Posted: 12/19/2006 8:50:35 PM EDT
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I'm from TX, and in my area, Waffle Houses are sparce I'm in KY working now, and, I just ordred. I'm not impressed. The best thing I can say is; "They're open". |
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I like 'em, but only for the decor. Drug addled prostitutes, hairy missing link drifters and chain-smoking barmaids juxtaposed against yellow/brown/chrome 1958 furniture makes me fucking HUNGRY, jack. Yum, I could eat a stack of those Jumbo Malted Waffles right now. 
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 Did you go to the one in Catlettsburg, KY, or are they all that way? I kept reaching for my CCW that wasn't there. |
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Waffle House fucking rocks. They're all over my part of Texas. There is no reason for shitholes like IHOP or Denny's to exist so long as those yellow and black signs of hope stand on the side of the interstate promising a cornucopia of griddle killed groceries.  Double order - scattered, smothered, covered, and topped, please. 
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Right on!!!!! Love Waffle House!!! |
The sign kept buzzing. I had a choice.....Go towards the sign you mention, or, to the Amaco............. The chances of havng somthing heated tore my choice. I should've had things covered and topped. My waffle-fu is weak. |
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As identical as the seem they are all very different as far as food and service go. A Waffle House somewhere in SC is the only business that I have ever been to that refused to serve somebody based on race. I was working in the Charleston Area all day and well into the night, I finsihed work about 1:00AM and started driving towards Columbia where I would be working the next day. My ribs were starting to touch and I realized I hadn't eaten since dinner the noght before, so I pulled off the interstate somewhere (sorry I don't remember exactly which one, it may have been Lexington). I go in and realize that I am the only white person there, which isn't that unusual in that part of the state. I sat down at the counter and waited for someone to take my order (there were probably about four other parties thier, so they really weren't that busy). I waited a while and nobody came, so I lit a smoke and waited some more. Finally after twenty minutes I asked a passing waitress if anybody was going to take my order, she told me "maybe, after we take care of all teh black folks first", I thought she was joking. I lit another smoke and continued waiting, another party walked in sat down, and a waitress walked right up to them and asked what they wanted. At this point it had been half an hour so I left. Of course on the other side of Lexington at the WH off I20 the food is always pretty good, and the waitresses are usefull for something other than stretching undesized uniforms to size XXXL. |
just wish there was a Waffle house north of the mason dixon line...also, dont want any of that Huttle house crap. |
My signature meal at the Waffle House is the t-bone steak and eggs, medium rare/over easy, and a double order of hash browns scattered, smothered, covered, and topped. Now lemme break that down for you - I order the t-bone and eggs. The steak, especially to us Texans, sucks. It's 1/4" thick. But it's Waffle House steak. Medium rare it usually shows up grey on the outside and reddish pink in the middle. But I don't worry about that - by the time you've got everything set, it'll be dandy. The eggs I order over easy - that's me. I like the way the yolk gets all runny and soaks up Tobasco sauce, ready to be mopped up by toast or hash browns. Now about the hash browns - this is the key of your Waffle House breakfast. There's a breakdown on the menu, in the hash brown section, of what each these options are. Here's a translation of mine: Double order: simply means I want a double helping (this does cost a few cents extra) Scattered: they break up the hash brown patty on the grill. I don't know anyone that doesn't prefer them scattered. Smothered: they add in onions while frying the hash browns. They're usually cooked down pretty good, soft greasy oniony goodness. Covered: cheese. A slice of American melted down on top of my scattered, smothered hash browns. Topped: chili. Bert's chili I think they call it. Poured over the top of the sctattered, smothered, covered hash browns. This isn't any kind of Terlingua Grand Champion chili, it even has beans in it - but for our purposes, it works great. So there you have the hash browns - chili cheese hash browns with onion if you will. All the goodness of a Sonic Coney in transposed onto tatery goodness. Roll the order off right and you will gain the immediate respect of the waitstaff, and the guys in the corner who were eyeballing you when you came in will see that your know your way around the Waffle House and aren't to be bothered. Once the order has been placed, sit back enjoy the free refills, ample smoking, and play a tune on the 'ole Waffle House jukebox if you're so inclined. The food will be there shortly. Once the food has arrived, it's time to get to work. One early morning at a Waffle House the remark was my by one of my colleagues that I'm "quit the utilizer of condiments, aren't you?" Damned right I am - the Waffle House didn't just put that metal rack of zesty sauces on the table to look good and hold up the menus! The steak gets a topping of steak sauce - now mind you I'd normally slap someone for putting sauce on a steak, but this is Waffle House steak - it Eggs - well, I like 'em with salt, pepper, and Tobasco, but that's me. Everyone seems to have their own way with eggs, and whatever works for you anywhere else works at Waffle House. They're eggs. Now you're sitting there looking at these hash browns saying "what the fuck have I gotten myself into?" Well don't worry - just grab the Heinz mustard (Waffle House is the only source for this mustard in the universe, btw) and pour a good bit onto your steaming hot chili cheese hashbrowns. First bite of that you take, you'll know why that fine establishment is frequented by late night drunk and early morning hangovers alike. Oh, and watch out for the skinny guy by the bathroom. |
Cry me river, there's not a Waffle House within 8,000 miles of here.  Just writing that made me so homesick I shed a tear. I'm gonna go get plowed and tell the locals of the wonders of Waffle House. 
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I'm going to leave the chili out............Other than that....Ok. I'm going in in T-4 hours and doing that. Thanks brutha. |
no Waffle House on the moon? thats bullshit, we should be able to send a small building, a toothless waitress and balding white trash guy to the moon
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Good luck, you wont regret it! I gotta tell you though, you made this man cry (a fellow Texan no less):  www.wafflehouse.com/bertschili.htm |
I have a colon to think about. Texan or no. |
 point taken! |