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TIL A restaurant in Long Beach, CA, was found to be serving Popeye's chicken and passing it off as their own. They would buy the chicken at Popeyes and upcharge for their own chicken and waffles d...

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Original Title: TIL A restaurant in Long Beach, CA, was found to be serving Popeye's chicken and passing it off as their own. They would buy the chicken at Popeyes and upcharge for their own chicken and waffles dish. Once found out the owner refused to apologize.

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[–] brlemworld 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Doesnt every restaurant do this with Sisco?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

No. I run a bar and don't deal with Sysco whatsoever. Fucking garbage is what they bring. For example, the boxes of wings i get cost 80 dollars more than sysco wings, but they're old breed chickens with thick skins and strong bones, non rubbery meat, they don't grow to market weight in anywhere near the time the modern NA meat breeds do, these chickens taste like 1985. I don't have to batter them, they don't taste like shit. The extra money is worth it in customers actually wanting to eat the food here.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Where is this bar that offers these succulent wings?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

this is how to find them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Tompkins, Saskatchewan. The wings are imported from Brazil.

[–] Psythik 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Exactly. This is why every Americanized Chinese buffet tastes the same. Same for sports bars and so many other restaurants. They all get their food from either Sysco or Shamrock.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Lol. I do get Butter Chicken sauce from a distributor by the bucket, that's why butter chicken tastes the same in every hindu restaurant on this continent. However, I use it for Butter Chicken Onion Rings, have yet to see that anywhere else.