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elleng

(141,926 posts) Thu Aug 31, 2017, 12:23 AM Aug 2017

Keep It Simple And Stay Open: The Waffle House Storm Menu [View all]

'The massive flooding in the Houston area has brought much of the city's commercial life to a halt. For those venturing out it can be hard to find a place to eat. The Houston Chronicle posted a list of bars and restaurants that are open in the aftermath of Harvey. It's not a big list. There are some cafes and diners serving up meals, but most of the locations are McDonald's or Waffle House restaurants.

Waffle House, the 24/7 comfort-food chain, is notable for keeping the doors open when hurricanes and natural disasters strike. The Federal Emergency Management Agency even measures the severity of a storm's damage by something called the Waffle House Index. When a Waffle House restaurant shuts down, it's really bad. "Waffle House stays on when the wind's blowing — they never close," Philip Strouse, FEMA's private sector liaison, told Yahoo Finance last year.'>>>

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/29/547079242/keep-it-simple-and-stay-open-the-waffle-house-storm-menu?

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Keep It Simple And Stay Open: The Waffle House Storm Menu [View all] elleng Aug 2017 OP

Love The Waffle House! longship Aug 2017 #1

I saw a program about it, on Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods, EDIT, elleng Aug 2017 #2

There is one here and their waffles are very good Warpy Aug 2017 #3

Thanks. I won't avoid it! elleng Aug 2017 #4

Probably not, it was pretty thick Warpy Aug 2017 #6

No real maple syrup, nor real butter. Mariana Aug 2017 #8

No, I doubt it's real. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2017 #21

Just went to one for first time...paid extra for real maple syrup cally Sep 2017 #25

Good choices! elleng Sep 2017 #26

Where are you at? Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2017 #23

I'm in southern MD, elleng Sep 2017 #28

Hmmm. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2017 #32

I do drive around, and actually lived north of Frederick for a couple. elleng Sep 2017 #33

What the heck -- consider what Harold and Kumar went through to go to White Castle! nt Buns_of_Fire Sep 2017 #40

The food is consitant and I also go for the show.. mitch96 Sep 2017 #30

The "awful waffle" is one of my late night favs... Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #5

Do the raight thang!!! elleng Aug 2017 #7

Love it! KT2000 Aug 2017 #9

The follow-up to that was pretty good too! progressoid Aug 2017 #11

That's awesome! Thanks! Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #39

That's what mr liberty and I call it, too ms liberty Aug 2017 #13

I don't hit the Waffle House much... Lord_at_War Sep 2017 #36

No freaking doubt! Docreed2003 Sep 2017 #37

no BUTTER. when we went. that is just a no for WI. pansypoo53219 Aug 2017 #10

Anthony Bourdain on the Waffle House A HERETIC I AM Aug 2017 #12

That's hilarious! Thanks for posting. n/t ms liberty Aug 2017 #15

THANKS! My mistake, I thought it was Zimmern I'd seen. elleng Aug 2017 #16

I always have fond memories of Waffle House FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #14

My only gripe about them was everything was always sticky. Chairs, silverware, tables, etc all FSogol Aug 2017 #17

In the catagory of "good" Southern culture and heritage, Waffle House has to be near the top. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2017 #22

"Southern Culture" is a bad thing to many people here. oneshooter Sep 2017 #35

That's their problem or ignorance FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #38

BEST HASH BROWNS IN THE UNIVERSE jpak Aug 2017 #18

Waffle House - The Essence of Simple Food MineralMan Aug 2017 #19

Waffle House and their beloved waffles are one of my personal most cravable foods ever. Tommy_Carcetti Sep 2017 #20

Their hash browns are the best GulfCoast66 Sep 2017 #24

When I get them, I say "hash browns with onions, mushrooms, NCjack Sep 2017 #31

Their waitresses are the only ones who call me "baby" anymore BeyondGeography Sep 2017 #27

Love The Waffle House. gademocrat7 Sep 2017 #29

Waffle House and DragonCon - my husband's story from a few years back csziggy Sep 2017 #34