I tried Megan Thee Stallion's new Popeyes chicken sandwich and though it was better than the original, it wasn't spicy enough

Outside, signage advertised the new menu item and collaboration. You can order the "Hottie" chicken sandwich and sauce beginning October 19. Both the sauce and the sandwich are only available for a limited time.

The sandwich cost $4.89 on its own at the location I visited or $6.99 with a medium drink and a side of fries. 

One said that they hadn't, but the other employee said they had and that it was "really good." I raced home to try the sandwich and sauce for myself.

Apart from the sauce, the "Hottie" chicken sandwich is the same Popeyes chicken sandwich people know and love. It comes in a tin-foil bag with pickles, the fried chicken fillet, and a fluffy Brioche bun. 

I was anxious to see if the "Hottie" sauce would live up to the name. Megan Thee Stallion is known to love hot sauce, so I was anxious to see just how hot the sauce would be.

The sticky sauce clung to every cranny of the fried chicken, completely elevating the experience compared to the plain chicken sandwich I'm used to ordering at Popeyes. It was slightly sweet, tangy, and sour, with just a hint of heat.

I was expecting a fiery eating experience, but the spice level in the sauce was mild, in my opinion.

In my opinion, the "Hottie" sauce tasted very similar to a sweet-and-sour sauce, rather than a hot sauce. However, I still really enjoyed it and felt it elevated the sandwich.

I was interested to see how the sauce would taste without the bun and pickles affecting the overall flavor. The eight-piece nugget entreé cost $4.49 and came with three sauces.

The sauce is described as having a "sweet, yet bold flavor with a hint of spice, inspired by Megan's sassy personality," Popeyes said in a statement.

It clung perfectly to the chicken nuggets, which are relatively new at Popeyes. 

While the heat was still mild, it definitely tasted spicier with the chicken nuggets than the sandwich. It's possible the bun toned down the heat, while the nuggets allowed the savory, sweet, sour, and slightly spicy flavor of the sauce to come through more potently. 

I thought the sauce was flavorful and added a lot to the chain's classic chicken sandwich, though I thought it could have been spicier to truly live up to the "Hottie" name.

I would definitely order it again while the limited-edition sauce is still available — either in the sandwich or with the nuggets.