tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post2978798766149770950..comments2024-03-28T15:30:55.364-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Wafels & Dinges hoping for a spring opening on Avenue BUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-25473033194806995692013-01-21T22:31:22.268-05:002013-01-21T22:31:22.268-05:00Wafels & Dinges is a nice idea for a street tr...Wafels & Dinges is a nice idea for a street truck but nothing beats the taste of a freshly home-made waffle. <br />also better is home-made whipped cream.<br />waffles are easy to make.<br />but it's not an artisinal free range bar so good luck to them.blue glassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-68987656007389409282013-01-21T20:27:36.287-05:002013-01-21T20:27:36.287-05:00Yes they didn't invent the Belgian waffle- So ...Yes they didn't invent the Belgian waffle- So it can't possibly be a trendy restaurant because waffles already exist?<br />It definitely seems to be marketed to hipster types, but it looks delicious and the prices look good so I wish them well and may have to pop in for some snacks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-62142904659327951792013-01-17T21:49:22.621-05:002013-01-17T21:49:22.621-05:00Yes, Barbara. It can get kind of schitzo around he...Yes, Barbara. It can get kind of schitzo around here. People tying to open up small, local businesses can be characterized as a return to what made immigrant city neighborhoods great, and as elitist foreign invaders, all in the same breath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-2468981290228015582013-01-17T16:15:34.873-05:002013-01-17T16:15:34.873-05:00@Glamma: Trendy? They were served at the 1964 Worl...@Glamma: Trendy? They were served at the 1964 World's Fair, where my uncle memorably sat on one that was topped with whipped cream.Barbara L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691245293493324747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7801335534934631802013-01-17T14:09:35.523-05:002013-01-17T14:09:35.523-05:00This is trendy food for the newbies, but I support...This is trendy food for the newbies, but I support it, because it is non-chain affordable fare, probably made with decent ingredients rather than chemically preserved non-food, owned by a resident and birthed from a successful mom and pop. i dont go to the big gay ice cream store either, but i enthusiastically support those guys as a goods addition to the hood.<br />good luck belgians.glammanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-31713618937678876572013-01-17T14:00:59.467-05:002013-01-17T14:00:59.467-05:00These guys are OK, I'd be glad to have them on...These guys are OK, I'd be glad to have them on B as long as they don't jack their prices up too much.<br /><br />However, if it's really popular there could be lines outside which would suck. We'll see.abrodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-11004078856718458292013-01-17T13:28:21.548-05:002013-01-17T13:28:21.548-05:00Given the construction pace of the space in questi...Given the construction pace of the space in question they'll be open in spring 2018. That place has been dragging for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-71316778516544252622013-01-17T11:19:48.932-05:002013-01-17T11:19:48.932-05:00I'll confess I've had their waffles for di...I'll confess I've had their waffles for dinner on the way home. They're pretty delicious. This would be an awesome brunch spot and a good add to B!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59471626506775313532013-01-17T10:57:05.228-05:002013-01-17T10:57:05.228-05:00Gecko, if they're Belgian, they may be worse d...Gecko, if they're Belgian, they may be worse drivers than the Dutch, but they sure know a thing or two about good food (something that can't be said of the Dutch).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-60967655152199463532013-01-17T10:41:15.119-05:002013-01-17T10:41:15.119-05:00I don't know about these waffle people (and a ...I don't know about these waffle people (and a Dutch friend thinks that they're funny because they're Belgian, and he says they're probably bad drivers, too, because they're Belgian), but I do know that Turtle Pace is a good pace. Dr Geckonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-63555443713716105362013-01-17T10:12:12.575-05:002013-01-17T10:12:12.575-05:00This shizz is all so boring. This shizz is all so boring. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56607919267219008662013-01-17T09:40:35.040-05:002013-01-17T09:40:35.040-05:00I have never had W&D, but I have always though...I have never had W&D, but I have always thought lower B is under served as far as coffee goes. Betola was a good addition, but not right on B. Sigmunds has good coffee, but it seems their hours change, so its tough to count on them. These guys have had some success, hopefully it is deserved. That looks like a nice storefront there. Hey19noreply@blogger.com