An eagle-eyed Eagle reader recently noticed there’s finally something happening at the Popeyes building at 21st and Amidon.
Back in November 2023, a local broker shared the news that the former Hardee’s building at 2053 N. Amidon would become the new home of the Popeyes that had operated at 1211 N. Broadway. That restaurant closed after 37 years at the end of 2023.
Popeyes signs went up on the building at 21st and Amidon last year, but until recently, there’ve been no other indications that work was progressing. A year ago, franchisee Abdul Hamideh told me that he was waiting for equipment to arrive before he continued construction. After that, he quit responding to messages…