It’s International Waffle Day! In the ongoing debate, pancake vs. waffle, I am solidly Team Waffle. I never mastered making a light, fluffy pancake. Nobody can screw up a waffle. And of course, there’s Waffle House, the definitive southern dining experience.
But this is Happy Hour so let’s talk waffle cocktails. There’s the Warsaw Waffle for vodka drinkers, the Knope for Parks and Rec fans, and the Stranger Things inspired Eggo Cocktail. I’m going to try a variation of the Eggo. My BSB103 is already flavored with brown sugar and cinnamon. I’ll add a dash of vanilla and 1/2 oz of maple syrup. I wish I had a cute little waffle for garnish.
Talk to me, Deadsplinters, about your batter-based breakfast preferences, weirdest Waffle House experience, what you’re drinking this evening, or whatever else is on your mind.
The Waffle House near us is to be avoided. I has been the scene of stabbings, murders, and many fights.
That’s part of the appeal! Just kidding, I wouldn’t go in any Waffle House after around 8 pm.
I love a good waffle and used to eat waffle sandwiches as a kid (waffle, layer of bacon, a fried egg, and another waffle on top!) I like chicken and waffles too but the best/most unusual version I have ever had was at a vegan place in Vegas. Amazing brunch!
https://vegenationlv.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Brunch.pdf
I will NOT be drinking waffle based cocktails this eve, maybe a margarita or some other tequila based cocktail.
While on my various travels I have passed close to a Waffle House three times (three different destinations). All three times my hosts demurred, citing general grossness, sketchy/violent clientele, etc. I don’t know what it is about Waffle House. And it’s not like I wanted to go to one near the Greyhound station in some dying mid-sized city or anything.
I recently became aware of this restaurant in a small beach town on Martinique. This is where I want to go, despite the mixed reviews.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g657860-d1775546-Reviews-La_Baraqu_Obama_Bar_Restaurant_Grill-Sainte_Luce_Arrondissement_of_Le_Marin_Marti.html
This waffle house is right around the corner from a $61,000 a year college. As you say, it is sketchy.
I wouldn’t go near anything by a Greyhound Station! We have a Waffle House a couple of miles from me that is good as long as you get outta there before dark. After that it’s taken over by sec workers and junkies.
Exactly, me neither. These three Waffle Houses were in what looked like lovely parts of small cities with other cute restaurant and café options, so I thought, since I had never been to one, we could go to the Waffle House. No dice.
I’ve never had vegan chicken and waffles but I get vegan sushi a few times a year because my daughter won’t eat fish. It’s pretty good.
ive never had waffle cocktail yet
but i do have this stuff
which probably would go well in some cocktails..or even coffee….but i havent tried it that way yet…as i keep accidentally drinking it straight
tastes just like stroopwafel…. delicious 15% alc stroopwafel
its dangerous
Mmmm we have a local stroopies store. They hire non-English speaking folks from the world services, and pay a livable wage.
A living wage? What are they, communists?
@farscythe You must have some today!
@hannibal well..you wouldnt steer me wrong
bottoms up then!
I’m currently drinking a premixed margarita (always a bad idea, but it was ridiculously cheap) that isn’t bad, exactly, but it’s even sweeter than a stroopwafel. Once I’m finished with it, I’m going to have a straight shot of vodka as a palate cleanser and make dinner.
Costco sells a delightful premixed margarita in large containers. Bless them.
One year when I was a kid we were driving home from the Redneck Riviera and stopped at a Waffle House in Mississippi late at night.
The working girls came in and child me kept loudly talking* about them and my mom was like “SHUT UP.”
Anyways, for about 25 years we’ve referred to that as the Waffle Crack House.
*Kid me had not seen wigs in person before and was enthralled with the fun bright colors and kept asking about the. And also asking about their outfits and why didn’t I get to wear fun clothes like that.
When my daughter was in HS she and her friends went to Waffle House at 3 am after a Senior Night event. The place was full of “working girls”, they were both shocked and amused.