Who doesn’t love fresh waffles and sweet sausage, drenched in warm maple syrup for breakfast? Well, how about eating waffles for lunch? Too sweet? Take a look at the savory waffle sandwich menu at Bruxie Gourmet Waffle Sandwiches: buttermilk fried chicken & waffle with chili honey and cider slaw; prosciutto & gruyere with whole grain and mustard chives; Michael Cordon Bleu smoked salmon and dill cream cheese, cucumbers and chives, just to name a few. Maybe after dinner your sweet tooth will kick in so that you can try their Nutella and bananas, lemon cream and berries, PB& J, or seasonal crème bruelee waffles.Hungry yet? Bruxie a relatively new concept originating in Orange County, California, focuses on delivering Belgian Waffles in new ways – sweet and savory, using gourmet ingredients wherever possible. Bruxie’s popularlity is spreading quickly – they are already opening a third location in Orange County and they’ve earned the outstanding number 2 rank of the most popular restaurant in the U.S. on Yelp in 2011.

So what’s a Bruxie? According to their website, a Bruxie is “a new take on the authentic Belgian Waffle…the Bruxie is light, crisp, yeasty and not sweet. It’s street food that’s perfect for breakfast, lunch, dinner, midday snack as well as dessert or late night treat.”If your palate is less adventurous, don’t fear, Bruxie offers traditional breakfast items on their menu. Bruxie plans to open their third location in Rancho Santa Margarita, California sometime in April or May.