Canadian Retail Thread - Page 320

manny_santos · #**6381** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 8:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

I must admit I have never been to Popeyes. I had a look on Google Maps and they are in remote parts of Canada like Richmond and Langley. Perhaps someday I will assemble the requisite team of Sherpas.

They have been expanding in Metro Vancouver. They opened one in Burnaby last year, on the border with New Westminster.

Church's Chicken is well-established here, so that's an additional challenge they have in this market.

manny_santos · #**6382** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 8:47 PM**

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Originally Posted by JustForTheHalibut

wow, that's half as many as the entire lower mainland, IF you include C'wack.
The smallest cities in Western Canada that have a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is Lloydminster or Prince Albert, Sask. not sure which is smaller.

omg, I just realized now that Denny's is the equivalent of International House of HePatitis in the rest of Canada

They're in BC too, Kelowna is the closest I think

New Westminster has an IHOP.

Denscity · #**6383** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 10:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

No. The airline food is Cara I think.

So close lol.

Wigs · #**6384** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 10:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

You dodged a bullet. IHOP is awful. They don't even offer real maple syrup. On fucking pancakes.

I love the Quebec-based chains like Lafleur's. Total garbage food, but really hits the spot a few times a year. Commodified casse-croûte.

Agreed, IHOP is F*****g awful.

Cora is where it's at

thewave46 · #**6385** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 10:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Cara airline food is almost nonedible, so does it qualify as food?

"Chicken or pasta?"

(or, "Can I interest you in overcooked, undersized boiled chicken breast, vs. chef Boyardee lasagna? Both come with a bitter arugula salad, some expired fruit salad, and a cellophane-wrapped brownie. Oh and you have a fine choice of shitty Niagara wines")

Given that you are being served food in an aluminum tube flying several vertical miles in the air travelling at hundreds of kilometres an hour to a whole different part of the globe - indeed, literally sitting inside modernity for a relative pittance of a modern salary - complaining about the food seems somewhat trite, no? Want a decent meal? Have it at the airport pre-flight.

Then again, we live in an age of unappreciated miracles. America wanted to watch scripted TV sitcoms more than colour TV from the moon during Apollo 17 in 1972.

Go to the Grand Canyon and watch the people make a beeline to the gift store/stare at their phones.

These things say things about people. It's not very complimentary.

WhipperSnapper · #**6386** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 10:58 PM**

There were quite a few Carribbean chicken takeout places when I was working in downtown Toronto; one near Yonge and Shuter always had a long line at lunch. (nearly as long as the BK in the Exchange Tower on Whopper Wednesdays) I think I went to a Popeyes only once

Djeffery · #**6387** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 11:22 PM**

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Originally Posted by manny_santos

They have been expanding in Metro Vancouver. They opened one in Burnaby last year, on the border with New Westminster.

Church's Chicken is well-established here, so that's an additional challenge they have in this market.

I just noticed a Church's just recently opened in London. I remember back in the 90's, all the Harvey's around here had Church's Chicken signs up on them as well, which I thought was funny with Harvey's being owned by the same company as Swiss Chalet.

q12 · #**6388** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 11:34 PM**

CBC Drone footage of Popeye's lineup that has backed up on to the freeway and through 3 separate roundabouts:

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A new Popeyes fast food restaurant opened today near #Halifax #Bedford. This is at highway 102 and Larry Uteck. People in their vehicles lined up for hours.
@CBCNS

https://twitter.com/CBCcameraman/sta...90212609904649

https://twitter.com/shaunlowe/status...82964127072265

Apparently it's a 2.5 - 3 hour wait.

ivegotaname · #**6389** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 11:43 PM**

Wish sbbaro pizza was in the Canada best pizza ever after Bostonian

thewave46 · #**6390** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 11:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by q12

Apparently it's a 2.5 - 3 hour wait.

I...what?

It's fucking Popeye's. Mass produced industrial food, this location which shall be around for years. It's not some limited-time thing.

Modern day consumer culture is both fascinating and morbidly depressing.

casper · #**6391** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 11:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

No. The airline food is Cara I think.

Cara got their start being the catering arm of Canadian National Railway. They they started doing airline for Air Canada when Air Canada was still part of CN in its early history.

They sold off the airline business some years ago. Today Cara is called Recipe Unlimited and they own Swish Chalet, Harvey's, New York Fries, St-Hubert, Original Joe, Casey's, Elephant and Castle, The Keg, Montana's, Kelsey's and a few more.

They have come a long way from railroad dinning cars and station cafeterias.

Djeffery · #**6392** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 11:54 PM**

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Originally Posted by thewave46

I...what?

It's fucking Popeye's. Mass produced industrial food, this location which shall be around for years. It's not some limited-time thing.

Modern day consumer culture is both fascinating and morbidly depressing.

Yeah, like, do they not realize this is the same corporation as Tim Hortons and Burger King? How special do they think it's going to be?

Proof Sheet · #**6393** Posted **Mar 31, 2022, 12:45 AM**

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Originally Posted by thewave46

I...what?

It's fucking Popeye's. Mass produced industrial food, this location which shall be around for years. It's not some limited-time thing.

Modern day consumer culture is both fascinating and morbidly depressing.

Well said. I can't remember the last time I was at a drive-thru and I don't think I've ever gone to one as the driver. Popeye's is gut rot pure and simple.

lio45 · #**6394** Posted **Mar 31, 2022, 12:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by thewave46

I...what?

Exactly my reaction too!

I had no opinions on Nova Scotians, but now I do. And it's not flattering.

Wigs · #**6395** Posted **Mar 31, 2022, 1:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by lio45

Exactly my reaction too!

I had no opinions on Nova Scotians, but now I do. And it's not flattering.

It makes me embarrassed to be Canadian

so I can only imagine how some Nova Scotians must feel

casper · #**6396** Posted **Mar 31, 2022, 1:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by Wigs

It makes me embarrassed to be Canadian

so I can only imagine how some Nova Scotians must feel

Do we know what they put in the chicken?

My only experience with that chain comes from being stuck in airports where that is the only thing that looks remotely like "real food". I did not think it was all the good. Are they spiking it with something?

Loco101 · #**6397** Posted **Mar 31, 2022, 2:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by casper

Cara got their start being the catering arm of Canadian National Railway. They they started doing airline for Air Canada when Air Canada was still part of CN in its early history.

They sold off the airline business some years ago. Today Cara is called Recipe Unlimited and they own Swish Chalet, Harvey's, New York Fries, St-Hubert, Original Joe, Casey's, Elephant and Castle, The Keg, Montana's, Kelsey's and a few more.

They have come a long way from railroad dinning cars and station cafeterias.

And the company is no longer involved in supplier food for onboard airplanes. That part of the company was bought out by Gate Gourmet which is a Swiss company.

The company also has East Side Mario's which is probably the worst of all of their brands. None of my friends with Italian background eat there lol.

Loco101 · #**6398** Posted **Mar 31, 2022, 2:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by q12

Apparently it's a 2.5 - 3 hour wait.

In Ontario you can be fined for blocking a roadway like that. Vehicles here are not allowed to be waiting on the roadway waiting to go to the drive-thru.

That is extremely sad that people are that excited about Popeye's. Wow.

Timmins is even supposed to get a Popeye's but I hope we don't because it's very unhealthy and uninteresting.

The chain doesn't do well everywhere. It seems to do well with people of particular backgrounds. But it doesn't have much of a menu. Just fried chicken and shrimp with terrible and also unhealthy sides. I have yet to meet anyone who said that it stood out in any way.

MonctonRad · #**6399** Posted **Mar 31, 2022, 2:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by q12

CBC Drone footage of Popeye's lineup that has backed up on to the freeway and through 3 separate roundabouts:

Apparently it's a 2.5 - 3 hour wait.

I was just reading Halifax ReTales Twitter feed. Apparently it got so bad, the restaurant sent out staff to give people in the line-up for the drive-thru free biscuits if they agreed to leave the line-up and come back later. Some people became irate, shouted at the staff and threw the biscuits back at them.

The restaurant eventually ran out of chicken.

Popeyes is apparently the biggest thing to happen to Halifax in the last few years..........

AuxTown · #**6400** Posted **Mar 31, 2022, 3:53 AM**

WTF would you wait in that kind of lineup for Popeyes when you have Mary Brown's?? Much better chicken IMO and a great Canadian brand. Not to mention the wedge fries!