Originally Posted by
biggestbopper
At Popeye's USA stores (at least the ones I have been to) are clean enough (maybe not for Japan) although certainly folkloric, if by folkloric you mean filled by the local folks chowing down. One I went to recently was certainly full of folks, some of whom appeared to be out on parole for lunch.

Good rule, never get into a fight with the folks in a US Popeye's.

"Out on parole" is descriptively appropriate.