Popeyes, behind the scenes video visit
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- Watch as Popeyes vice president of operations Dwayne Fontenette allows a behind the scenes visit to one of the popular restaurants. Fontenette has been a Popeyes employee since he graduated high school 30 years ago.
My man said he started working at Popeyes in 84!! And he is now an executive of the company!! Go head bruh!!! 💪🏾🤟🏾👏🏾
Don’t tell me I’m not the only one who misread “in” as “at” and watched the whole video just to spot the 100-year old Popeyes exec.
I agree
To all the people talking about they need gloves. Gloves melt around fryers, so it is hard to use them. Also, by the Food and Beverage Administration, you are supposed to change gloves after 15 minutes of use and wash your hands for 16 seconds in between changes, pretty hard to when your slammed! And last, VERY many places you eat at, do not use gloves, and many of them are big time chef's, Ramsey, Puck, and all those big timers that own big time restaurants! They are however, are supposed to wash their hands often and in between touching foods.
Cajun Plaisance Yep. It’s being fried anyway
Those same people probably expect biscuit makers, bakers, and pastry chefs to wear gloves. 🤔
There are special made gloves that dosent melt
Cajun Plaisance well I also work at Popeyes. Even before the pandemic, gloves were and are mandatory, every piece of chicken we dropped we had gloves on. Again, even before the pandemic, we were required to wash our hands every 15 to 20 minutes, slammed or not. And if it does get busy. We stock. On a normal day we always drop small amount of pieces of chicken. 6-8 piece consistently, but when the rush comes we stock. 10 piece. That buys time to wash hands properly. No hate but it can be done. My co workers are very well trained to do all of it.
@@izaakmurillo3164 If you're washing your hands that much, then gloves aren't necessary. Clean gloves are the same as clean hands in terms of food safety.
Watching this to prepare for tomorrow cause I got hired on the spot for being a cook for my local popeyes so hopefully I can apply this there. WISH ME LUCK YALL.
good luck big bruh
sir is their chicken pressure fried?
How’s your job going!?? Wish you a lot of luck 🍀
I honestly don't think it would be that bad as long as the management is good just hope you get a good manager
Don't follow the cook bro. Inspection is gonna kick you out! His chicken throwing system is totally wrong
He gave us a secret with the shortening, they fry the chicken in shortening, lard or beef tallow. The batter gives it sum of it flavor but it’s mostly the oil. That’s what gives u the signature taste
vegetable shortening?
I heard it was all fried in peanut oil.
People have allergies so I doubt it is peanut. Old southern cooks (black) always used Crisco for frying and baking. Chicken is crispy and pie crusts are flaky. Crisco was made with lard (animal fat). Later it was introduced as a vegetable shortening for more healthy cooking.
No. I work at popeyes and the seasoning is what gives it its flavor. Basically, what we do is we clean the raw chicken, throw it in a machine, and pour the seasoning in the machine. And it's either mild or spicy seasoning. Then put it in a big pan and put in the cooler. You're not too far off though, the oil makes the chicken tender and juicy.
@tthomas8906 guess what buddy, blacks didn't found Popeyes
God I love Popeyes ❤️
Makeupby_haleygooch same!❤️
I got Popeye's on deck . wya lol
Haley Gooch damn you pretty
Haley Gooch I could tell
Ben Dover.
This man clearly had a vision and didn't let anything distract him.
It's so nice to see people taking pride in their job.
Be Fr. Literally joined a few months ago and it’s gotten pretty fckin boring to do the same damn thing every single day, not to mention the fact that their paying me $10 an hour to run back and fourth. I much rather get a job in a gas station working the register and also making $10 an hour to do nothing.
Because it’s media day tf? You are very naive to believe NOLA POPEYES employe are prideful in their job.(your forgetting Popeyes is a franchised brand, not considering their bottom line)
Their spicy chicken is the best chicken ever. However many of their stores have slow service and seem to be poorly managed.
Yep. I went there 2 days ago and got some sandwiches. Took 40 minutes to get my food. Gotta love “ fast food”
Find a Bojangles!!!
Adam Moss well the fact that you said “sandwiches” should tell you why it’s busy. lines were created in the lobby going outside the restaurant AND drive through.
thats because how the higher managers treat the crew members
@@wilmabetty2496,
Wow.
Maybe they just don’t like white people??
I started working at Popeyes in December and I love it!! My coworkers are great 💕 I ain't gonna lie though tired of making those darn sandwiches lol. I have customers come in and ask me "Do you y'all have those sandwiches that everybody fights over."
Jazi Phips be glad you’re in prep and not in batter fry
Do you know what what’s in the wet and dry mixtures
is the chicken marinated?
It's a secret. He did say not everyone is doing the whole process.
Where tf ARE THEIR GLOVES!!!???
Absolutely love me some Popeyes chicken. It’s a shame their service sucks and usually keeps me from going.
Laphandaw
His first job and now he owns one. Black excellence!
bruh he's the vice president of operations for the whole chain
@@johnadamczyk6213,
Now we know...
Why cant it just be excellence? Why do you have to put a race label on it?
@@rapinbatches
Because there is people out there who actively work to make sure black people don't own shit.
rapinbatches bc he said what he said you all always want to be included when a black person achieve success ! Go enjoy your privilege and let us celebrate this one
I work at Popeyes, and I always get free food! I do everything from seasoning, to cooking the chicken!
Do you ever get tired of eating it?
Do you know what is in the wet and dry mixture that are put on top of the chicken
Do they allow you to have lowcut beards?
@@justinfrazier3610 yes
@@Adamisgood24 Do u have any tips on how to make french fries at home like popeyes does? Do they batter them like they do they chicken, or do they soak them in oil or something because I just cant figure out how they make them! Been trying to copy for so long help meeee lol
When I worked at Popeyes in 88-95 We made biscuits from scratch Butter biscuit shortening and biscuit base. We had to let the pre mix set for 24hrs before we used it. But back than they was owned by Al Copeland, He also owned Church's Chicken.
Can I ask what oil you use?
@@zhibaniola6460prolly beef fat
Bruh I work at Popeyes and it doesn’t take 3-4 people to run the kitchen 😂, I’m 17 and I run the whole kitchen area
Straight up started working there 2 weeks ago easiest shit of my life 💀
@@tokyiz2190 Oh hells naw bro, one kitchen member during dinner rush hard asf
As a former cook for KFC, Popeyes AND Churches I can say that cooks are a one man crew. We do the cooking, filtering and cleaning ourselves.
I'm so glad this isn't the Popeyes that went viral with the roaches Cha Cha sliding across the chicken wings..
2:45 classic fried chicken manager, just comes in and pokes the food without actually doing anything.. All jokes aside he looks like a nice guy. Just quality control.
This is the most friendliest and positive atmosphere Popeyes I’ve seen, big kudos to the owner. 👍🏽
Who came here after seeing the viral video in Detroit?
Meee
Ashley Love 😂😂😂
Which one?
Nah, came from the chicken sandwich
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my parents met at Popeyes Lousaina Kitchen home of best crispy chicken and biscuits I love Popeyes amazing I don't eat anymore.
IGrewup StillDeontefrombladensburg100 why not? great story
Interesting
punctuation man
I'm sorry you don't eat anymore
I think he died of starvation guys D:
I wish the Popeyes here in Victoria Texas did the same thing like these awesome people. Here, the chicken is super duper tiny overcooked and dried up especially the biscuits! Employees are rude some of them are. I have never seen such tiny chicken before the wings and legs. The taste is not the same anymore and the quality.
You're not supposed to tap the excess flour off the chicken over the fryer, you do it into the gray plastic bucket (1:25).
lol good point
He’s so right. Talking about your favorite Popeyes.
Mine is Camp Casey, South Korea
I worked at Popeyes when I was in high school - seeing this video brings back so much memories.
I'm eating Popeyes mashed potatoes right now! The chicken tenders are the best, and blackened tenders are the best tenders!
After watching this video, I went ot the nearest popeyes and got myself a family meal bucket for me and my siblings 😋
Who else is eating Popeyes and watching this?
The Louisiana Popeyes chicken on Edison in pipeline this Has happened to me three times that I have ordered and paid and come home and find missing orders today again I ordered eight pieces of chicken tenders up on shrimp and two biscuits and once again come home check no biscuits this is the third time and when you call them they make you hold for 10 minutes and then in message says I’ll call again it’s really shit that they shortchanged you when you go there and you’re a customer first of all they tell you to wait but we will bring the food to you and after 10 minutes they bring the food and the order is not complete
me
My man said he started working at Popeye's in 84 and he is now an executive of the company go head bruh
I just started working here I start Friday 🤣😇
Tish Sharay I hated working for them how is it for you now
Branndoe Branndoe lol omg I hate it lol
I'm working there Tuesday 👀
Tish Sharay I been working there for About 3 months now. My job is batter frier and it's easy af
Seiko I hate this Fucking job the one i work is unorganized I got so many burn marks I do it all at my job I’ve worked ever shift now
Also at 2:29. In majority of the USA, a case of chicken breast or thighs(for industrial use) is 40lbs x 100(weekly)= 4,000lbs a week, which I feel for Popeyes might be an understatement but then again on a 4 week period, that ~16,000 pounds of chicken a month. Which by averages could be around ~3,000-5,000 chickens they cook and sell every month.
Just would like to know if Popeye's uses lactose milk in its preparation of cooking their fried chicken. Not answered here.
Maybe buttermilk
We use butter
We use buttermilk
I wish Popeyes was in Australia
White guy here. Ya’ll save any chicken for me? Love ❤️ Popeyes
Man this is wholesome. Thanks for sharing
I recently work at popeyes cleaning dishes mad tiring
i love this chicken.perfect.👍👍👍👍👍
She happy she in charge of the biscuits
Your shelbyville location is one of the nastiest places I’ve ever worked SMDH
Making that chicken with his bare hands, showing everyone how it’s done. I love Popeyes chicken 🍗
Where is the dam gloves 🧤???????
Angella First Lady they aren’t touching the chicken after it is cooked so it doesn’t matter if they aren’t wearing gloves. U can touch the chicken raw all u want bc the bacteria gets rid of itself when it’s cooked
Man I always wondered why the spicy was so dark. Learned something new. Love that chicken from popeyes. Lol.
I could't understand him, can you tell me why ?
@@ok4698 He said the spicy grease turns darker because of the spicy seasonings. That's why the mild grease is lighter.
@@TeddyT6 oh , ok thank you..
2 groups mixing ingredients and they don’t talk 😂😂 Who’s to say they don’t talk after work?
Lol.. good one
Never tried Popeyes before but I really want to😩
Thanks for sharing this!
Wat oil they fry it in ? Anybody knows for SURE
yacoub nasrallah i have been told peanut oil
thanks watched the video again and the mgr said shortening lol
I'm not sure, but it tastes like lard to me.
All chicken restraunts n at hime use to fry chicken in Cisco shortening or lard.
He said it .. lard
I remember I worked at Popeyes for 2 years back in 2004. I was the main cook who worked the back ( frying, peeping the batter and chicken for myself for my shift. And I always hated when I seen other cooks at that store nattering chicken in batter that’s 70% water, just to save on product.. the chicken always came out looking and tasting like ISH!
what was in the batter 😭
@@tonyhernandez2972 The video just said nobody knows because they have two buildings making half of the seasonings each and then later get combined. The batter must just be delivered to the Popeyes locations already ready to dip the chicken in.
Just a question, how many cook work at a time?
you eva found out?
They need gloves on it's making my stomach turn
Addicted To Doges Are they invisible gloves? Although the hot oil will kill all germs I don't see gloves either! Lmao
Smh I noticed that too
Wearing gloves during flouring, no gloves when using tongs.
Destin2begrt Me too...I said the same thing...yo use gloves #Always😉
Butt hands🤢😂
All the women that work at popeyes are mean as hell!! 😂
Dude had no gloves
🤢
Dwayne says a 100 cases of chicken a week.....😂😂😂. Yeah right. A whole lot more than that!
Thought it's going be how rdcworld1 demonstrated it lol
Lmao SAME i just watched that video
@@miguelntirampeba4797 must be an alternative universe where popeyes are actually nice to customers and workers but chic fil a is north Korea
Bruh, they cleaned that kitchen good before that interview
Perfectly cooked, golden and crispy. Meanwhile, the chicken at my local popeyes is always overcooked and soggy.
come to my store, im the cook there and my chicken always be poppin
Man you can tell the folks here have pride in the product they put out. It's a shame that's what most places lack. When people say the secret ingridient is love, this is what they mean. Without it, you get some low quality, low standard, soggy mess that should've never been served
WATCH THAT VIDEO OF THOSE KIDS PREPING IT ON THE FLOORRR I WONT EAT THER AGIAN??????????
lots of food places drop food and stillness serve
I'm love Popeyes so much thats my favorite restaurant ever they got the best chicken in the world I'm haven't had Popeyes in a while Popeyes that's my eating spot
I wanted to get a behind the scenes look at cooking/frying the chicken 🍗. I just started my job at kfc
How is it now? I start training this week
Melanie Ranee how’s it been ? I m working at churches chicken since u posted this comment 6 months lol
NO GLOVES :O
Whats wrong with that? He washed
His hands
I’ve worked in fine dining restaurants where there are chefs cooking. No one uses gloves in the kitchen. They all wash their hands. This is not different here.
*LOVE DAT CHICKEN FROM POPEYES*
Popeye's rubbing you. You get a half thigh.
Anybody agree that the chicken was so much juicier and greasy years ago?
its cause they treat the employs like shi now
Awesome guys, will have to check that location out.
I agree with having a fav Popeyes. Even here in Texas. I have my fav and it IS the people.
And we sold batter canjun fish and Shrimp.
We all know that one guy from highschool who doesn’t want to accept that this man is their future
I just wonder if Popeye's uses milk in their preparing their chicken?
No. They use batter.
I came here for the secret seasoning.
Yea same I want to know what is in the mixture they put on the chicken
Little Nikki LOVED Popeyes.....and SO DO I!
No glove, No love my nigga.
So far I've only seen one employee wear gloves. :-(
I had contacted from Popeyes this morning and I have interview tomorrow 11/12/2018. How is the interview before?
how did it go
I work at Popeyes and fuckin hate it
Thanks in a million. Great content. Awesome imagination. Grade: A++💥
He’s tapping the chicken against each other, over top of the oil. Kinda defeats the purpose ya think? Poor technique!
He's Making Sure the Grease is Ready too Drop the Chicken in
@@lilliang7015 wrong they dude this to get the perfect amount of flour on the chicken before dropping it
Breezy Remy you’re actually suppose to tap the chicken above the container instead of the fryers. If you tap the chicken above the fryers you get a WHOLE lot of crumbs which make the fryers harder to filter. Andi is right
It could be to get access flour off the chicken so the battering is not too thick
But I know what you mean I would’ve did it over the flour basket cause all that extra flour in the grease makes the chicken burn quicker and makes a lot of crust and crumbs at the bottom of the grease
i know they change the oil but i mean why do u just let the floor go in the oil when u put the chicken inside the fryer instead of doing it at the flour bowl or whatever it is?
Now that's how we do in the South💯💯💯TX...
Two other people not wearing gloves. Health code violation. :-(
Nice. What kind of Shortening is the 🍗 fried in?
Yip big secret the cook didn’t even wear gloves that’s why it taste good😂😂😂😂
oil is 380 degrees nothing survives that
That was great man, thanks for the insight and inside haha!
fuck that job worst job I ever had..
pedromedina93 it looks good
but the chicken tho
they use t give all the food away at closing time after six months I was like fuck this food I've had enough Popeyes in my life
pedromedina93 for real
subjectofsaturn maybe machines shouldn't work instead of the people because less jobs mean less money and less money equals less opportunity and it feels better to know that humans are cooking the food because it just comforts there customers and that means a higher rating for there restaurant
i worked there. i know the recipe, its in a unmarked clear bag for spicy and same for mild. 2 bags per case. back in 1984
spell the beans shit
Wats the recipe??
What's the spicy recipe?
He don't know the recipe just the process. According to this video the Spice or seasoning blend is produced and packaged by two different groups of workers that has no idea what the other group is doing.
@@csl9495 Thanks for posting your comment." He dont know". was funny. I enjoyed your video. yes the bags are not marked with ingredients and the process is also key. but we used to eat it out of the bag as joke to see who could eat more than the other. next time you go, throw a kid in the back 10 bucks for a package and make your chicken then spend time like I did trying to recreate it. unfortunately the quality and size of the chicken has gone down, but that's all places now a days. I will try and make video. I will put it on "thepartycook" channel in month when I start my videos. I will tag you when its on. thanks
A Popeyes is five minutes away from my house
Never tried it
Now I'm on my way
How was it?
Was it good?
It’s never this clean in the back
Nope
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This the Popeyes I work at!😭
Is that the one in Kenner on Williams blvd?
I think my popeyes failed the health inspection where i live!
They're giving up some secrets!
I believe they should all people making food should wear gloves.
Everyone does realize that the man cooking in this video did everything to a t, except the fact that he clapped his chicken(clapping the chicken together to get rid of excess flour) directly over the fryer.. Which in return causes an excessive amount of crumbs to build at the bottom of the fryer, and when the access crumbs build up they begin to form around the heating coils causing them to burn.. which in return gives your famous Popeyes chicken a very burnt/nasty taste.. if your gonna do it do it right😉
$9.99 for a 9 PC, those were the good old days :(
Interview Popeyes this afternoon. Surely can’t be too difficult working there
Love Popeyes!
I remember when I work there good while ago they put big cubes of beef Tallow in the friars I think that's what makes their breading so good!
I keep hearing it's pork lard. 🤔
@@poppyshoessp I saw it. In 2010 it was beef tallow said it on the box don't know if anybody substituted.
Hispanics in North Texas love some Popeyes! You better have my side of jalapeño's!!!!! 😂🤣
Never say fast food is a dead end job so many have been promoted.
Wtf!? No gloves. No more Popeyes for me.
Brandon Negro *sure*
Brandon Negro u will be there next week
Gloves are not necessary IF proper handling and hand washing practices are in use.
I rarely see gloves at other fast food restaurants.
Gloves in restaurants are usually a sign of bad health practices. Its much more sanitary to wash hands constantly than to keep doing activities with the same gloves all day long
Is there egg in the batter of the chicken?
anna johnson yep
@Kam Mike www.wtol.com/article/news/local/popeyes-to-be-reinspected-monday-after-closing-due-to-health-violations/512-73f060af-d6d6-4278-9698-fb4c807f7c98
Is popeyes gravy Powderized ready mix?
nah bruh Popeyes now is fknnn wilddd online orders mobile orders drive thru bro they got yo ass movin😂😂😂😂
i have a question for any current or ex-popeyes employees
I just applied to be a cook. I’m nervous lol. Should I be? I already have a full time job so this will be my second gig. What do y’all think??
horrible choice tbh
@@tuffryda Lmaoo whyy whats so bad about it?
@@heartbreaker5734 what is the marinade? powdered or liquid?