Red Velvet Waffle -- The Waffle, Los Angeles, CA
There
is nothing like leaving one waffle establishment, only to cart your
leftovers down Sunset Boulevard to a second waffle place. Indeed, if we
have learned anything thus far about Los Angeles, it is that its
residents do not seem to be much for a savory breakfast item, as before
noon, we have already consumed pancakes, a regular waffle, and now, the
red velvet waffle which Susan Feniger spoke of on the BETTER THAN MINE
episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate.
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| So Many Waffles, So Little Time |
Truth be told, we
walk into The Waffle less excited about the dish we're about to consume than we are about the chalkboard sign hanging above our heads which boasts
about their "double mimosas."
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| Things Are Looking Up! |
Vodka hightails it to the bathroom,
which leaves Ginger with the (apparently) highly difficult job of
ordering. After our last mistaken waffle debacle, she is extremely
paranoid about making the same mistake, so with Vodka still missing, she
decides that she is going to order all of the food for herself and inform
the waitress, "The other one is just going to have a double mimosa."
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| Of All the Sights One Can Find in Hollywood, We're Fairly Certain We're Two of the Strangest |
Within
minutes, we are joyful at the arrival of our mason jars of goodness,
practically slopping over the edges with orange juice and not a small
serving of champagne. Our moods improve instantly, and while we wait
for the arrival of our fourth meal of the day, Ginger recounts the time
she spent as a child at the Ho Hum Ranch. "I got herded into the
pasture with some llamas," she states without affect, causing Vodka to
decide that at times like this, even after ten years of friendships, she
doesn't really know Ginger at all.
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| You Hand Us a Couple of Mimosas, and the Conversation Suddenly Turns to Llamas |
It is in the
middle of this stimulating discussion that our plate of waffles
appears before us. Two thick red waffles sit stacked at an angle against
each other, with hearty helpings of cream cheese frosting oozing down
their centers. Ginger scoops a bit of frosting (her recent fear of dairy
clearly forgotten) onto her fork and picks at the waffle until a corner
falls off. Within one chew, she proclaims, "Fact: This may just be the
best thing I ever ate."
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| We're So Easy to Please Once You Get a Little Booze in Us |
The waffle is quite
scrumptious: crispy yet still chewy, with a good flavor and an even
better topping (to be fair, we have never met a cream cheese frosting we
haven't liked). Halfway through its consumption, Ginger starts
rustling in her handbag, announcing, "I'm going to take GasX," and
whether this is the highest compliment or greatest criticism The Waffle
has ever received is up to interpretation.
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| Feel Free, The Waffle, to Steal This for Your Next Marketing Campaign: Worth the GasX |
In the
end, Ginger is much more taken with the red velvet waffle than Vodka is,
presumably because she likes all things sweet and Vodka hardly likes
anything that doesn't come with a shaker of salt. In a compromise of
taste, we're giving the waffle four stars, since Ginger would eat it
again in an instant, and Vodka doesn't understand what type of "meal" it
could actually be appropriate for.
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| The Remnants of a Waffle Slaughter |
Of course, what
could have helped Ginger's perception of said waffle is the second round
of double mimosas which have just been placed in front of us, bringing
our mood to an all-time LA high.
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| Hey, We've Had to Eat Four Waffles Today. It's Only Fair That We Get Four Drinks, Too |
And even though by the end of the
meal, Ginger has began breaking out in hives, it doesn't dampen our
tipsy energy.
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| New Form of Allergy Relief |
"I mean, there's definitely something
wrong with me," Ginger says nonchalantly as we exit the premises, box of
GasX in hand and hive on her face. But nothing, it seems, that a few
double mimosas can't fix.
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