Is Popeyes Or Raising Cane's Fried Chicken Better? Reddit Has An Opinion

When it comes to fried chicken, people love to play their favorites, and some of the most well-documented arguments play out on the internet. What better place than to voice your opinion than on Reddit, the forum in which anyone can chime in to speak their mind? In a recent thread, someone posed the question, "Is Popeyes or Raising Cane's better?"

Over one hundred responses were logged, with one chain absolutely dominating the comments. I'll give you a second to hazard a guess as to which one, though it's clear that no matter what, both of these places are extremely popular. Popeyes came out on top, gaining the most in terms of comment support.

Many people turned out for Popeyes because they prefer its flavor and the versatility of its menu. The most detailed response reads, "Popeyes clears Canes, and it's not even a question. Popeyes chicken actually has flavor, even if you take the breading off both. Canes has somehow achieved the blandest chicken imaginable."

That same user continues, specifically regarding Cane's popular dipping sauce, "The sauce isn't even all that either, nor unique to Cane's. Popeyes has a variety of sauces to choose from." The Redditor that they also preferred Popeyes' fries to Cane's, and the biscuits to the latter's toast. "The only thing Cane wins in is consistency," they concluded.

I am going to step back and point out the obvious: Popeyes and Raising Cane's serve different options, even though their menus are generally centered around fried chicken. If you haven't seen it yourself, Popeyes' menu is much bigger, offering bone-in chicken, chicken tenders, wings, boneless wings, occasional seafood options, an array of sides, as well as desserts and unique dipping sauces. Raising Cane's pretty much just sells chicken tenders, crinkle-cut fries, and Texas toast slices, with coleslaw on the side. Not to mention its famous Cane's dipping sauce, which people rave about.

That being said, I don't think this is entirely a fair fight — you've basically got a heavyweight versus a flyweight when it comes to menu selection. If you're just a tenders person, you might want to go for the no-frills option and hit up Raising Cane's. But if you ask me, not that anyone did, I think Popeyes is way better. There are varying levels of spice, the limited-time menu is almost always creative, and the food really is more seasoned, in my opinion. Plus, being able to choose between white and dark meat chicken, boneless, or even fried flounder sandwiches during Lent can't be beat. I don't always agree with people on Reddit, but in this case, I'll take Popeyes over Raising Cane's any day of the week.