10 wild waffles to celebrate National Waffle Day

chicken and waffles
Pork Slope
Pork Slope

Waffles are so beloved in this world that the Belgians have basically claimed them for their own. Pancakes must be mad jealous. And because tomorrow is National Waffle Day, we're not just going to press some batter in our waffle iron and call it a day -- we're seeking out these wonderfully weird variations.

Trust us: once you've had waffle nachos, you'll never go back to regular ones.

Cheesecake waffle bars
Reddit/thebakingspoon

These so-called wafflers are stashing cheesecake filling and berries in the middle, and chopped nuts and melted chocolate on top. They're also fresh outta the freezer, because, much like Snickers, these suckers are better frozen.

Taco Bell waffle taco
David Hall

The delicacy that heralded the beginning of Taco Bell's banging breakfast menu, the waffle taco remains a solid 9am drive-thru decision.

Waffle Monte Cristo
Pinterest/Take a Megabite

Waffle Monte Cristo

Honestly, bread was getting a little full of itself, so Take a Megabite took that foodstuff down a peg by replacing it with waffles on this incredible Monte Cristo sandwich.

Maple waffle chicken nuggets
Host the Toast

Continuing the important work started by Popeye's, the reliably great Host the Toast made these nugs with waffle batter, and dipped them all in a maple honey sauce. Great news for everyone... although we're not sure why Heinz is ignoring our requests for a mass-market version of that crucial condiment.

Reese's chocolate-dipped waffle ice cream sandwich
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Reese's Waffle Ice Cream Sandwich

What do you do when you've got Eggo Minis, Reese's peanut butter cups, chocolate, ice cream, and an endless imagination on your hands? You craft this ice cream sandwich, which might've just edged out the Choco Taco as our go-to frozen treat.

Chicken and waffle sliders
Pork Slope

Chicken and Waffle Sliders

Served at Brooklyn's Pork Slope, these mini versions of your beloved chicken and waffles come with their own spicy maple syrup. And also bacon and cheese, because that chef is no dummy.

Waffled pizza pocket
Imgur/thefoodlab

This may just be a creatively-ironed slice of pizza, but it is ingenious, and deserves your goddamn respect.

Chicken and waffle cone
Reddit/djsumrs

The Wisconsin State Fair put all other fairs on notice when it dropped this waffle cone stuffed with fried chicken, coleslaw, and beer-candied bacon. Frankly, we're surprised people in Wisconsin have managed to eat anything else since.

Waffle tower
Reddit/Formaldehyd3

Waffles + bacon + candy + ice cream = a tower that's way tastier than that lame one in Pisa. People should be lining up to take their photo next to this.

Waffle breakfast nachos
The Delicious Life

Waffle Breakfast Nachos

You scrolled through this whole article for those nachos we promised at the beginning, and here they are. Gaze upon their splendor, then go make them with this recipe.

Kristin Hunt is a food/drink staff writer for Thrillist, and thinks she should really invest in a waffle iron. Follow her at @kristin_hunt.