Off the Waffle
Coffee/Tea/Juice, Food Court or Street Vendor
American
Waffle shop
Offers a variety of different waffle styles. They are currently working on a vegan waffle recipe, but they do not offer vegan waffles right now.
- Brunch
Added by conde.kedar on May 7 (updated Aug 16)
Reviews
I can't actually rate the waffles because I've never eaten one, but a recent trip to attempt to eat a waffle did not go so well.
I saw their advertisement in the weekly, which mentioned a vegan waffle, cooked in a non-vegan iron. Wanting to know a bit more about their vegan options before showing up, I called to ask a few questions. The guy to answered the phone was very friendly and explained that they did have a vegan waffle, but that it was cooked with other non-vegan waffles. I don't know much about waffle irons, but after asking a few more questions, I was not quite sure how vegan the waffle actually was. I sort of wandered: If you are going to advertise vegan waffles, why not make them 100% vegan and just set aside 1 iron for the job?
In any case, I really like lots of margarine and a bit of pure maple syrup on my waffles, and so I asked if these were available. He said they were out of both, but that their waffles were so good they did not need any condiments.
At this point the conversation, I thought it was a little odd that a waffle house would be out of syrup and the like. Naturally, I was imagining sitting down at a table with a fresh hot waffle on a plate and a cup of coffee. I was not convinced that would happen, but got really intrigued and wanted to know exactly what it was they served there. Since my partner and I were going to drive past on our way to our favorite breakfast place, we though we'd drop in, check it out, and if it was good, just eat there.
Well...the outside of the house that Off the Waffle operates out of is cute and charming, with a little patio and lights. There were several people outside enjoying coffee, but I did not see any waffles. Upon entering the house, we walked into a very small room(think an apartment-sized living room). There were quite a few people in the room and it felt very crowded; small children were playing with toys strewn all over the floor, and the only table(a two-top) was occupied. A few feet from the door was a counter, and behind it a guy with a big orange fro(like their advertisement) and behind him a curtain. It was all very wizard of ozish!
My partner and I stood around in what we thought was a lobby or something for a minute or two before realizing that this was it! This was the whole dining area! I kind of wanted to talk with orange fro guy and ask a few more questions, but my partner was not feeling it and so we left.
When I got home, I did a bit of research and finally figured out that they sell a special kind of waffle that is like belgian street food or something. It comes in a little brown paper sack and is very sweet. After reading about the product, the whole set up make a lot more sense.
I still want to try a waffle someday, but if the guy on the phone would simply have explained what the product was, and if the advertising was clearer about the fact that this is not a traditional, sit-down waffle house, it all would have been so much easier.
I still don't understand the quasi-vegan waffle, though. I'd love it if someone could explain that a little better.
I was very disappointed in my first and only visit to off the waffle last weekend. They advertise quite clearly that they have vegan waffles, but when I got there I was told they do not have them yet. They are "working" on a recipe still. I do not like false advertising and I would not recommend a place that lies to customers this way.