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Popeyes fans – get ready! The restaurant is about to open

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AMMON — The first Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in east Idaho is set to open its doors to the public on Monday, Jan. 11.

The Southern fried chicken restaurant will host a 9:45 a.m. ribbon cutting at its Sandcreek Commons Shopping Center location.

Popeyes dates back to 1972, when Alvin C. Copeland, Sr. opened a restaurant called Chicken on the Run in the New Orleans suburb of Arabi, serving traditional Southern fried chicken. After several months of mediocre sales, he changed the menu to spicy, New Orleans-style chicken and renamed the restaurant Popeyes, after the character Popeye Doyle in the movie “The French Connection.”

The menu features Cajun-style fried chicken and seafood that is typically served with buttermilk biscuits and a variety of sides, including Cajun rice, coleslaw, mashed potatoes, or french fries.

Today, there are more than 2,000 Popeyes in the United States and 25 foreign countries. In addition to Ammon, there are plans for Pocatello and Twin Falls restaurants.

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