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15 Places to Devour Chicken and Waffles in Austin

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Chicken and waffles is that perfect anytime dish, working well for breakfast, lunch, and brunch. It mashes up two of the best Southern dishes onto one plate. Fried chicken? Check. Doughy goodness? Check. Syrup and hot sauce? Delightful added bonuses.

With that, Eater gathered the best places to find chicken and waffles in Austin. Many are available just for brunch, like deep-fried waffles from Lucy's Fried Chicken. Others are available for all-day and night cravings, like 24 Diner’s 24-hour version. This updated map adds The Cavalier, Pickle House, Way Back Cafe, Colleen’s Kitchen, The Funkadelic, and SXSE Food Co.

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Rolling Rooster

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Of course the fried chicken-obsessed restaurant offers chicken and waffles, and there are additional fried fish and shrimp options.

Luke's Inside Out

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The South Lamar food truck offers chicken and waffles during its weekend brunch. Its version uses Sichuan chicken, brie, bacon, and honey, for a sweet-savory take.

The Wayback

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The cafe at the Westlake Hills cottages serves up chicken and Belgian waffles paired with honey during its weekend brunch service.

The chicken and waffles at The Wayback
The chicken and waffles at The Wayback
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Colleen's Kitchen

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The Southern restaurant in Mueller pairs its excellent buttermilk fried chicken with waffles, maple syrup, and powdered sugar just for Sunday brunch.

24 Diner

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The downtown all-day diner opts for a healthier version with skinless fried chicken and Belgian waffles, with your choice of white or dark meat.

The chicken and waffles at 24 Diner
The chicken and waffles at 24 Diner
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SXSE Food Co.

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The roaming Southern-Southeast Asian food truck makes a pandan rice flour-based bubble waffle wrapped around regular or spicy chicken plus caramel fish sauce.

Max's Wine Dive Austin

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Fried chicken wings are the star of weekend brunch at Max's Wine Dive, which are marinated with jalapeno buttermilk and served with waffles for lunch and brunch.

Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill

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Moonshine does Southern comfort food right, especially with its chicken and waffles, where the former is made with cornmeal, and everything comes with maple syrup, lemon butter, and a spicy creamy gravy.

Chicken and waffles at Moonshine
Chicken and waffles at Moonshine
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The Cavalier

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Weekend brunch at the East Austin bar features a simple buttermilk fried chicken atop a vanilla waffle drenched with maple syrup.

Forthright

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The downtown restaurant’s chicken and waffles are served with salted caramel butter and spicy maple syrup during weekend brunch.

Chicken and waffles at Forthright
Chicken and waffles at Forthright
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Thai Fresh

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For the gluten-free, look to the Bouldin Creek Thai restaurant’s weekend brunch-only version of the dish, with a spicy kick: the chicken’s marinated with peppercorn and there’s a lemongrass-tamarind syrup too.

The chicken and waffles at Thai Fresh
The chicken and waffles at Thai Fresh
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Lucy's Fried Chicken

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The fried chicken joint only serves its chicken and waffles for Sunday brunch, but makes up for the limited offering by deep-frying the waffles.

The Funkadelic

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The South Austin daily brunch restaurant’s chicken and waffle offering churro Belgian waffles topped with optional fried and smoked chicken thighs, plus horchata whipped cream.

Chicken and waffles at Funkadelic
Chicken and waffles at Funkadelic
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The Pickle House

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The far southeast restaurant is, yes, obsessed with pickles. So it makes sense that the dish is a pickle-fried and marinated chicken strips atop waffles.

Hideaway Kitchen & Bar

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Naturally, there’s a chicken and waffle option at the Texas comfort food restaurant within Ramada by Wyndham Austin South hotel. The likewise pickle-brined chicken is paired with a sweet potato waffle.

Hideaway’s chicken and waffles
Hideaway’s chicken and waffles
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Rolling Rooster

Of course the fried chicken-obsessed restaurant offers chicken and waffles, and there are additional fried fish and shrimp options.

Luke's Inside Out

The South Lamar food truck offers chicken and waffles during its weekend brunch. Its version uses Sichuan chicken, brie, bacon, and honey, for a sweet-savory take.

The Wayback

The cafe at the Westlake Hills cottages serves up chicken and Belgian waffles paired with honey during its weekend brunch service.

The chicken and waffles at The Wayback
The chicken and waffles at The Wayback
The Wayback/Facebook

Colleen's Kitchen

The Southern restaurant in Mueller pairs its excellent buttermilk fried chicken with waffles, maple syrup, and powdered sugar just for Sunday brunch.

24 Diner

The downtown all-day diner opts for a healthier version with skinless fried chicken and Belgian waffles, with your choice of white or dark meat.

The chicken and waffles at 24 Diner
The chicken and waffles at 24 Diner
24 Diner/Facebook

SXSE Food Co.

The roaming Southern-Southeast Asian food truck makes a pandan rice flour-based bubble waffle wrapped around regular or spicy chicken plus caramel fish sauce.

Max's Wine Dive Austin

Fried chicken wings are the star of weekend brunch at Max's Wine Dive, which are marinated with jalapeno buttermilk and served with waffles for lunch and brunch.

Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill

Moonshine does Southern comfort food right, especially with its chicken and waffles, where the former is made with cornmeal, and everything comes with maple syrup, lemon butter, and a spicy creamy gravy.

Chicken and waffles at Moonshine
Chicken and waffles at Moonshine
Moonshine/Facebook

The Cavalier

Weekend brunch at the East Austin bar features a simple buttermilk fried chicken atop a vanilla waffle drenched with maple syrup.

Forthright

The downtown restaurant’s chicken and waffles are served with salted caramel butter and spicy maple syrup during weekend brunch.

Chicken and waffles at Forthright
Chicken and waffles at Forthright
Forthright/Facebook

Thai Fresh

For the gluten-free, look to the Bouldin Creek Thai restaurant’s weekend brunch-only version of the dish, with a spicy kick: the chicken’s marinated with peppercorn and there’s a lemongrass-tamarind syrup too.

The chicken and waffles at Thai Fresh
The chicken and waffles at Thai Fresh
Thai Fresh/Facebook

Lucy's Fried Chicken

The fried chicken joint only serves its chicken and waffles for Sunday brunch, but makes up for the limited offering by deep-frying the waffles.

The Funkadelic

The South Austin daily brunch restaurant’s chicken and waffle offering churro Belgian waffles topped with optional fried and smoked chicken thighs, plus horchata whipped cream.

Chicken and waffles at Funkadelic
Chicken and waffles at Funkadelic
Funkadelic/Facebook

The Pickle House

The far southeast restaurant is, yes, obsessed with pickles. So it makes sense that the dish is a pickle-fried and marinated chicken strips atop waffles.

Hideaway Kitchen & Bar

Naturally, there’s a chicken and waffle option at the Texas comfort food restaurant within Ramada by Wyndham Austin South hotel. The likewise pickle-brined chicken is paired with a sweet potato waffle.

Hideaway’s chicken and waffles
Hideaway’s chicken and waffles
Hideaway/Yelp

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