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MineralMan

(151,532 posts)
19. Waffle House - The Essence of Simple Food
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 01:03 PM
Aug 2017

I didn't grow up where Waffle Houses existed, and didn't discover them until much later. They're a phenomenon, any time of day or night. You walk in, someone yells "Morning!" at you, and you order whatever it is you want to eat. It gets delivered to you and you eat it, and then you go on your way.

It's not really all that good, but it's predictable and always available wherever you are in the South. Eggs. Sausage. Bacon. Ham. Hash Browns. Grits. Waffles. Toss in a Patty Melt or a thin-cut T-bone or a couple of thin-cut pork chops, and you have pretty much anything you need. All cooked on a flattop griddle with the flavors of everything melded into everything you order.

It's not really all that good, but it gets the job done, quickly and affordably.

You could eat there every day, and some people do. You can change things up with other options, of course, and even have a salad, a burger, a BLT, a tuna melt. Whatever. Well, maybe not vegetables so much, but those aren't really food in the Waffle House world.

Order whatever you want. Eat it, and then get out and do what you have to do, folks:

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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
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