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Sounds like IHOP / Denny's in other places

by treflop 3y ago

dartos 3y ago
As someone who lives near all 3 and a Cracker Barrel. Waffle House is special.
- i_am_soo_tired 3y ago
  Cracker Barrel is truly awful. Worst chain restaurant in America.
  - kjkjadksj 3y ago
    It could be worse, they could take away the rocking chairs and peg board game one day.
  - brk 3y ago
    Olive Garden has entered the chat.
    - HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
      Nope, just when you think Olive Garden is awful, Applebee's manages to dig the hole deeper. TBF, we should just agree that they're all nasty at this point.
  - HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
    The sad thing is that they used to be good. At least not that long ago, the one near me was my go-to for corned beef hash. However, after the last visit barely 5 years ago, never going there again.
kjkjadksj 3y ago
These places are far more civilized than a waffle house. Waffle houses have to hire security guards to deal with the drunken foolishness that goes down inside most weekend nights (at least those sited nearish to bars). Everything in the waffle house is able to be cleaned with a hose.
- toomuchtodo 3y ago
  One day I hope to have time to have a brief stint as a WH short order cook, and learn the art of catching a thrown chair. It’s also the only way to buy shares in the org, as they’re private but have an employee stock plan. A special slice of America; if you haven't been, highly recommend. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/waffle-house-wendy-viral-hero-1234655493/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/waffle-hou...
  - sokoloff 3y ago
    I read this as "catching a thrown chair is the only way to [earn] shares in the org..." which seems kind of fitting, to be honest.
- happyopossum 3y ago
  > Waffle houses have to hire security guards to deal with the drunken foolishness that goes down inside most weekend nights As is so often true, this is highly variable based on geography and local culture, and the contention that a Denny's is more 'civilized' than a Waffle House has a lot more to do with which one's you're frequenting than it does with the restaurants themselves.
  - kjkjadksj 3y ago
    Just the way they setup the restaurants is enough to quell a certain level of chaos in a typical dennys. Usually they are pretty sprawling on the inside. Plenty of space between booths. Kind of dimmer/hotel lounge aesthetic in the more recently renovated ones (don't ask me why I am so familiar with short order breakfast chains). Same with ihop only they lean heavily into the kid friendlyness, with posters of decadent sweet pancakes. Waffle house is cramped, brightly lit with harsh fluorescent light, and nothing but hard surfaces. A few drunk people talking is enough to fill the entire restaurant including the exposed kitchen with sound. If they start throwing anything it quickly hits everyone in the restaurant including the line cooks. I've seen probably four people vomit all over the place in a waffle house. I can't say I've seen anything quite the same in the dennys, usually its truckers and the elderly there not people showing up after last call at the bars.
rcmjr 3y ago
It is very different because of the size and layout. You almost feel like everyone, including the cooks, are at one big table. It is honestly one of my favorite places to eat alone. It can be really fun at times. Also, kind of dangerous too
zer00eyz 3y ago
Waffle House is an entity unto itself: See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index See: https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2011/11/four-senior-citizens-plotted-killing-spree-waffle-house/ https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2011/11/four-se... See: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kid-rock-arrested-in-waffle-house-scuffle-1047856/ https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kid-rock-arrested... And the man himself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bct8stbZafI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bct8stbZafI Waffle House goes from nice to war zone and back again just about every day. It never closes, never... If a Waffle House is closed you better have a boat or a gun cause what ever comes next will likely require one or both.
- keane 3y ago
  >Waffle House goes from nice to war zone and back again Saturday Night Live did a skit about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYNFqmu2toI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYNFqmu2toI
  - zer00eyz 3y ago
    That was funny and shockingly accurate.
- js2 3y ago
  Waffle House is for lovers too: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlqyWYgE6go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlqyWYgE6go (How About the Waffle House for Valentines Day?) - https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/11/01/newlyweds-hold-reception-waffle-house/ https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/11/01/newlyweds-hold-reception-waff... Lots of other tidbits: - https://www.mashed.com/99239/untold-truth-waffle-house/ https://www.mashed.com/99239/untold-truth-waffle-house/
  - marcus0x62 3y ago
    If you work there and can't get a day off to get married, apparently, they're cool enough to let you hold your ceremony in the parking lot! https://www.grubstreet.com/2008/09/national_gettin_hitched_at_the.html https://www.grubstreet.com/2008/09/national_gettin_hitched_a...
rootusrootus 3y ago
I think it is very different. IHOP is a low grade sit-down restaurant where all the food is too sweet. Denny's is sometimes better, but still decidedly low grade. The problem with both is they kinda try to serve stuff that could be better, but they suck at it. Waffle House has no pretensions, they are unashamedly serving super simple food with zero attempt to be fancy. But they're pretty good at what they do choose to serve (or at least pretty consistent). I love going there any time I'm in the South. I really wish we had them in the PNW. We're finally starting to get some In-n-Outs here, I'd be in heaven if we got Waffle House too. I can dream...
sidewndr46 3y ago
as a southerner I beg you to avoid comparing our precious Waffle House to a mere Denny's

Sounds like IHOP / Denny's in other places

dartos 3y ago

As someone who lives near all 3 and a Cracker Barrel. Waffle House is special.

i_am_soo_tired 3y ago
Cracker Barrel is truly awful. Worst chain restaurant in America.
- kjkjadksj 3y ago
  It could be worse, they could take away the rocking chairs and peg board game one day.
- brk 3y ago
  Olive Garden has entered the chat.
  - HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
    Nope, just when you think Olive Garden is awful, Applebee's manages to dig the hole deeper. TBF, we should just agree that they're all nasty at this point.
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
  The sad thing is that they used to be good. At least not that long ago, the one near me was my go-to for corned beef hash. However, after the last visit barely 5 years ago, never going there again.

kjkjadksj 3y ago

These places are far more civilized than a waffle house. Waffle houses have to hire security guards to deal with the drunken foolishness that goes down inside most weekend nights (at least those sited nearish to bars). Everything in the waffle house is able to be cleaned with a hose.

toomuchtodo 3y ago
One day I hope to have time to have a brief stint as a WH short order cook, and learn the art of catching a thrown chair. It’s also the only way to buy shares in the org, as they’re private but have an employee stock plan. A special slice of America; if you haven't been, highly recommend. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/waffle-house-wendy-viral-hero-1234655493/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/waffle-hou...
- sokoloff 3y ago
  I read this as "catching a thrown chair is the only way to [earn] shares in the org..." which seems kind of fitting, to be honest.
happyopossum 3y ago
> Waffle houses have to hire security guards to deal with the drunken foolishness that goes down inside most weekend nights As is so often true, this is highly variable based on geography and local culture, and the contention that a Denny's is more 'civilized' than a Waffle House has a lot more to do with which one's you're frequenting than it does with the restaurants themselves.
- kjkjadksj 3y ago
  Just the way they setup the restaurants is enough to quell a certain level of chaos in a typical dennys. Usually they are pretty sprawling on the inside. Plenty of space between booths. Kind of dimmer/hotel lounge aesthetic in the more recently renovated ones (don't ask me why I am so familiar with short order breakfast chains). Same with ihop only they lean heavily into the kid friendlyness, with posters of decadent sweet pancakes. Waffle house is cramped, brightly lit with harsh fluorescent light, and nothing but hard surfaces. A few drunk people talking is enough to fill the entire restaurant including the exposed kitchen with sound. If they start throwing anything it quickly hits everyone in the restaurant including the line cooks. I've seen probably four people vomit all over the place in a waffle house. I can't say I've seen anything quite the same in the dennys, usually its truckers and the elderly there not people showing up after last call at the bars.

rcmjr 3y ago

It is very different because of the size and layout. You almost feel like everyone, including the cooks, are at one big table. It is honestly one of my favorite places to eat alone. It can be really fun at times. Also, kind of dangerous too

zer00eyz 3y ago

Waffle House is an entity unto itself: See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index See: https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2011/11/four-senior-citizens-plotted-killing-spree-waffle-house/ https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2011/11/four-se... See: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kid-rock-arrested-in-waffle-house-scuffle-1047856/ https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kid-rock-arrested... And the man himself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bct8stbZafI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bct8stbZafI Waffle House goes from nice to war zone and back again just about every day. It never closes, never... If a Waffle House is closed you better have a boat or a gun cause what ever comes next will likely require one or both.

keane 3y ago
>Waffle House goes from nice to war zone and back again Saturday Night Live did a skit about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYNFqmu2toI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYNFqmu2toI
- zer00eyz 3y ago
  That was funny and shockingly accurate.
js2 3y ago
Waffle House is for lovers too: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlqyWYgE6go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlqyWYgE6go (How About the Waffle House for Valentines Day?) - https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/11/01/newlyweds-hold-reception-waffle-house/ https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/11/01/newlyweds-hold-reception-waff... Lots of other tidbits: - https://www.mashed.com/99239/untold-truth-waffle-house/ https://www.mashed.com/99239/untold-truth-waffle-house/
- marcus0x62 3y ago
  If you work there and can't get a day off to get married, apparently, they're cool enough to let you hold your ceremony in the parking lot! https://www.grubstreet.com/2008/09/national_gettin_hitched_at_the.html https://www.grubstreet.com/2008/09/national_gettin_hitched_a...

rootusrootus 3y ago

I think it is very different. IHOP is a low grade sit-down restaurant where all the food is too sweet. Denny's is sometimes better, but still decidedly low grade. The problem with both is they kinda try to serve stuff that could be better, but they suck at it. Waffle House has no pretensions, they are unashamedly serving super simple food with zero attempt to be fancy. But they're pretty good at what they do choose to serve (or at least pretty consistent). I love going there any time I'm in the South. I really wish we had them in the PNW. We're finally starting to get some In-n-Outs here, I'd be in heaven if we got Waffle House too. I can dream...

sidewndr46 3y ago

as a southerner I beg you to avoid comparing our precious Waffle House to a mere Denny's