Popeyes Menu Prices 2026: Full Menu With Calories

Popeyes is the Louisiana chicken chain that turned a struggling Arabi strip-mall shop into a national obsession on the strength of one spicy, marinated, hand-breaded recipe. This guide lists the complete current US menu with typical prices and calories for every item: the $5 Faves value line, Signature Chicken by the piece and in family meals, sandwiches, tenders, wings, wraps, seafood, sides, sauces, desserts, drinks, kids meals and breakfast, checked October 2026.

Three companion guides go deeper: the Popeyes secret menu separates the fan builds that actually work from the myths, the Popeyes nutrition guide breaks down fat, carbs, protein and sodium item by item, and the Popeyes coupons and deals guide explains how Popeyes Rewards points and the app-only offers actually save you money. If you want the head-to-head first, our Popeyes vs KFC comparison pits the two chicken giants against each other.

How to read the prices: Popeyes is franchised — about 98% of US restaurants are franchise-owned — so no national price list exists. Each price below comes from real Popeyes pickup menus in 10 US cities captured from Popeyes’ own ordering system in October 2026 — New York, Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Seattle. A range is the low-to-high price across the cities where the item was confirmed; a single price is the typical (median) figure where the spread is tight. “Varies” means the item was not separately priced in the capture or its price swings too widely to print — it is never a guess. Calories come from Popeyes’ USA Nutrition Guide, September 2026; “Varies” means the bundle’s contents vary or Popeyes publishes no figure for that build.

One pricing fact shapes the whole menu: the $5 Faves are flat at $5, but everything else moves by city — Atlanta ran lowest and Seattle highest on several items in the 10-city capture, and the same 12 pc tenders family meal cost $33.99 in Boston and $52.99 in Seattle. If your store’s price differs from the table, your store is not wrong; the table is typical, not promised.

$5 Faves (Limited Time)

The $5 Faves value menu runs October 5 through December 5, 2026, at participating restaurants, daily from 10:30 AM to 10:00 PM — and you must request the deal when ordering in-restaurant. Four $5 options are reported for this run: the Classic Chicken Sandwich, 2 pc Signature Chicken with a biscuit, 3 pc Tenders, and 2 regular sides. Sources disagree on whether the sandwich or the sides is the fourth option at a given store, so treat the lineup as store-dependent and check the app before you go.

The value math is blunt: 3 pc Tenders normally run $5.19–$11.49, so the $5 price saves you money at nearly every store, and the Classic Sandwich at $5 beats its typical $5.79. The 2 pc chicken option’s calories read “Varies” because the pieces you pick — breast at 620, leg at 200 — swing the total by hundreds.

Signature Chicken

Signature Chicken is the menu’s foundation: bone-in chicken marinated for 12 hours in Louisiana seasonings, battered and breaded by hand, fried crisp, in Classic or Spicy. Meals are priced by piece count, and the same meal costs very different amounts in different cities — the 3 pc meal spans $6.99 to $12.14 across the 10-city capture. Calories read “Varies by piece mix” because a breast (620) and a leg (200) are not interchangeable.

The 3 pc meal is the sweet spot for one hungry person — the lowest cost per piece of the small sizes. The 16 pc box at $29.99–$54.99 is the widest spread on the menu, which is why family buyers should check their store’s price before promising a total.

Signature Chicken by the Piece

Pieces are not sold singly at a national price — they arrive in meals and boxes — but the per-piece calories are the key to every bucket decision. A breast packs 52 g of protein but 620 calories, while a leg is 200 calories with 15 g of protein. If calories matter, lean toward legs and wings; if protein is the goal, ask for breast.

The piece gap is the whole story of a Popeyes bucket: an all-breast box and an all-leg box can differ by more than 1,000 calories at the same piece count. Mixed boxes average out — which is why the family-meal calories below read “Varies” rather than a single number.

Chicken Sandwiches

The Chicken Sandwich — a marinated fillet, pickles and mayonnaise on a toasted brioche-style bun — launched in August 2019, sold out within two weeks, and has anchored the menu ever since. The Classic and Spicy are both typically $5.79 and both 700 calories; the spicy version adds heat, not meaningful calories. For the sandwich that started the chicken-sandwich wars, see our Chick-fil-A menu prices guide for the other side of that fight.

The Honey Chicken Biscuit is the limited-time item to try: launched September 28, 2026, at participating restaurants, marketed for any meal of the day, not breakfast-only, at a $5 announced price that varies by store. No end date has been announced and it is not confirmed as a permanent nationwide fixture — if your store has it, it is a now-or-never order. The Blackened Sandwich at 480 calories is the lightest sandwich on the board, and the Ghost Pepper line is the heat-seeker’s pick at 630 (870 with bacon and cheese).

Tenders

Tenders are whole-muscle strips in the same Cajun-seasoned breading, sold in Classic or Spicy at the same calories: 390 for 3 pc, 650 for 5 pc. The 5 pc order is the highest-protein single item on the menu at 58 g. Blackened tenders — grilled, not fried — are the lightest fried-menu alternative at 170 for 3 pc and 280 for 5 pc, but their price was not separately verified in the capture, so it reads “Varies.”

The 3 pc tenders’ price swing ($5.19–$11.49) is the widest of any small item in the capture — and the reason the $5 Faves price for the same 3 pc matters so much. The 8 pc box has no published calorie total in the guide, which lists tenders by 3 and 5 pieces only, so it reads “Varies” rather than a scaled-up estimate.

Bone-In Wings

Bone-in wings are tossed in your flavor of choice and sold by the piece count. The 6 pc price barely moved across all 10 cities ($6.99–$7.99) — the most predictable price on the menu — and flavor does not change it. The 12 pc runs $11.69–$15.89 and the 24 pc $27.49–$31.49, both typically at the low end of their ranges.

Watch the sodium, not just the calories: 6 pc Signature Hot is 1,150 calories, but 6 pc Sweet ‘n Spicy carries 3,140 mg of sodium — more than a full day’s guideline — at only 870 calories. The flavor is the nutrition decision.

Boneless Wings

Boneless wings are the same flavors on tender meat, no bone — and the lighter order on every flavor, by 160 to 230 calories per 6 pc against bone-in. Their price was not separately verified in the 10-city capture, so every row reads “Varies”; the bone-in 6 pc range ($6.99–$7.99) is the closest benchmark, but boneless pricing is set by the store.

The Signature Hot boneless at 1,020 calories is still the heaviest boneless order, and Sweet ‘n Spicy boneless at 720 calories with 2,360 mg of sodium is the salt trap of the boneless line. Classic boneless at 480 calories is the lightest wing order on the menu, period.

Wraps

The wrap is the cheapest filling meal on the menu — a crispy tender, lettuce and sauce rolled in a soft tortilla, typically $3.99 for the Classic. At 480 calories and 19 g of protein, it is also the lightest full meal on the menu, which is why it leads the nutrition guide’s smarter-orders list. The Blackened Ranch Wrap swaps in a grilled tender at 430 calories.

A note on the wrap numbers: an older nutrition report lists the Classic Ranch Wrap at 420 calories and the Blackened Ranch Wrap at 360. The September 2026 guide — the newer source — lists 480, 480 and 430, and those are the figures used here. If a table you find elsewhere shows 420, it is reading the older report.

Family Meals

Family meals are the table format: chicken or tenders with large sides and biscuits. The 8 pc Signature Chicken Family Meal — 8 pieces, 1 large side, 4 biscuits — is typically $27.49, under $7 per person for four, and the steadiest family price across cities. The 12 pc Tenders Family at typically $39.89 is the tenders equivalent. The 9 pc Chicken and 11 pc Tenders Family Meal Deals at typically $20.00 are limited-time bundles and the cheapest way to feed four we have seen — if your store has them, grab them. For another family-table benchmark, see our KFC menu prices guide.

Family-meal calories read “Varies” because the piece mix, the side choice and the biscuit count all swing the total by thousands — an 8 pc box alone spans roughly 1,600 to 4,960 calories by piece mix before a single side. Order the mix deliberately: legs and wings for the calorie-conscious, breasts for the protein-hungry.

Seafood

Seafood at Popeyes is a check-first situation: the 8 pc Butterfly Shrimp (typically $11.04) and the 4 pc Shrimp & 2 pc Tenders combo (typically $10.49) were on most menus in the capture, but they are sold as combos and availability moves around. If you are craving shrimp, call your store before you drive over. Some stores also list a Cajun Flounder Sandwich — availability varies, and no current national nutrition figure was verified for it, so it is not in the table below.

The shrimp itself is 360 calories for 8 pieces with 21 g of protein — the lightest fried protein per piece after the Blackened tenders. The combo’s calories read “Varies” because it is sold with sides whose choice changes the total.

Sides

Nearly every regular side rings at $3.89 typical: fries, mashed potatoes, red beans and rice, coleslaw. The Mac & Cheese is a touch more at $4.24 typical. The biscuit is the bargain at $1.39 typical. Prices and calories below are regular size; large portions run roughly double to triple the calories — see the nutrition guide for the full large-size table. Pick by what matters to you: fewest calories is Mashed Potatoes with Cajun Gravy at just 110, most protein is Homestyle Mac & Cheese at 11 g.

The Cajun Gravy side is the wild card: $0.99 in some cities, $4.49 in others, so glance at the price before you add it. And the biscuit number deserves a sentence of its own: 230 calories in Popeyes’ September 2026 nutrition guide. Tracker figures of 210 and 260 are older or third-party numbers, not the guide’s — this article uses the guide’s.

Dipping Sauces

Sauces are sold separately and priced by the store — typically $0.25 to $0.75 a cup, free with an order at some stores (Denver had most sauces free in the capture; Phoenix charged up to $1.00). Ask for the sauce with your order instead of adding it separately; at some stores, that makes it free. Calories are per serving from the September 2026 guide.

Two ranch cups add 220 to 260 calories to a tender meal that started at 390 — the sauce is the easiest place to double a light order. Sweet Heat at 70 and Bayou Buffalo at 50 are the lightest ways to add flavor; Buttermilk Ranch at 130 and Wild Honey Mustard at 110 are the heaviest.

Desserts

Dessert at Popeyes is short: two pies, both typically about $2. The Cinnamon Apple Pie at 280 calories was on nearly every menu in the capture and barely moves by city. The Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie is typically $2.04 and 300 calories in the September 2026 guide. A Caramel Apple Cheesecake Cup appears on some tracker menus but has no verified price or guide calories, so it is not in the table — ask your store if it carries it.

At two dollars, the apple pie is the cheapest sweet finish on the menu — and, at 280 calories, lighter than any sandwich on the board.

Drinks

Fountain drinks run $2.59 (small) to $3.29 (large) typically, with the regular at $2.99 typical. Premium lemonades (Cane, Mango, Strawberry, Pineapple) run $3.49–$3.74 typical. Sweet and unsweet teas run $2.89–$2.99 typical, and bottled water is $2.74 typical. Calories below are regular size. The move: if you just want something cold with your meal, the small fountain drink at $2.59 does the job — and the Frozen Premium Lemonade at 430 calories outweighs a Classic Tender Wrap, so it is not the light option it looks like. For a drink-line comparison, see our Dunkin’ menu prices guide.

Diet sodas and unsweetened tea are 0 calories; everything else in the fountain lineup runs 180 to 300 calories regular, before refills. Sweet tea at 180 is the lightest sweetened option.

Kids Meals

Three kids meals, all typically $5.49: the Mac & Cheese Kids Meal, the 1 pc Leg Kids Meal, and the 1 pc Tender Kids Meal, each with a child-friendly side and a drink. Meal totals read “Varies” because the side and drink choices swing the total more than the chicken does — but the entrées themselves are 130 calories (tender), 190 (leg) and 280 (mac & cheese).

For a kids meal, the tender is the easy pick: it is the same crispy tender adults get, just sized for a kid, at 130 calories before the side.

Breakfast (Select Locations)

Breakfast is not a Popeyes-everywhere thing: it is served at select locations only, and prices were not separately verified nationally, so every row reads “Varies” — check your store’s app menu before a morning run. The Honey Chicken Biscuit in the sandwich section above is a different item: a limited-time, any-time-of-day sandwich, not part of the breakfast lineup. Calories below are from the September 2026 guide.

The heaviest breakfast item is the Egg & Sausage Biscuit at 690 calories; the lightest start is coffee at 0. Hash Rounds at 360 and grits at 370 are the substantial non-sandwich options.

Popeyes Allergen Information

Popeyes’ breaded items run on four allergens at once — wheat, milk, soy and egg in the coating — and the fryers are shared, so no fried item can be treated as allergen-free. The card below maps the menu; the fuller discussion, including the shared-kitchen warning, is in the nutrition guide’s allergen section.

If an allergy is serious, the safest orders are the plainest ones — mashed potatoes without gravy, sweet tea, a plain biscuit only if wheat is not the issue — and even those need a conversation with the store, because Popeyes’ own guide warns about shared equipment on every item.

Popeyes Nutrition

The short version: the leg is the lightest piece, the breast is the protein king, Blackened beats fried on every comparable item, and the wrap beats the sandwich by 220 calories. The full tables — fat, carbs, protein and sodium for every piece, tender, sandwich, side and sauce — are in the Popeyes nutrition guide.

Popeyes Opening and Closing Hours

Most Popeyes restaurants run roughly 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM, with hours varying by franchise and by day. The Canal Street flagship in New Orleans — the store reviewed below — keeps longer hours: Sunday through Thursday 10:00 AM to midnight, Friday and Saturday 10:00 AM to 1:00 AM. Breakfast, where served, starts at opening; the lunch and dinner menu is the all-day menu. Check your store in the app before a late run.

Popeyes Reviews: The Canal Street Flagship

The store to judge Popeyes by is the one in the city where it began: 621 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana — a flagship a short walk from where Al Copeland built the chain. Its ratings tell a consistent story across sources: DoorDash aggregates put it at 3.8 stars from over 6,000 ratings, Google at 3.8 from 3,189 reviews, Tripadvisor at 3.5 from 308 reviews. Visitors praise the chicken’s heat and freshness and the biscuits in the same breath, and complain about crowds and waits in the same breath, too. DoorDash reviews use “Loved / Liked / Didn’t like” rather than numeric stars, so no star slider is shown here — the quotes below are verbatim DoorDash reviews, lightly cleaned for obvious transcription errors, each labeled with its source.

“Popeyes is better in New Orleans!! All the food tasted great, the 5Pc Handcrafted Tenders were nice and spicy and the Biscuits were fresh and buttery. The Mac and Homestyle Mac & Cheese was perfect and it was a generous portion for the money. I will definitely order again from this location.”

— Ryan F., DoorDash review of the Canal Street store

“It’s hard to get food delivered to French Quarter. I was worried it would be cold by the time it got to me. It was still hot and very tasty. Better than Popeyes from out of town. Go for it if you’re craving a chicken sandwich.”

— Conner R., DoorDash review of the Canal Street store

“Hot, Fresh… they slid in a few extra chicken strips. Greatly Appreciated. The New! 6 Classic Boneless Wings were tasty and flavorful! I got the Hot Lemon Pepper or something like that… Mash was ok… overall, yes I would go back.”

— Shawny F., DoorDash review of the Canal Street store

The pattern across hundreds of reviews: in New Orleans, the food tastes better than the chain average — hotter, fresher, more generous — and the store itself is busy, crowded and occasionally slow. For another chain whose flagship draws the same pilgrimage crowd, see our Wendy’s menu prices guide.

Popeyes Facts

1. Alvin C. Copeland Sr. opened the first Popeyes on June 12, 1972, in Arabi, Louisiana — a New Orleans suburb — under the name “Chicken on the Run.”
2. The original “Chicken on the Run” sold traditional Southern-fried chicken and struggled — Copeland reworked the recipe with Cajun spice and reopened as Popeyes.
3. The name comes from Popeye Doyle, Gene Hackman’s hard-boiled detective in the 1971 film The French Connection — not the cartoon sailor.
4. The first Popeyes franchise restaurant opened in Louisiana in 1976.
5. The first international Popeyes opened in Toronto, Canada, in 1984, according to Popeyes’ own history.
6. Copeland bought Church’s Fried Chicken in 1989, briefly making him the owner of two rival chicken chains.
7. AFC Enterprises acquired Popeyes in 1992 and grew it into a national chain.
8. Restaurant Brands International bought Popeyes in 2017 for about $1.8 billion.
9. The Chicken Sandwich launched in August 2019 and sold out within two weeks, igniting the “chicken sandwich wars.”
10. In its first month, the Chicken Sandwich sold over 1,000 per store per day.
11. Popeyes marinates its chicken for 12 hours in Louisiana seasonings before breading and frying.
12. The brand’s slogan is “Love That Chicken,” and its own description is “Where Slow Cooking Meets Louisiana Fast.”
13. Popeyes calls its chicken “Bonafide” — marinated, battered and breaded by hand, then fried crisp.
14. The original Arabi restaurant is gone — only a foundation and old flooring remain behind a chain-link fence.
15. Popeyes has roughly 3,000 restaurants in the US and more than 3,700 worldwide in over 40 countries (2022 count).
16. Popeyes Rewards launched in June 2021 as the chain’s first-ever points-based loyalty program.
17. The $5 Faves value menu returns periodically — the October 5 – December 5, 2026 run is the current one.
18. Popeyes was served at Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s wedding — one of many pop-culture appearances for the chain.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much is a Popeyes chicken sandwich?

The Classic and Spicy Chicken Sandwiches run $4.99–$6.89 across the 10 cities checked, typically $5.79. Prices vary by store — Popeyes is franchised and publishes no national price list.

Does Popeyes have a national price list?

No. Popeyes is franchised, so prices vary by store. The only flat price on the menu is the $5 Faves line at $5.00 during its promotional window.

What is the $5 Faves deal at Popeyes?

A value menu running October 5 through December 5, 2026, at participating restaurants: four $5 options — the Classic Chicken Sandwich, 2 pc Signature Chicken with a biscuit, 3 pc Tenders, and 2 regular sides. You must request the deal when ordering in-restaurant, and the lineup varies by store.

How many calories are in a Popeyes chicken sandwich?

The Classic and Spicy are both 700 calories with 28 g of protein. The Honey BBQ is 630, the Blackened is 480, and the Bacon & Cheese is 830.

What is the cheapest meal at Popeyes?

The Classic Tender Wrap, typically $3.99 — the cheapest filling meal on the menu and the lightest full meal at 480 calories. During the $5 Faves window, the four $5 options are also strong value.

Does Popeyes have a secret menu?

No official one in the US. The secret menu guide collects the fan builds and supported customizations that actually work — and names the myths that don’t.

Is the Honey Chicken Biscuit permanent?

Not confirmed. It launched September 28, 2026, at participating restaurants with no announced end date, but Popeyes has not established it as a permanent nationwide fixture — treat it as limited-time until confirmed otherwise.

Who owns Popeyes?

Restaurant Brands International (NYSE: QSR), which also owns Burger King, Tim Hortons and Firehouse Subs. RBI bought Popeyes in 2017 for about $1.8 billion.

Conclusion

Popeyes’ menu rewards one habit above all: order around the flat and typical prices you can verify before you go. The $5 Faves for value, the Classic Tender Wrap for the lightest full meal, the 8 pc family meal for the table, and the app’s Offers tab for everything else — those are the prices that hold. Beyond them, expect your store to differ, and check the app before you go. Start with the secret menu guide for the builds worth ordering, the nutrition guide before a bucket night, and the deals guide to make Rewards pay. For the closest head-to-head, our Popeyes vs KFC comparison is the next stop.

Popeyes, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Bonafide, Love That Chicken and $5 Faves are trademarks of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. / Restaurant Brands International. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by Popeyes — prices and calories are checked from public sources and vary by restaurant.