Waffle Love
The Red Wonder – Biscoff, Strawberries, Raspberries, Cream
Dulce de Liege – Churro Waffle, Fried Ice Cream, Dulce de Leche
Digging into the back-story only after indulgence, the now-franchised company starting off in the face of one family’s adversity and growing by leaps and bounds to cover five states and several Trucks as well as Restaurants, Waffle Love is said to be built on the principals of “faith, hard work, and community” which seem about as good a foundation as anyone might want from a company.
Encountered while browsing the vendors at Last Friday: Just Add Water Street in Henderson, a wide variety of places including Hot Dogs, Pizza, Wings and more on display, it was immediately on seeing a truck called Waffle Love that eyes widened, the hand-painted design and colorful menu listing Waffles with any number of toppings like a beacon amongst the blasé and the friendly folks inside happy to answer questions or make recommendations.
Proposing ten Specialty Waffles ranging from $4.64 to $7.88 plus bonus options for customization with everything from Chocolate Filling to housemade Lemon Curd, each Waffle made in the traditional Liege-style with sweet pockets of Pearl Sugar riddling the Batter, it was after a few minutes indecision that two selections were made, the total of $18 including tax and tip at first seeming a bit steep until each tray was handed over with the Waffle golden and plenty of well-presented ingredients on top.
Served with particularly flimsy plasticware, the heft of each Waffle and Vanilla Ice Cream hard-packed to stand up to frying making such tools unwieldy for cutting off individual bites, it was with a little bit of effort that first tastes of the cleverly named “Dulce de Liege” showed well with Cinnamon and Sugar plus Nuts adding a good crunch to Salty Caramel while the “Red Wonder,” named for its two types of Berries, was equally delicious and a bit more easily shared with a smear of Cookie Butter and Whipped Cream.
FOUR STARS: With such shops on nearly every street in Brussels or Bruges it is sort of surprising that Liege Waffles have taken so long to make an impact in America, but save for the cutlery and intrinsic issues of “Food Trucks” Waffle Love is doing Belgium justice with its product.
RECOMMENDED: Dulce de Liege, The Red Wonder.
AVOID: Trying to eat in the traditional Belgian style while standing/walking as one won’t get far with the cutlery unless the tray is resting on solid ground.
TIP: Check out the website for upcoming events including First Friday downtown on 12/1/17.
WHAT THE STARS MEAN: 5 World Class, 4 Excellent, 3 Good, 2 Fair, 1 Poor.
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