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.
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 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.
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)
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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."
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.
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.
@@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
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.
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
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?
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
He didn't even stack the chicken after he battered it. Didn't drop it in the grease right and the gloves I use doesn't melt by the fryers. I wonder how many times they failed inspections.
omg, I used to work in mac Donalds and during school hours it was a nightmare! if you can compare mardi grass with my island carnival parade which is super busy, working at popeyes during mardi grass must a nightmare!
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!
@@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.
Rhennie It depends. If we get a special order or if they want it fresh then it has to be by order. But usually we cook it in batches just so we can have stock for drive thru or people in the front.
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
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
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.
