Its onion rings are terrific, its Cajun rice a nice, spicy, dirty rice with bits of ground meat. Its red beans and rice are rich and flavorful. Its biscuits are delicious, just salty enough so that the application of a little honey creates a nice contrast. One wouldn't want to make a steady diet of Popeye's, but it tastes remarkably unprocessed for a fast food restaurant. Boston Market's food tastes home-cooked, like a visit to Grandma's.
Some items cook for hours.
By cooking in volume and planning so there will be enough of each item for rush periods. Boston Market is blurring the boundaries of fast food, and the jury is still out on whether it will succeed. Boston Market has been forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and close 178 of its 1,076 restaurants. Duchess Duchess also is blurring the boundaries of fast food, only in a different way. Duchess is ignoring conventional wisdom that a fast food joint should offer a limited product line.