When I was a kid, I thought IHOP was the pinnacle of breakfast innovation. I mean, who thought of putting bacon and waffles, the two greatest breakfast foods known to man, together in one mind-blowingly delicious dish? Bacon waffles, pure genius.
As I grew up (and so did my palette), I no longer dreamed of the syrup-sticky tables of that famed house of pancakes, but I never forgot the wonder that was the bacon waffle. So naturally, when I heard about the newest addition to the already amazing Wafels and Dinges truck menu on UrbanDaddy, I had to investigate.
I showed up at the truck’s favorite haunt in my neighborhood, 7th Ave. and Carroll St., at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, thinking I’d given the truck plenty of time to get going since Park Slope is a neighborhood full of early risers. To my surprise, the truck was just setting up and I had to wait 10 minutes or so for it to open. Once it was open for business, and the wafelers warmed up their waffle irons with a few Belgian and liege waffles, I finally got my bacony goodness. The wait itself was not unpleasant; the wafel men manning the irons were plenty cheery and the new-and-improved truck pipes out upbeat tunes from the likes of the Beach Boys and the Eagles while you wait.
My waffle. (inset: Look at all that bacon!)
As my waffle was loaded down with syrup and powdered sugar, and the cutlery they give you isn’t particularly effective, I ended up just picking up my waffle and eating it. All the better to enjoy the deliciousness without delay!
From the first time I tasted the Belgian waffle from the Wafels and Dinges truck, I was hooked. The new bacon waffle was quite wonderful, crispy and sweet, syrupy and savory all at the same time. My only suggestion: Even more bacon! You can never get enough. But the dish was worth the extra dollar above the usual wafel price. It’s no IHOP bacon waffle though. No, it’s something even more special.
Posted by: Nicole Price Fasig
Order: bacon & syrup wafel
Price: $
Location: Varies. For updates, follow the truck on Twitter.
Type of Food: Belgian, Breakfast
www.wafelsanddinges.com
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Such a wonderful idea. I agree, everything need more bacon. Thanks for the great blog.
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