Openings

Is This the City’s First Chicken and Waffles Truck?

Photo: Daniel Maurer

Rockaway Taco has yet to get its beachside coffee truck up and running, but here’s this nearby. The hot-dog truck that was parked behind a chain-link fence at Beach 74th Street and Beach Channel Drive has been purchased by another hot-dog vendor — but the new operator is taking things in a different direction. He’s opened the Waffle Shack, a self-declared “Chicken & Ribs” joint that specializes in (what else?) chicken and waffles. And a smoker perched in front of the truck lets you know this place means business about its ribs. Here’s the menu — the shack is open from 10 a.m. till 11 p.m. on weekdays and till 1 a.m. Friday through Sunday. Delivery is free with a $10 minimum.

Breakfast
Western omelet - $3.50
w/cheese - $4
Bacon, sausage, or salami egg and cheese - $3
Waffle - $4
Home fries - $1
Signature home fries (w/beef, summer sausage, or salami) -; $2
Fried chicken wings - $3
Butter roll - $1
2 Hash browns - $1
French toast -; $4

Breakfast Combos
Bacon, sausage, or salami with eggs, hash browns - $4.50
Waffle, eggs, bacon, or sausage w/home fries - $7
Chicken wings and waffles - $7
Butter roll with tea or coffee - $1.50

Lunch & Dinner
Fried chicken wings - $4
Signature shack cheesesteak sandwich - $4.50
Cheeseburger - $3.50
Grilled cheese sandwich - $2
BBQ ribs - $6
BBQ jerk chicken - $4
BBQ beef shish kababs - $3
Rib sandwich - $2.50
Fresh fried fish (whiting) - $4
Seasoned fries - $1.50
Grilled hot dog - $1
BLT - $3
Grilled chicken sandwich (50 cents for cheese) - $5

Lunch & Dinner Combos
Chicken wings and waffles - $7
Chicken wings and seasoned fries - $5
Cheese burger with seasoned fries and can soda (50 cents for bacon) - $5.50
Fresh fish (whiting) w/seasoned fries and can soda - $6
Signature shack cheesesteak sandwich with seasoned fries - $5.50
2 hot dogs with juice pouch (kid’s meal) - $2.50
Grilled cheese sandwich, seasoned fries, juice pouch - $4
Chicken with fries and juice pouch - $4

The Waffle Shack Chicken & Ribs, Corner of Beach 74th St. and Beach Channel Drive; 718-600-4082

Is This the City’s First Chicken and Waffles Truck?