Off the Waffle
Had a new experience for breakfast this morning. Hidden away in the middle of Eugene, is the dinky little diner called Off the Waffle, boasting authentic Beligian liege waffles. I had no idea what a liege waffle was before I read the mini-story on the menu. The place is funky, and eclectic...from the bartering wall, all-organic mostly local ingredients, and the t-shirt on the cashier that featured Jules and Vincent from Pulp Fiction, guns drawn, both sporting orange afros, and the Off the Waffle logo underneath. The menu is equally funky, with waffles topped with ingredients out of the ordinary, such as bacon, basil, havarti, swiss cheese, turkey, garlic puree, mozzarella, avocado, and pistachios. There are a lot of sweet toppings too though, so don't be turned off by the weirdness.
My wife had The Bully, which wasn't on the menu, but consisted of a waffle topped with chocolate chips and strawberries, drizzled with chocolate sauce. I had the Hot Avo-Prese, which was topped with a huge slice of tomato, a good half of an avocado, a slice of fresh mozzarella, and fresh chopped basil, drizzled with EVOO. My only complaint was that there wasn't another one on the plate.
Everything tasted very fresh and you could tell the amount of love that went into making this food with each and every bite. I'm definitely going back and maybe I'll try The VMB with the kalamata olives, or satisfy my sweet tooth with The H-Bomb, Havarti cheese melted over apples and cinnamon.
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