Chick-fil-A, the Georgia-based fast food chain, will be launching special chicken and waffles breakfast and lunch sandwiches at its Westminster, Maryland, location starting next month.
Chick-fil-A, the Georgia-based fast food chain, will be testing special chicken and waffles breakfast and lunch sandwiches at certain locations in the Baltimore area, starting next month.
In a post on Facebook, Chick-fil-A Westminster said the sandwiches — a piece of breaded chicken with bacon on top sandwiched between two maple waffles — will be available for a limited time.
The meal was originally meant to launch on Monday but has been postponed to Dec. 1 to “ensure the greatest quality of waffles are available from our suppliers,” the chain said.
The menu item will be tested through Jan. 24, according to a statement from Chick-fil-A, Inc.
A slightly larger version of the meal will be available for lunch or dinner after Chick-fil-A stops serving breakfast at 10:30 a.m. daily. Customers can also buy a singular waffle with syrup.
In a statement to WTOP, Chick-fil-A, Inc. said the sandwiches are available at participating locations around the Baltimore area as well as San Antonio, Texas.
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We choose this year’s winner of Houston’s Best Downtown Breakfast.
Best Breakfast – Downtown: Press Waffle Co.
Downtown’s Lyric Market has a breakfast star in Press Waffle Co., where golden Liége waffles come loaded with both sweet and savory hits. Go indulgent with the Chicken & Waffles, piled high with crispy tenders, bacon crumble and a generous maple syrup drizzle, or the American, topped with cheddar, bacon and an oozing fried egg. Sweet tooths can’t miss The Elvis with banana, peanut butter, honey and some bacon for good measure.
From Skillet N’ Grill and Division Street Diner on the west side to Pioneer Restaurant on the east, Division Street alone is worth a stop on a morning trip to or from Dallas.
That’s not to mention Good Day Cafe, JayJay’s, JR’s, Tom’s and a half-dozen other cafes. Compare Arlington’s breakfast scene to Austin, which does not have a single old-school cafe.
So Breakfast Brothers is in the right city. Now, it’s in the best location.
The newest Breakfast Brothers, Arlington’s homegrown hit restaurant of viral video fame, is open at 400 E. Front St.
The new Breakfast Brothers location is a large, sunny cafe in downtown Arlington, Texas, seen Oct. 25, 2025. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com
That’s only 1 mile from AT&T Stadium, and perfectly positioned to feed the morning crowd lining up for lunch at Hurtado Barbecue.
Owner Rickey Booker’s Southern-cooking standout was off to a busy grand opening last weekend, but the kitchen seemed up to the task.
The dining room tables were filled with Arlington’s beloved red velvet Belgian waffles with chicken or catfish, or with orders of shrimp-and-grits or catfish-and-grits.
A red velvet waffle with fried catfish fillets at Breakfast Brothers in Arlington. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com
Breakfast Brothers serves breakfast and lunch all day. If you want lamb chops and scrambled eggs for lunch, they’re yours. If you want blackened catfish for breakfast, it’s yours.
You can guess the favorites: the red velvet waffle ($17.75 with chicken tenders), a fried or grilled pork chop basket ($15.75), a fried rib basket ($16.75) and the signature chicken or shrimp fried rice ($18.75).
The lunch menu also includes fried rice combos, collard greens, a lobster roll and lobster mac-and-cheese.
Arlington restaurateur Rickey Booker opened Breakfast Brothers locations across North Texas. Courtesy of Breakfast Brothers
Breakfast Brothers started in 2017 as a late-night food truck outside Booker’s King of Diamonds nightclub. He turned it into a morning food empire and opened in 2021 at 130 E. Bardin Road.
In an earlier Eats Beat Live streaming show, Booker said he looked at the location and saw fans parking and walking from the restaurants to football and baseball games.
Artworks cover the walls at the Breakfast Brothers in downtown Arlington, Texas, a destination breakfast restaurant, seen Oct. 25, 2025. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com
“Arlington gets behind local restaurants,” he said. “They support you. …. It’s amazing to know you have this kind of support.”
He has a streaming YouTube.com show, “In the Kitchen With the Breakfast Brothers.”
Bud Kennedy is celebrating his 40th year writing about restaurants in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has written the “Eats Beat” dining column in print since 1985 and online since 1992 — that’s more than 3,000 columns about Texas cafes, barbecue, burgers and where to eat. Support my work with a digital subscription
Restaurateur and venture capitalist Shane Corrodus (above) inside his new restaurant, Elevation Kitchen & Cocktails in Conyers. Photo by Isaiah Singleton/The Atlanta Voice
CONYERS, GA.- Restaurateur and venture capitalist Shane Corrodus is not playing around when it comes to his new restaurant, Elevation Kitchen & Cocktails, located in Conyers at 1180 Stigman Rd. NE.
Everything is about elevating. In fact, the name itself perfectly encapsulates the aesthetically pleasing venue, accentuated by classy art, expertly prepared dishes, a gorgeous patio, and a member’s cigar lounge that speaks to business deals and an elevated dining experience.
Inspired by Jamaican roots seamlessly fused with Atlanta flair, Elevation Kitchen & Cocktails boasts a delicious and versatile menu that already has visitors talking.
Popular items include seared jerk lamb chops, chicken and waffles, escovitch snapper, steak and cheese eggrolls, and flavorful steaks that can compete with the best chophouses. Smash burgers, pizza, and pasta are also on the menu, complementing an array of curated cocktails.
“With everything we do, we expect to climb higher and higher, and do it with a certain level of excellence,” Corrodus said. “This is not just about opening a restaurant, it’s about legacy. We are building to expand, to make an impact. To do that, you need to function at an elevated level, have great customer service, make people feel valued, and bring the right network of people in the same space so it helps others to grow and build together.”
Three jerk-marinated lamb chops paired with two eggs, toast, and your choice of cheesy grits or breakfast potatoes. Photo by Isaiah Singleton/The Atlanta Voice
Aside from blessing palates, Corrodus has created Elevation as a hub for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and influencers who come together for networking and collaboration, aiming to foster connections that move the community forward.
People come to eat, but they end up with more than full bellies. They leave feeling empowered from conversations with others that help them feel personally, professionally, and spiritually fed.
“This is much more than a passion project,” Corrodus said. “We want to dominate on the business side. We want to help people become the best versions of themselves. We want to shake things up by doing good business, bringing old school customer service back, and giving people an experience that expands their palates, their mindsets, and their lives.”
Guests can look forward to brunch every day from noon to 4 p.m., Wine down Wednesdays featuring live music and poetry, Ladies Night on Thursdays, and Status Sundays during football season for fans to come and watch their favorite football teams.
French Toast dipped in a cinnamon-nutmeg batter, grilled golden brown, and topped with your choice of banana foster or peaches in syrup. Photo by Isaiah Singleton/The Atlanta Voice
Elevation will be introducing Winning Wednesday Poker and Spades tournaments for cigar club members (no money will be exchanged). There is so much to look out for as the restaurant continues to solidify its presence in Conyers and attract customers from across the Atlanta metro area.
Additionally, Corrodus says what makes Elevation different from other restaurants is its emphasis on old-school customer service.
“Our customers say our aesthetics of the restaurant, the way it looks outside and inside, and parking sets us apart from other restaurants,” he said. “We say we emphasize our old school customer service because we really care about our patrons. Everyone’s royalty here, and we’re working aggressively on building our customer service.”
One of the hardest parts about being a restaurant owner, he says, is the labor of dealing with people who have different things going on in their lives.
“Regardless of what we may have going on personally, we are here for our customers, and when you have so many moving parts for this location and the business, personalities can cross,” he said.
Corrodus sees Elevation having 10-15 locations on the low end and 25-50 locations on the high end in the next five years.
“It’s going to be a consistent elevated experience where we’re going to be known just for that,” he said. “We want great customer service and great food elevation.”
As a restaurant owner, Corrodus says to other aspiring restaurateurs to make sure they really want to do it.
“Knowing how to cook is a fraction of what the business is about; it’s a business, so you have to run it like one,” he said.
Ovation Restaurant gave way to Buttons Food and Music, and the jazz music never missed a beat.
More than 30 musicians who played or sang at the much-missed west Fort Worth soul food restaurant will gather for a reunion show Jan. 31 to help pay former chef Keith “Buttons” Hicks’ medical bills.
Tickets remained early this week for the “Buttons Family Affair Benefit,” gathering musicians and staffers from the old restaurant from 6 p.m. to midnight at the Ridglea Theater.
Buttons changed hands and closed in 2020 after a 12-year run as a groundbreaking soul food restaurant and Sunday home-cooking jazz brunch. Hicks went on to co-found The Rim in Fort Worth and Burleson.
For now, Hicks is hoping for a double lung transplant. He has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Keith “Buttons” Hicks, then chef at Buttons Restaurant and later at The RIM, in a 2014 photo series. Paul Moseley Star-Telegram archives
On a gofundme.com page seeking $50,000 in Hicks’ name is this message: “This stage of my Life has been a struggle. I am currently on oxygen and haven’t been able to work doing what I do Best, which is Cooking with Love! … ThankYou for the Prayers, Text, Phone calls and much appreciated Donations. Much Love!!”
In an announcement, former Buttons co-owner Carolyn Hughes was quoted as saying, “For so many years, he brought so much ‘Love, Peace and Gritz’ to each of our lives and now he needs us.”
Former Buttons chefs will cook familiar appetizers and The Rim Waterside will be among food vendors, according to the announcement.
Chef/owner Keith Hicks puts together a Buttons brunch. The restaurant will be open for first responders and everyone else on Christmas Day. Ron Jenkins Star-Telegram archives
Brent Johnson, founder and former owner of The Rim, said the fundraiser for Hicks “is just a small token for a man who is loved by all and a man that does not know a stranger.”
Hicks, a West Virginia product, cooked at the Renaissance Worthington hotel, Ellington’s Southern Table downtown and the short-lived Gunsmoke Grill steakhouse on West Berry Street before the opening of Ovation, a jazz and soul food restaurant next door to the Ridglea Theater.
He served the city’s first widely popular chicken-and-waffles along with pot roast, catfish and a variety of homestyle dishes, along with a signature shrimp-and-grits.
Bud Kennedy is a Fort Worth Star-Telegram “Eats Beat” dining columnist and restaurant podcast co-host. In print since 1985 and online since 1992, he has written more than 3,000 columns about Texas cafes, barbecue, burgers and where to eat. Support my work with a digital subscription
