What's better than buttermilk fried chicken for breakfast? Nothing. Except maybe sticking a fresh belgian waffle under it. Mmmmmm....
I've heard lots about The Hoof Cafe and took advantage of a day off from work to beat any line-ups. At 10a.m. on a Friday morning there was only one other diner in the restaurant.
Our waitress told me about the special - 3 pieces of buttermilk fried chicken on a waffle served with some saucy onions. I was sold. I briefly looked at the chalkboard menu behind me, but stuck with my first choice.
I'm extremely glad I did. I didn't think I had it in me to eat fried chicken for breakfast, and certainly not 3 pieces of it! It was perfectly crispy on the outside (delicious batter) and hot and moist on the inside. Surprisingly, it wasn't too greasy either.
The last buttermilk fried chicken I had was at The Stockyards, which I thought was pretty good. The Hoof's chicken was far better.
The food seemed to take a while considering they weren't busy at the time. But maybe I was just starving so it seemed like an eternity. It took forever to get the bill, which always frustrates me. When I want out, I want out.
Despite the slow service, I'm giving them 5 stars because I can still taste the deliciousness of the fried chicken now... Mmmmm... Oh, the waffle and saucy mixture were delcious too. (Unimportant details compared to the BEST fried chicken I've ever had.)