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All my friends down south act like its the king of breakfast restaurants. i went there once in texas and to me, it's no different than a denny's or ihop.
we always deified the waffle house, because it is open 24/7, and in high school we'd all show up drunk at 3am and raise hell. even at 16 we knew it wasn't good food, just a good time. Many people call it "The Awful House," which makes more sense when spoken aloud in a thick southern accent.
i have friends from up north who come down and say OMG we MUST try the WAFFLE HOUSE. I never understood why. You are correct that it is like a second-rate IHOP.
Waffle House is a throwback to the '50s and '60s when short order foods were typical fare in cafes and diners across the U.S. Nothing fancy and nothing that takes a long time. It's plain, good and decent food, and I've never had anything bad there (nothing truly remarkable either). But some reasons that a lot of folks like it:
1. no chocolate doo-diddles
2. no rooty-tooty
3. it doesn't confound and confuse the waitress and cook when you ask them to put some onions in your hash browns
4. their cooks usually know how to cook an egg to order
5. you can watch your food being cooked and inspect the kitchen anytime you want
6. if you flirt with your waitress or call her darlin', she'll just smile and make sure your coffee cup doesn't run dry
7. fast and cheap
Waffle House is a throwback to the '50s and '60s when short order foods were typical fare in cafes and diners across the U.S. Nothing fancy and nothing that takes a long time. It's plain, good and decent food, and I've never had anything bad there (nothing truly remarkable either). But some reasons that a lot of folks like it:
1. no chocolate doo-diddles
2. no rooty-tooty
3. it doesn't confound and confuse the waitress and cook when you ask them to put some onions in your hash browns
4. their cooks usually know how to cook an egg to order
5. you can watch your food being cooked and inspect the kitchen anytime you want
6. if you flirt with your waitress or call her darlin', she'll just smile and make sure your coffee cup doesn't run dry
7. fast and cheap
That's pretty accurate - we traditionally stop at one on the way home from Clemson football games.
All my friends down south act like its the king of breakfast restaurants. i went there once in texas and to me, it's no different than a denny's or ihop.
They're great because they have WONDERFUL waffles.
One (among many) that I don't like about Waffle House is the way every employee in the place yells Hello and Good Bye - or something similar - upon arriving or leaving. It's so...right in your face.
To the people saying it's a souped up Cracker Barrell...
I believe most WHs are in the south. Many CBs are, too. CB is much more of a sit down, family kind of environment. WH is Sunday morning before church (or after, depending on your religion and how your pastor "gets down") and an after the club/party hang out. The crowd at both is different with the expection of Sunday mornings.
There's an old saying concerning WH down south. I won't even repeat it on here, lol.
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