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They're putting in a 24 hour Waffle House next door. What do I need to start hiding? (1 Viewer)

TLEF316 said:
Ate at one in Columbus Ohio last year. Thought it was absolutely terrible. Easily the worst breakfast ive ever paid for. 

Seriously, just gross. ( Both the food and the actual building). The worst diner in new Jersey looks like The Oak Room in comparison.
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The Oak Room in Louisville?

 
I can't tell if I'm surprised or not that FEMA actually utilizes a "Waffle House Index", leaning on the operational status of Waffle Houses (open, limited menu, closed) to gauge the severity of a disaster. 

 

The index has three levels, based on the extent of operations and service at the restaurant following a storm:[4][5]

  • Green: the restaurant is serving a full menu, indicating the restaurant has power and damage is limited.
  • Yellow: the restaurant is serving a limited menu, indicating there may be no power or only power from a generator or food supplies may be low.
  • Red: the restaurant is closed, indicating severe damage.
Professor Panos Kouvelis of Olin Business School says Waffle House, along with other chains, such as Home Depot, Walmart, and Lowe's, which do a significant proportion of their business in the southern US where there is a frequent risk of hurricanes, demonstrates the benefit of good risk management and disaster preparedness. Because the restaurants have a disaster plan and a cut-down menu prepared for times when there is no power or limited supplies, the Waffle House Index rarely reaches the red level.[2][4]
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TLEF316 said:
I feel like this is a VERY regional conversation.  I kinda think Southerners are all gonna be like "Wafflehouse is fine. You're being a snob" even though its disgusting. They just don't know any better. The fact is that you can get  a vastly superior breakfast for only a little bit more money (without the revolting "atmosphere" and shady looking staff) at pretty much any diner in the Northeast. There's a difference between being a food snob and just expecting your food not to be a greasy, mushy, tasteless mess (which was my experience at wafflehouse). Honestly, I'd rather just spend an extra 3 bucks and get something edible.
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Nope.   I grew up up north (until age 24).    

You must have just went to a F'd up WH.    

 
mr roboto said:
 We don't really have any of these in the upper Midwest. Would a Denny's or Perkins or IHOP count?
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Really? I have eaten at a White Castle in Minneapolis, though 30 years ago.  I have eaten at a George Webb in Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, and Oconomowoc, though 40 years ago.  To answer your question, no, the experience at a Denny's, Perkins, or IHOP lacks the desperation and degradation which is the hallmark of a drunken stumble into these establishments.  Denny's or Perkins are 5 star dining compared to a George Webb or a White Castle or a Waffle House.  Still, when out of options they can be righteous options, so long as you go in with confidence and high hopes against all reason.  Hell, you are young, drunk, and have already degraded yourself that night, no doubt, why not put a cherry on top of the evening?  

 
i think most those late night brawl videos are filmed at waffle house

I recommend starting your own youtube channel with ad's and having the latest fight vids pre-world star

 
John Bender said:
Neighbors are going nuts.  I live in a very residential part of the suburbs - just bought my house last Summer.  It'll be visible from my back porch

Putting in a Waffle House, open 24 hours, almost smack dab in the middle of all of the neighborhoods in this area.

Long time homeowners are flipping out and protesting.  I can't figure out what they're mad about it specifically being a Waffle House - it'll be on the same lot as a gas station anyway.

I've never been in a Waffle House.
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Must be a bunch of elite white's who hate the diversity a waffle house will bring to their neighborhood. 

 
TLEF316 said:
I feel like this is a VERY regional conversation.  I kinda think Southerners are all gonna be like "Wafflehouse is fine. You're being a snob" even though its disgusting. They just don't know any better. The fact is that you can get  a vastly superior breakfast for only a little bit more money (without the revolting "atmosphere" and shady looking staff) at pretty much any diner in the Northeast. There's a difference between being a food snob and just expecting your food not to be a greasy, mushy, tasteless mess (which was my experience at wafflehouse). Honestly, I'd rather just spend an extra 3 bucks and get something edible.

On the flip side, I'm sure southerners feel the same way when some Yankee comes in from out of town and raves about their AMAZING local BBQ place. (which is almost certainly crap compared to everything south of the Mason-Dixon line.
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I have eaten all over the world. I certainly know a thing or two about dining. Waffle House is what it is. Sounds like you went to a real crappy WH. It happens. But in general they are clean, the food is fine and the service is fast. They aren't white cloth tabletop dining but they aren't meant to be.

 
NCCommish said:
I have eaten all over the world. I certainly know a thing or two about dining. Waffle House is what it is. Sounds like you went to a real crappy WH. It happens. But in general they are clean, the food is fine and the service is fast. They aren't white cloth tabletop dining but they aren't meant to be.
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:goodposting:

I grew up in New England and have travelled pretty extensively. Waffle House isn't anything special... but for a basic no-frills diner breakfast, it's a reliable option. 

 
sbonomo said:
Alright, that is it.  I am clearing my calendar, jumping on a plane and getting to the bottom of this.  Google earth has some title loan place in what used to be a great establishment.  
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I've been meaning to hit Hi-Liter next time I'm out there.

 
If you go to Waffle House for breakfast you're doing it wrong. Every great night out ends with one of the guys saying "dude let's go to WH"

 
Ditkaless Wonders said:
Really? I have eaten at a White Castle in Minneapolis, though 30 years ago.  I have eaten at a George Webb in Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, and Oconomowoc, though 40 years ago.  To answer your question, no, the experience at a Denny's, Perkins, or IHOP lacks the desperation and degradation which is the hallmark of a drunken stumble into these establishments.  Denny's or Perkins are 5 star dining compared to a George Webb or a White Castle or a Waffle House.  Still, when out of options they can be righteous options, so long as you go in with confidence and high hopes against all reason.  Hell, you are young, drunk, and have already degraded yourself that night, no doubt, why not put a cherry on top of the evening?  
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Maybe White Castle. But it's not pervasive here (in MN). Never heard of George Webb. Have eaten at Perkins in Milwaukee, Waukesha, La Crosse and Rochester. Cracker Barrel in Madison and Twin Cities. Hardee's were everywhere growing up - now not so much. 

IHOP are more prevalent in Chicago area. 

 
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Fantastic joint at 2am when bars close.  Had a great late night breakfast and the people watching at that hour is phenomenal.  Don't know if I would go there sober.  Only been 3X in my life.  My only memory is I way over tip there - feel bad for the waitresses.  Tough way to make a living.

 
Judge Smails said:
My only memory is I way over tip there - feel bad for the waitresses.  Tough way to make a living.
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Truth! When the average tab is probably $9, you hate to think about how many $1.50-2 tips they've gotten for dealing with belligerent #######s. I'm always a 50-100% tipper in places like that if service is actually good late night. 

 
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Truth! When the average tab is probably $9, you hate to think about how many $1.50-2 tips they've gotten for dealing with belligerent #######s. I'm always a 50-100% tipper in places like that if service is actually good late night. 
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Right. Same here

 
Binky The Doormat said:
Haven't seen it mentioned yet, my go-to is typically the bacon patty melt or the bacon cheesesteak melt on texas toast - with double hash browns (smothered) and use use ketchup on the side.  Sometimes a side of country gravy for them.  

lunch menu

breakfast menu
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I don't go very often, but that's generally what I get (or the patty melt and hashbrowns). Breakfast food, in general, just doesn't interest me. No interest in a simple bacon/eggs/toast breakfast. I haven't eaten pancakes, waffles, or french toast in a very long time (not a bread/sweets guy). I like eggs, but generally only when on top of something else so that the busted yolk gets incorporated into the larger scheme of things. 

I feel bad, but that's why on the extremely rare occasion that I get a chance to go out to breakfast, I don't usually go to locally owned joints. Around here, locally owned breakfast joint generally means it's a bacon/eggs/toast kind of thing and you have to twist somebody's arm for a bottle of Texas Pete (hot sauce selection is very important to me, and if you've only got one, then I prefer Tabasco over Pete so there's some actual heat).

 
I went there quite a bit when I lived in the south.  Not sure if I was ever there sober or before 2-3 am.  It was always funny to see the sober older folk there when you'd show up at 5-6 after a full night.  Nowadays I live probably a quarter mile from a Trader Joes.  That doesn't really bring too bad of a crowd but I live downtownish so it's mostly just local because driving around downtown is annoying and there are other Trader Joes around.  A lot of the people who work downtown show up around rush hour but if you avoid that time it's mostly people who live within a mile or two.  I wouldn't mind living close to a Waffle House though.  They were always fun.

 
All Star special with hash browns (scattered, smothered, peppered), bacon, scrambled eggs, wheat toast

wife gets the patty melt every time.

 
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:goodposting:

If you start getting food snobby about bacon eggs and toast, then it's time to hang it up. WaHo makes a solid breakfast and you can get a ton of tasty food for a few bucks. 
 
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I assume you've seen the WH going up near us, right next to the McDonalds and really close to the Krystal.

And practically across the street from Chick-fil-a.

And that Denny's they just built.

Wait a minute, there's an I-Hop near there.

I'm fat enough as is. :kicksrock:

 
Judge Smails said:
Please elaborate.  I'm ignorant of this..
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:shrug:   not much to it.     I've never seen a Dollar General in what I would consider a "nice area".      The concept of "the people of WalMart", where you see all kinds of animals doing crazy stuff, is magnified by 10x inside the few Dollar Generals I've been inside.   

 
AhrnCityPahnder said:
:shrug:   not much to it.     I've never seen a Dollar General in what I would consider a "nice area".      The concept of "the people of WalMart", where you see all kinds of animals doing crazy stuff, is magnified by 10x inside the few Dollar Generals I've been inside.   
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I have to ask, why were you inside? Were you just driving by one and decided, "You know, I think I need some useless crap that won't last a week."?

 
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