Roscoe 's House of Chicken and Waffles - Wikipedia Roscoe 's House of Chicken and Waffles This article needs to be updated. In particular : Herb Hudson has been ousted and the parent company declared bankrupt over a workplace discrimination lawsuit, among other issues. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( January 2018 ) Roscoe 's House of Chicken and Waffles Type Private Industry Casual dining restaurant Founded Long Beach, California ( 1975 ( 1975 ) ) Founder Herb Hudson Number of locations 7 Area served Los Angeles metropolitan area, Pasadena, Anaheim Website roscoeschickenandwaffles.com Roscoe 's Chicken and Waffles Roscoe 's House of Chicken and Waffles is a Los Angeles - based soul food restaurant chain founded by Herb Hudson, a Harlem native, in 1975. It is best known, as the name states, for serving chicken and waffles, both together and separately, although they do offer more traditional menu items as well. Soon after it was opened, Hudson had friends in Motown and television such as Natalie Cole spread the word to other celebrities ; Redd Foxx would tell his audience that he went there. The Los Angeles Times refers to Roscoe 's as `` such an L.A. institution that people do n't even question the strange combo anymore. '' The New York Times refers to it as a `` beloved soul food chain. '' The original location in Hollywood remains popular with celebrities. Contents 1 Trademark infringements 2 In popular culture 3 Locations 4 References 5 External links Trademark infringements In 2008, Roscoe 's fielded 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. 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. On March 30, 2016, Broadus ( snoop ) was reported to purchase the famed soul food restaurant chain Roscoe 's House of Chicken and Waffles out of bankruptcy. ( 129 ) In popular culture The chain has been featured in popular media a number of times. The 1988 movie Tapeheads features a fake ad spot for the company. It was also mentioned in Quentin Tarantino 's Jackie Brown, the comedy film Rush Hour and Swingers. 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 '', while Californian band The Aquabats also mentioned Roscoe 's alongside several other chicken restaurants in their 1997 song `` Magic Chicken ! ''. 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. The Notorious B.I.G. mentions Roscoe 's in his song `` Going Back to Cali, '' as does rapper Lil ' Boosie in his song `` California Love. '' The chain was also mentioned on The Fresh Prince of Bel - Air and in the 2007 novel Casanegra. Childish Gambino also mentions Roscoe 's in several songs. In the show Workaholics one of the characters mentions Roscoe 's. Roscoe 's is alluded to repeatedly in the 2009 blaxploitation parody Black Dynamite, which features a gunfight set at a `` Roscoe 's Chili and Donuts ''. Roscoe, the owner, mentions that the business is not going well. A later scene has Roscoe screaming `` That 's it ! '' and running out of a diner when an overworked waitress complains that they have only waffles and chicken. In the popular 2005 movie Be Cool, Roscoe 's was mentioned in a scene between two characters. One character says `` Man, let 's get some Roscoe 's up in this bitch. '' and the character goes back and forth about how much they like Roscoe 's. The duo proceed to go to Roscoe 's afterwards, however there is no Roscoe 's scene. Locations 830 North Lake Avenue Pasadena, California 91104 730 East Broadway Long Beach, California 90802 1514 North Gower Street Los Angeles, California 90028 106 Manchester Blvd. Los Angeles, California 90003 5006 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, California 90019 2110 S. Harbor Blvd. Anaheim, California 92802 621 West Manchester Boulevard Inglewood, California 90301 References Jump up ^ Jonathan Kauffman, Breakfast or Dinner ? A brief history of the `` freakish '' chicken - and - waffle combo, East Bay Express, August 4, 2004, Accessed September 22, 2009. Jump up ^ Roscoe 's House of Chicken ' N Waffles, Los Angeles Times, Accessed September 22, 2009. Jump up ^ Jennifer Steinhauer, 36 Hours in Hollywood, The New York Times, January 13, 2008, Accessed September 22, 2009. Jump up ^ Penn Jillette, My Favorite Weekend : Penn Jillette, Los Angeles Times, Accessed September 22, 2009. Jump up ^ Jaime King, Jamie King 's favorite restaurants, Los Angeles Times, Accessed September 22, 2009. Jump up ^ Geoffrey Bennett, Roscoe 's Wins Chicken and Waffle War, NPR.com, April 10, 2008, Accessed September 22, 2009. Jump up ^ First Look : Chicago 's Rosscoe 's, Metromix, April 2, 2008, Accessed September 22, 2009. Jump up ^ Charles Perry, Chicken and waffle feud, Los Angeles Times, April 9, 2008, Accessed September 22, 2009. Jump up ^ Patrick Naugle, Tapeheads, DVD Verdict, April 10, 2001, Accessed September 22, 2009. Jump up ^ Roger Ebert, Rush Hour, RogerEbert.com, September 18, 1998, Accessed September 22, 2009. Jump up ^ Music and Lyrics to the song Call Up The Homies, Rhapsody.com, Accessed September 22, 2009. Jump up ^ Angela Watercutter, Snoop Dogg Takes Larry King to Roscoe 's, wired.com, February 1, 2008, Accessed September 22, 2009. '' Jump up ^ `` Be Cool Script - transcript from the screenplay and / or John Travolta movie ''. www.script-o-rama.com. Jump up ^ `` Roscoe 's House of Chicken & Waffles -- Anaheim, CA ''. Jump up ^ MOLINA, ALEJANDRA. `` O.C. residents turn out for Roscoe 's in Anaheim ''. 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Question: where is the original roscoe's chicken and waffles
Answer: Hollywood