Popeyes Chicken discontinued the Cajun Rice side dish!!

[Progressive Law]

Goddamit I went to 4 different Popeyes and all of them confirmed they no longer offer Cajun Rice so goddamn disappointed.

[Catherine Vincent]

1. Really?

Why on earth would they do that?

[Progressive Law]

6. Yes. I am shocked, saddened and mad all at the same time.

https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/popeyes-cajun-rice-discontinued-2021-menu

[Nexus2]

28. I wonder why too. I loved that side.

It was one of the reason Popeye's was a notch above KFC, IMO

[gratuitous]

2. Thanks, Trump

[Dream Girl]

3. I used to love that. Well we can always make it at home. Dirty rice.

https://www.thespruceeats.com/cajun-dirty-rice-3052306

[padah513]

20. Thanks for the recipe

Added it to my collection

[PrinceHakeem]

4. Was their best side dish. Would've went great with their fish sandwich.

[Kali]

40. um, no

rice and beans is their best side dish. might even be their best dish PERIOD.

[Hortensis]

51. :) Agree. I have a copycat that's pretty good but not quite the same.

[Kali]

55. oooh please share!

I'm thinking the beans need slow cooking with a ham bone AND a couple andouille sausages to get the creaminess and flavor, but the rice has subtle flavor too and I fear I will never get it right. and why the hell can't they sell it in gallon containers? or at least make the large be a quart??????

[elevator]

5. It's the cancel culture again. My god even our food.

But, I think you need to take it down a notch and chill, cause I'm afraid there could be sumpin' bigger than Cajun Rice coming.

[demtenjeep]

31. there is not a dog damned cancel culture business has a right to do what they want

maybe they lost a distributer or maybe a different owner doesn't want extra items? Maybe they are losing money and simplifying their menue

[Hortensis]

52. Lol. nt

[Hoyt]

7. Sorry for your loss. Is that same as Dirty Rice? Loved that stuff, but has been years.

But was thinking about that just a few days ago.

[Progressive Law]

8. Yers, it's the dirtyy rice.

[Hoyt]

11. Seriously, that ticks me off. Back when I ate more fast food, Taco Bell

took their regular, non-piled-up-with-crud Beef Burritos off the menu. I wrote the President of the company several times complaining. I’m sure he didn’t read them and my letters were just a few of thousands, but they put them back on the menu.

[Sympthsical]

23. They have $1 beef burritos now

Just beef, rice, and some kind of sauce. They're super filling.

[Hoyt]

35. Last time I went, I got that thing. The sauce is awful, I mean spit it out awful. Admittedly, I

don't like most sauces, even mayonnaise.

[Sympthsical]

39. Yeah, not a fan either

When I get one now, I just ask for no sauce. One with no sauce feels like what you're seeking.

[brush]

25. You can just order a beef burrito and tell them just beef...

no beans, with red sauce, onions and cheese, which is how I order them.

Very good, none of the cream and whatever else they offer on the menu.

[Hoyt]

36. I finally figured that out, but found that only the oldtime workers understood. If they were younger

they'd look around on the register keypad and had to call an older worker to figure it out. Plus, I couldn't order from the drive-thru because I needed to "look em in the eye" to make sure they understood. I even used to drive miles out of my way to go to one that had employees who understood.

Missing a few burritos has probably been good for my health.

[lpbk2713]

9. Many years ago they made real good onion rings at Popeye's.

I would get some every time I went there. I didn't go there so much after they were discontinued.

[GoCubsGo]

10. I'm more upset about the green beans.

Give me a big tub of those and a biscuit, and I'm happy. Those days are over.

[wcmagumba]

12. I really like the red beans and rice side along with biscuits and of course the chicken...nt

I'm getting my first Moderna covid shot tomorrow afternoon and as chance would have it there is a Popeye's almost across the street from the clinic....hmmm....

[Keth]

44. Yes

I will go to Popeyes and order two orders of red beans and rice and that's it. I call it dinner.

[GusBob]

13. Wait what

There are 4 Popeyes in your town?

Damn lucky

[dawg day]

14. That's the only reason I go there!

Love that rice
.

[mbusby]

15. Nothing like...

Crawfish Ettouffee. Find it at Pappadeaux restaurant.

[UTUSN]

16. They discontinued the tasty chicken years ago. In my area, fwiw. What, they competed with

Church's, then Church's took them over, then the pieces got smaller and taste was gone, but Church's too.

[Grokenstein]

17. Just check their website.

Seafood's been reduced to the Cajun Flounder Sandwich and assorted shrimp dishes. The regular fried fish has been eliminated.

Cajun rice is indeed gone, but the weird thing is that red beans and rice is still there, as well as Cajun fries.

[SeattleVet]

18. Oh, Noooooo!!!!!!!

When we went there, we'd usually get the "Family" meal of 16 pieces of spicy, 8 biscuits, and 3 sides. This would be good for 3 or 4 meals for the two of us. Our sides usually were ordered like this:

We'll have a Cajun Rice.

And add another Cajun Rice.

And the collard greens (sadly, these were discontinued after a fairly short run!)

Sometimes we'd even add yet another large Cajun rice to the order.

(After the first Popeye's in our area opened we stopped by on our way from a meeting near the restaurant to a surprise birthday party for a friend who had lived in Florida, and got a box of chicken. It was sitting on the counter when he arrived, and as soon as he walked in and got the shouted "surprise!" he spotted it, and headed over saying,"Popeye's! Where in the world did you get Popeye's???", ignoring all his guests until he grabbed a piece out if the box and got a good bite. He didn't interact with anyone until we told him about the new Popeye's...then all was right with the world!)

[canetoad]

19. Can someone tell me

WTF a "gizzard" is?

[Kali]

41. "a muscular, thick-walled part of a bird's stomach for grinding food, typically with grit."

along with small rocks and other hard objects that a bird finds, this "part" takes the place of a mouth full of teeth. lots of people like them fried or simmered and chopped in gravy.

[canetoad]

48. Thank you!

Been wondering since the days of the Beverley Hillbillies.

[ironflange]

58. Gizzards are great

Just fry them up lightly, they have a unique sort of crunchy meaty feel. You can find deep-fried ones at some truck stops.



Chicken hearts and livers are also da bomb.

[kcr]

21. That's their best side

[RainCaster]

22. First they took my chicken livers, now the dirty rice?

This is real cancel culture.

[ZonkerHarris]

24. The French Fry takes another victim.

[NanceGreggs]

26. I think you should alert the GOP ...

... because the Dr. Suess/Mr. PotatoHead stuff is already wearing thin.

I believe that the outrage over Cajun Rice is just the thing they're looking for to unite the country behind a cause we can all believe in.

[EndlessWire]

45. LOL! n/t

[dilby]

27. I prefer their Red Beans and Rice

That is my go to, hope they still have that.

[Maeve]

29. We just got a Popeyes in our town in central Ohio this year

But we've always preferred the red beans and rice, anyway

[demtenjeep]

30. too frikin hot

for me

[GulfCoast66]

34. That what made it good!

But I’m from Louisiana so have an extra heat gear.

[uponit7771]

38. 😮😮😮 that's why Popeyes exist !!!

[USALiberal]

32. LOL, ok! Nt

[FSogol]

33. Their onion rings are gone too. n/t

[NurseJackie]

37. None here either! (Maryland) I wonder why.

Covid shortages?

[dalton99a]

42. They're bringing back chicken nuggets and adding a fish sandwich to their menu

[haele]

43. They also got rid of Cajun Onion Rings four years ago.

Might have been a west coast local menu item, but my husband loved them.

Haele

[EndlessWire]

46. Sniff

I still miss Noodles Romanoff, a cheap box of stuff that I loved. Been gone for years, but in a corner of my brain a box of Romanoff is still sitting.

The thing that is upsetting me greatly is the downsizing of basically all food portions. Dog food cans, chocolate...the burritos at Del Taco downsized years ago. They used to be a meal that would fill you up. No more.

I hardly ever eat fast food anymore, but when I do, it turns into a binge.

[aikoaiko]

47. Thanks, Biden!

[xmas74]

49. Green beans too

They dropped the least successful items.

[Tommy Carcetti]

50. I'm guessing this will be Fox News' next "Cancel Culture" obsession?

[nolabear]

53. Monsters!

There are exactly two Popeyes in the Seattle area. Fortunately we live ten miles from one of them. It’s fortunate because we can get to them but they’re far enough away I don’t casually drive by and succumb.

Dammit, I love that rice!

[Ilsa]

54. Is the red beans and rice still available?

My son usually eats a family size bowl of it plus a chicken strip.

[Kali]

56. it better be or they are just a boring chicken place

don't get me wrong the chicken is good, at least when it is hot, but the red beans and rice are THE reason to go there.

[Ilsa]

57. It's good stuff. The individual servings are about 3 tablespoons,

Which is why we get him the family size.

[BannonsLiver]

59. I miss Popeyes sometimes

Whether it was the wildly uneven food quality or the surly, perpetually annoyed “Hey, we’re doing YOU a favor” customer service, it really could be magical at times.

[senseandsensibility]

60. What about KFC red beans and rice?

What happened to that?

[Goodheart]

61. That's weird, but here in Baton Rouge if I'm hungering for rice I just hop on over to

The Jambalaya Shoppe.

YUM