Creole Envie
6509 112 Ave
780-477-2422
For $15, you get 3 pieces of chicken which add up to a half chicken, 3 waffle wedges, with a huge dollop of butter and your own little dispenser of syrup. When our plates were dropped off at our table, our server wished us much luck to finish the meal. We were pretty impressed/shocked at the volume of chicken on each plate!
The chicken was piping hot, and it was so freshly made that we could see steam coming out when we cut through it. The fried chicken was crispy, juicy, and nicely seasoned. The meat was flavorful throughout each piece. Andrew said that he even liked it better than KFC's fried chicken. I ate my chicken with the hot sauce on our table, though it didn't need any extra seasoning.
The waffles weren't anything special. We found them to be dry on the inside and soggy on the outside. Though we felt that the waffles didn't need any butter to improve the taste, it did help to alleviate the dryness. When we gaped at the amount of butter given to us, our server mentioned that the restaurant goes through 100 lbs of butter in a week! We definitely didn't use our share of butter.
It was a no-frills chicken and waffles dish at Creole Envie. They didn't try to do anything fancy, like garnish the plate or serve the waffles with unique syrup, like the other places we visited in the past. We also felt that it was a good value meal, since each serving came with half a chicken! Katie, Jon and Andrew managed to finish their entire meals (and still have room for dessert!) while I saved a piece of chicken for the next day.
I would still say that the chicken and waffles from The Common is still my favorite because of the bacon in their waffle batter, the watermelon on the side, and the crispy chicken strips. However, Andrew was so impressed with the chicken at Creole Envie that this makes the top of his list. Personally, I think that Creole Envie and Sugar Bowl are tied at second place, for different reasons. The Sugar Bowl gets a good score overall for their hearty comfort meal. Creole Envie gets bonus points for their massive portion of succulent fried chicken, but loses points for their waffles.
The ultimate Chicken and Waffle rankings (my preferences):
1. The Common
2. Sugar Bowl + Creole Envie
(One One Eight no longer open)
Previous C&W posts:
Sugar Bowl and The Common
One One Eight
