Here's another good part of the article.
"What does it take to be a successful Waffle House manager?
Speed, for one thing. To meet the goal of serving every customer in eight minutes or less, the waitstaff doesn’t bother punching orders into a computer. They write them down in a shorthand code and read them aloud to cooks, who remember them by arranging condiments on empty platters. A face-up mustard packet signifies pork chops, for instance. "
You might have to break a few eggs.
Even the worst bacon doesn’t reek.
Back in the 1970s I was a short order cook while attending college and the waitress’ tickets given to cooks would reading something like: “Chik whip,” which meant fried chicken with mashed potatoes.
“”What does it take to be a successful Waffle House manager?”
The ability to deal with obama kids/amish customers at 2 am in the morning..
When we were house hunting for a transfer to Georgia we would have breakfast at the Waffle House next to the hotel. The cook put on an amazing performance. On the way out I handed the cook a 5 dollar bill and told him I got tired just watching him work.
After a year in Afghanistan on a sh@thole of a base, we landed at 1 am in the states.
On the way home we stopped at a Waffle House.
Best meal eva! Well. At least for the last 12 months. Very thankful for that place.
There is also a “waffle house index” that is used after an area is hit by a hurricane. When the waffle house opens back up, then it is safe to go back.
I found a waffle house open in Port Arthur shortly after Hurricane Harvey left. Just about the only place open. Feeding first responders and any one who was able to get out.
Never been to a Waffle House, gather it is a southeast chain much favored by a certain species that loves to start trouble.
That is what I associate WH with: chimping out.
I guess the night crowd gets a little rowdy but I'm always there early in the morning. Mostly truck drivers at that hour.
Friendly people. Decent enough food for the price. My only gripe is they use margarine instead of butter by default. But if you ask for butter ahead of time, they will use butter.
Jukeboxes have songs specific to the Waffle House.
I always get a kick out of that.
I said the same thing when I ran a Denny’s: “if I can run one of these...”
They have a lot of fights that go viral. But Popeye’s is giving them a run at viral videos. A lot of agitated people want their chicken sandwiches
I just made a Chaffle last night ... tasted like an Omelet so obviously I didn’t use enough cheese
Doesn’t matter I LOVE EGGS
Never had a bad meal at a Waffle House.
They’re open 365 days a year, btw. I’ve eaten there once or twice on Christmas day.
Also stop there every time we go north to (or return south from) New England or just the Delaware Park Racetrack & Casino in Wilmington...
Good food... Good service...
No thanks— I’ll make nice eggs and pancakes at home in peaceful kitchen less the Waffle Homies gangish like ambience giving me indigestion.
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Never had a bad meal in a Waffle House. I have several friends whose experiences apparently vary from mine, to the extent of using “Awful Waffle” as their nickname for the chain.
I read about the founder a few years ago, probably when he passed away. He said it was important to him that his employees, who were kind of low on the pecking order of life, be treated fairly/respectfully. Their lives outside of work could be very hard or chaotic, and he couldn’t change all that, but he could at least make sure that when they showed up for work, they could expect to be treated fairly.