Popeyes New Loaded Chicken Wrap
It seems that wraps are slowly but surely taking over the world of fast food. The trend McDonald’s started, by wrapping a chicken strip with lettuce, cheese and sauce inside a warm flour tortilla, has been followed by similar items from KFC, Wendy’s and Sonic. Recently Burger King joined the game too, but instead of using chicken they’re offering a breakfast wrap with egg, bacon, cheese and hash browns.
A few days ago, John reviewed the Cheesy Bacon Wrapper from Burger King, and last month I reviewed McDonald’s Chipotle BBQ Snack Wrap. A couple weeks ago I also reviewed a side order of the same Red Beans and Rice used in this new item.
Now there’s another player in this war of the wraps, as Popeyes has just entered the contest with their brand new “Loaded Chicken Wrap”. After eating it the past two nights in a row, I’m comfortable saying they have a winner on their hands. Featuring a spicy chicken strip, red beans and rice, wrapped inside a cheddar cheese tortilla. This wrap tastes great, and it’s filling, with more food than a snack wrap from McDonald’s.
Don’t adjust your monitor, the tortilla is indeed yellow. Despite the color, it doesn’t actually have a very strong cheese flavor, and I was hoping for a bit more cheddar goodness. That’s my only real complaint. The chicken is juicy, tender and flavorful, with a crisp breading on the outside. It has a slightly spicy kick, and the strip itself is a good size. The red beans and rice are very good, a great compliment for the chicken, and make this wrap surprisingly hearty and satisfying for being relatively small.
On both occasions, there was plenty of red beans and rice surrounding the chicken, creating a noticeably bigger, thicker wrap than some of the competitors offer. They’re wonderful as-is, without any sauce, but I found that adding Popeyes hot sauce (which comes in small packets) pushed these over the top into mouthwatering territory.
The new Loaded Chicken Wrap from Popeyes is excellent. Not just another wrap, but something with a unique flavor and combination of ingredients. Like the Chipotle BBQ wrap from McDonald’s, I enjoyed every bite and wanted more. They’re both great, and I’d have trouble picking one over the other, though Popeyes has an edge in size.
Price: $1.49 / Website: Popeyes.com
Fast Food Critic Score: A
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Nutrition Facts - Popeyes, Loaded Chicken Wrap.
The company has not yet published the nutrition information for this new item. Fast Food Critic makes a point of including the nutrition facts with every food review, and will update this once the facts become available.
I agree this warp is delicious and so fulfilling. I like the tasted of the tortilla as well, it’s not too overwhelming. The price is an added bonus. With Texas sales tax it comes out to about $1.74. It’s a very hearty meal, I ate it one day after work, and didn’t even have to eat dinner for the night.
I hope they keep it on their menu.
Sounds good. I did not know popeyes was going to sell anything like this. A complete little chicken dinner wrapped up inside a tortilla.
*drool* smoky red beans and rice and Popeye’s moist chicken strip? Ooooh!
I am definitely making a trip out tomorrow to try this out. Thanks!
Having just read your KFC boneless barbecue wing article, I was reminded of Popeye’s tenderloins when a comparison of KFC/Popeye’s was made. Not sure if this is still being done, but ~15 years ago when Popeye’s came out with tenderloins, the pieces were actually bought from KFC. I am unclear whether it was bought directly from KFC or from the same supplier, but I was given the impression that it was bought from KFC.
I just watched the commercial and went to the popeye’s site trying to find out what was in this wrap. No luck- so thanks for posting the ingredients, I will have to get this tomorrow!