$$$$ • Soul food • Durham
Dame's Chicken & Waffles, in Durham, provides the masses with the beloved Southern staple that is sure to please the palate and warm the soul. Before we get into the varieties of Dame's Chicken & Waffles' namesake dish, side items, like the triple cheese and macaroni, the creamy Southern grits, fresh fruit, hot and spicy greens and the small house salad, are just as well-prepared as entrée dishes.Of course, it is the delicious and unique chicken and waffle combinations that sets Dame's Chicken & Waffles apart. Popular dishes include the Carolina cockerel composed of a blueberry waffle topped with peach and apricot shmear and three chicken wings, the dueling roosters with a classic waffle topped with four barbecue wings and your choice of shmears and the quilted buttercup sweet potato waffle sandwich stuffed with a chicken cutlet and maple-pecan shmear, all of which are utterly outrageous.