Yes...Popeyes has been confirmed to be of lower quality - overall.
I attempted to try a third spot in my city, in the best neighborhood of the 3. They sealed off the main entrance to their store with orange cones. Cars found a detour entrance to the parking lot via a neighboring business next to them. All of these cars had to find a way to reverse and exit because Popeyes was really closed due to being sold out of food.
The demand was just too much to handle. Maybe from here, they will hire someone experienced in logistics, supply and demand, traffic patterns, and customer service so that if they ever get 'hot' like this again, they can capitalize. This poor performance may deter future business, even if they have the best product.
No one has faith in them now.
Chik-Fil-A gets the last laugh only needs to take a photo of a beaten Popeye's shop, and say 'It Was All Good Just a Week Ago'.....that would be game over.