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Ryan the Temp
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7:30p, 4/29/25
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I have to admit it lasted a lot longer than I thought it would.

Noticed they weren't open on Sunday and they were cleaning it out this evening. The Google also says permanently closed. Why put a pricier chicken restaurant across the street from a Popeye's?
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7:50p, 4/29/25
NEVER saw more than 3 cars in parking lot.
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8:03p, 4/29/25
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That area could use a decent coffee shop but it will probably revert to a smoke shop.
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9:31p, 4/29/25
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I got an email that they closed on Monday. Enjoyed both my meals from there, both using deals that made the price competitive with Popeyes.
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10:23p, 4/29/25
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If you're going to open a restaurant that only has 3 or 4 options it better be priced competitively or super special delicious or both.
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In reply to ChemAg15 • 10:10a, 4/30/25
ChemAg15 said:
If you're going to open a restaurant that only has 3 or 4 options it better be priced competitively or super special delicious or both.
Yep, opening a fried chicken spot right across the street from Popeye's is a bold move. It better be extraordinarily good and at the right price point.
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In reply to wessimo • 1:16p, 4/30/25
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wessimo said:
That area could use a decent coffee shop but it will probably revert to a smoke shop.


I'm not a coffee drinker, but there has to be a ton of coffee shops with a half mile of that spot.
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In reply to TXAG 05 • 1:28p, 4/30/25
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You would think, but I challenge you to name one (Starbucks inside Kroger doesn't count).
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2:05p, 4/30/25
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Kolache Shoppe has good coffee
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In reply to CowtownAg06 • 2:15p, 4/30/25
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0.8mi away
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In reply to CowtownAg06 • 2:18p, 4/30/25
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CowtownAg06 said:
Kolache Shoppe has good coffee
Great coffee if you are willing to brave the line
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In reply to wessimo • 2:18p, 4/30/25
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got me
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4:13p, 4/30/25
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Meanwhile on the other end of 11th (@studewood), you've got Starbucks, Jo's and Antidote all in a half mile line of each other.
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In reply to wessimo • 4:29p, 4/30/25
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Roast and Brew on 19th is the best coffee shop in the heights.
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In reply to El Gallo Blanco • 4:43p, 4/30/25
El Gallo Blanco said:
ChemAg15 said:
If you're going to open a restaurant that only has 3 or 4 options it better be priced competitively or super special delicious or both.
Yep, opening a fried chicken spot right across the street from Popeye's is a bold move. It better be extraordinarily good and at the right price point.
Weren't they aiming for a bit higher of a food experience with their chicken sandwich than Popeye's? I don't think they had any intent of being the cheapest food available.
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In reply to WES2006AG • 4:44p, 4/30/25
WES2006AG said:
CowtownAg06 said:
Kolache Shoppe has good coffee
Great coffee if you are willing to brave the line
Just Katz they brew on site, right? I mean it is good, but nothing to get overly excited about.
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7:03p, 4/30/25
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I think Popeyes should open up a nice clean Popeyes run by competent people in the old Daddy's and see which one outproduces the other.

I could be wrong but I think Popeyes is sitting on a gold mine if they'd pump a little money into their stores.
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7:27p, 4/30/25
AG
2025 and people debating chicken joint real estate. There was a time when it was all about worshipping an alcoholic who had funny stripper stories.

What has happened to us?!
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In reply to Mega Lops • 8:13p, 4/30/25
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Mega Lops said:
2025 and people debating chicken joint real estate. There was a time when it was all about worshipping an alcoholic who had funny stripper stories.

What has happened to us?!
It all started with the College Station "Chicken Strip" when Cane's, Layne's, and Fowl Digits were all next to each other.
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In reply to Ryan the Temp • 8:26a, 5/1/25
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Why put a pricier chicken restaurant across the street from a Popeye's?

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In reply to El Gallo Blanco • 10:14a, 5/1/25
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El Gallo Blanco said:
ChemAg15 said:
If you're going to open a restaurant that only has 3 or 4 options it better be priced competitively or super special delicious or both.
Yep, opening a fried chicken spot right across the street from Popeye's is a bold move. It better be extraordinarily good and at the right price point.
The Chicken Strip on Ella Blvd is on Line 2. Popeye's, KFC, Raising Cane's, and Layne's are all literally next door to each other.
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In reply to The Wonderer • 12:25p, 5/1/25
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You forgot El Pollo Loco
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In reply to Chewy • 12:43p, 5/1/25
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Chewy said:
I think Popeyes should open up a nice clean Popeyes run by competent people in the old Daddy's and see which one outproduces the other.

I could be wrong but I think Popeyes is sitting on a gold mine if they'd pump a little money into their stores.
They'd have to pump a few 55 gallon drums of Simple Green into the stores as step 1 to start the degreasing process.

I like Popeyes, but it's a drive through only type of place for me for a host of reasons.
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In reply to The Wonderer • 12:44p, 5/1/25
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The Wonderer said:
El Gallo Blanco said:
ChemAg15 said:
If you're going to open a restaurant that only has 3 or 4 options it better be priced competitively or super special delicious or both.
Yep, opening a fried chicken spot right across the street from Popeye's is a bold move. It better be extraordinarily good and at the right price point.
The Chicken Strip on Ella Blvd is on Line 2. Popeye's, KFC, Raising Cane's, and Layne's are all literally next door to each other.
Minor detail that needs to be highlighted
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In reply to schmellba99 • 5:28p, 5/1/25
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That's why I'm saying start with a new clean one just to see if it would make a difference on profitability.

The existing one across the street needs napalm to clean it up.
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In reply to schmellba99 • 5:34p, 5/1/25
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schmellba99 said:
The Wonderer said:
El Gallo Blanco said:
ChemAg15 said:
If you're going to open a restaurant that only has 3 or 4 options it better be priced competitively or super special delicious or both.
Yep, opening a fried chicken spot right across the street from Popeye's is a bold move. It better be extraordinarily good and at the right price point.
The Chicken Strip on Ella Blvd is on Line 2. Popeye's, KFC, Raising Cane's, and Layne's are all literally next door to each other.
Minor detail that needs to be highlighted
Yeah. One side of the street is completely inaccessible, depending on which direction you're driving.
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6:36p, 5/1/25
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Texags always seems over interested in the competitive positioning and advantages of fried chicken joints.
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In reply to ATM9000 • 7:16p, 5/1/25
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Take it to the I Hate Fried Chicken Thread
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In reply to ATM9000 • 12:35p, 5/2/25
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ATM9000 said:
Texags always seems over interested in the competitive positioning and advantages of fried chicken joints.
Beats working
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In reply to The Wonderer • 3:04p, 5/2/25
The Wonderer said:
El Gallo Blanco said:
ChemAg15 said:
If you're going to open a restaurant that only has 3 or 4 options it better be priced competitively or super special delicious or both.
Yep, opening a fried chicken spot right across the street from Popeye's is a bold move. It better be extraordinarily good and at the right price point.
The Chicken Strip on Ella Blvd is on Line 2. Popeye's, KFC, Raising Cane's, and Layne's are all literally next door to each other.
I hear you...they all pretty competitively priced though right? No fancy $15 chicken sammiches.
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In reply to Ryan the Temp • 3:05p, 5/2/25
Ryan the Temp said:
schmellba99 said:
The Wonderer said:
El Gallo Blanco said:
ChemAg15 said:
If you're going to open a restaurant that only has 3 or 4 options it better be priced competitively or super special delicious or both.
Yep, opening a fried chicken spot right across the street from Popeye's is a bold move. It better be extraordinarily good and at the right price point.
The Chicken Strip on Ella Blvd is on Line 2. Popeye's, KFC, Raising Cane's, and Layne's are all literally next door to each other.
Minor detail that needs to be highlighted
Yeah. One side of the street is completely inaccessible, depending on which direction you're driving.
It's awful. To get to Halal Guys the other day, going south, I had to meander through the neighborhood and come in the back way. I have always HATED that stretch of Ella and used to avoid it at all costs when we lived there. And it's only gotten worse.
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In reply to El Gallo Blanco • 3:08p, 5/2/25
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El Gallo Blanco said:
The Wonderer said:
El Gallo Blanco said:
ChemAg15 said:
If you're going to open a restaurant that only has 3 or 4 options it better be priced competitively or super special delicious or both.
Yep, opening a fried chicken spot right across the street from Popeye's is a bold move. It better be extraordinarily good and at the right price point.
The Chicken Strip on Ella Blvd is on Line 2. Popeye's, KFC, Raising Cane's, and Layne's are all literally next door to each other.
I hear you...they all pretty competitively priced though right? No fancy $15 chicken sammiches.
Layne's runs about $13+tax for a 5 tender meal. Sandwiches are like $10 I think.
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In reply to El Gallo Blanco • 3:09p, 5/2/25
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El Gallo Blanco said:
Ryan the Temp said:
schmellba99 said:
The Wonderer said:
El Gallo Blanco said:
ChemAg15 said:
If you're going to open a restaurant that only has 3 or 4 options it better be priced competitively or super special delicious or both.
Yep, opening a fried chicken spot right across the street from Popeye's is a bold move. It better be extraordinarily good and at the right price point.
The Chicken Strip on Ella Blvd is on Line 2. Popeye's, KFC, Raising Cane's, and Layne's are all literally next door to each other.
Minor detail that needs to be highlighted
Yeah. One side of the street is completely inaccessible, depending on which direction you're driving.
It's awful. To get to Halal Guys the other day, going south, I had to meander through the neighborhood and come in the back way. I have always HATED that stretch of Ella and used to avoid it at all costs when we lived there. And it's only gotten worse.


Doesn't help that northbound is always jammed up due to the line at Shipley donuts.
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In reply to TXAG 05 • 3:19p, 5/2/25
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TXAG 05 said:
El Gallo Blanco said:
Ryan the Temp said:
schmellba99 said:
The Wonderer said:
El Gallo Blanco said:
ChemAg15 said:
If you're going to open a restaurant that only has 3 or 4 options it better be priced competitively or super special delicious or both.
Yep, opening a fried chicken spot right across the street from Popeye's is a bold move. It better be extraordinarily good and at the right price point.
The Chicken Strip on Ella Blvd is on Line 2. Popeye's, KFC, Raising Cane's, and Layne's are all literally next door to each other.
Minor detail that needs to be highlighted
Yeah. One side of the street is completely inaccessible, depending on which direction you're driving.
It's awful. To get to Halal Guys the other day, going south, I had to meander through the neighborhood and come in the back way. I have always HATED that stretch of Ella and used to avoid it at all costs when we lived there. And it's only gotten worse.


Doesn't help that northbound is always jammed up due to the line at Shipley donuts.
And the idiots that stick out into the left lane while waiting to turn left.
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In reply to The Wonderer • 4:12p, 5/2/25
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The Wonderer said:
TXAG 05 said:
El Gallo Blanco said:
Ryan the Temp said:
schmellba99 said:
The Wonderer said:
El Gallo Blanco said:
ChemAg15 said:
If you're going to open a restaurant that only has 3 or 4 options it better be priced competitively or super special delicious or both.
Yep, opening a fried chicken spot right across the street from Popeye's is a bold move. It better be extraordinarily good and at the right price point.
The Chicken Strip on Ella Blvd is on Line 2. Popeye's, KFC, Raising Cane's, and Layne's are all literally next door to each other.
Minor detail that needs to be highlighted
Yeah. One side of the street is completely inaccessible, depending on which direction you're driving.
It's awful. To get to Halal Guys the other day, going south, I had to meander through the neighborhood and come in the back way. I have always HATED that stretch of Ella and used to avoid it at all costs when we lived there. And it's only gotten worse.


Doesn't help that northbound is always jammed up due to the line at Shipley donuts.
And the idiots that stick out into the left lane while waiting to turn left.

They need to completely revamp that area. Less gaps in the median and dedicated turn lanes everywhere they do have gaps.
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