Popeyes Adds a $5 Honey Chicken Biscuit to Its Menu
Popeyes has made the chicken-and-biscuit combination official, with honey sauce along for the ride. The chain launched its Honey Chicken Biscuit nationwide at participating restaurants on September 28, 2026, priced at $5, though prices may vary by location. It brings together Popeyes chicken, a larger version of its buttermilk biscuit, and two packets of sweet honey sauce. Customers can order it at participating restaurants, through the Popeyes app or on the chain’s website.
The name might make you reach for your morning coffee, but Popeyes isn’t announcing a breakfast menu. This is an all-day addition, and a company spokesperson told Restaurant Dive it is a permanent menu item. In other words, there is no announced limited-time countdown attached to this launch. The biscuit has joined the regular menu rather than arriving as a short-lived seasonal special.
A Fan Hack Goes Official
According to Popeyes’ launch announcement, customers have long combined the chain’s chicken, biscuits and honey themselves, sharing their creations on social media. The company says its culinary team saw an opportunity to turn that familiar combination into an official sandwich. That means the inspiration comes from ingredients customers already knew, rather than an entirely new flavor lineup. The change is in how Popeyes brings those components together, and in the bigger biscuit holding the chicken.
The ingredient list is refreshingly straightforward. Popeyes describes the sandwich as chicken served on an enlarged version of its signature buttermilk biscuit, accompanied by two sachets of sweet honey sauce. The sauce comes separately, so customers add it themselves rather than receiving a sandwich already coated in it. Whether you prefer a little drizzle or want to use both packets, the honey portion is in your hands.
Matt Rubin, Popeyes’ chief marketing officer, explained the thinking behind the launch in the company’s announcement. “At Popeyes, quality and bold flavor guide everything we do, and we’re always looking for new ways to bring our most iconic items together,” he said. “The Honey Chicken Biscuit is exactly that: our craveable chicken, our iconic buttermilk biscuit, and sweet honey sauce, crafted into one new sandwich.” His description makes clear that the chain is leaning on recognizable menu staples rather than presenting this as a completely unfamiliar product.
Popeyes pitches the combination as a balance of crunchy and soft, savory and sweet. Those are the company’s descriptions, not the findings of an independent taste test, and they should be read that way. The announcement does establish the sandwich’s construction: chicken, a larger buttermilk biscuit, and honey sauce on the side. The premise is easy to understand without a glossary of new toppings or a complicated ordering strategy.
Breakfast Looks, All-Day Availability
A chicken biscuit naturally raises a practical question: Do you need to get there before the breakfast cutoff? In this case, Popeyes says no breakfast cutoff applies because the sandwich isn’t sold as a breakfast-only item. “This is not a breakfast item but an all-day item,” a company spokesperson told Restaurant Dive. “We do not have a formal breakfast menu.” That clarification is more useful than guessing its schedule from the biscuit alone.
However, “all-day” does not mean your local Popeyes has suddenly started opening early. The same spokesperson told Restaurant Dive: “Restaurants typically open around 11AM but this changes restaurant to restaurant.” The sandwich is intended to be available across the restaurant’s operating day, not to establish a new morning service nationwide. Check your location’s hours before planning an early visit, especially if the words “chicken biscuit” have already rewritten your breakfast plans.
The permanent-menu confirmation also separates this launch from a promotional item with a published end date. Restaurant Dive reported that a Popeyes spokesperson confirmed its ongoing status by email, while the company’s public announcement supplied the nationwide launch date and ordering channels. Together, those details answer the biggest timing questions: It launched September 28, it is not breakfast-only, and it is not a limited-time sandwich. Participation and local availability still matter when placing an order.
What the $5 Price Covers
The advertised $5 price refers to the Honey Chicken Biscuit itself. Popeyes’ announcement describes the sandwich and its two honey-sauce packets; it does not advertise that price as a meal including a side and drink. It also explicitly notes that prices may vary. That distinction matters if you are building a larger order: The headline price is the starting point for this item, not a promise about the total for everything you might add.
The launch also fits into Popeyes’ broader effort to spotlight its existing chicken offerings. Nation’s Restaurant News linked the introduction to the chain’s “THAT Chicken from Popeyes” campaign, which emphasizes its Cajun flavors and hand-breading. Popeyes’ own announcement similarly frames the sandwich as a new way to serve familiar ingredients. The campaign provides context, but customers don’t need to follow the marketing story to understand what is inside the biscuit.
Popeyes was founded in New Orleans in 1972, and the company continues to make its Louisiana identity central to how it presents its food. This launch follows that approach without requiring a long list of new ingredients or an elaborate menu hack at the counter. For customers who already combine chicken, biscuits and honey, the chain is now offering an official version. For everyone else, the ordering instructions are simple: Look for the Honey Chicken Biscuit, confirm the local price, and remember that the honey comes on the side.
