Waffle Factory
Liege with Melted Chocolate
Brussels with Speculoos Ice Cream
Although the Brussels Waffle and Gaufre Liege can be found on any number of streets in most of Belgium’s major cities, it was Waffle Factory and its several location that seemed the most “chain-like” or “quick-casual” of all the shops visited during a recent trip, the process streamline by big boards and suggestions for customization while the results were actually on par with many others at a higher price.
In this particular instance visiting the corner store at Rue du Lombard 30, a number of English speaking tourists just finishing up an order as the options were perused, a credit card friendly environment was a welcome change compared to places like Belgaufra or Le Funambule and taking the opportunity to double up on both styles of dough the process from entry to ordering to exit took less than ten minutes with the total tab just €7.50.
Saying yes to Powdered Sugar, the dusting added before toppings including molten Dark Chocolate and a hefty scoop of Speculoos Ice Cream, opening bites of the Brussels version showed a good crunch over light malt with the Ice Cream unexpectedly high quality considering the low pricetag, a taste of the Liege Waffle proving to be even better with the Sugar Pearls melted to form a sticky caramelized base beneath a texture pillow-soft yet stretchy.
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