Confession #1: Some nights I sleep on the couch with all my clothes
on, the television on all night. I realize this behavior may out me as
a horrible, wasteful sloth, but I can’t help it. I find it
comforting.
Confession #2: I have been itching to try McDonald’s latest
creation, the Southern Style Chicken Sandwich, a deep-fried piece of
chicken served on “a fluffy homemade-tasting biscuit.” More
embarrassing than this, though, is that in the last month I made two
attempts to procure the sandwich but was unable to make it to
McDonald’s before 11:00 a.m., when they stop serving breakfast. I
finally had one last week—the chicken was pretty tasty, the
biscuit very dry.
I’d been considering writing something about eating chicken for
breakfast this week when I received an official sign to do so: Last
night I slept on the couch, TV on, and when I awoke, the first thing I
saw was Mario Batali grilling chicken thighs on Good Morning
America.
While I cannot in good conscience recommend going to McDonald’s for
a chicken breakfast, I will enthusiastically direct you to Seattle’s
KickN Chicken for a plate of “Tuffy’s Chicken & Waffles” ($8.50,
$5.25 for a half order)—fluffy, slightly salty, heavenly waffles
topped with hot, freshly fried chicken wings and drummettes that bear a
little crunch of cornmeal and the slight spice of cayenne. As far as I
know, KickN Chicken is the only place in Seattle serving chicken and
waffles—and as far as I’m concerned, there’s no need for
anyplace else.
Seattle’s KickN Chicken and Waffle House, 7250 Rainier Ave
S.
