Food Network

"According to Guy, "the savory, sweet, crunchy and salty" sensations from the chicken and waffles "seem so wrong, but are just so right"."

Dan Myers

"The Best Chicken and Waffles in America: Early Bird Diner - It’s all about the little details at this Charleston institution. For example, the chicken in their chicken and waffles is double-breaded with a combination of ground pecans and flour, so it takes on a nutty flavor."

Adam Leith Gollner

"The tomato-based sauce is a swampy Bolognese-red blanket for the bacon-studded shrimp and grits that really comes into its own when paired with a pillowy biscuit."

Anna-Marie Walsh

"They were delicious. The sweet and spicy jelly was extraordinary with the fried shrimp."

Stephanie Burt

"This wonderful version of shrimp & grits comes two ways: sauteed with tomato gravy, or fried with pepper jelly. Either way, it’s stick-to-your-ribs good."

Eric Doksa

"On top, two succulent pieces of chicken breast have been coated in ground pecans and fried to golden brown deliciousness before being drizzled with honey mustard."

Jenny Adams

"America's Best Chicken and Waffles: Early Bird Diner - The secret is in the double breading. A hint of cinnamon flavors the Belgian waffle batter, while on top of the chicken, there’s a honey mustard sauce."

Clarissa Bannor

"The grits were as thick and creamy as whipped ribbons in the sky, topped with a tomato based shrimp sauce that complimented those buttery grits as well as—I don’t know what."

Watch Me Eat

"The shrimp and grits came in a large bowl piled high with grits. This grit mountain was then topped with a very thick shrimp stew."