Roscoe's House of Chicken 'N Waffles is a Los Angeles County soul food restaurant chain founded by Herb Hudson in 1975. The Los Angeles Times has referred to Roscoe's as "such an L.A. institution that people don't even question the strange combo anymore." The New York Times refers to it as a "beloved soul food chain."

Which was the first Roscoe's chicken and waffles?

Herbert Hudson thought otherwise. In 1975, he opened the first Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles restaurant in Long Beach.

Did Snoop Dogg buy Roscoe's?

Roscoe's went—no they didn't!,” Snoop told TMZ upon learning the news. “I guess I'm [gonna] have to buy it man, and make it 'Snoop Dogg's Chicken and Waffles.” Roscoe's has been serving up soul food since 1975 and claims patrons from Snoop Dogg to President Obama.