Just have memories of driving through Alabama and Mississippi trying to find a place for breakfast, with my choices being limited to the Waffle House (dirty) or Cracker Barrel (long lines, screaming children). We don't let just any old yankee in on where the good breakfast spots are.
And NO ONE can lecture southerners on how to make breakfast. :0)
The best breakfasts (and pies) I have had south of the Mason Dixon line have been in the houses of friends.
Nevertheless, stay away from the Waffle House in Phenix City. I didn't enjoy it, but the mouse under the counter seemed to like it.