Chef Mark McEwan sampled some of the city’s best stack of fried chicken and waffles and gave us the goods on which are worth devouring. Read on.
Toronto’s Best Chicken and Waffles
“This is really good chicken. It has a nice crust and great bite to it. The waffle is really tender and very good. Best waffle, best chicken and very good house sauce. With the addition of maple syrup, it would be perfect,” says McEwan.
641 Bloor St. W., $14
“The chicken is really good. It has really good crust on it, and it is really well cooked. Overall it’s tasty, with nice spice, and it has some sweet, sour and spicy flavours going on,” says McEwan.
222 The Esplanade, $13.09
“This chicken is boneless and has a bit less crisp to it. It has a better waffle than the others. It is more tender. I like the combination of the buttered maple sauce and their house sauce. It is very, very good.”
527 Bloor St. W., $16.95
“The flavour of the chicken is excellent, and it is really well cooked. This sauce is one of the more interesting ones. It has a nice acidity to it. Their sauce is the best in show,” says McEwan.
699 St. Clair. Ave. W., $13
“The house honey sauce and the brown sugar butter are both sweet and a bit too sweet for me. They went boneless for the chicken, and they just need to boost up the flavour and give it a good crunch,” he says.
70 Fraser Ave., $21
“Everything is a bit overwhelming. The Scotch bonnet sauce is, the maple syrup is. I don’t get the whipped cream. This is another boneless chicken, and it just needs more of a crust on it,” says McEwan.
1164 Yonge St., $16
“I like that they left the bone in the chicken, and the crust on the chicken is crunchy. The lavender waffles are good with the bacon and the salted caramel. It just needs a little bit of spice,” he says.
1588 Dupont St., $16
