Well I for one find Waffle House rather delightful.

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nakedfrog

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Well, crap. I have to agree with him on this one. I have never had a bad meal at Waffle House.
 

DrPizza

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Well we can't all be bajillionaire's with bee keepers fresh honey in our backyards. :colbert:

In my area, there are some breakfast places that often have very long lines - like 150-200 people waiting in line to get in, because the breakfast is so good. E.g., https://spraguesmaplefarms.com/restaurant-and-pancake-house Mom & pop places with good breakfasts are very plentiful; we go out for breakfast fairly often on the weekend. Waffle House? Blah. If you opened a Waffle House around here, they'd be out of business in a year.
 

ultimatebob

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Man... now I'm hungry for Waffle House waffles, which I can't get here up North. You bastard!
 

z1ggy

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I walked into a waffle house in downtown ATL, was the only white dude in there. Awesome food though. Probably the most nervous meal I've ever had...
 

nakedfrog

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In my area, there are some breakfast places that often have very long lines - like 150-200 people waiting in line to get in, because the breakfast is so good. E.g., https://spraguesmaplefarms.com/restaurant-and-pancake-house Mom & pop places with good breakfasts are very plentiful; we go out for breakfast fairly often on the weekend. Waffle House? Blah. If you opened a Waffle House around here, they'd be out of business in a year.

It's hard for me to fathom a meal good enough to wait in a 200 person line. Seems pretty unlikely.
 

DrPizza

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It's hard for me to fathom a meal good enough to wait in a 200 person line. Seems pretty unlikely.

The place is huge - a line of 200 people might only take 20 -30 minutes. And, this is in a non-metropolis type of area. Biggest city in the area = 14,000 people.
 

MongGrel

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http://www.originalpancakehouse.com/

Sorry but the The Original Pancake House is the best.

That does look fantastic in all seriousness.

The place is huge - a line of 200 people might only take 20 -30 minutes. And, this is in a non-metropolis type of area. Biggest city in the area = 14,000 people.

It's not a pancake house, but the output at Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans on a daily basis is pretty massive.

Even little Lenny's down here is usually packed with a line on the weekends, one of the reasons we rarely go unless we have people visiting that have heard of it.
 
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QueBert

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http://www.originalpancakehouse.com/

Sorry but the The Original Pancake House is the best.

Hash House a Go-Go KILLS them dead.


I should buy a waffle maker.

http://www.amazon.com/Calphalon-No-...223489&sr=8-1&keywords=calphalon+waffle+maker + Insane Waffles of Greatness recipe (Google it) best combo ever. The Breville waffle maker's sweet as hell too, but it's $249, not that the one I linked too is really cheap either though. The only thing I dislike about my Calphalon waffle maker is it makes square waffles, and round ones are highly superior.
 
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NoTine42

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Where the hell do you people live that Waffle House is considered good food? I feel really bad for you.

I don't live near one. But I do enjoy loading up on waffles at some point of a road trip, and Waffle House is reasonably quick and affordable....
 

Harrod

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Waffle house around here is pretty good, one thing that sucks around here is IHOP. The service there is pretty horrible, nothing like having slow service at a place and then having to wait for when they will be back with the check.
 
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Nograts

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I agree with QueBert that circular waffles are superior to other shaped waffles. Their shape enables equal, even spreading of the syrup of choice.

Also putting peanut butter + maple syrup on your waffles will change your life. It's like heroin. Don't say I didn't warn you.
 

ImpulsE69

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That does look fantastic in all seriousness.



It's not a pancake house, but the output at Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans on a daily basis is pretty massive.

Even little Lenny's down here is usually packed with a line on the weekends, one of the reasons we rarely go unless we have people visiting that have heard of it.

Cafe Du Monde was ok, but's not THAT great of a throughput and it only does one thing. (which they do well). I honestly didn't get the appeal.

I thought The Ruby Slipper was great and it had huge lines as well but far more worth the wait.