Get some chicken before the show but leave yourself a pint of cajun rice in the car for after.

The amount of effort, time and gas you used for a free pop makes this more of an “amateur” tip.

A friend and I each bought one of these on a hot Austin day years ago as sort of a joke. Then we strolled down North Lamar incredulously—and delightedly— sipping from our buckets. It’s a favorite goofy memory of mine.

You’re right — their jalapeno poppers and bronco berry sauce is also legit. Mozzarella sticks, too.

The amount of effort, time and gas you used for a free pop makes this more of an “amateur” tip.

The last one I remember was my wife asking me to fetch her socks. I found one, but not the other. She said “Nevermind, you never find anything.” I agreed “Yeah, I’m pretty of shit at looking for stuff.” She got very angry that I was agreeing with her. The second sock was in her purse the entire time. Marriage is weird.

One of those married for many years arguments ensued, and I lost my temper. I told her fine, I’d go back out just so she could have a Coke.

We rarely eat fast food, but it has led to some of the biggest (and dumbest) arguments over the course of my marriage. There was another time the wife and I were at the Arby’s drive thru. She told me to order her just a sandwich and that she didn’t want fries. I repeatedly asked her if she was sure she didn’t want…

I’ll just say, no one need both a frosty and a coke. You must choose one.

What the hell is pop? Where I am from we call it Carbev, short for carbonated beverage.

“Everyone knows refilling a water cup with soda will get you a fast-food slap on the wrist, but as for an entire fried chicken bucket? We await a formal policy against it.”

i once had boudin at a popular new orleans restaurant and at first bit i exclaimed “this tastes just like popeyes cajun rice!”

Their red beans and rice is pretty good. I also like their biscuits. I can make my own real good biscuits but during the week it is way easier to go to Popeyes and buy them.

You’re doing it wrong, you’re supposed to eat at popeye’s first and then go to the show. Though may have to contend with the urge for a mid-show dump. Up to you if you wish to brave the venue’s toilets.

That’s just weird. I live in South Louisiana and I’ve never met a person who hasn’t eaten Popeyes.

Am Coonass.

There is a music venue I go to all the time, across the street from a Popeyes. And I find myself checking my watch constantly and looking at google maps to see what time Popeyes closes and wondering how much I’m enjoying the band playing and if i can get to Popeyes before it closes. A constant struggle.

Popeye’s is probably one of the few fast foods I will honestly say is good. Even my foodie brother tries to make his red beans and rice like theirs.

I love hot foods.. LOVE EM! So I used to get Popeye’s spicy chicken all the time. But at one point they didn’t have enough on hand (without me waiting) so I opted for a box of half and half and realized that their non-spicy has amazing flavor on its own and that the heat of the spicy covered that up. So I get regular…

Best thing ever from popeyes? I say this unironically: that is a pretty goddam high bar to clear.