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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

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3) Sunflower Gramercy
NYC, New York

Chicken and waffles at Sunflower Gramercy in NYC

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4) Succotash Prime
Washington D.C.

Chicken and Waffles with Bourbon Maple Syrup, pickled okra, and aged Manchego

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5) Ralph Sampson's Taproom
Charlottesville, VA

Chicken and Waffles

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6) Cultivate Food and Coffee
Atlanta, GA

Chicken and Waffles

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7) Iron Paffles and Coffee
Charlottesville, VA

Chicken and Waffles

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8) Greasy Spoon
Stockholm, Sweden

Chicken and waffles with Thai basil and fried egg

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9) Hattie B's Hot Chicken
Nashville, TN

Hot Chicken and Waffles

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10) Lucky Bird
Oslo, Norway

Chicken and Belgian Waffle

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11) Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken
Herndon, VA

Medium Chicken and Waffles

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12) Miller's Downtown
Charlottesville, VA

Nashville hot chicken and waffles

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13) The Nashville Diner
Nashville, TN

Chicken and waffles

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14) Silver Diner
Ashburn, VA

Chicken and Waffles, with a pecan waffle, cherry pepper honey, and gravy with maple syrup

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15) Maple Street Biscuit Company
Alpharetta, GA

Chicken and waffles, Asiago and bacon waffle, fried chicken and maple syrup 

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16) Founding Farmers

Washington D.C.

Breakfast Chicken and Waffles

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17) BFF Oslo

Oslo, Norway

Nashville hot chicken and waffles

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18) Fig on the Corner

Charlottesville, VA

Chicken and Waffles with a fried egg and gravy

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19) Peach Valley Cafe 

Daytona, FL

Chicken and Waffles with Blueberry Butter

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20) Connie's Chicken and Waffles

Baltimore, MD

Chicken and Waffles

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21) Kiki's Chicken and Waffles

Columbia, SC

Chicken and Waffles

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22) Astronomical Pancakes and Waffles

Williamsburg, VA

Chicken and Waffles

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23) Silver Skillet

Atlanta, GA

Chicken and Waffles

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24) Egg Karne

Herndon, VA

Ube Chicken and Waffles

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25) Southern Porch

Alpharetta, GA

Chicken and Waffles

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26) Milk and Honey

Nashville, TN

Hot Chicken and Waffles

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27) Quinn's on the Corner

Arlington, VA

Chicken and Waffles

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28) Hen Quarter

Alexandria, VA

Warren’s Fine Fried Chicken and Waffles

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29) Capital Pancake House

Williamsburg, VA

Chicken and Waffles

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30) Hen Mother Cookhouse

Alpharetta, GA

Chicken and Waffles

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31) Farmbell Kitchen

Charlottesville, VA

Chicken and Waffles

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32) Capital Waffle Shop

Richmond, VA

Chicken and Waffles with onions and bell peppers

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33) Sticky's Chicken and Waffles

NYC, New York

Chicken and Waffles

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34) Chili's

Williamsburg, VA

Chicken and Waffles

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35) IHOP

Johns Creek, GA

Chicken and Waffles

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36) Skillet

Seattle, Washington

Chicken and Waffles

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37) Brooklyn Baked and Fried

Smorgasburg (NYC)

Chicken and Waffles with hot honey

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38) Roscoe's

Los Angeles, California

Chicken and Waffles

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