Roscoe's House of Chicken 'N Waffles

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Roscoe's House of Chicken 'N Waffles
Company type Private
Industry Casual dining restaurant
Founded Long Beach, California (1975;49 years ago (1975))
FounderHerb Hudson
Headquarters
United States
Number of locations
7
Area served
 Los Angeles metropolitan area
Website roscoeschickenandwaffles.com
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Roscoe's chicken and waffles

Roscoe's House of Chicken 'N Waffles is an American soul food restaurant chain that operates seven locations in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It was founded by Herb Hudson in 1975. The Los Angeles Times has referred to Roscoe's as "such an L.A. institution that people don't even question the strange combo anymore." [1] The New York Times refers to it as a "beloved soul food chain." [2] The original location in Long Beach, California, remains open.

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On March 29, 2016, Roscoe's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. [3]

Trademark infringements

In 2008, Roscoe's filed a successful trademark infringement lawsuit against a "Rosscoe's House of Chicken & Waffles" that had opened in Chicago. The infringing store was forced to drop its infringing logo and name. [4] [5] A previous "Rosscoe's" had opened in New York City, but the LA-based chain opted to not sue that location because it had no plans to enter the New York market; however, Roscoe's did plan to enter the Chicago market. [6]

The chain has been featured several times in popular media.

The 1988 movie Tapeheads features a fake ad spot for the company. [7] It was also mentioned in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown , the comedy film Rush Hour and Swingers . [8] In the 2005 film, Be Cool , Roscoe's is referenced in a conversation between Vince Vaughn's character and that of Dwayne Johnson. The restaurant is also in season 1 episode 5 of Netflix's #blackAF .

Ludacris mentioned the restaurant in the song "Call Up The Homies" from the album Theater of the Mind with the lyrics "Let's roll to Roscoe's and grab somethin' to eat", [9] while Californian band The Aquabats also mentioned Roscoe's alongside several other chicken restaurants in their 1997 song "Magic Chicken!".

The restaurant is mentioned by Will Smith in an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , in which he states that he believes heaven is a combination of a Roscoe's restaurant and Sir Mix-a-Lot music video. [10] Snoop Dogg considers the restaurant one of his favorites: on his reality show, Snoop Dogg's Father Hood , he took David Beckham in 2007, and in 2008 he took Larry King on Larry King Live . [11]

The Adult Swim animated series Black Dynamite had a running gag in which "Roscoe" (Jimmie Walker Jr.) has not yet hit on the winning combination of fried chicken and waffles. Instead, he combines it with services like "Chicken and Car Stereo Installation" or "Chicken and Income Tax Preparation". In the movie Black Dynamite , which has a different timeline than the series, Roscoe operates a failing restaurant called "Roscoe's Chili and Donuts". Cream Corn (Tommy Davidson) tries to order sausage and waffles in a restaurant. When told by the waitress that he can only have a waffle and "the chicken from last night" incredulously shouts "Chicken and waffles?" at which point, in the background, Roscoe finally figures out the winning combination, exclaiming "That's it!". [12]

Notable incidents

In 2011, President Barack Obama visited Roscoe's while on a campaign trail in Los Angeles. [13]

On September 12, 2022, rapper PnB Rock was shot and killed at a Roscoe's in Los Angeles during a robbery. [14]

The menu in March 2022 Roscoe's House of Chicken 'N Waffles Menu March 2022.jpg
The menu in March 2022

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References

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  2. ↑ Jennifer Steinhauer, 36 Hours in Hollywood Archived 2010-01-27 at the Wayback Machine , The New York Times, January 13, 2008, Accessed September 22, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles files for bankruptcy". CNN. March 29, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  4. ↑ Geoffrey Bennett, Roscoe's Wins Chicken and Waffle War Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine , NPR.com, April 10, 2008, Accessed September 22, 2009.
  5. ↑ First Look: Chicago's Rosscoe's Archived 2009-05-15 at the Wayback Machine , Metromix, April 2, 2008, Accessed September 22, 2009.
  6. ↑ Charles Perry, Chicken and waffle feud Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine , Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2008, Accessed September 22, 2009.
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  8. ↑ Roger Ebert, Rush Hour Archived 2013-01-21 at the Wayback Machine , RogerEbert.com, September 18, 1998, Accessed September 22, 2009.
  9. ↑ Music and Lyrics to the song Call Up The Homies Archived 2010-07-06 at the Wayback Machine , Rhapsody.com, Accessed September 22, 2009.
  10. ↑ Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Season 3. Episode 10. NBC. NBC. Youtube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWxcfN5acXk Archived 2021-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Angela Watercutter, Snoop Dogg Takes Larry King to Roscoe's Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine , wired.com, February 1, 2008, Accessed September 22, 2009."
  12. ↑ url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjEMAJRWb8Q
  13. ↑ "Remember That Time President Obama Went To Roscoe's?". Los Angeles Sentinel. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  14. ↑ PnB Rock Shot and Killed While Being Robbed in Los Angeles Restaurant Archived 2022-09-13 at the Wayback Machine Complex, ZACH DIONNE, September 12, 2022
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