Thx for the tips! Not a big beer drinker (I’d rather have bourbon or vodka or wine…leaves room for food) 
I know the general area where it is…been spending a lot of time at the Home Depot on 66 since the move!
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@NotJr, It was a learning experience, but here’s how we deal with eating at Drew’s. We start fairly light, i.e., sharing the Southwestern salad (Love it!) and one appetizer, because Drew rarely fails to send out an extra first course. When it comes to mains, jambalaya is Mr. RBI’s favorite dish there. No matter how often he says before we leave the house that he’s going to order something else, he can’t pass it up. As you know, it’s humungous! Since jambalaya is not my thing, we can’t share, so he eats not too much of it and we doggie bag the rest. I vary my main course choice but I always end up taking half home. When it comes to dessert, we order one to share because, again, Drew usually sends out a second one. Using this method keeps us from leaving stuffed and uncomfortable.
Until recently, we’d never had fried chicken and waffles. And Mr. RBI had never even heard of it. A few week ago in NYC, we had brunch at Craftbar (our first time there) and ordered the Buttermilk Fried Chicken and Waffles. Wow! It was delicious! When we get around to going back to Drew’s, I will certainly try it there. From the photo, it looks huge, so maybe Mr. RBI will forego the jambalaya and share it. But I wouldn’t bet the farm on it.
We’ll not be attending the collaboration dinner. We don’t like pork belly, but even it we did, we’ll be just about to begin a major dining itinerary in NYC in celebration of Mr. RBI’s 75th birthday.
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Finally got a chance to sit down in Simply Southern and try the C&W. I’d certainly recommend both the dish and the place. I went in for dinner both stone cold sober and still full from lunch only two hours earlier, and still cleaned my plate.
On the minus side, I failed to ask for only dark meat. Chicken breasts just don’t really do it for me.
Plus side - the Sriracha maple syrup.
I went there last Friday. We had a good time. Started with the sweet potato hush puppies, which I loved. The fried catfish appetizers were really good, with a panko breading that made them really crisp. We also got the sweet and spicy winglets. The sauce was very tasty.
Ironically, we all got the fried chicken, which I got all dark meat. It was drizzled with a tiny bit of honey, the meat was juicy and the crust was tasty and crisp. Each entree comes with two sides, but I love tasting everything so I chose three. The cabbage was nice, the candied yams were a little too heavily spiced for me, and the collard greens were fabulous!
We didn’t have room for dessert, but there was a table who came in only for the waffle dessert and they were really enjoying it.
It was cold that night. I wish they had a small vestibule to that every time the door opened we didn’t get a big blast of cold air. That was my only complaint.
We’ll be back!
Oh, and the tiny cornbread muffins, hot out of the oven. Northern style with a bit of sugar! I love my carbs, and these were perfection.
Put Simply Southern on your list, really!
Went looking for a (different) old thread and saw this one, so I thought I’d bump it up and put in my vote for the spectacular chicken and waffles at Cardinal Provisions.
Full report here: Cardinal Provisions, Asbury Park
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Well I know the thread days NJ but the best I’ve had are at Buttermilk Channel in Brooklyn:
Bumping this one up. I suddenly got the craving this morning so let’s hopefully get some new suggestions
If you want them for breakfast I heartily second @CurlzNJ rec for Cardinal Provisions in Asbury Park.
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Cheek’s Chicken & Waffles in Ford
Broad St. Diner in Keyport
and ofcourse Drews
Bumping this up. I think this weekend I might give the keyport dish a shot.
Anything new on the chicken and waffle front folks?
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My favorite is still at Cardinal Provisions in Asbury Park!
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Haven’t been yet, but been meaning to try the chicken and waffles from Marcus B&P in Newark and Modine in Asbury Park.
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When I was at Modines there were no chicken and waffles on the menu. Maybe when they start their brunch they will have it. Best to call ahead to find status of brunch and menu items.
Brunch menu doesn’t have them on it either
Think I confused it with chicken and biscuits :facepalm:
I saw chicken and waffles on the brunch menu at 26 West on the Navasink in RB yesterday. I didn’t try it but I did see it come out and it looked hearty and delicious.
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How as their brunch overall? Is it strictly menu items or do they have a buffet option also?
No buffet option. They have 2 menus one with breakfast, one with lunch. We both had sandwiches, split a salad and a bottle of wine (
) and my husband had an espresso. I think after tip it was $100? The wine was $40. I really like the space. Even for a gloomy, rainy day it is bright with a lovely view of the river.
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