To celebrate restaurant number 3,000, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen unveiled a lavish culinary masterpiece available for one day only: chicken wings hand-battered in champagne and breaded with edible gold flakes. The entree includes six boneless wings, a side and a biscuit for a suggested price of $5.

According to an article in QSR Magazine, four locations including lucky No. 3,000 in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. If you’re lucky enough to live in New York City, Anaheim, California or the franchise brand’s hometown of New Orleans, you can also get in on the action on Thursday.

“We are thrilled to open our 3,000th restaurant and have even more guests enjoying our incredible fried chicken. We wanted to share this celebration with our fans, so our chefs cooked up something extra special for them. It’s a fun way for guests to celebrate this milestone right along with us,” Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen president Alex Santoro said in a statement.

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Photo courtesy of Popeyes.

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Maddie has spent her career in the media industry, serving in various editorial roles before migrating into a hybrid content strategy and PR role with No Limit Agency. Her passion for storytelling and love of writing help her create meaningful content on behalf of her clients and fulfill No Limit Agency’s mission to tell people-driven stories. 

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