Chicken and waffles and Canada

September 19, 2006 5:30 PM

I live in Ottawa, Canada. I'd like to try "chicken and waffles". How far would I have to travel?

...If that's too far for me - what are my options - a breaded chicken breast and some Eggos?
Seriously. I have no idea.
Do you use syrup? Gravy? On everything?
Is it a 1/4 chicken?

Thanks in advance.

posted by Tbola to food & drink (14 comments total)

If I remember right, you use fried chicken and regular waffles and put syrup on everything. Here are some ways different places do it.
posted by MsMolly at 5:39 PM on September 19, 2006

My mom had a tenant who worked at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles at Jack London Square in Oakland CA. She used to give us chicken and waffles all the time. I recall it being

Fried Chicken
Waffles
table syrup (or maple syrup, whatever)
french fries and ketchup

...and a coke
posted by parmanparman at 5:55 PM on September 19, 2006

I don't know whether there are sources closer*, but you'll have no trouble finding it throughout Pennsylvania Dutch country. Chowhound has some suggestions for where to this and other traditional goodies.

*Possibly at the Waffle House chain?
posted by nakedcodemonkey at 6:16 PM on September 19, 2006

Waffle House doesn't do fried chicken and waffles.
posted by kimdog at 6:33 PM on September 19, 2006

Not breaded chicken breast - fried chicken wings (dark meat is better).
Not Eggos - real buttermilk waffles.
You should have the maple syrup covered.

It's a sweet+salty combo thing.
posted by junesix at 6:41 PM on September 19, 2006

parmanparman has it right. (I went to Roscoe's in Pasadena last Friday night.) Note that:
- syrup goes on everything
- it doesn't travel well
- being there is part of the experience -- especially on a Sunday after church, with everyone dressed up and families eating together
However: If you just wanna taste it, KFC (extra crispy) and Eggos will do just fine -- in fact, probably (much) better than the original!
posted by turducken at 6:50 PM on September 19, 2006

Waffle House doesn't do fried chicken and waffles.

the hell it doesn't.

I may be a vegetarian now, but my first (and second) chicken and waffle was at a waffle house in georgia.

as mentioned above, just get yourself a tasty waffle (belgian will do) and put some fried chicken atop it (leg and thigh is alright; kfc while a travesty is still close enough) and then douse it with a pile of syrup. some fries on the side never hurt.

lawsamercy that almost makes me want to recant my vegetarianship.
posted by dorian at 7:45 PM on September 19, 2006

Come to Atlanta.

Glady Knight & Ron Winans Chicken & Waffles.

From the site: "The concept of Chicken and Waffles was born in Harlem, New York in the 1930's. Well's Restaurant served many celebrities as they hung out in the late night hours. Many of them could not decide if they wanted breakfast or dinner.

Wells gave them both!"
posted by grabbingsand at 8:03 PM on September 19, 2006

Much closer than Atlanta, Amy Ruth's Home-Style Southern Cuisine in Harlem has Chicken and Waffles (called the "Rev. Al Sharpton").
It's just a few blocks from where I live and while I'm partial to their catfish, I'm sure the Chicken and Waffles is as good or better than everything else. Now that I think about it, maybe I'll walk over there in the next few days and tell you if it's worth a trip to NYC.
posted by Hadroed at 8:42 PM on September 19, 2006

ooooohhhhhh. Chicken and waffles.


I though it was chicken on top of waffles, like chipped beef on toast.

Hm, shredded KFC dark meat (which is about as dark as Michael Jackson) on waffles coated with syrup sounds really good right now.

FWIW, when I eat hospital cafeteria eggs, bacon, sausage, & hashbrown, I drown them all in syrup. And a drop a dollop of ketchip on the hashbrowns, so what would I know.
posted by porpoise at 9:34 PM on September 19, 2006

Ask on Chowhound. They'll know.
posted by luriete at 9:59 PM on September 19, 2006

Wells Restaurant has done a great job with the PR but history doesn't back the popular myth.
posted by nakedcodemonkey at 10:01 PM on September 19, 2006

It's good, but you know... the best part about it is American southern fried chicken. :) Just find someone who can make that for you and that's sufficient. The waffles are supplemental. Ideally you'll want really rich mash potatoes instead.
posted by smallerdemon at 10:37 PM on September 19, 2006

Go to a cabane-a-sucre (literally "sugar shack") in rural Quebec. Lennoxville/Sherbrooke is a good option.
posted by randomstriker at 11:21 PM on September 19, 2006