We live close to the Popeyes in South Bend and we drive over to the Mishawaka store instead. Why? If you get into that line at the South Bend store, there's no escape route when the shooting starts. That, and they are frequently out of things and the service is slow.
When seconds count, the cops are just hours away....isn't that how it goes?
Yes, love that chicken from Popeyes!Wow, and Yikes! Being in the line of fire, or driving another twenty minutes. No contest.
I can't ever recall having to be in the line of fire for food, fortunately. I once had to detour off of the interstate through SE Chicago, and that was bad enough.
On the other hand for the last six months we have been in the line of fire at night from some yahoos next door who were poaching near the house. It took the sheriff and game warden forever to catch them, even with real time game camera photos and alerts. Finally, the local sheriff broke out their chopper with military grade night vision and hunted the poachers down, which took ninety minutes of low flying helicopter passes and PA commands to give up. Arrested three guys. The really aggravating bit is that the landowner, who lives on the property, lets pretty much anyone shoot, anytime. We have had to call in cops for automatic weapons fire, and them shooting the neighbor's bull. Public. Nuisance. I had one sheriff tell me rural shooting was allowed ("yes, but officer, but automatic weapon fire isn't is it...?") and another recommended that we arm up. (To do what? Shoot into darkness at muzzle flashes? Hold the Alamo until the calvary arrives?)
Back to the best chicken sandwich...for which I have no opinion. Twice cooked fries? Sign me up!
All the best,
Peter
I do remember lakes shore drive. i also remember driving from milwaukee to flint as a child. right thru S side of chicago, then on to gary.Yes, love that chicken from Popeyes!
Back in the early 80's when I worked at the Fixed Base Operator at the local airport, we would go to Popeyes, just down the street, about once a week. The gun violence was not prominent back then. Our ground support vehicle mechanic would ask where we were going for lunch today, and I'd bawk like a chicken. BAWK! BAWK! BAGAWK! That signaled Popeyes.
Then which kind of chicken, mild or hot?
Hot of course!
That devolved into:
What are we having for lunch today?
Hot bawk!
To this day I still think of 'Hot Bawk' every time someone mentions Popeyes. I also think of the mechanic. He passed away way to young from a blood disease. RIP Butch.
As for South East Chicago... been through there many times. Gary is scarier to me.
Wife and I used to go to Chicago for fun. On the way there or home we'd drive the lakeshore south all the way to Whiting, Indiana. There was a Sarah Lee outlet store there. We'd load up a couple coolers with goodies.
Tasty!!
When I was a strapping young lad of 135# I could eat three Arby's Supers and drink a large Black Cow.
Do you remember that everything in Gary was stained orange from the steel mills? Houses, buildings, telephone poles, heck, even the wires were orange from the pollution. It was an absolute hell hole, as far as environmental goes.
Oh yeah. And rolling up the car windows in an effort to keep it out, in a car with no AC, in August. I couldn't imagine living there then.
Unfortunately, I still have the appetite of when I was younger, and even though I probably should save half a sandwich for tomorrow I usually don't.When I was a strapping young lad of 135# I could eat three Arby's Supers and drink a large Black Cow.
Today, I get a market fresh sandwich and save 1/2 of it for tomorrow.
There's only one Wendys that I know of anywhere near where I live now, and it's pretty bad. Like you, I remember them being pretty good back in the 70s-80s-90s. I don't know if the one here is just the franchisee or if the chain's gone downhill.