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Popeyes: Cars come to a standstill as famous chicken restaurant opens its doors at Teal Park near Netherfield

The 86-seat restaurant includes both inside and outside seating, touch-screen ordering, plus two lanes in the drive-thru

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A queue of cars brought things to a standstill when a fast food giant opened their new branch at Teal Park near Netherfield.

American restaurant chain Popeyes® flung open their doors and lanes to their latest drive-thru with cars queueing for the official opening to get hold of their famous chicken sandwich. 

The branch officially opened at 11am this morning (14), with the launch seeing customers queue around the block to get a taste of the restaurants’ world-famous chicken sandwiches.

The first customer in the drive-thru lane waited in their car from 3am. They said ‘Well, it’s the best fast food you can get, others don’t really compare. The chicken is just so good.’

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Neil Thurlow was the first customer to dine inside the restaurant, after arriving at 06:00am this morning.

He said: “I saw all the building works here and was excited to see it was another Popeyes opening [in Nottingham], so I just had to come down”.

In true Popeyes® UK fashion, they showcased New Orleans energy and hospitality, with exclusive giveaways and prizes on the opening day with the first three pedestrians in the queue and first three vehicles in the drive-thru lane winning the ultimate prize of free Chicken Sandwiches for a year. A DJ booth was also on hand to bring the Mardi Gras atmosphere to opening day. 

Cars queue to get their hands on a Popeyes chicken sandwich at their new restaurant at Teal Park

Work on the new drive-thru and restaurant was completed earlier this month

The new 86-seat restaurant includes both inside and outside seating, touch-screen ordering, plus two lanes in the drive-thru. It is open from 8am to 11pm every day. 

The new restaurant’s menu includes the iconic Chicken Sandwich range, Hot Wings, Tenders, Signature Wraps, Original Southern Biscuits and Gravy, and Cajun Rice. Kids ‘Poppy’ Meals are available all day, featuring a Kids Chicken Sandwich, Wrap, or Tenders.

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Popeyes® breakfast menu is also available daily with ‘reimagined’ classics such as the Big Cajun Breakfast Roll and Cajun Hash Browns, among others, breakfast is served from 8am to 11am.

The opening at Teal Park follows the incredible success of Nottingham’s original walk-in restaurant, which opened on Parliament Street in 2022.

The dual drive-thru lanes will allow chicken fans to be served as quickly as possible, and specifically dedicated ‘Park and Serve’ bays mean customers will be able to drive to Popeyes and order from the comfort of their car, with to-the-car-door service from the team. Customers looking to experience the spirit of New Orleans can also dine in, as the new restaurant also features both indoor and outdoor seating. 

Tom Crowley, CEO at Popeyes® UK, said: “Our city centre restaurant in Nottingham has seen fantastic success since it opened two years ago, so we are confident that our new drive-thru restaurant will be just as popular. The Popeyes® brand continues to go from strength to strength. We look forward to continuing to grow our footprint in the Midlands and announcing more locations soon.” 

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5 COMMENTS

  1. well, more obese people to be dealt with by the NHS . This is the food that you are not supposed to eat if you want to be healthy

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  2. More processed rubbish for idiots to eat…. the process, chemicals, e numbers, preservatives, grease, oil, additives, that are in this (and other fast foods) is what’s killing folk young, look at the increase in bowel related cancers in younger people, this is the first time in modern history that cancer rates are going up in younger folk… the ‘big corporations’ have ‘had your pants down’ you’ve been made a fool and tricked into eating their rubbish for their profits….do you really think Popeye directors/executives tuck into this food? bet the ‘top brass’ of this company eats nothing but organic whole foods from the finest vendors….

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  3. What’s wrong with a burger in moderation, for crying out loud if you don’t like it then don’t have one, just stop trying to ram your self righteous rubbish down everyone else’s throats, give it a rest

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    • what’s wrong with a quick fag in moderation? inhaling car exhaust gas in moderation? drinking turps in moderation? hell…why not handle radioactive material in moderation… It will still have a cumulative effect. I agree a burger ‘in moderation’ isn’t a bad thing, but buy good quality, say from a butcher or make it yourself, at least then its less likely to be full of the rubbish that most fast food places make their meals from

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