Food -> Eats MON, MAY 23 10:42AM by Anna Purdy

Waffles on wheels

Gourmet food trucks have been gaining popularity around the nation. It seems it’s Lafayette’s turn, and we now have Viva La Waffle.

Viva La Waffle is owned by Collin Cormier and Fred Nonato of Tsunami Sushi. Cormier was a chef there for years and when he decided that life would be better driving around feeding people, Nonato paired up with him. Food trucks are exactly as they sound — mobile kitchens scooting around the city, perfectly up to code and as safe and clean as any stationary kitchen with the advantage of being able to decide where to set up and serve.

“We’re looking to be downtown weekend nights,” says Cormier. Where Viva La Waffle is located has a lot to do with attaining permission from the owner of the parking lot they set up in. Look for them to be tucked behind the Burger King on Johnston Street nearest campus when school in session. “The plan right now is to definitely be open for lunches, but we’re so excited we may have a lot more nights.”

So what is a waffle truck? Imagine a sandwich with yeast-leavened waffles as the bread. The Figgy Piggy is salty thin prosciutto, sharp arugula green and Gruyère cheese melted with dollops of locally made fig preserves. The Viva Las Vegas is a culinary ode to Elvis with it’s thick-cut bacon, bananas, peanut butter and a berry compote. Cashing in on the now classic chicken ‘n waffles craze, the Roscoe is simply buttermilk fried chicken with sriracha honey. (Sriracha is what is commonly called “rooster sauce,” that Asian hot sauce with the green top.) There will be waffle fries and you can always customize your waffle to suit your cravings.

How do you find a kitchen on wheels like Viva La Waffle? Find them on Facebook and Twitter. They should be rolling out by the second week of June.

Viva La Waffle Facebook page here.

Viva La Waffle Twitter feed here.

Related Articles:

Comments (4)

Subscribe to this comment's feed

...
written by nanan , May 23, 2011 - 06:46 pm

A great new addition to the Lafayette food scene--been wondering when a Food Truck would come to town. Yummo

...
written by realitycheck , May 24, 2011 - 03:16 pm

Wonderful!! Another plus for downtown living!!

...
written by Gourdmon , May 25, 2011 - 07:19 pm

Hey!!! This is the same Collin Cormier that was The Times' Best Chef last year. Got to be good!

...
written by ... , May 25, 2011 - 08:42 pm

What are the prices? Sounds like fancy food that is going to cost a bit...

You must be logged in to post a comment. Log in using your Facebook account or register if you do not have an account yet.

Most Read

David Calhoun, ‘EB’ Brooks join Lafayette Central Park

David Calhoun and Elizabeth “EB” Brooks are the first two employees of Lafayette Central Park Inc., the nonprofit charged with turning Lafayette Consolidated Government’s 100-acre Johnston Street Horse Farm property into a passive public park. Calhoun was named executive director, and Brooks is director of planning and design.
Alex Lege: 'The Cop Watcher'

Is it a crime for citizens to photograph, video, or take notes of a police officer in the line of duty, or a right protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution? Locally, such activity, as witnessed recently, will at the very least result in a night spent behind bars.
Update: PXP creating 600 jobs averaging 100k

At Thursday's State of the Economy luncheon, LEDA President and CEO Gregg Gothreaux said PXP has already quietly hired 180 people for its Broussard expansion.
Zachary Barker takes helm of the Opportunity Machine

Zachary Barker continues making waves in Lafayette’s business scene, mostly recently being named director of the Opportunity Machine.
Shakin' at the Shack

There will soon be a whole lot of shakin’ going on at Benny’s Sportshack Supplement Depot, a new concept by Opelousas native Benny Nele. Located at 2002 Johnston St., the supplement shop, smoothie bar and café, featuring hot off the press paninis and wraps, plans to open in late May.

in case you missed it

COOL TOWN 2013

This year’s Cool Town issue is all about people who are not native to South Louisiana but made a conscious decision to be here, to be among us, to participate in our culture and contribute to it.
A curious compact

A shelved ordinance transferring $200,000 from a northside drainage project to a south Lafayette development may not break any laws, but it stinks to high heaven.
Pooyie 2012

It's good, it's bad and it's just plain crazy.
Saving Saturday Night

An effort to restore a shuttered dancehall and document other vacant or razed honky-tonks could serve as a model for saving an endangered species of entertainment.
Posthaste vs. HART FORTENBERY

Lafayette’s gene pool has been host to a long line of eccentric characters who have blurred the lines between crazy, genius, disturbed and curiously entertaining.