Chicken and Waffles in Durham

Dame's Chicken & Waffles introduced a build-your-own model for the dish that became nationally influential: choose the bird preparation (fried, grilled, smoked), the waffle style (classic, sweet potato, gingerbread, oatmeal), the schmear (chicken gravy, maple butter, sriracha honey) and the drizzle. That modular format let the kitchen serve every dietary preference within the dish's logic while keeping the preparation fresh across dozens of table visits. The sweet potato waffle with fried chicken and spiced honey butter is the combination most associated with the restaurant.

The editor-picked rooms for Chicken and Waffles in Durham are still in research. Meanwhile, see the Durham signature-dishes index or the Durham food guide.