Gladys Knight & Ron Winan's Chicken And Waffles

(404) 874-9393

529 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30308 33.7688 -84.385

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Neighborhoods: Downtown, Northeast, Northeast

Price:

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Last updated 7.10.10

Category:

Catering, Restaurants, Diners

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Restaurant Special Features:

Family-Friendly Dining, Late Night Dining, Cheap Eats

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Southern

What People Are Saying About Gladys Knight & Ron Winan's Chicken And Waffles

Featured Review

Jennifer Olvera

Contributor

In Short – Down-home dishes populate the menu at this bustling all-day-and-night diner, where the lines spill out onto the sidewalk during busy times. Expect chicken omelets, salmon croquettes and fried fish and grits anytime. Additional soulful choices include gravy-smothered chicken, brown sugar chicken and sassy barbecue turkey wings. Wrap things up with sweet potato cheesecake or peach cobbler.

Editor's Tips

The Extras:
Hats, T-shirts, aprons and coffee mugs are available for sale so you can take a piece of this place home.
ambiance
87.5% positive
  1. The parking is terrible but the reward to your stomach is well worth it.
  2. The food is outstanding, the service is great and the overall atmosphere is just wonderful.
  3. it is a nice family atmosphere a place where you can bring family or go on a date.
  4. in short, great ambiance, great service, and more importantly, great food!
  5. say the value, food, service, and location all make this restaurant awesome.
  6. Great atmosphere.
  7. The meal at Gladys was very tasty and cozy and each time I go back the food is consistant in taste.
  8. The atmosphere was really nice.
dessert
86.66999816894531% positive
  1. The chicken and waffles are not the best, but the sweet potato cheesecake is wonderful.
  2. The fried chicken is fantastic and the sweet potato cheesecake is absolutely delightful.
  3. And yes, we did have to get dessert--the sweet potatoe cheesecake was rediculously good!
  4. Was going to order desert but chose not to after the poor meal and sub-par service.
  5. Amazing waffles, chicken, sweet potatoe cheesecake, greens, macaroni & cheese, etc, etc, etc!
drinks
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. The midnight train is my favorite 3 wings and waffles toped off with an ice cold uptown (lemonade and iced tea mixed) I would reccomend this restraunt to everyone.
  2. Everything was perfect, even the huge glass of sweet tea!
food quality
82.76000022888184% positive
  1. The midnight train is my favorite 3 wings and waffles toped off with an ice cold uptown (lemonade and iced tea mixed) I would reccomend this restraunt to everyone.
  2. The food (greens and mac and cheese was cold) we sent it back and he returned eventually but it was still cold.
  3. would really like to try to eat at the restaurant again but not if the food is this bad again and only if it is the one downtown restaurant.
  4. Try the fried chicken on a bed of rice smothered in brown gravy -- it's my favorite dish.
  5. enjoyed my food.
  6. It's a great place and the food is good.
  7. The food, service, and price was awesome.
  8. The food was great.
  9. would recommend more chicken being that this dish is basically a stir fry.
  10. The staff offers great customer service but honestly, the food is bland.
  11. The food is not the best and the service is even worst.
  12. GREAT food.
  13. Their syrup tastes fresh.
  14. Everything was absolutely delicious!
  15. I'm from San Francisco, and came to town wanting some good southern fried chicken.
  16. The greens seasoned to perfection, the chicken fabulous, the mac and cheese was superb, the sweet potatoes blew me away because they were sweet without all that heavy syrup.
  17. She explained questions about the menu and suggested her favorite dish.
  18. This was the best meal I have ever eaten.
  19. The best place to go after a SOCIAL EVENT really good comfort food with style
  20. though i only tried these particular dishes, i can almost guarantee everything else on the menu would be just as amazing.
  21. The food was great it wasn't overpriced like "RARE" which was an absolte fluke.
  22. The food was AWESOME!
  23. Amazing waffles, chicken, sweet potatoe cheesecake, greens, macaroni & cheese, etc, etc, etc!
  24. The salmon dry and over cooked and my male partner had the fried chicken and gravy and his was so overloaded with gravy he could not even taste the meat.
  25. The most memorable was the chicken.
  26. Anyway, with my order the server brought out a piece of chicken with gravy splattered all over it and some cold black eyed peas.
  27. We have enjoyed the food, the music and the service on several occasions.
  28. Although, the service wasn't so good, I was just happy I was eating some good food!
  29. would have not expected to get such a good meal for such a low price.
  30. This food is great GREAT GREAT!
  31. With all the hype surrounding the celebrity restaurant I expected a very good meal.
  32. enjoyed my food, very filling.
  33. The service was excellent and the food was delicious.
  34. love their fried chicken, yams, mac&cheese, and greens.
  35. The chicken and waffles are not the best, but the sweet potato cheesecake is wonderful.
  36. in short, great ambiance, great service, and more importantly, great food!
  37. The fried chicken is fantastic and the sweet potato cheesecake is absolutely delightful.
  38. Talk about good food and Great eye candy!
  39. The food is outstanding, the service is great and the overall atmosphere is just wonderful.
  40. The meal at Gladys was very tasty and cozy and each time I go back the food is consistant in taste.
  41. Good food, great staff.
  42. have never been there but I am sure they must have good food because someone stole my credit card and ate $54.02 worth of food there.
  43. After a hard day at work my girlfriend and I really enjoyed our meal and the of course the cuties!
  44. So he takes the chicken back and literally 2 seconds later he comes back with another piece of fried chicken so clearly their food is sitting under busted lamps back there because that chicken was just as cold!
  45. Great food
  46. sure hope that this is truely not how the food taste and i hope the service is not always this poor.
  47. This food was so good that my mouth is watering now just thinking about it.
  48. The chicken and waffles are excellent as well as the catfish and grits.
  49. Being from NYC, and going to some of the best soul food places in Harlem, we have found a home here in Atlanta.
  50. was visiting from out of town and was recommended to go here and loved the service and the food.
  51. THE BAD: The food is not that good.
  52. The chicken was rubbery and the crust was not crispy at all.
  53. say the value, food, service, and location all make this restaurant awesome.
  54. The fried chicken was the best I have ever had.
  55. am not a home grown southerner, so the sound of chicken and waffles was kinda weird to me.
  56. Their fried chicken is also good.
  57. Im so glad we chose this place it was fantastic the food was like eating my moms cooking I had the smothered chicken it was the best!
  58. Was going to order desert but chose not to after the poor meal and sub-par service.
menu variety
75.0% positive
  1. though i only tried these particular dishes, i can almost guarantee everything else on the menu would be just as amazing.
  2. THE UGLY: Place was dirty (menus had goo and gosh know what else), seats were torn, and some?
  3. There are several iteams on the menu that are good and there are a few that are just plain nasty.
  4. She explained questions about the menu and suggested her favorite dish.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. My visit was over 8 months ago, and I'm doing everything possible to get back to Atlanta to visit family and my new favorite restaurant!
  2. It's a great place and the food is good.
  3. it is a nice family atmosphere a place where you can bring family or go on a date.
  4. This is my favorite restaurant after an evening out with my glamorous friends.
  5. Gladys and Ron's is one of the best restaurant's I've ever been to.
  6. Its overall a good place for the money.
  7. This has been my favorite restaurant for years!
  8. The best place to go after a SOCIAL EVENT really good comfort food with style
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. The meal at Gladys was very tasty and cozy and each time I go back the food is consistant in taste.
  2. If you had good service at a restaraunt and someone else didn't and good service is normal, then why would you not go back anymore?
service
73.33000183105469% positive
  1. was visiting from out of town and was recommended to go here and loved the service and the food.
  2. The staff offers great customer service but honestly, the food is bland.
  3. The food, service, and price was awesome.
  4. of the wait staff were rude.
  5. The hostess and seater were very polite and our server was excellent!
  6. The staff was VERY friendly.
  7. The food is outstanding, the service is great and the overall atmosphere is just wonderful.
  8. If you had good service at a restaraunt and someone else didn't and good service is normal, then why would you not go back anymore?
  9. can only say that the hostess was fairly nice who sat us, but no one seemed to want to wait on us at all.
  10. The waitstaff was rude and unfriendly and I caught myself lookiing around for them because they rarely came to the table.
  11. Was going to order desert but chose not to after the poor meal and sub-par service.
  12. say the value, food, service, and location all make this restaurant awesome.
  13. Our server was cool, I think her name was Leaf, if so I give you huge props on your serving skills.
  14. We have enjoyed the food, the music and the service on several occasions.
  15. But people, this restaurant does a wonderful jo.
  16. The music is usually set to tasteful R&B and the staff is very friendly and frantic.
  17. The manager was also nice.
  18. The Food was Great and The waiters were Fine!
  19. Our waiter wasn't the best, had to ask him twice for a refill.
  20. sure hope that this is truely not how the food taste and i hope the service is not always this poor.
  21. Food was cold, greasy, and service was slow, inattentive, and unprofessional.
  22. in short, great ambiance, great service, and more importantly, great food!
  23. Good food, great staff.
  24. The service was excellent and the food was delicious.
  25. The food is not the best and the service is even worst.
  26. GREAT service
  27. had the worst service of my life at Gladys Knight's Chicken and Waffles.
  28. Its like they just cooked it and rushed it out to me i guess to say they have fast service.
  29. Wonderful service.
  30. the service was great.
  31. They tend to get quite busy and the service can be bad on such a night.
  32. He offered to take 50 percent off due to poor service, but then he only took half off for one table.
  33. Our waitress was very nice.
  34. Anyway, with my order the server brought out a piece of chicken with gravy splattered all over it and some cold black eyed peas.
  35. He kept trying to tell us only one table had bad service - yet we all had the same waitress, and the second table was the one who stood by the dirty table, which we made him aware of.
  36. The staff is very polite and attentive.
  37. As much as we want perfect customer service for ourselves and others, it doesn't always work out that way.
  38. The people were very friendly, and the restaurant was not crowded.
  39. Although, the service wasn't so good, I was just happy I was eating some good food!
  40. have been to both locations (Downtown and Stone Crest) and the service was good enough for a 20% tip.
value
92.30999946594238% positive
  1. Our server was cool, I think her name was Leaf, if so I give you huge props on your serving skills.
  2. It's a great value - prices start at 7.24 going up to max of 13.00.
  3. say the value, food, service, and location all make this restaurant awesome.
  4. However, I paid a very good price for a merely decent me.
  5. The parking is terrible but the reward to your stomach is well worth it.
  6. The prices were also very reasonable, and as I write this I am still stuffed from the experience.
  7. Everything was perfect, even the huge glass of sweet tea!
  8. Huge portions but lacks
  9. would have not expected to get such a good meal for such a low price.
  10. The food, service, and price was awesome.
  11. Its overall a good place for the money.
  12. have never been there but I am sure they must have good food because someone stole my credit card and ate $54.02 worth of food there.
  13. The food was great it wasn't overpriced like "RARE" which was an absolte fluke.
wait time
0.0% positive
  1. Food was cold, greasy, and service was slow, inattentive, and unprofessional.
4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/12/11

Wonderful Atmosphere and Menu Choices

by tloliver79 at Citysearch

Looking for reasonable priced soul food... this is the place. I enjoyed the smothered chicken with fried corn and collard greens. Service and food arrived within minutes...good but unfortunately my food was lukewarm and since I was seated under a fan, my food became cold fast. Fried Green Tomatoes was great and came out HOT! Determined to give it a fair chance, I took the Midnight Train (4 chx wings and a waffle) home. Was great reheated :)

1 Star Rating: Poor

05/12/11

Ghetto!

by lampkin at Citysearch

This place is a DUMP! Costs $7 to park for mediocre and the staff was odd. Paid to park, doors open and lot full to find out they weren't open. While travelling through Atlanta it was important for one of us to experience it and I was on the fence. After the "awh" response and a walk to the door neither of us want to return. All the reviews say the food is without flavor so I consider that the hostess did us a favor.

1 Star Rating: Poor

12/19/10

I wish I could review this place

by scottypinthemix at Citysearch

I have tried for the last two weekends to go and eat here, but it's never actually open during the posted hours.

I'm over it

3 Star Rating: Average

07/12/10

Great service

by ami78 at Citysearch

I am a picky eater and I am not that easy to please when it comes to food. Well, this restaurant did offer some good food, but I was not delighted nor impressed. The chicken was a bit dry. The service though was fantastic and the service crew was courteous in answering all of my questions pertaining to the food preparation.

1 Star Rating: Poor

06/06/10

Not Atlantas best!

by JeffMarch at Citysearch

I came here hoping to get some of Atlantas best fried chicken and was very dissapointed. First, the chicken arrived after ordering it in only 3 minutes. The restaurant was not horribly busy but it was the first clue it was not cooked to order. The chicken was rubbery and the crust was not crispy at all. I inquired if it was held under a lamp and was told no, on a steam table! The waiter brought another order that was supposed to be fresher but was no different. Also the restaurant does not carry vinegar for the greens or butter for the corn bread rolls. I was very surprised here as well billing itself as a traditional southern soul food restaurant. I htink the success of this place is based solely on the namesake.

  • Pros: Hard to give a Pro
  • Cons: Fried Chicken!

The Details on Gladys Knight & Ron Winan's Chicken And Waffles

Place Categories:

  • great soul food
  • great customer service
  • best waffles
  • poor subpar service
  • favorite restaurant
  • best smothered chicken
  • love place
  • best meal
  • very friendly staff
  • fantastic southern fried chicken
  • cold greens
  • quite good everything
  • just terrible mac
  • very reasonable price
  • love music
  • cool server
  • just as cold chicken
  • wonderful sweet potato cheesecake
  • fairly nice hostess
  • over salmon
  • unfriendly waitstaff
  • favorite dish
  • great
  • just terrible cheese
  • nice family atmosphere

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