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I'm sure this system is great once you know it, but it is a high learning curve and I do struggle to imagine a world where ePOS with a ticket system doesn't work better (both for the 'caller' and for the chef).
Eating at a Waffle House (preferably at 1am following a night out) is a unique American cultural experience that especially those confined to the Bay Area have been denied. It's a place where those from all walks of life come together.
I really wish we had them in Boston also. It is an experience that even other diners don't really replicate.
Especially the price, I am always shocked when I go to visit parents just how much you get at Waffle House for multiple people for what I am used to spending on just myself.
But it is more than that. The size, the layout, the code words for how you want your hash browns, etc.
Pro: less likely to mixup orders since the order is encoded into the plate. Con: running out of condiment could be a show stopper.
Waffle House running out of any particular ingredient should never happen, barring serious supply chain malfunction or mis-management.
I briefly worked at one before getting into IT and it was neat to learn how tightly controlled the operations of a restaurant can be. Glad I have those memories.
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Sounds like IHOP / Denny's in other places
Waffle House is an entity unto itself: See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_House_Index See: https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2011/11/four-se... See: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/kid-rock-arrested... And the man himself: 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…
Saturday Night Live did a skit about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYNFqmu2toI
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It's genius as it is. Adding writing to it would only slow things down.
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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.
> 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.
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.
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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.
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-hou...
As a regular customer of the onboard dining on BC Ferries, I was always a bit mystified about how the cashier (maybe 20 m from the counter where you order) seemed to have some kind of clairvoyance regarding which type burger(s) to charge for, as they all use the same kind of wrapper. It turns out the wrapper (that's printed with patches of stripes and crosshatches in different colo(u)rs), can be wrapped in a way that…
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Sounds like IHOP / Denny's in other places
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.
Eating at a Waffle House (preferably at 1am following a night out) is a unique American cultural experience that especially those confined to the Bay Area have been denied. It's a place where those from all walks of life come together.
I don't think Waffle House has locations in any major Urban location. I really wish we had them in Boston also. It is an experience that even other diners don't really replicate. Especially the price, I am always shocked when I go to visit parents just how much you get at Waffle House for multiple people for what I am used to spending on just myself. But it is more than that. The size, the layout, the code words for…
Columbus, Ohio and Atlanta, Georgia both have Waffle Houses. I don't think it's universally a rule that they stay out of cities.