City of Angels – Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles

I was just in Los Angeles. While I am fiercely loyal to Northern California, LA is starting to grow on me. What’s not to like? Every time I go, I have an amazing time!!

I’m lucky that one of my best friends lives there so the last two times I went, I got to stay with her. I haven’t seen her in ages so LA aside, it’s always nice to kick back, relax and catch up with an old friend.

(Before anything, shoutouts – HUGE thank you to IL squared for being great hosts, teaching me the ways of the deaf and going on foodie adventures with me and thank you also to DM for patiently showing and driving me(us) around 😀 I can’t wait to come back.)

Day 1

I flew in early Saturday morning and what better way to start the trip by hittin’ up Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles in Long Beach. Apparently this is rated one of the best (if not the best) place to get your Soul Food fix. Celebs go, Snoop Dogg speaks highly of it… so of course I gotta go when the Snoop Dizzle recommends it. I had only three things I wanted to order, fried chicken, a waffle and a side of Mac & Cheese which I hear is the bomb (it’s not.)

I know most Filipinos are not familiar with the combination of fried chicken and waffle. But the taste of something soft and sweet (ex. waffle) paired with crunchy salty (ex. chicken) is something that appeals to many palates. Chicken and Waffles happens to be the Soul Food version of this salty/sweet flavor profile.

Here’s the waffle – this was good. I like my waffles a little more firm. I don’t typically douse my waffle in syrup for this reason. Too much syrup makes the texture all soggy and I don’t like that. This was soft all on its own which made the texture all pasty. Taste was good though.

The Chicken, yummy. HUGE pieces of chicken that are quite juicy. Yes, greasy, but what can you expect.. it’s fried chicken.

The Mac & Cheese is good.. not as great as everyone said it would be.

Their gravy is something worth mentioning. Very flavorful. Could put it on anything. I didn’t get to take a picture of it though.

Prices, not cheap as one would think. It’ll cost you around $10-$15 per person, not including drinks. We split all our food which is how we got away with paying $10 per person. Also, the wait can be insanely long so plan ahead or be prepared to wait.

This meal put me into a food coma. Afterwards we head home to take naps. Haha. We were that full and that sleep. But Roscoe’s is definitely worth a visit, especially to say you had Soul Food and at this LA institution, no less.

(LA trip – to be continued)