Americans wait hours to eat Popeye's chicken sandwich – Quartzy

National Sandwich Day is not among the most famous of American holidays – more observed than Mole Day or International Carrot Day, perhaps, but still determined in the shadow of Halloween, Valentine's Day and other such festive occasions.

however, the year is different. After two months of teasing, the fast-food chain Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen (headquartered in Miami, Florida) finally brought back its legendary chicken sandwiches today (November 3). There is a special juiciness to the date: Chick-Fil-A, the company's main rival, is closed on Sundays.

In August, this same chicken sandwich brought some corners of the United States to near silence. Rampant enthusiasm for it resulted in a nationwide shortage, a stupid number of internet thoughts, and in one extreme case a cashier held up by the weapon. In some places, as many as 1[ads1],000 sandwiches sold in a single day.

Now it's back – sort of. Sandwich, as it is becoming more known, is only sold in 150 locations in the United States, out of more than 3,000 in total. Consequently, many customers have spent much of their Sunday standing in line for this so-called fast food. Popeyes fans took to Twitter to complain about the excessive waiting times for the beloved brioche bun:

In better news, most of these same Popeyes fans who later declared queuing were totally worth it. Savvier customers, however, passed these queues: The company has a mobile app, which lets consumers order in advance. The same sandwich, but much faster.