Popular Popeyes Chicken Sandwiches are Back But…

Those wildly popular chicken sandwiches at Popeyes are back.

After a two month-long absence, the sandwiches made their triumphant return on Sunday.

But there’s a catch. The frenzy has not subsided. The Popeyes at Westfield Montgomery sold out of their 700 chicken sandwich allotment by 6 p.m. Sunday. The manager told MCM that they’ll have more tomorrow but judging by the continuing demand, those who really want one should probably get there early on Monday. Popeye’s opens at 7 a.m.

The significance of Popeyes bringing back its chicken sandwich on Sunday is that its main rival, Chik-fil-A, is famously closed on Sundays. And the plot thickens. Sunday is National Sandwich Day. Chick-fil-A inadvertently sent out emails before Sunday inviting it’s customers to come in…on a day they’re closed. Chick-fil-A apologized to their customers:

“Well…this is awkward.”

And so go the chicken wars.

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About Joe Yasharoff

Joe Yasharoff is MCM's Director of Content and Operations. He is also an adjunct journalism professor at the University of Maryland. Previously, Joe was the Managing Editor at NBC Sports Washington and Executive Sports Producer at FOX5 (WTTG-TV). He hosts the MoCo's Most Famous podcast for MCM.

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