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Chicken and Waffles
Sanjeev's quest to find the best combination of chicken and waffles, with a running total of 40+ locations, as of November 2023
Why Chicken and Waffles?
Chicken and waffles, a Southern staple to any complete breakfast, is a dish that I learned to appreciate later in life, May of 2021 to be exact. It was the end of my second year in virtual college, and a few friends came to visit me in Atlanta to celebrate the end of classes. I showed them around the city of Atlanta, where we stopped at the Atlanta Breakfast Club, home to the best chicken and waffles in the state.
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I had never had chicken and waffles before. I never understood how the savory chicken mixed with a sweet syrup on top of a belgium waffle would be good. However, what better opportunity to try it for the first time than with the best in the state. I placed the order for their famous Peach Cobbler Chicken and Waffles, took my first bite, and the rest is history.
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To this day, I continue to order the dish wherever I go, on the search to see which restaurant can claim the title to have the best chicken and waffles in the world.
Disclaimer: all opinions stated in the ranking list are mine and mine alone. I am not an expert on neither chickens nor waffles, so take my rankings with a grain of salt. I am always open to revisiting locations and changing rankings as needed.
Chicken and Waffles - Ranking List
1) Unconventional Diner
Washington D.C.
A cheddar chive cornbread waffle, Habanero butter, granny gravy at the Unconventional Diner in Washington DC
2) Atlanta Breakfast Club
Atlanta, GA
Peach cobbler chicken and waffles at Atlanta breakfast club
3) Sunflower Gramercy
NYC, New York
Chicken and waffles at Sunflower Gramercy in NYC
4) Succotash Prime
Washington D.C.
Chicken and Waffles with Bourbon Maple Syrup, pickled okra, and aged Manchego
5) Ralph Sampson's Taproom
Charlottesville, VA
Chicken and Waffles
6) Cultivate Food and Coffee
Atlanta, GA
Chicken and Waffles
7) Iron Paffles and Coffee
Charlottesville, VA
Chicken and Waffles
8) Greasy Spoon
Stockholm, Sweden
Chicken and waffles with Thai basil and fried egg
9) Hattie B's Hot Chicken
Nashville, TN
Hot Chicken and Waffles
10) Lucky Bird
Oslo, Norway
Chicken and Belgian Waffle
11) Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken
Herndon, VA
Medium Chicken and Waffles
12) Miller's Downtown
Charlottesville, VA
Nashville hot chicken and waffles
13) The Nashville Diner
Nashville, TN
Chicken and waffles
14) Silver Diner
Ashburn, VA
Chicken and Waffles, with a pecan waffle, cherry pepper honey, and gravy with maple syrup
15) Maple Street Biscuit Company
Alpharetta, GA
Chicken and waffles, Asiago and bacon waffle, fried chicken and maple syrup
16) Founding Farmers
Washington D.C.
Breakfast Chicken and Waffles
17) BFF Oslo
Oslo, Norway
Nashville hot chicken and waffles
18) Fig on the Corner
Charlottesville, VA
Chicken and Waffles with a fried egg and gravy
19) Peach Valley Cafe
Daytona, FL
Chicken and Waffles with Blueberry Butter
20) Connie's Chicken and Waffles
Baltimore, MD
Chicken and Waffles
21) Kiki's Chicken and Waffles
Columbia, SC
Chicken and Waffles
22) Astronomical Pancakes and Waffles
Williamsburg, VA
Chicken and Waffles
23) Silver Skillet
Atlanta, GA
Chicken and Waffles
24) Egg Karne
Herndon, VA
Ube Chicken and Waffles
25) Southern Porch
Alpharetta, GA
Chicken and Waffles
26) Milk and Honey
Nashville, TN
Hot Chicken and Waffles
27) Quinn's on the Corner
Arlington, VA
Chicken and Waffles
28) Hen Quarter
Alexandria, VA
Warren’s Fine Fried Chicken and Waffles
29) Capital Pancake House
Williamsburg, VA
Chicken and Waffles
30) Hen Mother Cookhouse
Alpharetta, GA
Chicken and Waffles
31) Farmbell Kitchen
Charlottesville, VA
Chicken and Waffles
32) Capital Waffle Shop
Richmond, VA
Chicken and Waffles with onions and bell peppers
33) Sticky's Chicken and Waffles
NYC, New York
Chicken and Waffles
34) Chili's
Williamsburg, VA
Chicken and Waffles
35) IHOP
Johns Creek, GA
Chicken and Waffles
36) Skillet
Seattle, Washington
Chicken and Waffles
37) Brooklyn Baked and Fried
Smorgasburg (NYC)
Chicken and Waffles with hot honey
38) Roscoe's
Los Angeles, California
Chicken and Waffles
