Big fan of the chicken and waffles. It’s one of the staples of Southern cuisine, and there’s nothing better to put your ass in a food coma. Hell, even Nadeen’s Hermitage Haven has gotten in on the act and made Nashville hot chicken and waffles. That stuff is DE-LIC-IOUS. Chicken and waffles is like a celebratory dish. Something good happen in your life? Treat. Yo. Self – to come delectable chicken and waffles. But, Red Lobster may be taking their twist on the dish a little too far – I can’t say that I’m officially on board with lobsters and waffles…
Credit to WRCBTV.com by way of #OurGuy Brent Remadna:
First off, the chain isn’t using a traditional buttermilk waffle as the base.
These waffles are a spin on one of the lobster chain’s most coveted items: their famous Cheddar Bay Biscuits. The biscuit mix is poured into a waffle maker and cooked until toasty, then topped with fried lobster tails and a drizzle of maple syrup. It’s salty, it’s crispy, it’s sweet, it’s savory.
Lobster and waffles will debut at Red Lobster, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, on March 26. A Red Lobster spokesperson told TODAY Food that the new Lobsterfest menu item will only be available for a limited time at all locations but there’s no specific end-date set for the dish’s run.
And the dish isn’t cheap, either. It costs $20 … but hey, you’re getting breakfast and dinner! The dish clocks in at 1,080 calories so you can definitely stretch it out into two meals.
This is appalling. A downright outrage.
Red Lobster, you should be ashamed of yourself for ruining this classic Southern dish. Trying so desperately to capitalize on what the social elites are eating, but in such a tone deaf fashion. This is how you know that they know people are going to be pissed: they announced that the lobster would be coated with the same breading that makes up their fabled cheddar biscuits.
Speak ill of Red Lobster’s cheddar biscuits in the streets and see what happens. I know – the sewer rats will bathe in your blood. Sorry, that might have been a little too graphic. But, the point is – you don’t talk shit about Red Lobster cheddar biscuits. There may not be a more universally loved fine dining dish in America.
But, I am standing here before you, naked and afraid, telling you that that’s not enough for me to get over the abomination that is lobster and waffles. Nice try Red Lobster, but I will not sit idly by and let you destroy this American institution.
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