![]() ![]() And to drink, because they didn’t serve beer or any other alcoholic beverages, sweet teas all around.Īnd the taste, as our friend Tim would say it, “Tastes so good, make ya wanna slap your momma!” Pretty darn good for my first Chicken + Waffles experience and one worth any trip to Hotlanta to try it. Our sides included: mac n cheese, lima beans, grits and collard greens. With a heap of syrup already on your table, you were expected to slather it up with melted butter, pour on the goo and eat it all up just like you would breakfast. And when it came time for ordering, it was almost like a scene from The Blues Brothers…’We’ll take four Midnight Trains!’Īnd there it was ~ a fat ass plate of four crispy chicken thighs, and a big ole waffle (yep, like a breakfast waffle) right in the midst of it all. The choices of food ranged from black-eyed peas, mac n cheese, collard greens, catfish, salmon to the most famous plate of all ~ The Midnight Train. The menu fit the standards of a Denny’s, with laminated pages of southern food plates and pictures to match them. ![]() We were in our sticky syrup drenched booth in no time. Turns out, the wait for our traditional southern viddles was short-lived. Lined with dark wooded walls and big leather booths, framed pics of famous people that had eaten there hung on the wall, and as I looked around… everyone, I mean everyone, was eating chicken. Instead, had the feel of a very nice Denny’s. No angry waitstaff, no line for food, no cash register to ring in your order and no pitchers of beer. And the interior, was pretty much nothing like we all imagined. When we walked in, the place was crawlin’. ![]() As hot as it was, still at about 97 degrees +, we were all surprised to see this famous waffle and wing joint over-flowing with people on a mid-afternoon Monday. It seemed iconic and one could certainly imagine seeing it from blocks away in the late midnight hours when the restaurant was still open on a Friday or Saturday night at 4 a.m. I know, sounds silly…but if you’ve never had Chicken and Waffles, these are all pretty normal questions, wouldn’t ya say?Īs we pulled up to the downtown Atlanta staple, the neon sign reading: Gladys Knight and Ron Winan’s Chicken & Waffles, hung high above the street. And if it was a typical breakfast-like ‘waffle’, would ya look like a person who didn’t know what they were doin’ if you asked for Syrup? What kind of chicken comes with your ‘waffle’? Breasts, legs, thighs, pieces?Ĥ. ![]() How were you supposed to eat your ‘waffle’? Does the ‘waffle’ act as blanket to coddle your chicken? And, would there be the typical ‘waffle-like’ condiments on the table if it were like a breakfast waffle (IE: syrup, butter)?ģ. Was the ‘waffle’ like a waffle that you had for breakfast or was it like a potato-like pancake of sorts? Was it like a french fry kind of waffle?Ģ. The rest had ideas of imaging a chain-like restaurant feel, down to a hot spot that would serve us beers with every chicken piece we had.Īnd, because none of us had ever had ‘Chicken and Waffles’, there were many questions also prior to our arrival that had to do with eating this southern concoction:ġ. I thought I’d see some sort of diner-like interior with greasy booths and an angry waitstaff, or an open kitchen line where you’d have only three things to choose from, give your order, pay and then end up with a number to come pick up your tray of fixins. Listen to the Noise11 Music News channel now at iHeartRadioįollow Noise11.Here it is, the food experience y’all have been waiting to hear about…īecause none of us knew what to expect with our experience, we all conjured up our own ideas as to what it was going to look like inside this Hot Atlanta Food Spot. Subscribe to the Noise11 Music Newsletter here Never miss a story! Get your free daily music news email alert. As always, her main concern is for her family’s well-being and she is making sure the family has the guidance they need to assess the situation and move forward.” While Knight is not part of the investigation, a spokesman did issue a statement to Atlanta’s WSB saying that “she is sure that her son and his business partners will rectify the situation. There is a possibility that the restaurants could open as soon as Thursday under the management of the state. Sources say that the authorities closed the business, making customers and employees leave, before seizing computers, files and other business equipment and records. The singer allowed her son, Shanga Hankerson, to use her name on the restaurant chain although she is not involved in ownership or day-to-day operations.Īccording to authorities, Hankerson is under investigation for improperly diverting an estimated $1 million from the business. The Georgia Department of Revenue raided and shut down the three locations of Gladys Knight’s Chicken and Waffle Restaurants in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon. ![]()
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