tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post1867754329622766685..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: More than just a dining institution...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30715681600851519352011-09-08T23:50:55.619-04:002011-09-08T23:50:55.619-04:00I used to live about 3 miles from the Waffle house...I used to live about 3 miles from the Waffle house in St. Louis near the airport. It was the only place I could go and ask for a 5 egg ham and cheese omelet with crisp hashbrowns and Rye toast and not get asked what a 5 egg omelet is. And the order would be right, with crisp hashbrowns and rye toast done right with strawberry marmalade, not jam or jelly. That made it good to be finishing a 20 hour shift.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796886431754694105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-756037654238438962011-09-05T12:13:46.857-04:002011-09-05T12:13:46.857-04:00I've been to a few. The one by the bridge in ...I've been to a few. The one by the bridge in Lake Charles was pretty good. The cop that I followed in was a regular. It wasn't the cleanest, but tasty food. The one by the airport in Austin was really good, but so was the company that day. I'd like to put one up in my little slice of heaven for a bit of variety, 24 Hrs would make it the only restaurant like that in our town. <br /><br />Don't look down on ashes in your food. Dad used to make bacon that had a smokey flavor to it. Never could duplicate the taste, cause I don't smoke.....STxRynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14810858347798622532011-09-05T08:04:39.095-04:002011-09-05T08:04:39.095-04:00Wife of RM1(SS) here.
That particular WH was *so*...Wife of RM1(SS) here.<br /><br />That particular WH was *so* bad, that the folks with us who liked WHs were put off them by it. The food was OK, but the service was amazingly awful. Sunday, right after church, two waitresses, and for one of them it was her first day ever. They sat us at a dirty table and didn't clean it for almost half an hour. It took another hour to get all of us our orders. And then they messed up the bill and insisted on double charging us on one item. We were on our way back from an SCA event, and for the next year or two joked about creating a local dis-service award with a waffle pattern as the insignia.<br /><br />I know that you shouldn't judge an entire chain of restaurants by just one. But when your first experience is that bad, it's hard not to see a WH and cringe.Library-Gryffonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446982343602702829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46301864882071382572011-09-05T01:40:35.481-04:002011-09-05T01:40:35.481-04:00The small college town of Cookeville, TN used to h...The small college town of Cookeville, TN used to have 3 WHs. Two of them were on opposite sides of I-40 on opposite sides of the same street. You could see the sign for the other one while standing in the parking lot. I Suddenly have a craving for hash browns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-43271400108450470002011-09-04T14:01:52.602-04:002011-09-04T14:01:52.602-04:00I've been to a Waffle House once, and it was a...I've been to a Waffle House once, and it was awesome. They don't have them where I live, though.<br /><br />I can understand all the variable experiences with WH, though - but that applies to any chain restaurant. I've been to a shitty Denny's and a shitty Ihop (both in Vegas, no less!), but the Denny's I went to in Bloomington was one of the best restaurants of any kind that I've ever been in. And the Ihop across the street from the Mall of America is pretty good, too, if a bit pricey ($20 for a crepe and a drink?!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86546607759995557122011-09-04T00:49:40.852-04:002011-09-04T00:49:40.852-04:00P.s. I know we're supposed to stock up on cann...P.s. I know we're supposed to stock up on canned food and ammo, but the most I can manage at the moment is a can of tuna and a coupla cans of sardines, and some Friskies for Mah Kitteh, and a box and a half of ammo.<br /><br />If I could just get to the Waffle House, I know they would understand me and take me in, in a TEOTWAWKI kind of situation, before they would take in my annoying Midwestern damnedyankee neighbors.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-90495716170132344592011-09-04T00:01:03.781-04:002011-09-04T00:01:03.781-04:00Thank the fucking Lord for Waffle House, and I wri...Thank the fucking Lord for Waffle House, and I write as someone who just got back from Divine Services.<br /><br />Unfortunately, here in the midwestern ass-end of Southern FL, Waffle House didnt't get here until 'way late, and there are only two in the county, out on I-75 near the hospice where Daddy died, where I cain't get with no D. license, and the bus don't go out there.<br /><br />I used to work in Clarkston, y'know!<br /><br />Sigh!<br /><br />WV: naenally. Looks like it ought to mean something. Any ideas?Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21985607054519531572011-09-03T18:11:59.196-04:002011-09-03T18:11:59.196-04:00The only time I was in a Waffle House was a couple...The only time I was in a Waffle House was a couple months ago driving back from Florida. I think we were in Tennesse. I was very unhappy to see a "No Guns" sign on the door.Rob Reedhttp://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-detroit/michigan-ag-ruling-now-allows-michigan-residents-to-own-firearm-silencersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36283845697672563722011-09-03T14:53:31.039-04:002011-09-03T14:53:31.039-04:00A reminder to my fellow Hoosiers that until very r...A reminder to my fellow Hoosiers that until very recently, what every other state that had 'em called <a href="http://booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com/2008/03/overheard-at-my-desk.html" rel="nofollow">"Waffle House," Indiana called "Waffle & Steak,"</a> or some similar goofy thing; Indiana's own (and now defunct) "Waffle House" was not the same chain but kind of a downscale Denny's, of standardized layout (split dining rooms, counter and kitchen in the center) and highly variable quality. So it kind of depends on when you sampled them.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-84056796036265177972011-09-03T14:47:42.324-04:002011-09-03T14:47:42.324-04:00Christmas dinner when I didn't have anywhere e...Christmas dinner when I didn't have anywhere else to be. Three years in a row.<br /><br />Yes, WH has a place in my heart.davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13579043129470256468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-69520005990083905942011-09-03T14:42:53.956-04:002011-09-03T14:42:53.956-04:00Atlharp: Concealed is what? Concealed? I don'...Atlharp: Concealed is what? <i>Concealed?</i> I don't care if they ask, I'm not tellin'.<br /><br /> (Anyone know if this is an official policy or just a halfwit manager?)Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7431115424718535152011-09-03T14:30:28.955-04:002011-09-03T14:30:28.955-04:00"You sound like a HK fanboi..."
You (an..."You sound like a HK fanboi..."<br /><br />You (and notable others) are neglecting to consider the regard for iconic historical status possessed of the hostess here. <br /><br />You would never say "You sound like a JMB fanboi..." no matter how reverent the praise, would you?<br /><br />Yet that is the more accurate analogy. Now do you get it?the pawnbrokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16643081755036536592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38456453643609857752011-09-03T12:01:05.605-04:002011-09-03T12:01:05.605-04:00"...prefers woodgrain-pattern vinyl decals to..."...prefers woodgrain-pattern vinyl decals to real walnut burl,..."<br />Well, if the real walnut is rotten and full of termites, then I will take the vinyl decals.<br />I'm kind of surprised by you, Tam. You sound like a HK fanboi that considers any other manufacturer to be the equivalent of a Hipoint. Unless you truly consider woodgrain-pattern vinyl decals to be a mid-range product?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11378893950128586952011-09-03T10:35:13.462-04:002011-09-03T10:35:13.462-04:00Heh. Google "waffle house robbery" some...Heh. Google "waffle house robbery" sometime. Watch your puter catch fire.<br /><br />Wonder why...?Crustyrustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478587825608882510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-40651595520804612092011-09-03T09:08:49.457-04:002011-09-03T09:08:49.457-04:00When you come up to Nappanee and sample bacon made...<i>When you come up to Nappanee and sample bacon made from real amish people ...</i><br /><br />Would that be from <b>Mengele's House Of Backstrap</b>, Og? :)Will Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454533450309633627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10479784659457125542011-09-03T08:23:47.848-04:002011-09-03T08:23:47.848-04:00I've had pretty good Waffle House Experiences,...I've had pretty good Waffle House Experiences, and I've had inedible WHEs. At our local one, do NOT eat the grits. They look great, but they're not drying out because of the thick layer of fry oil poured over them in the bain marie. The product served in the bowl is thus rendered... um, unfit. <br /><br />I've often wondered how it is that WH keeps its doors open and keeps going. The answer, paradoxically enough, is that they continue to do just that.Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-62257544030674585312011-09-03T07:27:12.325-04:002011-09-03T07:27:12.325-04:00RM1(SS)(ret),
"Stopped at a Waffle House onc...RM1(SS)(ret),<br /><br />"<i>Stopped at a Waffle House once, somewhere in North Carolina. One of the worst restaurant experiences I've ever had, and the folks I was with agreed with me.</i>"<br /><br />Be glad I didn't form my opinion of squids from the first one I met. ;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-18090904314342534442011-09-03T07:25:14.029-04:002011-09-03T07:25:14.029-04:00The Waffle House has its good points, but a real s...The Waffle House has its good points, but a real sore spot with me is their CCW policy. I refuse to eat at a place that will not let me carry. Considering the amount of people there on parole disarming me is not in my best interest.atlharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038518966004553345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65296501746147961602011-09-03T07:24:54.911-04:002011-09-03T07:24:54.911-04:00FWIW, anybody who prefers a Cracker Barrel to a Wa...FWIW, anybody who prefers a Cracker Barrel to a Waffle House prefers woodgrain-pattern vinyl decals to real walnut burl, and that's all I've got to say about that.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-62711328905978554062011-09-03T00:49:40.546-04:002011-09-03T00:49:40.546-04:00Wow, this really boinged Og's unfunny bone. If...Wow, this really boinged Og's unfunny bone. If he gets that upset over a bad breakfast, I can only imagine what he's like when SHTF.<br /><br />wv: dinglz. The sound of that little bell over the door of the WH.Beaumontnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4698574011988069372011-09-03T00:04:49.529-04:002011-09-03T00:04:49.529-04:00Stopped at a Waffle House once, somewhere in North...Stopped at a Waffle House once, somewhere in North Carolina. One of the worst restaurant experiences I've ever had, and the folks I was with agreed with me.<br /><br />Denny's is the place for me....RM1(SS) (ret)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13101367196599109034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38710856476225770072011-09-03T00:01:53.212-04:002011-09-03T00:01:53.212-04:00No WH here. IHOP has a competitor named NORM'...No WH here. IHOP has a competitor named NORM'S. I get hungry just thinking about it!<br /><br />But, none compares to Mami's cooking. I miss her.<br />Ulises from CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56876815785000376152011-09-02T23:21:53.139-04:002011-09-02T23:21:53.139-04:00yeah, yeah.
Have you ever actually looked at me?...yeah, yeah. <br /><br />Have you ever actually looked at me? I mean, I know it's painful, but have a glance sometime. I know a thing or two about good food. Care to guess how many meals I've eaten in restaurants? I only have to see a cockroach once to decide to leave. <br /><br />Over twenty years on the road, now, eating in local restaurants all over north and some parts of south America. I can tell you where to go to get a good breakfast, most places. <br /><br />When you come up to Nappanee and sample bacon made from real amish people, you can apologise for your apostasy. Don't mind the screams, the amish sound like that during bacon and belt extraction. ;)oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-88905305189307012482011-09-02T23:19:47.836-04:002011-09-02T23:19:47.836-04:00So many so deprived...no Waffle House? Bless ya...So many so deprived...no Waffle House? Bless ya'lls hearts.<br /><br />It ain't fine cuisine...or is it? Depends on your perspective, I guess. I thought everyone had a Waffle House story or memory...comfort food late at night after a bad date, warm lights and hot coffee on a lonely road when you have to drive straight through, taking your adult son to the one down the road at 3 a.m. for a steaming platter of cheddar omelette and scatteredsmotheredandcovered to sober him up after a booze-induced screaming argument with his fiance...<br /><br />At times like those there is no finer dining establishment on earth than one of those little yellow prefab roadside boxes.the pawnbrokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16643081755036536592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-13627654875418960052011-09-02T23:05:46.979-04:002011-09-02T23:05:46.979-04:00I've lived in the South all my life, except fo...I've lived in the South all my life, except for an extremely short trip to attempt to live in Baltimore, and I've traveled all over the Eastern Seaboard and slightly inland. As a result, I've eaten in a LOT of Waffle Houses. I've been in a few that I felt like I needed a shower afterwards, and I've been in some that were so clean and shiny that I would've eaten off the table if they'd been short on plates. I've never actually seen a cockroach inside one, although what we call Palmetto Bugs are so common that some places you can't get to your car from the front door without stepping on one with every step. I've seen tired, worn out waitresses, and I've seen the bright perky ones. The best ones seem to fall somewhere in the middle, where they've been doing it for a while but they aren't ready for the glue factory yet. I've seen cooks that couldn't figure out how to flip an egg without breaking it, and I've seen cooks that could run ten different orders at once and look like they were relaxing in a hammock and everything came out good. Not everything on the menu is to my taste, but they have one of the best chicken sandwiches that I've ever tasted anywhere, and I've eaten at some high-falutin' restaurants. In all of that, I can only conclude that Waffle Houses are a true piece of Americana, because you'll get a slightly different experience at each one, but they're doing their best to stay true to the ideal. <br /><br />Guess it all boils down to what you're comfortable with. I know people who won't eat there because in their mind it's not a high-class place. Their loss. I like them, and I'll stop in when I get a chance.Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12244142931909670053noreply@blogger.com