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by Nadia Chaudhury Updated Dec 12, 2019, 9:51am CST

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Chicken and waffles from Cavalier

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by Nadia Chaudhury Updated Dec 12, 2019, 9:51am CST

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.

For more brunch ideas, check out Eater’s guides to new and essential ones, as well as look fried chicken.

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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.

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13717 N Mopac Expy, Austin, TX 78727

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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.

1109 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

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The Wayback

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

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9601 Bee Caves Rd, Austin, TX 78733

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The chicken and waffles at The Wayback

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.

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1911 Aldrich St #100, Austin, TX 78723

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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.

600 N Lamar Blvd #G, Austin, TX 78703

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The chicken and waffles at 24 Diner

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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.

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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.

207 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin, TX 78701

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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.

303 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701

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Chicken and waffles at Moonshine

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The Cavalier

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

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2400 Webberville Rd suite a, Austin, TX 78702

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Forthright

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

98 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701

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Chicken and waffles at Forthright

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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.

909 W Mary St, Austin, TX 78704

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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.

2218 College Ave, Austin, TX 78704

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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.

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4715 S Lamar Blvd Unit 101 A, Sunset Valley, TX 78745

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Chicken and waffles at Funkadelic

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.

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9521 US-290 W ste 100, ste 100, Austin, TX 78737

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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.

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4323 S IH 35 Frontage Rd, Austin, TX 78744

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Hideaway’s chicken and waffles

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Rolling Rooster

13717 N Mopac Expy, Austin, TX 78727

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

Open in Google Maps

13717 N Mopac Expy, Austin, TX 78727

Visit Website

Luke's Inside Out

1109 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

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.

1109 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704

Visit Website

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by izzy's eats (@sweets.treats.and.eats) on Apr 22, 2019 at 9:07am PDT

The Wayback

9601 Bee Caves Rd, Austin, TX 78733

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

Open in Google Maps

9601 Bee Caves Rd, Austin, TX 78733

Visit Website

The chicken and waffles at The Wayback

Colleen's Kitchen

1911 Aldrich St #100, Austin, TX 78723

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

Open in Google Maps

1911 Aldrich St #100, Austin, TX 78723

Visit Website

24 Diner

600 N Lamar Blvd #G, Austin, TX 78703

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.

600 N Lamar Blvd #G, Austin, TX 78703

Visit Website

The chicken and waffles at 24 Diner

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.

Open in Google Maps

Visit Website

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by SXSE Food Co (@sxsefoodco) on May 14, 2019 at 2:09pm PDT

Max's Wine Dive Austin

207 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin, TX 78701

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.

207 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin, TX 78701

Visit Website

Moonshine Patio Bar & Grill

303 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701

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.

303 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701

Visit Website

Chicken and waffles at Moonshine

The Cavalier

2400 Webberville Rd suite a, Austin, TX 78702

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

Open in Google Maps

2400 Webberville Rd suite a, Austin, TX 78702

Visit Website

Forthright

98 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701

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

98 San Jacinto Blvd, Austin, TX 78701

Visit Website

Chicken and waffles at Forthright

Thai Fresh

909 W Mary St, Austin, TX 78704

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.

909 W Mary St, Austin, TX 78704

Visit Website

The chicken and waffles at Thai Fresh

Lucy's Fried Chicken

2218 College Ave, Austin, TX 78704

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.

2218 College Ave, Austin, TX 78704

Visit Website

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Son Thai Vu (@mistersonvu) on Dec 8, 2019 at 12:25pm PST

The Funkadelic

4715 S Lamar Blvd Unit 101 A, Sunset Valley, TX 78745

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.

Open in Google Maps

4715 S Lamar Blvd Unit 101 A, Sunset Valley, TX 78745

Visit Website

Chicken and waffles at Funkadelic

The Pickle House

9521 US-290 W ste 100, ste 100, Austin, TX 78737

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.

Open in Google Maps

9521 US-290 W ste 100, ste 100, Austin, TX 78737

Visit Website

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by bill (@eyewasbored) on Aug 11, 2019 at 9:12am PDT

Hideaway Kitchen & Bar

4323 S IH 35 Frontage Rd, Austin, TX 78744

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.

Open in Google Maps

4323 S IH 35 Frontage Rd, Austin, TX 78744

Visit Website

Hideaway’s chicken and waffles

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