Arosa Cafe - Hans' Waffles

Across the street from Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Arosa cafe specializes in hand held waffles coated in a thin sugary topping. Actually.... that's pretty much all they do. That and coffee. It's also they need to do. The cafe was originally started many years ago (some say decades) by Hans, a german (belgian?) expatriot who spent that time perfecting his waffle batter recipe. The business has since changed hands to a lovely young woman but the batter is still being mixed by the same man so the magic hasn't changed a bit. The waffles are about the size of your hand, and are crunchy, warm and just a little bit sweet. I went back two days in a row for breakfast while on a recent business trip to the area.