DaBaby restaurant lists $45 waffles

DaBaby’s new Charlotte restaurant is drawing attention less than 48 hours after opening because one menu item — a $45 waffle — began circulating widely on X on Tuesday. The restaurant, No Knife Chicken & Waffles, opened at 10 a.m. Sunday at 700 Atando Ave. in north Charlotte, according to WSOC-TV. Local coverage and the restaurant’s website identify it as DaBaby’s first restaurant venture. The price that spread online was for the “Soulfood Cornbread” waffle, a specialty waffle listed at $45. A CharlotteFive review republished by Yahoo said the item is topped with collard greens, candied yams and mac and cheese, and that single waffles on the menu range from $15 for a “Plain Jane” to $45 for that top-priced option. ### Where did the $45 figure come from? (wsoctv.com) An X post from @SaycheeseDGTL was one of the main social-media posts pushing the menu into wider circulation on Tuesday, according to the social briefing supplied for this story. The same briefing said the post was reposted by other music accounts, including MyMixtapez, helping turn a local restaurant opening into a broader online debate. Yahoo’s republished CharlotteFive review independently matched the figure at the center of the posts. (yahoo.com) That review said the $45 item was a single waffle rather than a full chicken-and-waffles plate, a distinction that became part of the reaction online. ### Is it really chicken and waffles for $45? The CharlotteFive review said the waffles “don’t come with chicken,” and described the menu as selling waffles and other items separately. (x.com) The same review said the menu includes main dishes such as fried fish — two pieces for $15 — lobster tail for $40 and mini crab cakes, five for $15. A TikTok preview of the opening from CharlotteFive said waffle prices run from $15 to $45 and that a customer’s bill for one waffle and six wings came to about $45 including tax and tip. (yahoo.com) That post reinforced the point that the viral number referred to a specialty waffle price, not necessarily the cost of a full meal for every customer. ### What else is on the menu at No Knife? (diningandcooking.com) WSOC-TV reported that No Knife features 10 waffle varieties, including red velvet, banana pudding, birthday cake, plain, blueberry lemon, peach cobbler and sweet potato. The station also said the restaurant includes a health and wellness bar offering acai bowls, smoothies, yogurt parfaits, oatmeal bowls and wellness shots. (tiktok.com) The restaurant’s own website describes No Knife Chicken & Waffles as a comfort-food concept, though the site text available in search results does not list prices. Search results for the official site confirm the branding and location but not the full menu board that circulated on social media. ### Why did the menu spread so fast online? Tuesday’s discussion was driven by the contrast between the $45 waffle and lower-priced items shown in local reporting. (wsoctv.com) The supplied social briefing said commenters on X compared the waffle price with other menu items and debated whether the offering justified the cost. The restaurant had already drawn crowds at opening. Yahoo’s republished review said hundreds of people gathered outside on Sunday and that one customer waited three hours before getting inside. (noknifechickennwaffles.com) ### What can readers verify right now? WSOC-TV reported that No Knife Chicken & Waffles opened on September 7 at 700 Atando Ave. in Charlotte. The restaurant’s official website is live, and local coverage from CharlotteFive and WSOC-TV provides the clearest public details so far on the menu, pricing range and opening-day turnout. (x.com) (wsoctv.com) (yahoo.com)