Waffles Cafe

I had high expectations for this place since I saw it was featured on unique sweets. However, upon visiting this restaurant, I was disappointed. I got the liege waffle and it was very undercooked. I also ordered hot chocolate that tasted like hot water and the bacon was thin and greasy. The only good thing was the waffle hashbrown and that still won’t get me to go back. As I was eating there were fruit flies swarming my table. All in all, very disappointing.

So… I gave it another try. Wonuts were okay. Food still okay. Everything was just kind of… okay. Not worth the price.

This was a terrible experience. There were fruit flies /​gnats flying swatming everywhere. We asked to be moved to the other side of the restaursnt. They followed us. The server seemed to not even notice.
The bathroom was disgusting with used toilet paper in the corners, black mold around the sink and grime on the counter. A serving counter was disgustingly dirty. There were no customers but us from noon to 1 which is not surprising.
Had the pound cake french toast, chicken and waffles and neither of us could eat our food. Worst restaursnt in 50 years. Actually called 311 to report conditions.

Food gets 5 stars, environment/​organization gets 1 star.
I’ve been a consistent customer for 2 years and we keep going back because of the food. Short rib waffle for him, liege waffle for me (really moist and flavorful). Very good coffee, great fresh squeezed orange juice, wonuts are good, even the regular eggs and meat standard breakfast is well done — great side potatoes in the shape of a waffle.
BUT every time we go in, the staff is different, there’s a new layout of the tables, there’s a different number of tables, the front entry way is different, there was a diner connected, now the diner isn’t a diner anymore, sometimes there’s a working iPad for belly, sometimes there’s not, sometimes we get greeted quickly be a waitress, sometimes we wait, sometimes we get greeted by 3 people and have to tell them we’ve already ordered, food, drinks, check all come from different people. There’s no consistency.
This place has great food. But they need organization and consistency in their service model. I feel unsettled every time I go in, and we laugh that we’re stressed out, but enjoy the food.
Come on waffles, I hope you can figure it out!

When I heard about the Wonut, I thought «Waffle? Good. Donut? Good. Together? It must be great!» Sadly, I was wrong.
I don’t know if I overhyped them in my mind, but I thought they were just okay. My sister and I tried the chocolate turtle, red velvet, and the blueberry wonuts. We both were definitely let down. The blueberry wonut was good and was definitely our favorite, as it had great texture and a nice blueberry flavor to it. The texture of the blueberry wonut was sort of like a semi-​crispy waffle, with the fluffiness of the inside of a donut. However, the chocolate turtle and red velvet were nothing like this. Their textures were nothing like the blueberry one and were just… weird.
We also got the waffles benedict. This was a good dish, with the liege waffles being the star of it. The rest of the dish (slow roasted pork shoulder, poached eggs, spiced hollandaise sauce) were just okay.
Probably won’t come back here again. If you’re interested in trying the wonut, I’d say give em a shot (make sure to get the blueberry one), but don’t have high expectations for ‘em and maybe you won’t be disappointed like we were

I love getting the different wonuts here! Great place for brunch too since it’s BYOB.

Food was good! Love their fresh orange juice, that’s such a plus. However, the service was terrible.
I would come back to this place but only after they spruce up their waitstaff and build a wall to keep the kitchen separate from the dining room.

Waffles Café is just okay. I was really looking forward to their famous «wonuts» (waffle + donut) but to be honest it wasn’t that spectacular. I ordered the blueberry lemon wonut. A sweet treat on the outside but a little dry. Others at the table I sampled included the red velvet, oreo, and chocolate banana cinnamon. The chocolate banana cinnamon was the best.
I also ordered a greek yogurt with mixed berries honey and granola. My other friends ordered egg sandwiches with waffles as the the bookends. The egg sandwiches were HUGE and quite good — how do I know this? Well my friends told me and I ended up eating some of their breakfast while I was waiting for my yogurt. By the time my yogurt came I just asked for it to go — it took way too long to prepare a simple menu meal.
If you do find your way to Boystown I recommend Waffles Café as a nice spot to get a sweet treat but overall for breakfast I’m sure there are better options.

Stopped in the café for the first time for a late breakfast. I was greeted by Sal who seated my right away.
The menu is larger than I thought it with all of the various items both American and Spanish flavors. I had opted to take the Two Eggs entrée with Ham. While waiting for my meal, I had observed the interior of this restaurant and it was okay — nothing really jumped out.
Few minutes later, Sal brought the meal… which was okay. Salt and pepper did help. Sal seemed to be an one man show — order taker and busser.
Overall, it was an okay experience.

For some reason the inside just seemed slightly uninviting and hectic. The chalkboard tables seemed a little weird for a breakfast diner.
The orange juice machine is awesome and the waiter put our champagne bottles on ice for us to make our own mimosas (BYOB by the way). Everybody in the staff was wearing a «Wonuts» shirt and they actually have a gluten free wonut so I figured I would give it a try. It was a Cinnamon Sugar flavor and by far the best part about my meal.
They make gluten free waffles (for an extra $ 2) and then you have to order pure maple syrup (for an extra dollar) to complete the gluten free choice. I asked for bananas on my waffles which they ultimately forgot. My waffles were a bit under cooked and very doughy. The service was mediocre but at least I was sat in front of the orange juice squeezer to keep me entertained.
Wasn’t a horrible trip but other than the delicious wonut there was nothing here to make me come back.

Mediocre brunch spot. Nothing too special. We came in with a sign that said ‘Please seat yourselves’ & it took the waiters awhile to distribute our menu. To me, service is everything and I think they need to work on their service a little bit better.
3 egg omelette — For myself, I got the 3 egg omelette. Eggs were really plain. I had to drown it in black pepper and hot sauce. The 3 toppings I choose were spinach, tomatoes & sausage. The wheat toast was good and crispy. The hash brown was shaped into a waffle which was really cute but the taste was not there. It tasted like mashed potatoes with something else.
Double cheese burger — My boyfriend got the double cheese burger. It was a typical burger you can find anywhere else. Nothing too much to critique about it was pretty good. Everything that went on top seem really fresh like the onions, pickles, lettuce & tomato. We added egg onto it as well and it made it impeccable. It also came with waffle fries which was really cute and pretty good.
My friend had the cheese fries and it was odd that the cheese was drizzled over shoestring fries. What made it really disappointing was the shoestring fries were so skinny and not satisfying.
We also tried the wonuts which what they were known for. Wish were could have tried a variety of flavored but they ran out.
Red Velvet — Very dry and won’t ever get again!
Vanilla Valohora — This was really good! I would recommend this.

Listen. I really want to like this place. It has so much potential.
Went to brunch Saturday Morning. It wasn’t busy at all. We were sat immediately. Initially ordered a round of coffees to start while we look for what we want. Everything is starting off fine.
However, it took 20 minutes for someone to come back to our table. The server kept seeing us, we indicated we were ready, but he kept giving us a «Hold On» look. Finally he came over we ordered our food, and a carafe of OJ for our champagne. after about 10 more minutes, the OJ arrived, but they filled the carafe with ice, so we had a half of carafe of OK (Which is already priced ad $ 10). We ended up trying to enjoy our watery mimosas… but ended up just drinking it mostly as champagne.
A bit later we got our food. He got the Chiliquilles, and described them as «tasteless.» I got the chicken and waffles. That chicken was the driest thing I have ever seen. The meat inside was brown and crunchy. The waffles were fine. How can you mess up a waffle.
After another round of waiting for 15 minutes after we finished eating, we finally got our bill, paid and left. The entire process to 2 hours for food that was moderate to inedible.
The only redeeming aspect were the wonuts. Seriously. Go here for wonuts in the morning. Just get them to go. I cant say enough good things about these wonuts!
I wish Waffles could be on one of those restaurant take over shows to help them get their act together. They have so much potential… Maybe one day!

Bought a Groupon to come try out this place. We got the Wonuts and coffee. The wonut dipped in white chocolate and the blueberry were pretty delicious. We came in later in the day so they weren’t fresh. next time I will stop by earlier in the day. The waiter said you can also order the day before and they will have fresh ones ready for you the next day.

Service wasn’t all that great here. The other waffles café downtown has better service. Friendlier and faster. We ordered coffee and wonuts. We tried the white ganache, blueberry with lemon sugar, Mexican chocolate with orange and chocolate shavings and the chocolate turtle.
The white ganache was perfect. Not too sweet not too bland. We’ve ordered the white ganache with the waffle flight in the past and it was too sweet.
The blueberry with lemon sugar was the least sweet. I’m not a fan of lemon so the wonut was okay.
The Mexican chocolate barely had orange peels. It was sweet but not overly sweet.
Eating the chocolate turtle was like eating a dense chocolate cake shaped like a waffle. There were no trace of pecans or caramel. The wonut looked like it was just dipped in chocolate.
The waitress took her sweet time. She was friendly until she realized we were using a groupon.

With a living social deal, it’s an ok place. The food was average. I had the chicken and waffles. Somehow the chicken didn’t taste right… The breading was oddly textured and oddly flavored, the chicken was dry and tasted like poor quality meat. The waffles had tiny bits of green onion and bacon sprinkled on top which was weird and the waffle itself wasn’t made well. Also, our server was slow and rarely checked on us. Their intelligentsia coffee was perfection though ($ 2.95/cup).

I feel like something went wrong with my trip to Waffles because it was pretty awesome. Whatever crap went down for the people that had a bad experience did not happen for me. The food was well-​priced and we got seated super quickly. I drank a delicious latte and the ate best damn waffle shaped hashbrowns ever.
OK, I realize waffle shaped hashbrowns aren’t really a thing so there isn’t much competition, but seriously, these things were delicious!
…okay, okay, I might have lied about the prices too. While everything was generally pretty average, the hot chocolate flight is a huge rip off. You get like a tablespoon of hot chocolate in three tiny cups. Just make a damn decision and enjoy your full cup of hot chocolate.
By the way, Waffles Café Management, if you read this, wtf is up with your waiting area behind a booth where customers are trying to enjoy their breakfast? You know what can quickly sour a great time? HUNGRY CHILDREN WHO DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT STRANGERS DON’T LIKE THE BACKS OF THEIR BOOTHS KICKED. Seriously, come up with a new waiting area idea or I join the ranks of the negative reviews. ;)

Chicago breakfast spots have a tendency to pack out fast. And when the temperatures drop below freezing, I am not one for standing outside waiting for a novelty. Well, Waffles Café may be busy, but you will get a seat. Depending on whether you’re «glass half full» versus «glass half empty,» that may be good or bad.
Flight of hot chocolate. Flight of waffles.
The flight of chocolate came in small cups, which were good enough. There were caramel, Mexican hot chocolate, and toasted marshmallow. It seemed like a «cute» start and I will admit that it beat sipping on coffee.
The flight of waffles reminded me of the take on a «flight of pancakes» at Orange. There were green tea, Mexican hot chocolate, red velvet, and liege with apple compote. The flavour in each waffle was kind of light. Since I didn’t douse my waffles with syrup, I got to detect the hint of flavour in each. The Mexican hot chocolate waffle was my favourite, with the green tea waffle coming in second, the red velvet waffle third, and the liege waffle coming in fourth.
I will have to return and sample a few other items from their menu. The service and the food make for a good enough combination to have me return rather than chancing other breakfast eateries in the area and having to wait outside in the cold until a table clears.

Chicago’s version of the cronut is the wonut… yepp… waffle donut. I bought four mini wonuts and it came to 10 bux. I had two of the old fashioned with coconut, the oreo cookie, and birthday cake. Old fashioned was awesome, the other two I could live without. There is the option of bigger wonuts in blueberry, red velvet, green tea, and many others.
I liked, but it has nothing on the ever-​desirable cronut.

Waffles Waffles everywhere
Waffles Waffles do you dare
Too many Waffles I don’t care
Ate all my Waffles none to spare
Ok so Im not a songwriter but you get the point!
My meal at Waffles was a pretty tasty one. Everything is on a waffle… I started with some Wonuts– Mexican Chocolate and White Ganash– those are pretty tasty but the White Ganash was better. Next came a Ham, Egg and Cheese Waffle which was superb. Even more so as my two Wonuts and hot chocolate was a bit of a sweet overload. I love the Sunny side up egg on the top. Masterful! Now that hot chocolate – Toffee Nut Chocolate thanks to a review– was a beautiful thing rich and flavorful. Everything was delicious just be careful of all the sweets it can sneak up in you.
Service got off to a slow start but another guy took over and he was on top of the game. The décor and layout of the place was weird it looked like some sort of studio and they had built these makeshift walls to divide everything. Again weird!
Overall a pleasurable experience and the food was delicious even better than I was expecting. Way to go Waffles!
Waffles Waffles I cant wait
Put those Waffles on my plate
Waffles Waffles I just ate
Waffles Waffles tasted great!

Nope. No. No thanks.
Nothing gets me somewhere faster than the promise of a new and novel pastry item. When I heard about wonuts, I was intrigued and excited by the idea. Both a waffle and a donut, together in harmony, deliciousness in my mouth.
Waffles Café did not meet my expectations. Not even a little.
A few friends and I went to the café the day after Christmas. There were only a few other customers in the restaurant, and there was plenty of servers and staff available. Despite this, the service was extremely lacking. Took forever to take our orders. Took forever to get our coffees. Took forever to get coffee refills. Took forever to get our food. Took forever to get and pay for our check. There was absolutely no excuse for this slow service, they were all literally just sitting at the hostess booth staring at us. Seriously. I don’t understand such bad service at a restaurant.
This extremely poor service might be forgivable if the food or the wonuts were top notch. Not even close. Wonuts were stale and food was only a half step up from McDonald’s breakfast.
Skip it!