Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits / China Dragon, 3315 Farrow Road: 27 April 2009 10 comments
It appears that China Dragon restaurant on the corner of Farrow Road and Beltline Boulevard is gone. When I took these pictures, it was after the return date stated on the vacation sign, but the phone had not been disconnected, so I held off posting. Now the phone is cut off and when I drove by this evening, there were a couple of cars there with people who seemed to be looking at the property (though there is no "For Sale" sign).
I never ate at China Dragon but the building has been there forever, and stuck in my mind as a kid because of the rocky exterior. Since we went down that way so seldom, I had a poor mental model in my mind of exactly where it was, and would always be surprised when I saw it again.
The building design is clearly the same as this much restauranted building on Decker Boulevard, so going by the comments there, it was probably originally a Popeye's Chicken.
UPDATE 12 June 2009: Added Popeyes Chicken to the post title.
UPDATE 18 November 2019: Corrected address from 3313 Farrow to 3315 Farrow, added tags and map icon.
UPDATE 26 January 2022: Updating tags, changing "Popeye's Chicken" to "Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits" in the post title.
10 Responses to 'Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits / China Dragon, 3315 Farrow Road: 27 April 2009'
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Tom
12 Jun 09 at 8:45 am
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Not to sound like Cliff Clavin of Cheers fame, but I heard on Jeopardy last night that the Popeyes restaurant chain was named not after the famous cartoon/comic character but instead after "Popeye Doyle" of the movie The French Connection.
There's your useless trivia for the day folks.
Brian
12 Jun 09 at 9:38 am
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There's one on Decker like this too. I remember it being an Arby's and probably a Popeye's before that.
Mr. Bill
12 Jun 09 at 1:31 pm
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I always thought the fact the old PFC etched glass was never removed from this location was amusing.
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There was another Popeyes (same design, from the same era) on Knox Abbot. It's now the Vacuum Center.
E.J.
13 Jun 09 at 2:58 pm
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This location got held up several times a year. This may have contributed to its closing.
joel
13 Jun 09 at 7:23 pm
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After being vacant a few months, this location has been fixed up and is in the process of being reopened as Jade Palace. I think it is the first time I have seen the outside signs working in at least a decade.
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Jade Palace has now opened in the old China Dragon location. I wish them luck.
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Jade Palace? Wasn't there one of these in the spring valley area?
Mr Bill
11 Feb 10 at 3:25 pm
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I NEVER EVER wanted to eat out this filthy looking building. Seems like lots of people stayed in there ordering their fried rice. Ugh.
Amanda
7 Jul 10 at 9:33 am
You are correct, it was a Popeye's