World famous American Fried Chicken Restaurant Popeyes® announces Plymouth launch
Popeyes®, the famous American fried chicken restaurant, is opening its doors in Plymouth. The new restaurant will officially open at 11am on Thursday 6th April 2023 at 10 New George St, in the heart of the city centre. Fried chicken fans are advised to come along early, as queues for the famed chicken-restaurant are expected from the early hours. Early queuers will even have the chance to win a year’s supply of Popeyes’® legendary Chicken Sandwich, awarded to the first three people in the queue on opening day (Thursday 6th April 2023).
To celebrate the landmark launch, the first 25 in the queue will all be given a signature Popeyes® Chicken Sandwich as well as exclusive Popeyes® merch. A Mardi Gras style band will get toes tapping as the doors open, bringing with it the magic of the restaurant’s home city of New Orleans in Louisiana.
To further applaud this significant new opening for Plymouth, Popeyes has launched a competition to design a mural for the new restaurant in return for a £1,000 cash prize, as well as Free Chicken Sandwiches for a year. The winner’s work will be featured in the restaurant for the first two months after opening, providing the opportunity for the winner to have their work showcased locally and to bring the spirit of New Orleans to life through their piece. Applications are welcomed from both established and aspiring artists over the ages of 18. More information is available at popeyesuk.com/plymouth-mural-competition
Popeyes® is renowned across the globe with nearly 4,000 restaurants in 30 different countries and it’s mouth-watering Chicken Sandwich has a devoted following among chicken-loving fans. The Plymouth restaurant is the first to open in the West Country and follows hot on the heels of openings in Cambridge, Reading and Cardiff.
The fast-growing chain arrived in England in November 2021, and has since opened 13 new restaurants, with a further 18 scheduled for 2023, including the first in Scotland and Wales.
Chicken fans in Plymouth will be able to experience Popeyes® world famous ‘shatter crunch’ for themselves once they get their hands on the mouth-watering menu, including the iconic Popeyes® Chicken Sandwich which contains the brand’s 12-hour marinated chicken, and original Southern biscuits and gravy.
Steve Hughes, chief executive of the Plymouth City Centre Company, said:“ We are delighted that yet another new business is about to open in the city centre and pleased that Popeyes has seen the potential of the huge improvements planned for New George Street.
“Other businesses are also showing interest in New George Street and with most of the work due for completion by late autumn, with new paving, lighting and landscaping, we expect more openings as the work progresses which will be good news for our existing businesses.
“ We know the city centre is looking like a building site at the moment but it is pleasing to see so many schemes now moving forward.”
Popeyes Plymouth will open on 10 New George St, Plymouth, PL1 1RL on Thursday 6th April 2023 at 11am and will seat up to 78 people.
To find out more about the new restaurant launch, head to the Popeyes® UK website at popeyesuk.com/restaurants/plymouth or follow the brand on Instagram or TikTok at @PopeyesUK.