Melissa's Chicken and Waffles: On-the-Go Southerner's Dream Come True

There has been a great rise in sophisticated food trucks in Florida in recent years.




Gone are the days in which you had to go to the outskirts and sketchy parts of town to find sketchy vehicles serving you incredibly delicious street food delivered by people that may have gone to prison once upon a time. Gone are the days in which you may need to be able to speak a second language to get the spectacular dish that has everything in it. This is now a growing business with Twitter and Facebook to connect to the avid foodies. Credit cards can be used, there’s been an increase in the variety of street food, and you no longer have to fear for your life while eating outside.

And now we have Melissa’s Chicken and Waffles which (spoiler alert for the rest of the review) has the greatest chicken and waffles in town.



This truck can usually be found on the Downtown Orlando side, on the Milk District, and the UCF area. However, by miracle, it was on my side close to Tourist Country outside a bank. I rushed at the opportunity. Their menu is quite small, as it never drifts away from the concept of the chicken and waffles. I ordered the original one, even though there were some tasty variations of the dish (One featured eggs, cheese, and bacon for crying out loud).


I am repeating the spoiler from before: these are the best chicken and waffles. They seriously are.



The waffles were thick enough to hold the chicken and gravy. The chicken was meaty and flavorful enough to make Chik-Fil-A feel silly. The gravy was hearty enough so that you swore up and down you were at a Southern Belle restaurant. So when you fold this up and put this all together, you have a dish that manages to strike multiple taste buds at the same time: the sweet, the savory, and the salty. A chef once told me you need to hit them all to achieve the perfect dish, but chicken and waffles is more than just a filling combination, it is one that can satisfy multiple cravings in a row.



Bottom Line: Those of you in Downtown, I may actually envy you for once---especially if this place continues to crawl your streets. The food truck doesn’t look sketchy at all, but delivers food that matches the best of the sketchy foods I grew up with. A Southern staple on the go? Count me in every single time. Great food truck, one of the best in Central Florida hands-down.


Final Verdict: Recommend


Melissa’s Chicken and Waffles
Orlando, Fl
Multiple Locations