerated New Orleans-based fast food chain is kicking things off with the 12 Days of Popeyes. The nearly two-week-long sweepstakes, which kicks off today and runs through December 17, will give you the chance to win free food and discounts every single day. To play, log into your Popeyes app or the website and start unlocking exclusive daily deals. While we don't have too many...

Hundreds of Londoners lined up for a sample of Popeyes chicken this weekend, as the franchise opened its first restaurant in the United Kingdom. The New York Times is reporting the event had its moments of culture shock, as British diners weren’t fully acquainted with the Popeyes biscuit, as the word usually means what Americans would refer to as a “cookie.” “It looks like a scone,” Victoria Ubochi said after trying the biscuit, “but it doesn’t taste like one.” Tom Crowley, the chief executive of Popeyes U.K., told the newspaper that focus groups showed Britons were a bit flummoxed by...

LAKE SAINT LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV.com) -- Police in Lake St. Louis are investigating a sign that was posted in the drive-thru lane of a Popeyes restaurant near Highway N and Highway 64/40. Lt. Pat Doering said investigators are pretty confident that someone other than a Popeyes' employee posted the sign. The sign said, "Effective 6-1-21 this restaurant is under new management and will reserve the right to refuse service to white people. We apologize for any inconvenience. Signed, general manager, Mason." Photos of the sign were spreading widely across social media in St. Charles County and beyond. The photos are...

Three women of a viral video seen assaulting workers at a Palm Beach County Popeyes drive-thru have been arrested, authorities said. BY PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Three down, one to go. Three of the stars of a viral video showing four women viciously attacking Popeyes drive-thru employees at lunchtime on March 16 have been arrested. A Friday tweet from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Brianna Toombs, 19; Chloe Hernandez, 21; and Joanna Ceidi, 10, were all slapped with battery as well as burglary with assault charges. One suspect remains at large. Last week, the agency released...

Three down, one to go. Three of the stars of a viral video showing four women viciously attacking Popeye’s drive-thru employees at lunchtime on March 16 have been arrested. A Friday tweet from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Brianna Toombs, 19; Chloe Hernandez, 21; and Joanna Ceidi, 10; were all slapped with battery as well as burglary with assault charges. One suspect remains at large.(snip) According to a police report, investigators at first thought the chaotic scene was merely a “disturbance call,” but then determined it was a robbery. Authorities say while the vicious beatdown was in...

With the chicken sandwich "we raised the bar for what a best-in-class, high-quality sandwich should taste like," said Sami Siddiqui, president of the Americas at Popeyes. "We wanted to do the same with fish." To draw in customers who loved the chicken sandwich, Popeyes is using the same bun and pickles combination in the fish version. It's also offering "sandwich insurance" on the launch day. For an additional 15 cents, people who buy the fish sandwich and don't like it can swap it out for a chicken sandwich.

Popeyes is adding chocolate beignets to its menus nationwide for a limited time, starting Monday. The fried chicken chain only has one dessert on its menu permanently, but it’s trying to create more limited-time treats to lure customers to its stores. Beignets are a dessert staple in New Orleans, where Popeyes was founded.

November 29, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Chick-fil-A has betrayed its Christian customers, and emboldened the LGBT mob. If you’re still defending them, then please, read on. Chick-fil-A provoked the ire of the LGBT lobby in 2012 when its CEO Dan Cathy affirmed the Biblical view of marriage. But in the process they became a cultural icon for Christian conservatives, who flocked to the restaurant in droves. With their support, Chick-fil-A’s sales have more than doubled since 2012. But after seven years of attacks from the LGBT mob, Chick-fil-A announced Nov. 18 that it would cease funding its remaining grantees that oppose...

A Popeyes employee has been arrested after being caught on video body-slamming a customer outside a Tennessee store. Deriance Ra'Shaiel Hughes, 29, has been charged with felony aggravated assault after allegedly attacking Debra Staggs in a dispute over her check. Rocky McElhaney Law Firm which is representing Staggs, 55, said she was trying to get a refund after being charged twice for her $13.11 meal. Video of the attack quickly went viral with the footage showing people chasing Staggs outside the restaurant. She is then body slammed to the ground by a man who is now believed to be Hughes....

COLUMBIA, Tenn. -- Another incident of violence erupted at a Popeyes with an employee allegedly body-slamming a woman onto the concrete outside a Tennessee restaurant. Video of the alleged incident has gone viral and is now the subject of a police investigation. Witnesses say the attack began after a woman disputed a charge on her bill at the restaurant in Columbia, Tennessee. A heated argument ensued between the customer and several employees, prompting workers to tell the customer to leave the restaurant. Employees claim the woman then used a racial slur. Footage shows the woman walking out of the restaurant,...

A Popeyes employee has been arrested after being caught on video body-slamming a customer outside a Tennessee store. Deriance Ra'Shaiel Hughes, 29, has been charged with felony aggravated assault after allegedly attacking Debra Staggs in a dispute over her check. Rocky McElhaney Law Firm which is representing Staggs, 55, said she was trying to get a refund after being charged twice for her $13.11 meal.