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| - We were in Cleveland for the weekend and I had the strangest craving for chicken and waffles so my Yelp search led me to The South Side. I was a little hesitant since I'm one of those people who cringe when anything sweet and syrupy mixes with savory. My hubby and I along with his guy friend visited this place on a Friday night, around 9:30. It wasn't crazy busy inside because most of the patrons decided to sit outside. I'm glad I chose to sit indoors as there was a person who complained fireflies were getting into their food =X
My hubby and I decided to get the Chicken and Waffles while our friend ordered the Pan Fried Chicken Cutlets along with the mussels appetizer. Our food took quite a bit longer to be served than we'd have liked but the wait was worth it. I asked for the syrup, powdered sugar, and cinnamon butter to be placed on a separate plate rather than on the actual chicken and waffle because I was scared I wouldn't like the combo all together. I smeared or actually dumped the whole container of Sriracha on my chicken and dove in. It was hot, juicy, crispy, and spicy all at the same time. Then I put the cinnamon butter, powdered sugar, and syrup on my waffle and again same thing--hot, crispy, melty, and spicy. Then I figured what the hey, I'll just eat it all together like it was meant to and I was a happy girl. Honestly Chicken and Waffles are just one of those combinations that are just too sinful for the average person. Our friend was also quite happy with his chicken dish and the mussels were on point with a rich, savory broth that we dipped our crispy baguette slices into. If we could, we would have drank the entire bowl of broth!
Our waiter was friendly and funny but service was kind of slow. It took almost an hour after we were finished eating to get our check. The guys did order another round of beer but it doesn't take that long to drink it. The bathroom also needed some attending to at the end of the night but at midnight, I think any place does. I would like to come again and try the other dishes but hopefully they'll take note of the above critiques.
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